Where can you find Dreadnoughtus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Dreadnoughtus spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Dreadnoughtus?

A baby Dreadnoughtus takes 7 days and 17 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 40°C and 42°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Dreadnoughtus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Dreadnoughtus

SOAKER

Dreadnoughtus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

3 mapsFull Map →

Found across 3 maps in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Dreadnoughtus spawns.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Taming

To tame a Dreadnoughtus, feed it Element from your hotbar — it will follow you for 60 seconds. Kite it to an Element Vein (alpha-difficulty veins give better effectiveness) where it will begin feeding from the node. While it feeds, defend it from waves of corrupted creatures until the taming bar fills.

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp40°C – 42°C

Maturation Time7d 17h

Quick Info

Saddle

Dreadnoughtus Platform SaddleLv.100Platform

Immobilized By

Bear Trap

Large Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,749 XP

22 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Dreadnoughtus Platform SaddlePlatformBase: 462 XP · Lv.100

1,848 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Dreadnoughtus's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 1,200 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~49~38 hits	60%~74~30 hits
Raw Meat	60%~55~38 hits	40%~37~30 hits
Raw Prime Meat	4%~2~38 hits	4%~2~30 hits
Sauropod VertebraDrop	—	—

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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Dreadnoughtus has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +400% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Melee Dino Carnivore

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	100000.0	+3200.00	+0.25%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	3250.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	13500.0	+1350.00	+2.00%
Weight	3000.0	+60.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+3.33%	+6.67%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+2.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Dreadnoughtus has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.25x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_head

1.25x

Can Damage

The Dreadnoughtus can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Dreadnoughtus Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Dreadnoughtus in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Blinkndink

When Hatching Eggs make sure you have a bunch of Sweet Vegetable Cakes or a few thousand berries for them. I even force feed them berries at the start while they ate the cakes on cooldown to make sure they didn't die.

This page is your complete guide to the Dreadnoughtus 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 Dreadnoughtus starts with 100,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 3000 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.

Breeding Dreadnoughtuss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 40°C and 42°C. Full maturation takes 7 days and 17 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Dreadnoughtus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Dreadnoughtus, a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. Classified under the Soaker group.

The Dreadnoughtus has 100,000 base Health - one of the toughest creatures in the game. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Dreadnoughtus has respectable melee power. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing average stamina. Weight capacity starts at 3000, giving it massive inventory space.

As a tame, the Dreadnoughtus combines solid harvesting capability with generous carrying capacity. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 40°C and 42°C. Killing a wild Dreadnoughtus yields 22 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.99 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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