Harvesting
Manta Dossier
LandCarnivoreTameableBreedable

Manta

19 maps

What Manta harvests from nodes

Node Harvest Calculator

Calculate expected resource yield per node for any dino. Select a node type and harvester.

Node

Metal Nodes

Metal
x
Node HP: 620Interval: 40DM: 2xHQM: 1xBase Dmg: 50
Best Melee
1000%
50 resource drops · 1 hits
StoneStone
13–26
avg 19
MetalMetal
34–58
avg 46

Each hit on a node generates resource drops. The game randomly picks a resource from the loot table for each drop. Higher melee depletes the node faster, which can reduce total drops. The "best" melee is where you get the most drops.

What you get harvesting corpses with Manta

Corpse Harvest Calculator

Compare dino harvest yields from creature corpses. Select a corpse and up to 3 harvesters to compare.

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Corpse HP: 520Interval: 19.5Base Dmg: 1000Attack Speed: 0.40s
Best Melee
182%
186.5 drops · 1 hits
Raw MeatRaw Meat
95–122
avg 109
HideHide
59–86
avg 72
Raw Prime MeatRaw Prime Meat
1–10
avg 5

Each hit on a corpse generates resource drops based on damage dealt. The game randomly picks a resource from the corpse's loot table for each drop. Higher melee depletes the corpse faster, which can reduce total drops. All dinos get the same resource distribution from a given corpse - the difference is total drops from base damage.

The Manta, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps.

Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Manta brings decent hitting power to the table. At 1,000 base HP, the Manta is quite durable. Its base Stamina of 1000 gives it outstanding staying power. Weight capacity starts at 1000, giving it an enormous weight pool.

The Manta is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is AnglerGel.

Once tamed, the Manta is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. Killing a wild Manta yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.21 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.