VR Shadowmane
Variant
VR Shadowmane Egg & Breeding Calculator
The baby VR Shadowmane takes approximately 2 days to fully mature at default rates - requiring significant patience. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~292 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~24h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted VR Shadowmane gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.
Incubation Time
8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time
2h 26m 12s
Maturation Time Left
46h 17m 46s
Time to Juvenile
2h 26m 12s
Total Food Items
1036
items
Food to Adult
676
items
Food Per Hour
41
Food Capacity
213
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
3.3% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising VR Shadowmane babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~292 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale VR Shadowmane raises by totaling food across all babies. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjustFood per item
50
Stack size
40
Eats at 5%
33.63 food/min
Maturation
48h 43m 58s
| Phase | Duration |  Raw Meat |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 26m 11s | 96 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 19h 29m 35s | 580 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 24h 21m 59s | 259 |
 Total | 46h 17m 46s | 935 |
WeightFeeding Trough
2,400 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
4,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
Baby- 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 30x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 37x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Spoils in 10m|Trough / Maewing: 40m|
Tek Trough: 16h 40m
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
Found throughout the ARKs, the VR Shadowmane is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.
With 100% base Melee Damage, the VR Shadowmane has respectable melee power. The VR Shadowmane has 825 base Health - quite durable. With 450 base Stamina, the VR Shadowmane has good endurance. Weight capacity starts at 425, giving it generous inventory space.
The VR Shadowmane is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Extraordinary Kibble.
Once tamed, the VR Shadowmane is a versatile tame with a balanced stat spread, useful in a variety of roles. A wild VR Shadowmane is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.95 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.