Rhyniognatha Drone
Flyer · 1 map
Overview
The Rhyniognatha Drone is a flyer creature with an omnivore diet. It is tamed passively and reduces the weight of inventory resources while airborne, making it useful for aerial transport logistics. It can airlift smaller mounts such as Ankylosaurus or Castoroides in its claws for rapid deployment.
This flyer excels at resource hauling due to its weight reduction abilities. Use it to ferry heavy materials across long distances efficiently. Its passive taming method allows safe bonding without aggression.
Spawn Locations
1 mapsRhyniognatha Drone spawns exclusively in cave biomes. It is rare and appears across only one ARK map. Due to its limited spawn locations, checking the official spawn map for cave zones will help locate it faster.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
The Rhyniognatha Drone is tamed passively, requiring no knockout or traps. Approach it unarmed and feed it while it remains calm. The best food is Superior Kibble. Raw Mutton also works if Superior Kibble is unavailable. Taming takes about 15 minutes. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Rhyniognatha Drone yields Chitin and Organic Polymer. The Pick harvests the most Organic Polymer, while the Dino (Omnivore) tool yields the highest amount of Chitin.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~21~17 hits | 70%~37~13 hits | |
| 60%~24~17 hits | 40%~16~13 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 Rhyniognatha Drone takes +400% more damage from spike walls, making them extremely effective in defensive setups. It also takes +120% more damage from instant melee attacks and +55% more from metal melee weapons. Avoid using mining drills, which deal no damage to it.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)3 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 | 900.0 | +122.40 | +2.08% |
 Stamina | 350.0 | +17.50 | +1.20% |
 Torpidity | 800.0 | +48.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 800.0 | +80.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1600.0 | +160.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 1100.0 | +22.00 | +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 1.5× damage multiplier, making headshots more effective for faster knockouts. Aim for the head when immobilizing it with bola or traps.
Tools & Guides
Rhyniognatha Drone Tips & Tricks
The Resin Bomb attack has a 60-meter range and a cooldown of 8 seconds. Use it to harass structures from a distance.
It takes +50% more damage from projectiles and explosions, making ranged turrets highly effective.
The Grab attack has no damage but allows control during combat maneuvers.
It is immune to damage from mining drills, which deal -100% damage.
This page details the Rhyniognatha Drone's taming, stats, harvest data, and combat capabilities. For precise calculations, refer to the taming calculator and spawn map tools linked above.