How do you tame a Umbra in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Umbra is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Raw Mutton in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Umbra eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Umbra is Raw Mutton. It also accepts Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Fish Meat.

Where can you find Umbra in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Umbra 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 Umbra?

A baby Umbra takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 80°C and 90°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Umbra

FlyerCarnivoreTameableBreedable

Umbra

DMG

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Taming Speed

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Overview

Umbra is a carnivorous creature with a DMG role. It excels in combat with high melee damage and unique damage modifiers. Players tame Umbra for its exceptional offensive capabilities in battle.

It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment.

Spawn Locations

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

Taming

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Umbra is tamed passively. Feed it Raw Mutton to begin taming. Raw Prime Meat also works but provides less affinity per use.

The process takes about 2 minutes with Raw Mutton. Approximately 13 pieces are needed at level 150 on Official settings. Use the calculator below for your settings.

PassiveTime: 1m 0s|Effectiveness: 99.9% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	7	1:00	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	13	2:00	74 Lvl (224)
Cooked Lamb Chop	19	3:00	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	19	3:00	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Meat	38	6:10	72 Lvl (222)
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Drops & Harvest Resources

Killing Umbra yields Umbra Apex Drop, Umbra Scale, Raw Meat, and Raw Prime Meat. The Hatchet harvests the most Umbra Scale, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat. Dino-quality tools yield the most Raw Prime Meat.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Umbra Scale	40%~11~9 hits	60%~16~7 hits
Raw Meat	60%~12~9 hits	40%~8~7 hits
Raw Prime Meat	14%~2~9 hits	9%~1~7 hits
Umbra Apex DropDrop	-	-

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.

Damage Resistances

Umbra takes +400% more damage from spike walls, making it highly vulnerable in defensive perimeters. It also suffers +120% damage from Instant HurtDinos and +55% from metal melee attacks. Conversely, it has -100% damage reduction from mining drills and -50% from certain ranged and melee sources. Focus on spike walls or explosives for maximum effectiveness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,590 XP

20 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

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	800.0	+120.00	+1.60%
Stamina	650.0	+32.50	+1.00%
Torpidity	750.0	+45.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1650.0	+165.00	+2.00%
Weight	350.0	+7.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorTaming food, time and effectiveness

Breeding CalculatorBreeding, mating cooldown, incubation

Spawn CommandSpawn commands and admin codes

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

Umbra Tips & Tricks

Umbra takes +400% damage from spike walls. Exploit this weakness when defending against it.

It is highly resistant to mining drill damage, reducing it by -100%.

Explosions deal +50% more damage to Umbra, making rocket launchers and grenades effective.

Melee attacks with projectile impact effects deal -50% less damage, making them inefficient.

This page details Umbra's stats, taming, breeding, harvest drops, and combat data. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.

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