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

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

The best food for taming a Morellatops is Simple Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Cactus Sap, Mejoberry.

Where can you find Morellatops in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Morellatops 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 Morellatops?

A baby Morellatops takes 1 day and 6 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Morellatops Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Morellatops

MISC

Morellatops

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

11 mapsFull Map →

The Morellatops spawns on 11 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. 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

Mod Maps

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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Morellatops Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 10m 14s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 315Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Simple KibbleBest	8	10:14	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	20	12:01	74 Lvl (224)
Cactus Sap	80	1:13	71 Lvl (221)
Crops	80	48:01	71 Lvl (221)
Berries	160	48:00	62 Lvl (212)
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Required Narcotics (Simple Kibble ×8)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp22°C – 28°C

Maturation Time1d 6h

Quick Info

Saddle

Morellatops SaddleLv.11

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 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

Morellatops SaddleBase: 20 XP · Lv.11

80 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Morellatops corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 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

Damage Resistances

The Morellatops's damage profile includes 13 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 7 damage types (up to 60% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

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	400.0	+80.00	+4.00%
Stamina	220.0	+22.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	315.0	+18.90	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	6000.0	+600.00	+2.00%
Weight	440.0	+8.80	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Morellatops varies across 3 hitbox zones. Avoid the Body (0.2x) - it's the most armored zone.

Bodyd_spine2_jnt

0.20x

Headd_jaw_jnt

1.00x

Taild_tail7_jnt

0.50x

Can Damage

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

Morellatops Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Morellatops - and contribute your own tips. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Morellatops 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 Morellatops has 400 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 440 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Morellatopss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 22°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 6 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Morellatops is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Misc classification.

Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Morellatops sits at 400 base, making it decently sturdy. Stamina sits at 220 base, providing moderate endurance. A base Weight of 440 means generous inventory space.

The Morellatops is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Morellatops is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. A wild Morellatops is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.35 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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