Raptor (2024)

The Utahraptor (You-tah-RAP-tor) or simply Raptor is one of the dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info[]

Dossier[]

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

Behavior[]

Raptors may not be the most physically intimidating of animals, but their relatively small size, intelligence, range and mobility make them by far the most successful and effective predator of humans and other "small" wildlife in the entire game. They attack almost anything, even creatures many times their size on sight, and have felled more survivors than any of their competitors. They often attack with a "run-and-bite" strategy and can pounce at smaller targets than itself or of equal size holding the target down making them unable to move, making it difficult to defend against an onslaught. A dangerous predator to encounter in the dark, Raptors are nearly impossible to fend off when attacking in packs and aided by darkness. The Raptors often attack from different directions, using this method to take down prey while avoiding damage. Due to their high speed and ability to vocalize for pack buff (if in a pack of 3 or more), they are hard to flee from during a player's early levels, and it is advised to make for deep water (or just deep enough water that you can be just out of reach) if attempting to flee an attack or run behind a door and immediately shut it.

Appearance[]

The Raptor is a relatively small dinosaur with feathers on the head, back, tail, and on the backs of the arms. They come in a variety of colors, although green and reddish brown seem to be the most common, while the rarest color variation is black.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Raptor's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Raptor. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Raptor will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Raptor's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor0 6 would color the Raptor's "body accent" magenta.

Tek Raptor (Variant)[]

The Tek Raptor is a creature that was permanently added to the game in the Extinction Chronicles III event. It is a unique alternate of the original Raptor, and is purely made of Tek. Unlike the original, they spawn at a 5% rate at a 20% higher level than usual.

Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

• Raptor

• Aberrant Raptor

• Corrupted Raptor

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	200	+40	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	150	+15	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1200	+120	+10%
Weight	140	+2.8	+4%
Melee Damage	15 / 10	+0.75 / +0.5	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1.5%	20%
Torpidity	180	+10.8	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	480	480	576	993.6	1104	1324.8	6
Swimming	300	300	360	N/A	N/A	N/A	3

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor bites and claws at the target.
		0	350	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		15

Pounce		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor pounces on its target.
		0	350	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		10

Roar		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using C (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor bites and claws at the target. This attack type is not usable.
		0	0	0	0

Melee_Pounce		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor bites the target when it has pinned creature with the pounce attack.
		0	1200	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		20

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	200	+40	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	150	+15	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1200	+120	+10%
Weight	140	+2.8	+4%
Melee Damage	15.75 / 10.5	+0.7875 / +0.525	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1.5%	20%
Torpidity	180	+10.8	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	480	480	576	993.6	1104	1324.8	6
Swimming	300	300	360	N/A	N/A	N/A	3

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor bites and claws at the target.
		0	350	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		15.9

Pounce		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor pounces on its target.
		0	350	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		10.6

Roar		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using C (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor bites and claws at the target. This attack type is not usable.
		0	0	0	0

Melee_Pounce		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS), (Xbox One), the Raptor bites the target when it has pinned creature with the pounce attack.
		0	1200	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		21.2

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	200	+40
Stamina	150	+15
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	1200	+120
Weight	140	+2.8
Melee Damage	15 / 10	+0.75 / +0.5
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	180	+10.8

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed	Sprinting Speed
	Wild	Wild
Walking	480	993.6
Swimming	300	N/A

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	350	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		15

Pounce		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		5	300	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		10

Roar		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	0	0	0

Melee_Pounce		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	1200	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		20

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.^[1]

Raptor

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming[]

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy[]

Firstly, Raptors do not require a lot of tranquillisers to knock out, even if it is a high level.

Start with a thrown Bola to keep it from pursuing you. Once it's immobile, use Tranquilizer Arrows (headshots result in quicker knockouts). Do this carefully; it should not take very many.

Note that some Raptors may randomly dodge your bola, so be sure to have more then one, better safe than sorry!

