How do you tame a Purlovia in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Purlovia is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Purlovia eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Purlovia is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Purlovia in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Purlovia spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Purlovia?

A baby Purlovia takes 2 days to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Purlovia Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Purlovia

SUPPORT

Purlovia

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

21 mapsFull Map →

The Purlovia spawns on 21 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Purlovia Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 19m 11s|Effectiveness: 99.4% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 500Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	6	19:11	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	12	22:30	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Meat	15	28:08	72 Lvl (222)
Cooked Lamb Chop	22	41:13	69 Lvl (219)
Raw Meat	44	1:22:30	55 Lvl (205)
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Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×6)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time2d

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill477 XP

6 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Purlovia's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 520 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~21~17 hits	60%~32~13 hits
Raw Meat	60%~24~17 hits	40%~16~13 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~17 hits	2%~1~13 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.

Damage Resistances

The Purlovia has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +200%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	275.0	+55.00	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	500.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	4000.0	+400.00	+2.00%
Weight	400.0	+8.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Purlovia has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Purlovia can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Purlovia out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Purlovia Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Purlovia in ARK: Survival Ascended. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Purlovia.

This page is your complete guide to the Purlovia in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Purlovia has 275 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 400 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Purlovia is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

The Purlovia gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 2 days. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Purlovia can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Purlovia is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Support classification.

The Purlovia has 275 base Health - relatively fragile. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. Its base Stamina of 300 gives it decent staying power. It carries 400 base Weight - generous inventory space.

The Purlovia is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Purlovia earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild Purlovia yields 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.32 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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