Nunatak (Alpha)
Boss
Overview
Nunatak (Alpha) is a massive flying carnivore and boss creature. It unleashes devastating ice-based area attacks from the air, including Ice Bomb and Ice Spikes. This creature is used in boss fights and large-scale combat scenarios, where its ability to spawn minions and control space is critical. It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment.
The Nunatak (Alpha) does not serve as a gatherer or transport mount. Its role is strictly combat-oriented, leveraging aerial dominance and AoE damage.
Spawn Locations
Nunatak (Alpha) does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
Nunatak (Alpha) cannot be tamed.
Nunatak (Alpha) is not tamable.
Damage Resistances
Nunatak (Alpha) takes +400% damage from spike walls, making them extremely effective. It also takes +120% from instant damage sources like Mining Drill hits. It is highly resistant to ice projectiles, taking -100% damage from them. Melee attacks with impact effects and small turrets are also ineffective, reduced by -50%. Focus on explosion-based or metal melee weapons for maximum damage.
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.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 1250000.0 | +187500.01 | +2.40% |
 Stamina | 2500.0 | +125.00 | +1.00% |
 Torpidity | 1000.0 | +60.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 1000.0 | +100.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 5000.0 | +500.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 4000.0 | +80.00 | +0.40% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +4.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head is a crit zone, taking 1.5× damage. Aim for the head during combat to maximize damage output. Other body zones have no special modifiers.
Tools & Guides
Nunatak (Alpha) Tips & Tricks
Spike walls deal +400% damage to Nunatak (Alpha), making them ideal for perimeter defense.
Explosive damage is highly effective, exploiting a +50% weakness.
Melee attacks using metal weapons deal +55% damage, especially effective in close combat.
Ice-based attacks deal no damage due to full resistance; avoid using ice turrets or dinos.
The Ice Bomb attack has a 290m range and 15-second cooldown, enabling long-range battlefield control.
It can summon minions every 60 seconds, adding sustained pressure in combat.
This page details the Nunatak (Alpha)'s combat capabilities, damage modifiers, and spawn conditions. For precise encounter planning, refer to the in-game spawn map and boss mechanics guide. Dedicated calculators for taming and breeding are not applicable.