Morellatops
Misc · 15 maps
Overview
Morellatops is a herbivorous creature with a unique gathering specialization. It excels at harvesting a wide variety of plant-based resources quickly while ridden. This makes it a valuable companion for resource farming in desert and wasteland biomes. It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Tusoteuthis for fast deployment to remote areas.
Spawn Locations
15 mapsMorellatops spawns commonly across 15 ARK maps. It inhabits desert, desert mountain, oasis, and wasteland biomes. Look for it in open, arid regions where plant nodes are abundant.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Tame Morellatops using the knockout method. The best food is Simple Kibble, which provides the fastest taming effectiveness. Cactus Sap also works well if kibble is unavailable. Use a Bow with Tranq Arrows or a Longneck Rifle with Tranquilizer Darts to sedate it. Immobilize it first with a Chain Bola or Bear Trap. The taming process takes about 20 minutes and requires no Narcotics. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Simple KibbleBest | 16 | 20:28 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Archelon Algae | 40 | 24:01 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Cactus Sap | 160 | 2:25 | 62 Lvl (212) |
 Crops | 160 | 1:36:01 | 62 Lvl (212) |
    | 319 | 1:35:42 | 41 Lvl (191) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Morellatops yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick favors Raw Meat.
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
While ridden, Morellatops gathers from multiple categories including berries, fiber, mushrooms, rare flowers, sap, seeds, and wood. Its attacks yield 10× on resources like Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, and Wood. It also gathers Cactus Sap and Fiber at 8×. This makes it highly efficient for crop and seed farming.
Damage Resistances
Morellatops has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos, making it extremely vulnerable to certain environmental hazards. It also takes +100% more damage from spike walls. It is highly resistant to fire, taking -60% damage from fire-based attacks. Avoid fire weapons when attacking it, and use spike walls or Instant HurtDinos for maximum effectiveness.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| 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
The head has a damage multiplier of 1x, making it the optimal target for knockouts. The body takes only 20% damage, and the tail takes 50%, so aim for the head to sedate efficiently.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack 1Herbivore Medium | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
| Attack 2Herbivore Medium | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
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.
Tools & Guides
Morellatops Tips & Tricks
Morellatops gathers Mejoberry and Wood at a 10× multiplier, making it ideal for rapid resource farming.
It also harvests Cactus Sap and Fiber at 8× efficiency, supporting early-game production.
The creature is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking double damage, so avoid placing it near such defenses.
It can be carried by Quetzal, enabling fast aerial transport to distant farms.
Fire-based attacks are ineffective, dealing only 40% of normal damage due to its strong resistance.
This page details the Morellatops' stats, taming requirements, breeding conditions, harvest capabilities, and combat data. For precise planning, use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available below.
