Alpha Basilisk
Alpha Basilisk Overview
Survivors looking at Alpha Basilisk in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a land-based carnivore that cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. Untamable in the traditional sense, Alpha Basilisk fields 19,500 base Health - one of the toughest creatures in the game when survivors meet it in the wild. It reproduces by laying fertilized eggs that incubate between 32°C and 38°C, with babies maturing over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. Once tamed it harvests Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat more efficiently than most player tools. Players who invest in one tend to keep it long after the early game has been left behind.
Spawn Locations
Alpha Basilisk does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
Alpha Basilisk is not tamable.
Breeding
Open Calculator →XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Alpha Kill (1.33×)800 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.33× alpha kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat from a Alpha Basilisk corpse. The corpse has 360 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~15~12 hits | 60%~22~9 hits | |
| 60%~17~12 hits | 40%~11~9 hits | |
| 3%~1~12 hits | 2%~0~9 hits | |
| - | - | |
 Aberrant SwordDrop | - | - |
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Weight Reduction
Damage Resistances
The Alpha Basilisk has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +400%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 19500.0 | +3900.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 650.0 | +65.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 175.0 | +10.50 | +0.00% |
 Food | 2500.0 | +250.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 800.0 | +16.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
Damage dealt to the Alpha Basilisk varies across 1 hitbox zone. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 2.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Alpha Basilisk can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Alpha Basilisk out.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeTorpPoison | 160 | 880.0 | — | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Alpha Basilisk Tips & Tricks
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This page is your complete guide to the Alpha Basilisk in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities - plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.
At base level the Alpha Basilisk has 19,500 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 800 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
Breeding Alpha Basilisks produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 32°C and 38°C. Full maturation takes 7 days and 17 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.
Once tamed, the Alpha Basilisk can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.