Roll Rat
Farmer · 15 maps
Overview
The Roll Rat is a small herbivore tamed for its unique role as a farmer and weight reducer. It provides an 80% reduction on Wood weight in inventory, making it highly efficient for wood-based resource runs. It can be airlifted by Karkinos or Quetzal for fast deployment.
Tamed via passive feeding, the Roll Rat excels at gathering plant-based resources and is commonly used to streamline early- to mid-game farming and base construction logistics.
Spawn Locations
15 mapsRoll Rats spawn in Bio Zones, Caves, and Fertile Zones. They are very rare and appear across 15 ARK maps. The highest spawn density is typically found in underground cave networks and lush surface zones with heavy flora.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Roll Rats are passively tamed by feeding them while near the creature. The best food is Giant Bee Honey, which provides the fastest taming progress. About 22 units of Giant Bee Honey are needed. The process takes around 16 minutes and requires approximately 59 Narcotics to maintain torpor. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Giant Bee HoneyBest | 22 | 16:27 | 74 Lvl (224) |
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Roll Rat yields Hide, Raw Meat, and Keratin. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Keratin, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat harvest.
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 Roll Rat gathers a wide variety of plant-based resources using its bite or gem detection ability. It harvests 10× yields of Berries, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, and Wood. Fiber and Cactus Sap are gathered at 8× yield.
Weight Reduction
Reduces Wood weight by 80% in inventory. Pair with Karkinos or Quetzal to maintain this reduction during aerial transport.
Damage Resistances
Roll Rats are highly vulnerable to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% damage, and are weak to spike walls (+100%) and explosive demolitions (+50%). They are highly resistant to fire damage (-60%) and projectile-based attacks (-50%). Avoid fire-based weapons when attacking them.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)7 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 | 850.0 | +170.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 300.0 | +30.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 800.0 | +48.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 3000.0 | +300.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 400.0 | +8.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +2.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Roll Rat has a head hitbox multiplier of 1.25x, making head strikes more effective for faster knockout. Target the head when sedating to reduce taming time.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| biteHerbivore Medium MoreWood | 42 | 231.0 | 126.0 | — | — | — |
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
Roll Rat Tips & Tricks
The Roll Rat gathers Wood at 10× efficiency, making it one of the fastest wood harvesters among small creatures.
It can be carried by Karkinos and Quetzal, enabling mobile farming operations.
Its 80% Wood weight reduction stacks with carrier inventory bonuses when properly managed.
Despite its small size, it can damage Wood-tier structures, useful for clearing thatch and wooden obstacles.
This page details the Roll Rat's stats, taming, breeding, harvest capabilities, and combat data. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.