Once it is unconscious, use Narcotic. Narcotics and Prime Meat will tame it more efficiently. Narcoberries and Raw Meat also work. Keep a sharp lookout for other Raptors as they often come in groups, and for other predators, as they are frequently found in high-traffic areas; unless you have a large herd of supporting dinos or a number of tribemates to help out, you may have to take the time to find an isolated Raptor, which can take a long time, or kill off the extra creatures.

When a raptor is alone, wait for it to kill another dino and tranq it while it is feeding on the corpse.

Taming Food[]

• Base

• Mobile

Level 1					Time
Simple Kibble	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
Raw Mutton	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
Cooked Lamb Chop	4	0	0	0	0:03:20
Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
Cooked Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:10
Raw Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:31
Raw Meat	7	0	0	0	0:05:51
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	11	0	0	0	0:04:43
Cooked Meat	13	0	0	0	0:05:26
Raw Fish Meat	16	0	0	0	0:06:41
Cooked Fish Meat	32	0	0	0	0:06:41
KO: × 18; × 8; × 2; × 2; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:00

Level 30					Time
Simple Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:01:47
Raw Mutton	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
Cooked Lamb Chop	8	0	0	0	0:06:40
Raw Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:11
Cooked Prime Meat	10	0	0	0	0:08:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	13	0	0	0	0:05:26
Raw Meat	15	0	0	0	0:12:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	25	0	0	0	0:10:43
Cooked Meat	30	0	0	0	0:12:31
Raw Fish Meat	38	0	0	0	0:15:51
Cooked Fish Meat	75	0	0	0	0:15:38
KO: × 50; × 21; × 6; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:16:29

Level 60					Time
Simple Kibble	3	0	0	0	0:02:40
Raw Mutton	7	0	0	0	0:05:51
Cooked Lamb Chop	12	0	0	0	0:10:00
Raw Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:06:41
Cooked Prime Meat	16	0	0	0	0:13:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:08:21
Raw Meat	24	0	0	0	0:20:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	40	0	0	0	0:17:08
Cooked Meat	48	0	0	0	0:20:01
Raw Fish Meat	60	17	4	2	0:25:01
Cooked Fish Meat	120	17	4	2	0:25:01
KO: × 82; × 34; × 10; × 6; × 4; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:56

Level 90					Time
Simple Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:04:27
Raw Mutton	9	0	0	0	0:07:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	17	0	0	0	0:14:10
Raw Prime Meat	11	0	0	0	0:09:11
Cooked Prime Meat	22	0	0	0	0:18:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat	28	0	0	0	0:11:41
Raw Meat	33	17	4	2	0:27:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	55	0	0	0	0:23:33
Cooked Meat	66	17	4	2	0:27:31
Raw Fish Meat	83	50	11	6	0:34:36
Cooked Fish Meat	165	49	11	6	0:34:23
KO: × 115; × 47; × 13; × 8; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:10

Level 120					Time
Simple Kibble	6	0	0	0	0:05:20
Raw Mutton	12	0	0	0	0:10:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	21	0	0	0	0:17:29
Raw Prime Meat	14	0	0	0	0:11:41
Cooked Prime Meat	28	0	0	0	0:23:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat	35	0	0	0	0:14:36
Raw Meat	42	45	10	5	0:35:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	70	18	4	2	0:29:59
Cooked Meat	84	45	10	5	0:35:01
Raw Fish Meat	105	92	20	10	0:43:46
Cooked Fish Meat	210	92	20	10	0:43:46
KO: × 147; × 60; × 17; × 10; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:26:42

Level 150					Time
Simple Kibble	7	0	0	0	0:06:13
Raw Mutton	14	0	0	0	0:11:41
Cooked Lamb Chop	26	0	0	0	0:21:39
Raw Prime Meat	17	0	0	0	0:14:11
Cooked Prime Meat	34	0	0	0	0:28:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat	43	0	0	0	0:17:56
Raw Meat	51	81	18	9	0:42:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	85	45	10	5	0:36:24
Cooked Meat	102	81	18	9	0:42:31
Raw Fish Meat	128	144	32	16	0:53:21
Cooked Fish Meat	255	143	32	16	0:53:08
KO: × 179; × 74; × 20; × 12; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:48

