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Threat Level
High
Steam 267.0
Aug 29, 2017
Xbox One 761.1
Aug 29, 2017
PS 512.0
Aug 29, 2017
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon EndBoss_Character_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndBoss_Character.EndBoss_Character'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Overseer (Gamma)
cheat summon EndBoss_Character_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndBoss_Character_Easy.EndBoss_Character_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Overseer (Beta)
cheat summon EndBoss_Character_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndBoss_Character_Medium.EndBoss_Character_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Overseer (Alpha)
cheat summon EndBoss_Character_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndBoss_Character_Hard.EndBoss_Character_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Broodmother Guardian
cheat summon EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossSpider/EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP.EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Broodmother Guardian (Gamma)
cheat summon EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossSpider/EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Easy.EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Broodmother Guardian (Beta)
cheat summon EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossSpider/EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Medium.EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Broodmother Guardian (Alpha)
cheat summon EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossSpider/EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Hard.EndBossSpiderL_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon Guardian
cheat summon EndBossDragon_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossDragon/EndBossDragon_Character_BP.EndBossDragon_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon Guardian (Gamma)
cheat summon EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossDragon/EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Easy.EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon Guardian (Beta)
cheat summon EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossDragon/EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Medium.EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon Guardian (Alpha)
cheat summon EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossDragon/EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Hard.EndBossDragon_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus Guardian
cheat summon EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossGorilla/EndBossGorilla_Character_BP.EndBossGorilla_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus Guardian (Gamma)
cheat summon EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossGorilla/EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Easy.EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus Guardian (Beta)
cheat summon EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossGorilla/EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Medium.EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus Guardian (Alpha)
cheat summon EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/EndGame/Dinos/Endboss/EndbossGorilla/EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Hard.EndBossGorilla_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Data
XP for kill
0 XP
Special Loot Chance
100%
Habitat
Overseer Arena, accesible via the Ascencion Panel in the Tek Cave on The Island

The Overseer is the Final Boss on The Island in ARK: Survival Evolved, and has two types of minions: the Attack Drone Attack Drone and the Defense Unit Defense Unit. It can only be found in the Overseer Arena, accessible by completing the Tek Cave and teleporting to the Observation Deck.

Basic Info[]

Behavior[]

It will change forms periodically to one of the three Guardians, the Megapithecus Megapithecus, the Broodmother Broodmother or Dragon Dragon, so it is guaranteed to transform each time it loses 25% health.

Appearance[]

It is reminiscent of the specimen implant, having the characteristic shape of a diamond. When transformed into one of the three Guardians and summoning Defense Units it takes the form of a mass of hexagonal prisms, and will shine the corresponding color of the difficulty (red for Alpha, blue for Beta, and green for Gamma).

Lore[]

It is the AI that oversees the experiments of an ARK Station and ultimately decides who may continue to ascend higher in the evolutionary chain and who will be terminated. It tends to all the life on its ARK until a signal calls it down to terraform Earth back to normal.

Tribute Requirements[]

The following items are needed to open the Tek Cave entrance. These items are not consumed in the process:

Item Required Gamma Beta Alpha
Player Level 60 80 100
Gamma Broodmother Trophy Gamma Broodmother Trophy 1
Gamma Megapithecus Trophy Gamma Megapithecus Trophy 1
Gamma Dragon Trophy Gamma Dragon Trophy 1
Beta Broodmother Trophy Beta Broodmother Trophy 1
Beta Megapithecus Trophy Beta Megapithecus Trophy 1
Beta Dragon Trophy Beta Dragon Trophy 1
Alpha Broodmother Trophy Alpha Broodmother Trophy 1
Alpha Megapithecus Trophy Alpha Megapithecus Trophy 1
Alpha Dragon Trophy Alpha Dragon Trophy 1
Alpha Raptor Claw Alpha Raptor Claw 1 1
Alpha Carnotaurus Arm Alpha Carnotaurus Arm 1 1
Alpha Tyrannosaur Tooth Alpha Tyrannosaur Tooth 1 1
Alpha Megalodon Fin Alpha Megalodon Fin 1
Alpha Mosasaur Tooth Alpha Mosasaur Tooth 1
Alpha Tusoteuthis Eye Alpha Tusoteuthis Eye 1
Alpha Leedsichthys Blubber Alpha Leedsichthys Blubber 1

It is also worth noting that the greater difficulty trophies can be used to open the Tek Cave entrance at lower difficulties. (i.e. the Alpha Broodmother, Megapithecus and Dragon trophies can open the Tek Cave at gamma difficulty)

After Overseer died all of the tributes will remain.

Tribute Spawn Commands[]

Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:

Gamma
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Gamma.PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Gamma'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Gamma.PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Gamma'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Gamma.PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Gamma'" 1 0 0
Beta
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Beta.PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Beta'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Beta.PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Beta'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Beta.PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Beta'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex'" 1 0 0
Alpha
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Alpha.PrimalItemTrophy_Broodmother_Alpha'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Alpha.PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Alpha'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Trophies/PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Alpha.PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Alpha'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRaptor'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaCarno'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaRex'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMegalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMegalodon'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMosasaur.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaMosasaur'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaTuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaTuso'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaLeeds.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_AlphaLeeds'" 1 0 0

Unlocks[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 63360 +12672
Stamina Stamina 10000 +1000
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 0 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 2000


?
Swimming 1100


?
  • 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
Beam Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 4000 0 0
Summon Drone Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 10000 0 10000
Summon Tank Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 10000 0 10000

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 132480 +26496
Stamina Stamina 10000 +1000
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 0 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 2000


?
Swimming 1100


?
  • 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
Beam Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 4000 0 0
Summon Drone Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 10000 0 10000
Summon Tank Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 10000 0 10000

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 207360.0156 +41472.00312
Stamina Stamina 10000 +1000
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 4000 +80
Melee Damage Melee Damage 0 +0
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 2000


?
Swimming 1100


?
  • 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
Beam Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 4000 0 0
Summon Drone Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 10000 0 10000
Summon Tank Minions Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 10000 0 10000

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]

Overseer

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[]

You fight in what can be described as rounds, you will need to try to attack the Overseer while defending yourself (and your dinosaurs) from the Attack Drone Attack Drones and Defense Unit Defense Units, while you attack the Overseer it will change form into different Bosses while it loses health until it's destroyed.

