Where can you find Moschops in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Moschops 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 Moschops?

A baby Moschops takes 2 days to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 16°C and 20°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Moschops Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Moschops

FARMER

Moschops

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

21 mapsFull Map →

The Moschops spawns on 21 maps, typically found in most regions of the map. 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.

Explore full interactive mapAberration →

Taming

For taming the Moschops, be prepared with a variety of foods. It has a preference for Sap, Giant Bee Honey, Leech Blood, Rare Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, Organic Polymer, as well as Raw and Cooked variations of Meat, Prime Meat, and Prime Fish Meat. Notably, it also consumes Berries. Be aware that with each feeding, the Moschops will change its food preference.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp16°C – 20°C

Maturation Time2d

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

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

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Moschops's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. 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

Harvest Guide →

Levelable HarvestSapRaw Prime MeatRaw Prime Fish MeatRare FlowerRare MushroomLeech BloodOrganic Polymer

Damage Resistances

The Moschops's damage profile includes 12 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 6 resistances and 5 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%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	375.0	+75.00	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	300.0	+18.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Weight	200.0	+4.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Moschops has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

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

Moschops Tips & Tricks

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This page is your complete guide to the Moschops in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Moschops has 375 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 200 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

Breeding Moschopss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 16°C and 20°C. Full maturation takes 2 days. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Moschops as a tamable, omnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Farmer classification.

Its base Stamina of 300 gives it average stamina. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. The Moschops has 375 base Health - decently sturdy. It carries 200 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

As a tame, the Moschops is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 16°C–20°C temperature window. Killing a wild Moschops yields 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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