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:10
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Raw Meat	8	0	0	0	0:06:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	12	0	0	0	0:05:09
	Cooked Meat	15	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Raw Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	36	0	0	0	0:07:31
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Raw Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:43
	Cooked Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:06
	Raw Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Cooked Fish Meat	12	0	0	0	0:02:31
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 18; × 8; × 2; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:00

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Meat	6	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Cooked Prime Meat	12	0	0	0	0:10:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Raw Meat	18	0	0	0	0:15:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	29	0	0	0	0:12:25
	Cooked Meat	35	0	0	0	0:14:36
	Raw Fish Meat	43	5	2	1	0:17:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	86	5	2	1	0:17:56
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:06
	Raw Meat	6	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:17
	Cooked Meat	12	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Raw Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:06:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	29	0	0	0	0:06:03
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 50; × 21; × 6; × 4; × 3; × 3; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:16:29

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:04:27
	Raw Prime Meat	11	0	0	0	0:09:11
	Cooked Prime Meat	22	0	0	0	0:18:19
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	28	0	0	0	0:11:41
	Raw Meat	33	22	5	3	0:27:31
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	55	4	1	1	0:23:33
	Cooked Meat	66	22	5	3	0:27:31
	Raw Fish Meat	82	52	11	6	0:34:11
	Cooked Fish Meat	163	51	11	6	0:33:58
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:01:47
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
	Cooked Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:06:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Raw Meat	11	0	0	0	0:09:11
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	19	0	0	0	0:08:09
	Cooked Meat	22	0	0	0	0:09:11
	Raw Fish Meat	28	0	0	0	0:11:41
	Cooked Fish Meat	55	0	0	0	0:11:28
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:52
	Cooked Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Raw Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:01:16
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 98; × 40; × 11; × 7; × 6; × 5; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:22:40

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	8	0	0	0	0:07:07
	Raw Prime Meat	20	0	0	0	0:16:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	39	22	5	3	0:32:28
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	49	0	0	0	0:20:26
	Raw Meat	59	120	27	14	0:49:11
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	98	78	17	9	0:41:58
	Cooked Meat	117	117	26	13	0:48:46
	Raw Fish Meat	146	188	42	21	1:00:51
	Cooked Fish Meat	292	188	42	21	1:00:51
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:05:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	13	0	0	0	0:10:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:07:06
	Raw Meat	20	0	0	0	0:16:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	33	0	0	0	0:14:08
	Cooked Meat	39	0	0	0	0:16:16
	Raw Fish Meat	49	0	0	0	0:20:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	98	0	0	0	0:20:26
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:43
	Cooked Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Raw Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:06
	Cooked Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:02:06
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:13
KO: × 179; × 74; × 20; × 12; × 10; × 8; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:48

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	14	0	0	0	0:12:26
	Raw Prime Meat	37	0	0	0	0:30:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	74	200	47	24	1:01:36
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	92	20	5	3	0:38:21
	Raw Meat	110	433	101	51	1:31:41
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	183	330	77	39	1:18:21
	Cooked Meat	220	433	101	51	1:31:41
	Raw Fish Meat	275	611	143	72	1:54:36
	Cooked Fish Meat	549	609	142	71	1:54:23
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	5	0	0	0	0:04:27
	Raw Prime Meat	13	0	0	0	0:10:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	25	0	0	0	0:20:49
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	31	0	0	0	0:12:56
	Raw Meat	37	0	0	0	0:30:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	61	0	0	0	0:26:07
	Cooked Meat	74	0	0	0	0:30:51
	Raw Fish Meat	92	20	5	3	0:38:21
	Cooked Fish Meat	183	18	5	3	0:38:08
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Raw Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:03:00
	Cooked Meat	8	0	0	0	0:03:21
	Raw Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:04:11
	Cooked Fish Meat	19	0	0	0	0:03:58
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:26
KO: × 341; × 140; × 38; × 22; × 19; × 15; × 16; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:35:52

