How do you tame a Maewing in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Maewing is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Basic Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Maewing eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Maewing is Basic Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Maewing in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Maewing 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 Maewing?

A baby Maewing takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 22°C and 26°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Maewing

LandOmnivoreTameableBreedable

Maewing

Breeding

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Preset

Variant

Taming Speed

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Overview

Maewing is a medium-sized omnivore used primarily for breeding. It reduces the weight of many consumable resources by 50%, making it ideal for hauling large quantities of plant-based and meat items. This makes it a valuable companion for supply runs and mobile farming operations. It can be carried by Quetzal or Tusoteuthis for rapid aerial or aquatic transport.

The weight reduction applies to over 30 different resources, including Raw Meat, Citronal, and Longrass. Its compact size and omnivore diet make it easy to maintain in storage pens or on the move.

Spawn Locations

Maewing does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

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Maewing must be tamed via knockout. Use a Chain Bola or trap it with a Bear Trap or Large Bear Trap to immobilize it. Tranq Arrows from a Bow or Crossbow are effective for sedation, as are Tranquilizer Darts from a Longneck Rifle.

The best food is Basic Kibble, which provides the fastest taming. Raw Mutton also works well. A level 150 Maewing takes about 16 Basic Kibble and 11 minutes to tame on official rates. Use the calculator below for your settings.

KnockoutTime: 5m 42s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 0Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Basic KibbleBest	8	5:42	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	17	7:06	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	22	9:11	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Meat	64	26:41	72 Lvl (222)
Berries	160	26:41	62 Lvl (212)
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Required Narcotics (Basic Kibble ×8)

Narcotics4

Narcoberries17

Bio Toxin2

Ascerbic Mushrooms6

Drops & Harvest Resources

Killing a Maewing yields Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt, and Keratin. The Hatchet harvests the most Hide, Pelt, and Keratin, while the Pick is best for Raw Meat.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits
Raw Meat	60%~15~10 hits	40%~10~8 hits
Pelt	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits
Keratin	30%~5~10 hits	50%~8~8 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.

Gathering Abilities

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While ridden, Maewing gathers a wide variety of resources using its Bite, BellyFlop, PickUp, Dive Bomb, and Fly Bite attacks. It efficiently harvests Berries, Fiber, Mushroom, Rare Flower, and Wood at 10× yield. It also gathers Citronal, Longrass, Organic Polymer, and Rockarrot at high efficiency. Specialized seeds like Mejoberry Seed and Narcoberry Seed are also collected in bulk.

Weight Reduction

Maewing reduces the weight of Raw Meat, Citronal, Longrass, Mejoberry, Rockarrot, Stimberry, Narcoberry, and many other consumables by 50%. Pair it with a Quetzal to maintain this reduction during flight.

Citronal-50%

Longrass-50%

Raw Meat-50%

Savoroot-50%

Amarberry-50%

Ambergris-50%

Azulberry-50%

Cianberry-50%

Mejoberry-50%

Rockarrot-50%

Stimberry-50%

Verdberry-50%

Magenberry-50%

Narcoberry-50%

Raw Mutton-50%

Tintoberry-50%

Cooked Meat-50%

Wyvern Milk-50%

Basic Kibble-50%

Spoiled Meat-50%

Raw Fish Meat-50%

Raw Prime Meat-50%

Simple Kibble -50%

Regular Kibble -50%

Cooked Fish Meat-50%

Cooked Lamb Chop-50%

Prime Meat Jerky-50%

Superior Kibble -50%

Cooked Meat Jerky-50%

Cooked Prime Meat-50%

Exceptional Kibble -50%

Raw Prime Fish Meat-50%

Sweet Vegetable Cake-50%

Extraordinary Kibble -50%

Cooked Prime Fish Meat-50%

Damage Resistances

Maewing has a strong weakness to instant damage effects, taking +120% more damage from sources like Instant HurtDinos. It is highly vulnerable to melee attacks from metal weapons and raid dinosaurs, suffering +55% damage. Explosions and demolition damage are also very effective, dealing +50% more. Piercing projectiles inflict +40% damage. Conversely, it resists mining drill harvesting completely (-100%) and reduces damage from melee attacks with impact effects by 50%.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

XP Calculator

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Saddle Crafting XP

Maeguana SaddleBase: 72.4 XP · Lv.21

290 XP

Maewing SaddleBase: 72.4 XP · Lv.21

290 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	700.0	+59.50	+3.00%
Stamina	450.0	+22.50	+1.00%
Torpidity	0.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Food	2000.0	+200.00	+2.00%
Weight	400.0	+8.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Can Damage

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Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Attack	Base	Thatch	Wood	Stone	Metal	Tek
BiteOmnivore Medium	20	110.0	60.0	—	—	—
BellyFlopHerbivore Medium	20	110.0	60.0	—	—	—
PickUpHerbivore Medium DamageAll	20	110.0	60.0	—	—	—
Dive BombHerbivore Medium	50	275.0	150.0	—	—	—
Fly BiteOmnivore Medium	20	110.0	60.0	—	—	—

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.

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Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorTaming food, time and effectiveness

Breeding CalculatorBreeding, mating cooldown, incubation

Spawn CommandSpawn commands and admin codes

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

Maewing Tips & Tricks

Maewing reduces inventory weight of over 30 consumables by 50%, ideal for long-term foraging trips.

It can be carried by Quetzal or Tusoteuthis, enabling fast deployment across land, air, or sea.

Its Dive Bomb attack gathers Berries, Wood, and Stimberry at 10× efficiency from a distance.

It takes +120% damage from instant-damage effects, so avoid using it near automated traps or hazard zones.

This page details Maewing's stats, taming requirements, breeding conditions, harvest outputs, and combat behavior. Use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.

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