Hover Skiff Overview

In ARK: Survival Ascended, Hover Skiff occupies the aerial transport niche - is prized as a flying transport, capable of hauling large inventories over long distances. As an unknown, it responds to a special taming method - and ships with 16000 base Weight, providing excellent carrying capacity. It gives live birth after a gestation period, with offspring maturing over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. Survivors lean on it to gather Hide, Raw Meat at much higher rates than hand tools. That combination of survivability and damage is why Hover Skiff sits on most endgame mount shortlists.

Harvesting a dead Hover Skiff yields Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 20 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

The Hover Skiff has 9 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 5 damage types but is weak to 3, with its worst vulnerability at +700%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.