X-Argentavis
Variant
X-Argentavis Egg & Breeding Calculator
Breeding the X-Argentavis produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 12°C and 13.5°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 2 hours and 56 minutes.
After hatching or birth, the baby X-Argentavis matures over a lengthy period, reaching adulthood in about 2 days and 6 hours at 1x maturation. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The X-Argentavis's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~327 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~22h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~27h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted X-Argentavis gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Incubation Time
1h 28m 13s
Elapsed Time
1h 21m 42s
Maturation Time Left
25h 52m 17s
Time to Juvenile
1h 21m 42s
Total Food Items
926
items
Food to Adult
605
items
Food Per Hour
65
Food Capacity
200
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
3.2% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising X-Argentavis babies through all three growth stages. The Baby phase (0–10%) takes ~327 minutes and is the most hands-on, requiring direct feeding or a Maewing.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale X-Argentavis 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 adjust
Food per item
30
Stack size
100
Eats at 5%
53.84 food/min
Maturation
27h 13m 59s
| Phase | Duration |  Mejoberry |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 1h 21m 41s | 143 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 10h 53m 35s | 865 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 13h 36m 59s | 386 |
 Total | 25h 52m 17s | 1,394 |
WeightFeeding Trough
6,000 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
10,000 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
50% weight reduction on meat & berries
Baby- 3x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 17x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 21x 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 X-Argentavis is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.
Dealing 105% base Melee Damage, the X-Argentavis brings decent hitting power to the table. With 354 base Health, the X-Argentavis is decently sturdy. With 400 base Stamina, the X-Argentavis has solid stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 400, giving it generous inventory space.
Taming the X-Argentavis requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Superior Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the X-Argentavis is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 12°C and 13.5°C. A wild X-Argentavis is worth 7 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.68 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.