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	21	0	0	0	0:18:39
	Raw Prime Meat	54	43	11	6	0:45:01
	Cooked Prime Meat	108	450	110	55	1:29:55
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	135	145	36	18	0:56:16
	Raw Meat	162	860	209	105	2:15:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	269	680	165	83	1:55:10
	Cooked Meat	323	856	208	104	2:14:36
	Raw Fish Meat	403	1159	281	141	2:47:56
	Cooked Fish Meat	806	1159	281	141	2:47:56
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	7	0	0	0	0:06:13
	Raw Prime Meat	18	0	0	0	0:15:01
	Cooked Prime Meat	36	0	0	0	0:29:59
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	45	0	0	0	0:18:46
	Raw Meat	54	43	11	6	0:45:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	90	0	0	0	0:38:32
	Cooked Meat	108	43	11	6	0:45:01
	Raw Fish Meat	135	145	36	18	0:56:16
	Cooked Fish Meat	269	143	35	18	0:56:03
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:41
	Cooked Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:03:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:02:06
	Raw Meat	6	0	0	0	0:05:01
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:03:52
	Cooked Meat	11	0	0	0	0:04:36
	Raw Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:05:51
	Cooked Fish Meat	27	0	0	0	0:05:38
	Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:00:54
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:50
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:51
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:26
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:00:26
KO: × 503; × 206; × 56; × 32; × 28; × 21; × 23; × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:40:20

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Alpha Boost[]

When in pack of 3 or more, the Raptor of the highest level in the group gets the Alpha boost for 45 seconds upon making use of vocalization. The Alpha has a glowing red cloud around it to indicate its status whereas the rest have an orange cloud next to themselves. Tamed Raptors also have a bonus for each member of the pack: so a pack of three Raptors or more will receive a +1 Bonus, which will go up to +X in a Group of X+1 or more Raptors (max amount of X is 4).

Combat[]

They run fast and attack faster, so be prepared for a quick reaction, usually a player with good speed and stamina can outrun them, but be aware, they can be persistent. Always check the Raptor's surroundings and be prepared, they have a good visual range. Raptors can also pounce upon survivors and their smaller tames. Is not often recommended to fight a pack of wild raptor with a low level tamed one, as your raptor will be outnumbered and pounced upon whilst you are hopelessly strangled by other members of the pack.

In fact, avoid any contact with a pack of Raptors if you are riding any tame that you may be able to be pounced off of. Even if your tame is strong, your will be pinned down.

General[]

Raptors can often be found in packs of two or more, depending on the zone you will find them close to the shores, or deep in the jungle.

Strategy[]

The best strategy is to keep distance or heavily engage with them, depending on your stats, armor and weaponry. At first you may want to avoid them. One trick is to run to a herd of Trikes, Stegos etc. and get the Raptors to hit and aggro them by accident, making a diversion or a means to gather lots of meat and hide. If a Raptor is a low level, a Spear can easily kill it, but beware, if they are in a pack of two or more, this strategy will not work! A way to kill high level ones, or two or more Raptors is to have a good climber, like a Thylacoleo, or a flyer. Then climb onto a big rock, as they are good jumpers, from there, shoot it with a Slingshot, Bow, Crossbow etc. It should die fairly quickly.

Fighting fire with fire also works, use pack animals like other raptors or even better, direwolves, to exterminate an inferior pack is sure to work, it also asserts your dominance against them.

Also, make sure the Raptor is not glowing red. If it is, that's an Alpha Raptor!

Weaponry[]

One well placed headshot with a Crossbow can take out a Raptor with a level between 1-20. Since they are fast, try to make them run in a straight line and be ready for shooting. A full set of hide armor or other armor stronger than cloth armor and any weapon will also do. Having a bola in your inventory is very useful, especially if you're low level because you can bola the Raptor if it attacks you and run, or kill it.

Dangers[]

Raptors can be dangerous if they reach you from behind, eventually you will learn to recognize their steps on the ground and start running before this happens. If you or your dino are relatively smaller than them, they can pounce and render you immobile for some time. Extra caution must be taken when facing a Aberrant Raptor, as it will always use the pounce when in combat. Try to take them out when they are engaged with some big animal if you want to easily kill them, just don't hit the bigger animal!

