The Brute Bloodstalker reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 27°C and 30°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.

Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 6 hours (1x rate), progressing requiring significant patience. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.

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.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Brute Bloodstalker as a carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild.

The Brute Bloodstalker has 2,600 base Health - a proper tank. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. Stamina sits at 550 base, providing good endurance. A base Weight of 400 means good carrying capacity.

The Brute Bloodstalker is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 27°C–30°C temperature window. Killing a wild Brute Bloodstalker yields 100 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.35 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Brute Bloodstalker babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~327 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.

Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Brute Bloodstalker babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.

Maturation has three phases: 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 Brute Bloodstalker 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.