Changes: Griffin

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This article is about the Griffin in the Ragnarok DLC of ARK: Survival Evolved for PC, Xbox, and PS4. For the Griffin in ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, see Royal Griffin.

Griffin

Creature

Group

Fantasy

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

258.8
Jun 12, 2017

761.1
Aug 29, 2017

512.0
Aug 29, 2017

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

DLC

Ragnarok

Spawn Command

cheat summon Griffin_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Griffin/Griffin_Character_BP.Griffin_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Griffin - Ragnarok Arena
cheat summon Griffin_Character_Minion_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Griffin_Character_Minion_BP.Griffin_Character_Minion_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes²

No

² Has two seats.

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Preferred Kibble

Preferred Food

Equipment

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Data

XP for kill

12 XP

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

Small

Drag Weight

200

Radiation Immune

No

Immobilized By

Can Damage

Thatch

Greenhouse

Wood

Habitat

Common Rare
Untameable Cave

The Griffin is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. It is one of the new Creatures from the Expansion Map Ragnarok. It is hard to tame.

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.

“

Wild

Gryphon Magnificum is undoubtedly a sight to behold. Many ancient myths tell of various depictions of the Griffin over the ages, but what is never disputed is its majestic and mysterious nature. With the front half of an eagle and the back half of a lion, it is as if these two creatures somehow fused together to form a superior land and air predator. While one's first instinct might be to approach the creature and marvel at its beauty, that would be a very poor decision. Its range of attacks makes it one of the more versatile predators I've witnessed. If its presence alone isn't enough to intimidate potential hunters, it has the ability to dive from the sky to the ground with such force that it inflicts damage to anyone unfortunate enough to be below it, or carry its momentum back into a rapid uplift.

Domesticated

The idea of pacifying such a beast is nothing to scoff at. Its highly independent nature and disinterest with interacting with humans combined with its power and strength make the Griffin a challenge to domesticate. However, there have been those who are fearless enough to attempt and succeed at this miraculous feat. Once tamed, riding atop a Griffin along with a tribemate passenger, dashing through the air at high speed, is a prize in and of itself.

„

~ Helena

Behavior

Aggressive and easily distracted so bringing multiple flyers would make obtaining one difficult.

Appearance

It is a hybrid with a lion's body, tail and two hind legs, and with the wings, head, and talons on the two front legs of an Eagle. They are predominantly various shades of brown, but can sometimes be found red out in the wild. The face and belly can also be white.

This section displays the Griffin's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Griffin. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Griffin 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 Griffin's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Griffin's "wings and main body" magenta.

Region 0:
Wings and Main Body

13

32

33

34

35

36

37

39

40

41

42

43

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Fur

8

13

32

33

34

37

38

39

40

41

43

Region 5:
Feather Highlights

8

13

21

32

33

37

38

39

40

55

Griffin - Ragnarok Arena (Variant)

The Griffin - Ragnarok Arena is a variant of the Griffin that is summoned in the Ragnarok Arena.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
Attribute	Base Value	Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	950	+142.5	+4.32%	-900
Stamina	225	+11.25	+6%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1600	+160	+10%		15%
Weight	280	+5.6	+4%
Melee Damage	27 / 12	+1.35 / +0.6	+1.7%	-50%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+0%	36.5%
Torpidity	1500	+90	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
Movement [u/s]	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Stamina
Walking	300	?	?	750	750	1023.75	6
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?	?	?
Flying	750	?	?	1500	1500	2047.5	0.325

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
Claw	Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
	Stamina Cost	Base	Minimum	Activation
	0	500	0	0
Attack Type	Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
Attack Type	Damage	Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee	27


Grab	Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
	Stamina Cost	Base	Minimum	Activation
	60	500	0	0
Attack Type	Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
Attack Type	Damage	Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee	12


Diving Swipe	Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
	Stamina Cost	Base	Minimum	Activation
	25	1000	0	0
Attack Type	Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
Attack Type	Damage	Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee	188


Dive Bomb	Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
	Stamina Cost	Base	Minimum	Activation
	30	2500	0	0
Attack Type	Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
Attack Type	Damage	Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee	115

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]

Griffin

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.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against a wild Griffin.

General

Griffins are often seen alone or in a pair, most commonly among trees or at the top of cliffs. They have a rather wide aggro radius, and will chase a survivor for long distances before disengaging. Special care should be taken to be aware of your surroundings, as even the small amount of knock back dealt by their attacks might push a survivor to a death at the base of a ravine.

Strategy

The Griffin is a surprisingly resilient opponent, and does not appear to take the bonus damage from ranged weapons that other flying creatures do. Fortunately, their attacks also appear to be somewhat weak in comparison to other flying creatures of the same level, and easily avoided owing to their large turning radius. Griffins might occasionally attack a survivor from the ground. They seem to be easily distracted, and are prone to switching targets.

Weaponry

Ranged weapons and pikes seem to be particularly effective, owing to their propensity to circle the player at short range. Be mindful of other hostiles in the area, as the areas they spawn are home to many Carnos and Terror Birds. Mounts with a wide area of effect attack and decent damage such as the Rex will make short work of these creatures.