Weakness[]

Raptors have a very low Torpor tolerance, you can try to knock them out with a few punches if you have a high melee damage stat. Wild Raptors also make for awkward swimmers, and even a relatively ill-equipped survivor with a basic spear can lure them into the shoreline as a tide-turning last resort.

If they have immobilized a target, they can't attack any other dino until they hop off the said target, making them vulnerable should there not be any other Raptors nearby.

Utility[]

They can be useful and lightweight for traveling, as far as their Stamina lasts, you may want to increase their Stamina if you want them for transport, or their health and attack damage if you want them to assist you on combat. They gather about the same or slightly more material per carcass compared to a Stone Pick, but finish gathering faster.

They can also pounce onto smaller targets to temporarily immobilize them (and to kill them). If a survivor is on a certain mounted dino, Raptors can also knock them off their mount and immobilize them.

The following creatures can be immobilized by its pounce ability:

• Achatina
• Araneo
• Archaeopteryx
• Bloodstalker
• Bulbdog
• Compy
• Dilophosaur
• Dimorphodon
• Dodo
• Dung Beetle
• Featherlight
• Ferox
• Glowtail
• Hesperornis
• Human
• Hyaenodon
• Jerboa
• Jug Bug
• Kairuku
• Lystrosaurus
• Mesopithecus
• Moschops
• Otter
• Oviraptor
• Parasaur
• Pegomastax
• Phiomia
• Shinehorn
• Titanomyrma
• Trilobite
• Troodon
• Vulture

Note: Can only pounce Ferox in its small form.

The following mounts that a Raptor can knock a player off of:

• Ankylosaurus
• Araneo
• Argentavis
• Arthropluera
• Baryonyx
• Beelzebufo
• Bloodstalker
• Carbonemys
• Castoroides
• Daeodon
• Dire Bear
• Direwolf
• Doedicurus
• Equus
• Ferox (Large)
• Gallimimus
• Gigantopithecus
• Iguanodon
• Kaprosuchus
• Lymantria
• Mantis
• Megalania
• Megaloceros
• Megalosaurus
• Moschops
• Ovis
• Pachy
• Pachyrhinosaurus
• Parasaur
• Pelagornis
• Phiomia
• Procoptodon
• Pteranodon
• Pulmonoscorpius
• Raptor
• Ravager
• Rock Drake
• Sabertooth
• Snow Owl
• Tapejara
• Tek Parasaur
• Tek Raptor
• Terror Bird
• Thorny Dragon
• Thylacoleo
• Triceratops
• Velonasaur
• Wyvern

The following additional creatures on ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile can be immobilized by its pounce ability:

• Araneo
• Direwolf
• Doedicurus
• Phiomia
• Pulmonoscorpius
• Raptor
• Sabertooth
• Terror Bird

Roles[]

