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

The Malwyn is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Raw Mutton 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 Malwyn eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

Where can you find Malwyn in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Malwyn 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 Malwyn?

A baby Malwyn takes 2 days to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Malwyn Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Malwyn

DMG

Malwyn

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

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The Malwyn spawns on 1 map, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

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.

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Malwyn Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 13m 8s|Effectiveness: 98.6% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 2,450Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	7	13:08	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Meat	9	16:53	73 Lvl (223)
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	24:21	71 Lvl (221)
Cooked Prime Meat	17	31:51	68 Lvl (218)
Raw Meat	26	48:45	62 Lvl (212)
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Required Narcotics (Raw Mutton ×7)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time2d

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill477 XP

6 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

Malwyn SaddleBase: 72.4 XP · Lv.65

290 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Malwyn yields Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 120 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.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 hits
Pelt	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 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.

Damage Resistances

The Malwyn's damage profile includes 14 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 7 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.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	850.0	+170.00	+4.00%
Stamina	350.0	+35.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	2450.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	425.0	+8.50	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Malwyn has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (2.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

2.50x

Can Damage

The Malwyn can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Malwyn out.

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

Malwyn Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Malwyn. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

Everything you need to know about the Malwyn in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Malwyn has 850 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 425 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Malwyn is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Raw Mutton for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

The Malwyn gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 2 days. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Malwyn as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the DMG category.

The Malwyn has 850 base Health - solidly tanky. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. With 350 base Stamina, the Malwyn has solid stamina reserves. It carries 425 base Weight - a solid weight pool.

To tame the Malwyn, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Raw Mutton - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

Once tamed, the Malwyn is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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