How do you tame a R-Reaper King in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The R-Reaper King is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Raw Mutton in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a R-Reaper King eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a R-Reaper King is Raw Mutton. It also accepts Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Cooked Prime Meat.

Where can you find R-Reaper King in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

R-Reaper King Taming, Breeding & Spawns

R Reaper King

VARIANT

R-Reaper King

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

R-Reaper King does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

R-Reaper King Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 36s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	13	36	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	17	48	74 Lvl (224)
Cooked Lamb Chop	24	1:09	74 Lvl (224)
Cooked Prime Meat	33	1:36	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Meat	49	2:24	74 Lvl (224)
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Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,431 XP

18 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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The R-Reaper King's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 500 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~21~16 hits	60%~31~13 hits
Raw Meat	60%~23~16 hits	40%~15~13 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

Incoming damage to the R-Reaper King is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. 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	43650.0	+226.98	+2.00%
Stamina	480.0	+48.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	925.0	+55.50	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	415.0	+8.30	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	105.0%	+5.25%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the R-Reaper King has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (3x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

HeadCnt_Neck_000_JNT_SKL

3.00x

Can Damage

The R-Reaper King can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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

R-Reaper King Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the R-Reaper King in ARK: Survival Ascended. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

Welcome to the full R-Reaper King guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

The R-Reaper King starts with 43,650 base Health, 105% base Melee Damage, 415 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Taming the R-Reaper King is done passively: sneak up and offer Raw Mutton from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

Once tamed, the R-Reaper King can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The R-Reaper King, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps. It falls within the Variant classification.

Stamina sits at 480 base, providing respectable staying power. Dealing 105% base Melee Damage, the R-Reaper King brings decent hitting power to the table. With 43,650 base Health, the R-Reaper King is extraordinarily tanky. Weight capacity starts at 415, giving it good carrying capacity.

Taming the R-Reaper King doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Raw Mutton.

After taming, the R-Reaper King earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. A wild R-Reaper King is worth 18 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.93 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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