Phiomia
Farmer · 20 maps
Overview
Phiomia is a small herbivore used primarily as a farming utility mount. It excels at harvesting plant-based resources while being carried by larger creatures for rapid deployment. It can be airlifted by Argentavis, Karkinos, Megalosaurus, Quetzal, or Tusoteuthis to reach distant farms quickly.
Players typically tame Phiomia to automate large-scale berry and seed collection with minimal effort.
Spawn Locations
20 mapsPhiomia spawns commonly across 20 ARK maps. It inhabits diverse environments including cities, forests, grasslands, jungles, snowy regions, and swamps. Look for it in open zones where vegetation is dense, as these areas tend to have higher spawn concentrations.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Phiomia must be knocked out before taming. Use a Bola, Bear Trap, or Plant Species Y to immobilize it first. Then sedate it with Tranq Arrows from a Bow, Crossbow, or Compound Bow, or use a Longneck Rifle with Tranquilizer Darts.
Feed it Basic Kibble for the fastest taming. Mejoberry works as a fallback. The process takes about 5 minutes and requires no Narcotics at level 150 on official rates. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Basic KibbleBest | 8 | 2:17 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Archelon Algae | 20 | 2:40 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Crops | 80 | 10:40 | 71 Lvl (221) |
 Mejoberry | 107 | 10:42 | 68 Lvl (218) |
    | 160 | 10:40 | 62 Lvl (212) |
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Phiomia yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat harvest.
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 mounted, Phiomia gathers using its melee attack. It harvests Berries, Seeds, Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, Rare Mushrooms, Cactus Sap, Fiber, and Wood. Each of these resources receives a 10× bonus, except Cactus Sap and Fiber which get 8×. Notable high-multiplier resources include Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, and Wood.
Damage Resistances
Phiomia has a strong resistance to fire, taking -60% less damage from fire-based attacks. It is highly vulnerable to instant-damage traps and spike walls, suffering +120% and +100% more damage respectively. Metal melee attacks also deal +55% bonus damage. Avoid fire-heavy defenses when using it in combat zones.
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 | 300.0 | +60.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 300.0 | +30.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 240.0 | +14.40 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 3000.0 | +300.00 | +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 head is a critical hit zone, taking 3× damage. Focus attacks here to speed up knockout or combat encounters.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch. Build at least in Wood.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee AttacksHerbivore Small | 10 | 55.0 | — | — | — | — |
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
Phiomia Tips & Tricks
Phiomia gathers Berries and Seeds at 10× efficiency, making it ideal for large-scale farms. It also harvests Rare Flower and Rare Mushroom at the same high rate. Its small size allows it to fit into tight farming spaces where larger dinos cannot go. It can be carried by Argentavis or Quetzal for aerial deployment to remote areas. The 8× bonus to Cactus Sap and Fiber supports early-game resource runs.
This page details Phiomia's stats, taming process, breeding mechanics, harvest capabilities, and combat properties. For precise planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available below.