• Damage: A quick attacker with decent damage that can easily circle slower enemies, the Raptor makes for a good attack animal early on. It lacks the health and raw damage of the Direwolf and Sabertooth however. (Health and Melee Damage).
• Hunter: Similar to Damage, the Raptor is useful for collecting Hide and Meat once you have a saddle. Though metal weapons tend to deal more damage, the raptor's raw speed allows you to run from an unsuitable fight. (Health and Melee Damage).
• Hunting/Battle Pack: In a pack of 3 or more, the pack leader can temporarily vocalize for pack buff towards all others for 45 seconds(Level Damage and Health to all Raptors, with Stamina, Carry Weight, Melee Damage and Health added to the one ridden).
• Travel: Raptors are very fast, and make for good mounts for quick travel around the island. They cannot carry much, however, so they make for poor pack animals. They do carry a perk over flying mounts in that they can cover a lot of ground without much rest for stamina regeneration, and can hide in the forests and tall foliage if one wants to travel unnoticed. (Level Speed, Stamina, and Carry Weight).
• Light Cavalry Mount: With the advent of the ability to use melee weapons like Pikes and firearms like the Assault Rifle from the back of medium to small sized mounts, the Raptor can be very useful as a flanking cavalry mount by sprinting in and having the rider fire at close range or by allowing a sniper to rapidly circle around the enemy, fire, and then reposition or escape. Another particularly effective method is to use a Fabricated Sniper Rifle while at a distance, but you do need to be careful not to shoot your own Raptor in the head, and dive in and out of thick forest cover. This combines the effectiveness of long range with the speed and agility the raptor can provide, while not exposing the shooter like a flying mount would. If chased, just dart into the thicker forest and laugh as the enemy tries and likely fails to find you as you outrun all of their land mounts but can use the trees for cover against airborne threats. (Level Health, Stamina, and Speed, with Carry Weight as needed).
• Cave Mount: Sabertooths can be seen as an upgrade of the Raptor in terms of strength (in previous versions, now - Raptor is stronger), but it turns out that Sabertooths have difficulty with attacking airborne creatures because of their extremely low hit box and the fact that their jumps lack vertical reach. They can hardly handle a swarm of Onycs. Raptors have no problems hitting Onycs however, and are therefore the better choice. But you must keep an eye on your own health since airborne creatures deal damage to the rider, unless you ride a Megaloceros. Having a mount in caves has several advantages: Your food and water count drop slower, the mount can carry useful stuff, and they deal and take damage (Level Health, Damage, and Stamina).
• Early Prime Meat Hunter: As one of the first prime meat gatherer available for a player Raptor can hunt alone or in a very effective team with Ichthyornis. In the second case you just need to command the Ichthyornis to Hunt and Retrieve small creatures like Dodos and Lystrosaurus and the Raptor will do the butchering.
• PvP: In PvP, Raptors are far better than any other fast small creatures, because they can pounce on a target and completely immobilize a player.
• Jumping: The jump is small and short but can help go downhill so long as you're moving. The pounce can be used after immediately jumping for a slightly higher jump to get on top of a rock a human can almost get to. You can use it while falling but to no effect.
• Escape Vehicle: Raptors are very dangerous creatures that can take down many threats, but thanks to their high speed they can outrun something that is too difficult for them, allowing players to use them for a quick getaway.

Collectibles[]

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Meat	★★★★☆
Raw Prime Meat	★★★★☆
Pelt	★★★☆☆
Chitin	★★★☆☆
Keratin	★★★☆☆
Hide	★★★☆☆

Spotlight[]

Notes/Trivia[]

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Raptor, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• Alpha Raptors are not able to pounce or vocalize, likely because this would be too powerful.
• Like many other dromaeosaurs, it is believed that Utahraptor did not use its sickle claw as a slashing weapon, but rather for pinning its prey to the ground (this is due to the very thick profile of the claw). Dromaeosaurs such as Utahraptor, Velociraptor, and Deinonychus likely used their sickle claw to hold onto struggling prey while primarily using their teeth to deal injuries, while flapping their feathered wings to keep themselves balanced (similar to a bird of prey).
• On the PS4, the Tek Raptor may still jump even if it is encumbered.
• The species of Utahraptor ostrommaysorum was first studied and named after the release of the movie Jurassic Park, in which a similar dinosaur was erroneously called Velociraptor. (Although it should be noted that part of the movie's plot was that dinosaurs made for the park were based on pop culture representations rather than science, a theme actually repeated in this game as well). The actual Velociraptor mongoliensis was about the size of a large turkey, and have only been found in Mongolia. The dinosaur from Jurassic Park was being excavated in the Badlands of Montana, while Utahraptor ostrommaysorum was discovered in the Dalton Wells Quarry of east-central Utah.
• Despite the Raptors in ARK being identified as a species within the genus Utahraptor, the skull seen in its dossier is of Velociraptor rather a member of the subfamily Dromaeosaurinae, which Utahraptor belongs to. The Raptor's in-game model, however, resembles Achillobator giganticus or dakotaraptor steini.
• Raptors often kill themselves by attacking stronger herbivores even with temporary pack boost. Some herbivores can even take out whole packs.
• The name of the Utahraptor means originally approximately "Utah plunderer".^[2]
• Raptors can be seen as the mascots of ARK. They appear in much of the promotional artwork and in one of the in-game holiday events.
• The Raptors in-game are depicted with only a few feathers, while their real-world counterparts would have had a full coat over their body, similar to the appearance of the Therizinosaur
• The Name "Utahraptor prime" translates into "best Utah plunderer".
• Raptors received a major update during TLC Phase 2 that gave them a pack boost effect (similar to Direwolf), and the ability to pounce on and immobilize smaller creatures and survivors for the kill, similar to the Thylacoleo.
• Raptors utilize one of the older voice pack for pack boost vocalization.
• In ARK, the hands and clawed fingers on the Raptor's arms point downwards, whereas in real life, the hands of Raptors pointed inwards towards the chest, and had the best mobility moving side to side rather than up and down. If real Raptors hands were rotated like the ones in ARK, their wrists would be broken.
• Raptors has been one of the main cause of deaths for all survivors, with the total leading of 62,257 kills, followed by Dilo with 30,715 and Trike by 24,686.^[3]
  • This applies to all maps but Extinction, with its main death cause at #5.
• Sound effects for the Raptor were taken and modified from Jurassic Park.
• Raptors are immune to a Managarmr's dive bomb attack.
• There is a small window of opportunity for players to dodge a Raptor's pounce attack by performing a jump, though it is difficult to accomplish.
• In the TLC Pass Three trailer, the raptor made Deinonychus noises.
• Since the release of Genesis: Part 1 Wild Raptors were rendered unable to pounce with the exception of its Aberrant Variant.
• The Corrupted Raptor bears a striking resemblance to a classic Jurassic Park raptor, with naked scaly skin and brown scales. Although of course, being corrupted, it's tail and backside are wrecked.

