Skeletal Stego
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Overview
The Skeletal Stego is a large herbivore with a unique weight-reducing ability. It provides a -75% weight reduction on Bingleberry while in inventory. This makes it ideal for efficient Bingleberry farming and transport in large quantities.
It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment to remote harvest zones.
Spawn Locations
Skeletal Stego does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
The Skeletal Stego cannot be tamed.
Skeletal Stego is not tamable.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Skeletal Stego yields Stego Bone Costume, Dinosaur Bone, Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, and Keratin. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Keratin, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat and Raw Prime Meat.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~15~12 hits | 60%~22~9 hits | |
| 60%~17~12 hits | 40%~11~9 hits | |
| 3%~1~12 hits | 2%~0~9 hits | |
| 2%~1~12 hits | 3%~1~9 hits | |
| - | - | |
 Dinosaur BoneDrop | - | - |
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 Skeletal Stego gathers multiple resources with its melee attack. It harvests Berries, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Mejoberry Seed, Mushroom, Narcoberry, Narcoberry Seed, Plant Species X Seed, Plant Species Y Seed, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Stimberry, and Stimberry Seed at 10× efficiency. It also gathers Wood at 10×, Cactus Sap and Fiber at 8×.
Weight Reduction
Reduces weight by -75% on Bingleberry in inventory. Pair with a Quetzal or Karkinos to maintain reduced weight during aerial transport.
Damage Resistances
The Skeletal Stego is highly resistant to fire, taking -60% damage from fire-based attacks. It has a severe weakness to spike walls, taking +200% more damage. It is also vulnerable to explosive demolition and metal melee attacks. Level Health and Melee Damage.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)5 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 | 8550.0 | +1710.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 300.0 | +30.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 500.0 | +30.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 6000.0 | +600.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 440.0 | +8.80 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Skeletal Stego has zone-specific damage multipliers. The head takes +67% damage, making it the optimal target for faster knockouts. The body and tail take normal and reduced damage respectively.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeHerbivore Medium | 62 | 341.0 | 186.0 | — | — | — |
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
Skeletal Stego Tips & Tricks
The Skeletal Stego gathers Wood at 10× efficiency with its melee attack.
It harvests most berries and seeds at 10×, making it one of the fastest options for seed farming.
It takes +200% damage from spike walls, making them extremely effective for defense.
It can be carried by Quetzal and Karkinos, enabling fast aerial deployment.
This page details the Skeletal Stego's stats, spawn locations, harvest outputs, and combat data. Use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.
