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

The Ravager is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Raw Mutton 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 Ravager eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

Where can you find Ravager in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Ravager 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 Ravager?

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

Ravager Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Ravager

CLIMBER

Ravager

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

9 mapsFull Map →

The Ravager spawns on 9 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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Ravager Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 11m 15s|Effectiveness: 99.7% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 500Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	4	11:15	74 Lvl (224)
Cooked Lamb Chop	4	11:15	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	13	24:23	72 Lvl (222)
Cooked Prime Meat	25	46:50	66 Lvl (216)
Raw Meat	37	1:09:23	58 Lvl (208)
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Required Narcotics (Raw Mutton ×4)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time2d

Quick Info

Saddle

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

Saddle Crafting XP

Ravager SaddleBase: 30 XP · Lv.47

120 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt from a Ravager corpse. The corpse has 120 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%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 hits
Pelt	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 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

Weight Reduction

Wood-50%

Fiber-50%

Metal-50%

Stone-50%

Thatch-50%

Crystal-50%

Obsidian-50%

Fungal Wood-50%

Congealed Gas Ball-50%

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Ravager is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +120% incoming damage). 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	400.0	+80.00	+4.00%
Stamina	350.0	+35.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	500.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	500.0	+10.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+4.00%	+8.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Ravager has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

HeadJaw

1.50x

Can Damage

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

Ravager Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Ravager - and contribute your own tips. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Ravager.

Everything you need to know about the Ravager in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Ravager has 400 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 500 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

The Ravager 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 Ravager can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Ravager is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Climber category.

With 400 base Health, the Ravager is reasonably durable. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. Its base Stamina of 350 gives it good endurance. Weight capacity starts at 500, giving it an enormous weight pool.

The Ravager is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Feed it Raw Mutton for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Ravager is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.25 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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