Ovis
Farmer · 22 maps
Overview
Ovis is a small herbivore tamed passively for its exceptional resource gathering while ridden. It reduces the weight of gathered resources in its inventory and can be carried by large creatures for aerial transport. This makes it ideal for fast, mobile farming runs across dangerous terrain.
It can be airlifted by Argentavis, Desmodus, Griffin, Karkinos, Megalosaurus, Kaprosuchus, Procoptodon, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis for rapid deployment to remote biomes.
Spawn Locations
23 mapsOvis spawns in Chalk Hills, Forest, Grassland, Oasis, and Snow biomes. It is uncommon and appears across 22 ARK maps. Look for it in open, elevated areas near berry nodes.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming Ovis is done through passive taming. Feed it Sweet Vegetable Cake until the process completes. It does not require knockout or immobilization.
The taming takes about 1 minute using Sweet Vegetable Cake, with no Narcotics needed. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Sweet Vegetable CakeBest | 1 | 0 | 75 Lvl (225) |
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing an Ovis yields Hide, Raw Mutton, and Pelt. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Pelt, while the Pick maximizes Raw Mutton.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~10~8 hits | 60%~15~7 hits | |
| 60%~12~8 hits | 40%~8~7 hits | |
| 40%~10~8 hits | 60%~15~7 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
While ridden, Ovis gathers a wide variety of resources with its melee attack. It harvests Berries, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, Stimberries, and Seeds at 10× efficiency. Wood is also gathered at 10×, Cactus Sap and Fiber at 8×.
This makes it one of the fastest mobile gatherers for plant-based resources and fiber.
Damage Resistances
Ovis has a strong resistance to fire, taking -60% damage from fire-based attacks. It is highly vulnerable to instant melee damage, taking +120% more damage from sources like spike walls. Explosions and metal melee attacks also deal significantly more damage. Avoid fire-heavy areas when transporting it.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)1 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 | 100.0 | +20.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 100.0 | +10.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 85.0 | +5.10 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1200.0 | +120.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 90.0 | +1.80 | +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 1.5x, making headshots effective for faster knockouts. Focus on the head when sedating.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch structures. Build at least in Wood to protect against it.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeHerbivore Small LargeTorp | 5 | 550.0 | — | — | — | — |
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
Ovis Tips & Tricks
Ovis gathers Berries, Seeds, and Wood at 10× efficiency while ridden.
It provides -50% weight reduction for Fiber, Hide, and Keratin in its inventory.
It can be carried by Argentavis, enabling aerial farming runs.
It is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking +120% damage.
Fire damage is highly ineffective, reducing incoming damage by -60%.
This page details Ovis stats, taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat data. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.
