Moschops
Farmer · 22 maps
Overview
Moschops is a medium-sized omnivore farmed for its exceptional gathering abilities. It features a unique specialization system that improves harvest yields from key resources as it levels. This makes it a top choice for players focused on efficient, high-volume resource farming. It can be airlifted by Argentavis, Desmodus, Karkinos, Megalosaurus, Kaprosuchus, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis for rapid deployment to remote nodes.
Spawn Locations
23 mapsMoschops spawns uncommonly across 22 ARK maps. It can be found in beach, city, forest, jungle, oasis, and snow biomes. Areas with lush vegetation and proximity to water tend to have higher encounter rates.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
Taming a Moschops uses a special passive method requiring multiple food types. It accepts Sap, Giant Bee Honey, Leech Blood, Rare Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, Organic Polymer, and raw or cooked variations of Meat, Prime Meat, and Prime Fish Meat. Notably, it also eats Berries. Each feeding changes its current food preference. Use the calculator below for your settings.
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.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Moschops 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, Moschops excels at gathering a wide range of resources. Its melee attacks harvest up to 6× Chitin, Fiber, Mushroom, and Rare Mushroom, and 5× Berries, Cactus Sap, Clay, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Rare Flower, Sand, and more. It specializes in gathering Sap, Prime Meat, Prime Fish Meat, Rare Flowers, Rare Mushrooms, Leech Blood, and Organic Polymer, with yields increasing per level.
Damage Resistances
Moschops has a notable vulnerability to instant damage effects, taking +120% more damage from them. It is also weak to melee attacks from metal weapons, explosions, and piercing projectiles. Avoid placing it in high-damage zones without support.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)6 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 | 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 a head hitbox multiplier. Targeting the head deals 1.5× damage, making it effective for faster knockouts. Focus headshots when sedating.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteMeleeOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
| HarvestCorpseMeleeOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
| HarvestTreeMeleeOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 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
Moschops Tips & Tricks
Each level increases harvest yield for Sap, Prime Meat, Prime Fish Meat, Rare Flowers, Rare Mushrooms, Leech Blood, and Organic Polymer by 3.521%. The specialization applies passively while gathering with the appropriate resource type. Moschops harvests up to 6× Chitin, Fiber, Mushroom, and Rare Mushroom per hit. It also gains 3.169% increased weight capacity per level for these specialized resources. It can be carried by Argentavis or Quetzal for mobile farming ops. Its high vulnerability to instant damage makes it risky in combat zones.
This page details the Moschops's stats, taming process, breeding conditions, harvest capabilities, and combat traits. Use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map below for precise planning and efficient gameplay.
