Rock Elemental
Rock Elemental Overview
Survivors looking at Rock Elemental in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a land-based minerals that is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. Tamed via knockout taming (Sulfur is the optimal food), this minerals enters service with 25,000 base Health - an absolute bullet sponge. Breeding is disabled for Rock Elemental, so each individual must be obtained directly rather than raised. Survivors lean on it to gather Crystal, Stone, Obsidian along with several other resources at much higher rates than hand tools. Players who invest in one tend to keep it long after the early game has been left behind.
Spawn Locations
15 mapsThe Rock Elemental spawns on 15 maps, typically found in most regions of the map. 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.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Rock Elemental Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 SulfurBest | 277 | 4:12:04 | 16 Lvl (166) |
 Clay | 461 | 6:59:30 | 7 Lvl (157) |
 Stone | 987 | 29:56:15 | 1 Lvl (151) |
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)50 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.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Harvesting a Rock Elemental provides 6 resources - Crystal, Stone, Obsidian among them. The corpse has 3,000 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.
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
Harvest Guide →Damage Resistances
Incoming damage to the Rock Elemental is modified by 19 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 12 damage types but is weak to 4, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 25000.0 | +312.50 | +2.00% |
 Stamina | 300.0 | +30.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 5000.0 | +300.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 6000.0 | +600.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 660.0 | +13.20 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Rock Elemental can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone. It can break Stone structures, so only Metal-tier builds are fully safe from it.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee AttackDmgStone ExtraHarvest | 120 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 22.5 | — | — |
| SwipeDmgStone ExtraHarvest | 80 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15.0 | — | — |
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
Rock Elemental Tips & Tricks
Check out what other players have learned about the Rock Elemental - and contribute your own tips. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Rock Elemental.
Welcome to the full Rock Elemental 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.
At base level the Rock Elemental has 25,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 660 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Rock Elemental is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Sulfur for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.
Once tamed, the Rock Elemental can harvest Crystal, Stone, Obsidian, Oil and 2 more resources. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.