Danger

This creature does decent damage (a wild level 150 deals around 120) and will kill you if not careful.

Weakness

Its turning radius is atrocious, so one can stand and it'll simply fly around you.

Taming

Level 1					Time
Extraordinary Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:09:11
Raw Mutton	5	16	4	2	0:13:27
Cooked Lamb Chop	9	115	28	14	0:24:11
Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:10:46
Cooked Prime Meat	8	91	22	11	0:21:30
Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	16	4	2	0:13:27
Raw Meat	12	190	47	24	0:32:17
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	20	147	36	18	0:27:38
Cooked Meat	23	177	44	22	0:30:56
Raw Fish Meat	29	252	62	31	0:39:00
Cooked Fish Meat	58	252	62	31	0:39:00
KO: × 150; × 62; × 17; × 10; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 2.14 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:43

Level 30					Time
Extraordinary Kibble	4	0	0	0	0:18:21
Raw Mutton	10	89	24	12	0:26:54
Cooked Lamb Chop	20	404	108	54	0:53:44
Raw Prime Meat	9	58	16	8	0:24:13
Cooked Prime Meat	18	341	91	46	0:48:21
Raw Prime Fish Meat	22	121	32	16	0:29:35
Raw Meat	26	594	158	79	1:09:55
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	44	487	129	65	1:00:47
Cooked Meat	52	594	158	79	1:09:55
Raw Fish Meat	65	799	212	106	1:27:24
Cooked Fish Meat	130	799	212	106	1:27:24
KO: × 411; × 168; × 46; × 27; × 19; × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 3.55 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:19

Level 60					Time
Extraordinary Kibble	6	39	11	6	0:27:31
Raw Mutton	15	206	57	29	0:40:21
Cooked Lamb Chop	31	763	212	106	1:23:17
Raw Prime Meat	14	171	48	24	0:37:39
Cooked Prime Meat	28	658	183	92	1:15:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat	35	293	82	41	0:47:04
Raw Meat	41	1113	309	155	1:50:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	69	919	256	128	1:35:20
Cooked Meat	82	1113	309	155	1:50:16
Raw Fish Meat	103	1480	411	206	2:18:30
Cooked Fish Meat	205	1471	409	205	2:17:49
KO: × 681; × 278; × 76; × 44; × 31; × 16
Torpidity-depletion: 4.63 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:32

Level 90					Time
Extraordinary Kibble	7	53	15	8	0:32:06
Raw Mutton	21	390	112	56	0:56:29
Cooked Lamb Chop	42	1168	335	168	1:52:49
Raw Prime Meat	19	315	91	46	0:51:06
Cooked Prime Meat	38	1020	293	147	1:42:05
Raw Prime Fish Meat	47	482	139	70	1:03:12
Raw Meat	56	1691	485	243	2:30:36
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	94	1404	403	202	2:09:52
Cooked Meat	112	1691	485	243	2:30:36
Raw Fish Meat	140	2211	634	317	3:08:14
Cooked Fish Meat	280	2211	634	317	3:08:14
KO: × 951; × 389; × 106; × 61; × 44; × 22
Torpidity-depletion: 5.6 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:20

Level 120					Time
Extraordinary Kibble	9	144	43	22	0:41:16
Raw Mutton	26	558	164	82	1:09:55
Cooked Lamb Chop	53	1605	471	236	2:22:22
Raw Prime Meat	24	481	141	71	1:04:33
Cooked Prime Meat	48	1411	414	207	2:08:56
Raw Prime Fish Meat	60	714	210	105	1:20:41
Raw Meat	71	2306	677	339	3:10:56
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	119	1923	565	283	2:44:24
Cooked Meat	142	2306	677	339	3:10:56
Raw Fish Meat	178	3005	882	441	3:59:20
Cooked Fish Meat	355	2996	880	440	3:58:40
KO: × 1221; × 499; × 136; × 78; × 56; × 28
Torpidity-depletion: 6.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:31:18

Level 150					Time
Extraordinary Kibble	11	249	75	38	0:50:26
Raw Mutton	32	781	234	117	1:26:03
Cooked Lamb Chop	64	2063	618	309	2:51:55
Raw Prime Meat	29	661	198	99	1:17:59
Cooked Prime Meat	58	1823	546	273	2:35:48
Raw Prime Fish Meat	72	942	282	141	1:36:49
Raw Meat	86	2949	883	442	3:51:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	144	2466	738	369	3:18:56
Cooked Meat	172	2949	883	442	3:51:16
Raw Fish Meat	215	3812	1141	571	4:49:05
Cooked Fish Meat	430	3812	1141	571	4:49:05
KO: × 1491; × 609; × 166; × 95; × 68; × 34
Torpidity-depletion: 7.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:33:45

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.

Taming Strategy

Knock the Griffin out, make sure to make a pen that it cannot get out of, as its torpor raises closer to max it'll fly away and it'll be impossible to knock it out. They don't take up a lot of narcotics. When caught in a pen the Griffin can enter a "panic state" behavior, camera shake will be massive, can be turned off in options.

