Cruise Missile
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Overview
The Cruise Missile is a tamable flyer that functions as a high-speed aerial weapon platform. It excels at delivering explosive payloads due to its inherent vulnerability to instant damage effects, amplifying their impact. Players tame it to leverage its speed and explosive synergy in combat scenarios. It can be immobilized by Bola or Bear Trap for taming.
Spawn Locations
Cruise Missile does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
Taming requires immobilizing the Cruise Missile using a Bola or Bear Trap. Once immobilized, feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest taming affinity. Raw Mutton also works, though it is significantly slower. The process takes about 15 minutes. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Cruise Missile is not tamable.
Damage Resistances
It takes +120% more damage from instant damage sources, making it highly vulnerable to explosive and instant-harm effects. Conversely, it is highly resistant to mining drills, taking -100% damage from them. Melee attacks from metal-based weapons also exploit a +55% weakness. Level Health and Stamina to survive combat longer.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)3 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.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 0.0 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
 Stamina | 90.0 | +180.00 | +0.00% |
 Torpidity | 0.0 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 0.0 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 7.0 | +3.50 | +0.00% |
 Weight | 0.0 | +0.00 | +0.00% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +0.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 50.0% | +0.40% | +0.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head is a vulnerable zone, taking 3× damage compared to other body parts. Target the head to maximize damage output during combat or taming.
Tools & Guides
Cruise Missile Tips & Tricks
It takes +120% more damage from instant damage effects, making it ideal for triggering explosive chain reactions.
Explosive turrets deal +50% damage to it, so avoid prolonged exposure in fortified areas.
It is highly resistant to ranged turrets and projectile-based defenses, reducing damage by -50%.
Melee attacks from herbivores are less effective, dealing -40% damage to it.
This page details the Cruise Missile's taming, damage modifiers, and combat behavior. For precise taming calculations, use the in-page taming calculator. Breeding and spawn map data are not applicable.