Rock Elemental
Soaker · 15 maps
Overview
The Rock Elemental is a large, mineral-diet creature serving as a Soaker. It reduces the weight of gathered resources while providing high resistance to most damage types. This makes it ideal for resource farming in hazardous areas where durability matters.
It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment.
Spawn Locations
15 mapsRock Elementals spawn in desert, desert mountain, and mountain biomes. They are very common and appear across 15 ARK maps. Look for them in rocky highland zones where mineral nodes are abundant.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Tame the Rock Elemental using knockout methods. Use Sulfur as the best food, with Clay as a secondary option due to moderate affinity. Expect to use around 553 Sulfur and 407 Narcotics during the process. The tame takes about 503 minutes.
Use a Bow with Tranq Arrows, a Longneck Rifle, or a Tek Bow for effective sedation. A Tripwire Narcotic Trap can help immobilize it.
| 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) |
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Rock Elemental yields Crystal, Stone, Obsidian, Oil, Metal, and Sulfur. The Pick is the best tool for harvesting all resources from its corpse.
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
While ridden, the Rock Elemental gathers a wide range of resources through its Melee Attack and Swipe. It excels at harvesting Crystal, Obsidian, Oil, Metal, and Sulfur, each at 9× efficiency. It also gathers rarer items like Blue Gem, Green Gem, and Element Ore at the same rate.
Its ThrowRock attack deals damage at range but does not gather resources.
Damage Resistances
The Rock Elemental has a strong weakness to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% more damage from them. It is highly resistant to fire, taking -100% damage from Flame Throwers and Projectile Fire. It also resists melee and instant damage by -90%. Level Health and Melee Damage for better survivability.
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.
| 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
Can break Thatch, Wood, and Stone structures. Build at least in Metal to resist its structural damage.
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
The Rock Elemental takes -100% damage from fire-based attacks, making it ideal for volcanic zones.
It gathers Cementing Paste, Organic Polymer, and Condensed Gas at 9× efficiency, useful for Tek recipes.
Its high torpor and damage resistance allow it to tank spike walls and gas events effectively.
Pair it with a Quetzal to fly it into resource-rich zones while preserving inventory weight reduction.
This page details the Rock Elemental's stats, taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat capabilities. For precise planning, use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on-site.