Create a 'catchers mitt' C-shape of fence foundations, ensuring the mouth is wide enough for the Griffin (2 foundations across). Place a doorway opposite the mouth, then fill the rest of the foundations with window walls 2 to 3 high, and cover the top. Bait the Griffin into attacking you, leading it into the taming pen, and running out the back doorway. Quickly circle around and block the mouth with walls or shut the gate if you used one. The griffin can now be tranquilized at leisure and will be protected from other wild dinosaur, although beware of attacks through the walls.

Another way to tame a griffin is to make a small pen made out of stone, grab a Pteranodon with high stamina and a tamed dodo. Griffins like to aggro on anything that isn't you, so with a pteranodon holding a dodo you can lure it in a pen.

Utility

Roles

Picker: The Griffin is a fast flyer, and a rider who has it tamed can pick up players and small-class dinosaurs.

Combat: The Griffin is a land and air predator. It has a dive bomb attack that thrusts you towards the ground for quite a bit of damage. You can pound the ground for three times your base damage, or dive and pull horizontal and attack with your base attack for ten to fifteen times more damage than your landing attack.

Keep in mind, a player who is holding an item CANNOT dive attack with a Griffin. So make sure your hands are empty!

Aerial Firing Platform: The Griffin can carry two riders, both of which can use their weapons whilst flying. This combined with its ability to strafe sideways makes it useful in chasing down wild creatures for taming, or as a gunship in PvP. Level up Health and Weight.

Energy Dogfighter: The extreme increase in speed whilst diving allows the Griffin to easily escape aerial engagements by simply going for the deck. Much of this speed is retained when pulling out of the dive into level flight, and the momentum can even be used to regain some lost altitude. Though the Griffin suffers in air-to-air combat due to its poor turn radius in level flight, practicing 'boom and zoom' tactics is a viable alternative. Level up Stamina.

Wyvern Egg Collector: With its high base speed, dual passenger seat and skydive ability, the Griffin makes an ideal egg picker mount. Level up stamina and health.

Carrying

A Griffin is capable of carrying smaller creatures and Human players.

Currently on official, and most unofficial, PVE servers, wild animals may not be picked up to prevent griefing.

Carry-able Creatures

The Griffin is capable of carrying the following creatures:

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

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

Warning: When attacking out of a dive, it is possible to strike your target before your attack completes, which turns a Diving Swipe maneuver into a Dive Bomb, and places the Griffin in Walk mode. It can be difficult to tell that you are not, in fact, flying, and severe or even fatal fall damage may result when you strike the ground. If you suspect this may have happened, quickly press the jump key to resume flying.
In real life, Griffins are speculated to have been inspired by fossils of Protoceratops, an earlier relative of Triceratops that lived in Mongolia.^{[citation needed]}
The Griffin can strafe, go backwards, and go forwards, like the Tapejara, with which it also shares a kibble.
Before Patch 259, in singleplayer, whenever one pressed the sprint button while aiming downwards on a Griffin to dive, the rider would lose HP due to the G-force and for some players the instant they began diving they would lose 25% of their max life.^{[citation needed]}
Wild Griffin can't harm Wild creatures, but will still proceed to attack them relentlessly.
The dossier name translates as Magnificent Griffin.
It's actually easy to tell whether your Griffin will use its dive swipe or not. (Right claw is normal swipe, left claw is dive swipe, so its left claw is 15x stronger than its right claw.(This is outdated it is not 15x anymore)
Its Creature Dossier is currently the only one that could not be obtained.
Tamed Griffins have the ability to remove Leeches from the player’s character (This only works for tamed Griffins).
Tamed Griffins can easily out-fly a Wyverns and at times overpower one too. As far as we know this can only be achieved if leveled up properly. They are very helpful for exploring due to their speed and power to defend against wild carnivorous dinos (Dilphosaurs, Raptors, Compys, etc.) and like mentioned above, a Griffin’s left claw attack is much stronger than its right.

Gallery

The promotional image of the Griffin
A Griffin up close
A Griffin flying over The Island

References

↑ ARK Smart Breeding

[1] ARK Smart Breeding

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 Create a 'catchers mitt' C-shape of fence foundations, ensuring the mouth is wide enough for the Griffin (2 foundations across). Place a doorway opposite the mouth, then fill the rest of the foundations with window walls 2 to 3 high, and cover the top. Bait the Griffin into attacking you, leading it into the taming pen, and running out the back doorway. Quickly circle around and block the mouth with walls or shut the gate if you used one. The griffin can now be tranquilized at leisure and will be protected from other wild dinosaur, although beware of attacks through the walls.
-Another way to tame a griffin is to make a small pen made out of stone, grab a Pteranodon with high stamina and a tamed dodo. Griffins like to aggro on anything that isn't you, so with a phteranodon holding a dodo you can lure it in a pen.
+Another way to tame a griffin is to make a small pen made out of stone, grab a Pteranodon with high stamina and a tamed dodo. Griffins like to aggro on anything that isn't you, so with a pteranodon holding a dodo you can lure it in a pen.
 ==Utility==