Nunatak
Boss
Overview
Nunatak is a massive flying carnivore boss creature. It unleashes devastating ice-based area attacks from the sky, including Ice Bomb and Ice Spikes. Players engage it during boss events for powerful loot and endgame challenges. It can spawn minions during combat, complicating sustained engagements.
Spawn Locations
Nunatak does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
Nunatak cannot be tamed.
Nunatak is not tamable.
Damage Resistances
Nunatak takes +400% more damage from spike walls, making them extremely effective. It also suffers +120% damage from general damage sources like explosions or raid mechanics. Conversely, it is completely immune to ice-based projectiles, negating all damage. It is highly resistant to mining drill harvest damage and melee attacks with impact effects. Level Health and Melee Damage to counter its high base stats.
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 | 100000.0 | +15000.00 | +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 designated weak point, taking 1.5× damage compared to other body parts. All other zones take standard damage. Focus fire on the head during boss encounters to maximize damage output.
Tools & Guides
Nunatak Tips & Tricks
Nunatak is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking 400% additional damage. This makes defensive perimeters with Spike Wall exceptionally effective. Its Ice Bomb attack has a 290 meter range, allowing it to strike distant targets. The Ice Spikes ability deals area damage on impact and should be avoided during ground engagements. Use high-mobility flyers to dodge its targeted aerial attacks.
This page details Nunatak's combat mechanics, damage modifiers, and event-based behavior. For taming, breeding, or spawn data, refer to dedicated calculators and maps. As a non-tamable boss, its stats are fixed and encounter-based.