Cave Minotaur
Cave Minotaur Overview
In ARK: Survival Ascended, Cave Minotaur occupies the wild niche - cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. Untamable in the traditional sense, Cave Minotaur fields 500 base Weight, providing excellent carrying capacity when survivors meet it in the wild. Reproduction is by live birth following gestation; juveniles mature over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. Survivors lean on it to gather Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat at much higher rates than hand tools. Treat encounters with situational awareness rather than taming intent.
Spawn Locations
1 mapsThe Cave Minotaur spawns on 1 map, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
Cave Minotaur is not tamable.
Breeding
Open Calculator →XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)30 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Harvesting a dead Cave Minotaur yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 520 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~21~17 hits | 60%~32~13 hits | |
| 60%~24~17 hits | 40%~16~13 hits | |
| 3%~1~17 hits | 2%~1~13 hits |
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.
Damage Resistances
Incoming damage to the Cave Minotaur is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. 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 | 1100.0 | +220.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 420.0 | +42.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 1550.0 | +93.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 3000.0 | +300.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 500.0 | +10.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Cave Minotaur can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Cave Minotaur out.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal SwingCarnivore Rex | 100 | 550.0 | 300.0 | — | — | — |
| Heavy ComboCarnivore Rex | 100 | 550.0 | 300.0 | — | — | — |
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
Cave Minotaur Tips & Tricks
Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Cave Minotaur.
Welcome to the full Cave Minotaur guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.
At base level the Cave Minotaur has 1,100 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 500 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Cave Minotaur gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.
Once tamed, the Cave Minotaur can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.