Astral Direwolf
Incubation Time
4h 12m 37s
Elapsed Time
2h 26m 12s
Maturation Time Left
46h 17m 46s
Time to Juvenile
2h 26m 12s
Total Food Items
1658
items
Food to Adult
1082
items
Food Per Hour
65
Food Capacity
150
items
Baby Hand Feed For
7m 17s
5.2% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Planning a mass raise? The Astral Direwolf raising calculator breaks down food needs per phase so nothing goes to waste. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~292 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
Raising multiple Astral Direwolf simultaneously? Set the dino count and the calculator scales food requirements automatically. Match your food choice to your play schedule - longer spoil timers mean less babysitting.
Food per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
53.84 food/min
Maturation
48h 43m 58s
| Phase | Duration | |
|---|---|---|
| 2h 26m 11s | 154 | |
| 19h 29m 35s | 928 | |
| 24h 21m 59s | 415 | |
| 46h 17m 46s | 1,497 |
Feeding Trough
2,400 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
4,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
Instead of laying eggs, the Astral Direwolf carries its young through a gestation period. Gestation takes approximately 4 hours and 12 minutes at default rates.
After hatching or birth, the baby Astral Direwolf matures slowly, reaching adulthood in about 2 days at 1x maturation. Hand-feeding is required until 10% maturation. After that, a Feeding Trough handles the rest.
Mutations can add +2 levels to any stat and change colors. Stacking mutations across generations is the key to min-maxed breeding lines. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Raising a baby Astral Direwolf involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~292 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~24h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Astral Direwolf gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Astral Direwolf is a carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.
Starting at 6,400 Health, it's extraordinarily tanky. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Astral Direwolf brings solid damage output to the table. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 300, giving it generous inventory space.
The Astral Direwolf cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Killing a wild Astral Direwolf yields 600 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.