Manticore (Gamma)
Manticore (Gamma) Overview
Manticore (Gamma) stands among ARK: Survival Ascended's boss creatures - an arena fight that demands preparation, strong mounts, and good positioning. Manticore (Gamma) cannot be tamed through normal means and engages survivors with 100,000 base Health - an absolute bullet sponge. Reproduction is by live birth following gestation; juveniles mature over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. As a flyer it shortens cross-map travel and opens scouting routes that ground mounts simply cannot reach. Defeating it stands as a tribe-wide accomplishment and a step toward tek-tier rewards.
Spawn Locations
Manticore (Gamma) does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
Manticore (Gamma) is not tamable.
Breeding
Open Calculator →XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Boss Kill (5×)3000 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 5× boss kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Damage Resistances
The Manticore (Gamma)'s damage profile includes 15 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 8 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.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 100000.0 | +20000.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 400.0 | +40.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 350.0 | +21.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 2000.0 | +200.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 2600.0 | +260.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 3000.0 | +60.00 | +0.40% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +4.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +0.00% |
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Manticore (Gamma) can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone. It can break Stone structures, so only Metal-tier builds are fully safe from it.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClawAndFangsExplosion NoMetal | 60 | 900.0 | 900.0 | 210.0 | — | — |
| PoisonStingTorpPoison Large | 6 | 33.0 | — | — | — | — |
| ClawAndFangsAirExplosion NoMetal | 85 | 1275.0 | 1275.0 | 297.5 | — | — |
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.
Tools & Guides
Manticore (Gamma) Tips & Tricks
Check out what other players have learned about the Manticore (Gamma) - and contribute your own tips. Boss tips cover army composition, minimum stat requirements, and phase-by-phase battle strategies.
Welcome to the full Manticore (Gamma) guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.
At base level the Manticore (Gamma) has 100,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 3000 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Manticore (Gamma) gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.