Lore[]

This section may contain spoilers related to the background-story of ARK: Survival Evolved. If you want to experience the story ingame, you probably shouldn't continue reading on this section.

• In Mei Yin's explorer notes, Mei Yin had a black raptor named "Wuzhui".

Changelog[]

Patch	Changes
194.0	Added the Alpha Raptor
195.1	Can no longer pick up Alpha Raptors with flyers
210.1	Fixed a crash loading certain savegames ("Raptor Animation" crash)
253.0	Added Raptor Claus for the ARK: Winter Wonderland 2 event
256.0	New sound effects for the Raptor
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Added the Aberrant Raptor
279.22 TLC Phase 2	Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities: A pounce secondary attack or Rmb that pins small targets to the ground for a short period. Raptor can attack repeatedly during pin A Pack Leader Buff that can activate with tertiary attack or C when at least 2 raptors are present together for a max of 6 raptors effected by the buff. Buff increases damage resistance, Movement Speed, and attack speed for 15 seconds
279.224	Fixed an issue that caused the rider to be ejected from the saddle when using the Raptor pounce
279.233	Raptor Pack Buff now lasts for 45 seconds (not including the movement speed) Fixed Raptor Basic Attack audio Raptor can no longer pounce very small creatures, namely insects such as the Meganeura Pinned targets no longer stay down if the Raptor is killed Removed pounces while being carried
279.242	Fixed friendly Raptor pounce dismounting nearby riders on other mounts
279.252	Wild Raptor now pounces players in PvE
282.102	Added the Tek Raptor New breeding line 20% higher Wild level 5% of Raptor spawns will be Tek
285.104 Extinction Expansion Release	Added the Corrupted Raptor
289.100	Mesh Memory Optimizations for the Raptor
306.41 Genesis: Part 1 Expansion Release	Added the X-Raptor, Malfunctioned Tek Raptor and Corrupted Raptor Dinotar Made Wild Raptors with the exception of the Aberrant Raptor unable to pounce
319.14	The Animated Series Raptor Costume has been added

Gallery[]

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  A group of players on Raptors.

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  A player riding a Raptor.

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  Tek Raptor pack.

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  Tek Raptor pouncing.

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  A group of Raptors.

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  Size Comparison.

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  Tamed Raptor.

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  A pack of Raptors.

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  Baby Raptor.

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  Raptor model.

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  Raptor with a color mutation.

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  TLC Patch 2 model update.

References[]