Where can you find Skeletal Stego in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Skeletal Stego spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Skeletal Stego?

A baby Skeletal Stego takes 2 days and 3 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Skeletal Stego Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Skeletal Stego

IGNORE

Skeletal Stego

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Skeletal Stego does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

Skeletal Stego is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time2d 3h

XP Calculator

Full Calculator→

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill398 XP

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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Skeletal Stego's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Keratin. The corpse has 360 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~15~12 hits	60%~22~9 hits
Raw Meat	60%~17~12 hits	40%~11~9 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~12 hits	2%~0~9 hits
Keratin	2%~1~12 hits	3%~1~9 hits
Stego Bone CostumeDrop	—	—
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

Weight Reduction

Bingleberry-75%

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Skeletal Stego is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 60% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +200% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

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

Aiming matters - the Skeletal Stego has 3 hitbox regions with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.67x damage - aim there for maximum DPS. Avoid the Tail (0.7x) - it's the most armored zone.

BodyCnt_Spine_003_JNT_SKL

0.70x

HeadCnt_Neck_004_JNT_SKL

1.67x

TailCnt_Tail_000_JNT_SKL

0.70x

Can Damage

The Skeletal Stego can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Skeletal Stego Tips & Tricks

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Welcome to the full Skeletal Stego 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.

The Skeletal Stego starts with 8,550 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 440 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

The Skeletal Stego gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 2 days and 3 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Skeletal Stego can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Keratin. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Skeletal Stego, a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps. It falls within the Ignore classification.

Its base Stamina of 300 gives it moderate endurance. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Skeletal Stego brings decent hitting power to the table. Health-wise, the Skeletal Stego sits at 8,550 base, making it extraordinarily tanky. A base Weight of 440 means generous inventory space.

The Skeletal Stego is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. A wild Skeletal Stego is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.29 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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