Dreadmare
Dreadmare Overview
In ARK: Survival Ascended, Dreadmare occupies the aerial transport niche - excels at carrying heavy loads through the air, making base-to-base logistics much faster. It is a carnivore tamed through a special taming method, with Spoiled Meat as its top-tier food, and brings 450 base Weight, providing generous inventory space to the table. It gives live birth after a gestation period, with offspring maturing at a glacially slow pace - plan for a multi-day commitment. Once tamed it harvests Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt more efficiently than most player tools. Players target Dreadmare once they need a reliable workhorse beyond the starter mounts.
Spawn Locations
15 mapsFound across 15 maps in mountains, cliffsides, and elevated terrain. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Dreadmare spawns.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
To tame a Dreadmare, kill a wild one to obtain its altar. Place the altar and offer tributes (body parts like Sarcosuchus Skin, Spinosaurus Sail, Giganotosaurus Heart) during nighttime. A Dreadmare spawns that you must defeat. Repeat the tribute-fight cycle until the taming bar fills, then interact with the altar to claim your tamed Dreadmare.
Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)12 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 Dreadmare yields Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 320 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.
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
The Dreadmare has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 6 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. 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 | 1000.0 | +200.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 600.0 | +60.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 600.0 | +36.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1750.0 | +175.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 450.0 | +9.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
Aiming matters - the Dreadmare has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (2x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Dreadmare can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeCarnivore Medium | 23 | 126.5 | 69.0 | — | — | — |
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
Dreadmare Tips & Tricks
Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Dreadmare.
This page is your complete guide to the Dreadmare 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.
The Dreadmare starts with 1,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 450 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.
The Dreadmare gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 4 days and 19 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.
Once tamed, the Dreadmare can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.