General[]

The Overseer is one of the most formidable Bosses in ARK. The Player enters its Arena handicapped after being weakened by the journey through the Tek Cave. The Overseer has a total of four forms with separate health meters, and it constantly summons Defense Units and Attack Drones. The minions drop Element Element upon death which can be helpful to players using Tek during the Boss fight. Any Element collected during the fight will disintegrate afterwards when the player Ascends.

The Overseer's main form resembles a Specimen Implant Specimen Implant. When it morphs into this form, it brings up an energy shield that lasts for a few seconds and blocks all damage. It also has an area-of-effect laser attack that is deployed in a bottom-to-top "orbital" fashion, making it very difficult to avoid. Lastly and most notably, the Overseer likes to employ a shock/stun-lock and dismounting ability.

The Overseer's other three forms are Tek-energy clones of the Island's three Guardians: Megapithecus Megapithecus, Dragon Dragon, and Broodmother Lysrix Broodmother Lysrix. Each of these forms displays characteristics and attacks of the original. For instance, the Megapithecus throws energy boulders while the Dragon breathes fire. The Overseer does not have every attack, however; every boss form is unable to spawn its corresponding minions, and the Dragon form cannot fly upwards.

Strategy[]

Even a fully-imprinted, starting 150+ Rex will die quite quickly at the second phase. One significant issue is trying to reach the platform to access the Overseer Arena within the Tek Caves due to the danger of the area, both navigation-wise and dinosaur-wise.

During the boss fight, make sure you have some players focus the droid-minions, and be sure to have a plan in case someone gets knocked off. Communication will make the fight much more bearable.

If you are alone, it's best to send almost all of your tames except one (preferably a Yutyrannus) to attack the Overseer, while you mount the one you didn't send and proceed to use your mount to kill off incoming Attack Drone Attack Drones and Defense Unit Defense Units to avoid becoming overwhelmed. So long as you watch carefully for the Overseer's stun attacks, use the pillars as cover against the stun attacks, and periodically courage roar your tames, you should be in good shape. If using the Therizino strategy, any meat you gathered from the Tek cave could be used to heal your Yutyrannus, and any Daeodon you brought, giving you a unlimited heal effect so long as the Daeodons are alive. If you are doing this, at the very least have 2 Daeodons so that they can heal each other, at least 1 Yutyrannus that you can use to buff your dinos, and the rest would be Therizinos.

Equipment wise, Tek is a must for the fight, especially since the Overseer's minions drop Element when they die. Additionally, have at least ascendant level saddles for your tames. Bring plenty of recipes, especially Medical Brews and Sweet Vegetable Cakes. Players can hover above the Overseer and rain their attacks with minimal damage being done to them. Watch out for the Attack Drones, as they will always be above you.

If you don't want to involve tames in the battle and you're willing to defeat the Overseer on your own, a suggested strategy is continuously floating above the arena with your Tek Chestpiece while shooting the Overseer and the drones with a Pump-Action Shotgun (ascendant preferably). Around 700 shotgun ammo is recommended with an ascendant shotgun. Make sure that your armor is fully repaired, as you must withstand a lot of damage from the drones and the Overseer's beam. You don't have to worry about the defense units as long as you're not touching the ground.

Recommended Tames[]

  • A Yutyrannus Yutyrannus should definitely be brought into the Overseer boss battle due to their courage roar ability.
  • Therizinosaurus Therizinosaurus could work just as well as Rexes if not possibly better due to the Overseer's Dragon form. Additionally, it would save more room for Daeodons if you decide to bring any.
  • The common strategy of Rex Rex Rushing is almost always a good strategy for almost any boss due to their high health and damage. However, the Therizinos might be a better strategy in the long run for the Overseer fight, because they would be better suited to take on the Overseer's Dragon form, and tank the damage. They take on the other forms almost just as well. They also don't consume meat, giving more to Daeodons or Yutyrannus if you bring any with you.
  • If players are willing to put the effort into micromanaging their food, the Daeodon Daeodon can also be valuable due to their healing ability. Make sure they eat plenty of corpses from the Tek cave before heading into the arena to get full value out of them. Using the Therizino strategy will lessen the need to micromanage.

Off map recommendations[]

  • Managarmr Managarmr, particularly at a high level, are great for decimating minions with hit and run.
  • Deinonychus Deinonychus, once again the levelled members can latch onto enemies to shred them with bleed.

Dangers[]

  • If you don't deal with the attack and defense drones, they will overwhelm you - don't just focus on the boss.
  • Watch for the Overseer's Stun attack especially if you're getting overwhelmed since the stun will dismount you.
  • Be mindful of the boss forms the Overseer shifts into.
  • The biggest thing to worry about is the Overseers Dragon form due to its instakill bite attack on players, and fire attack dealing more damage to carnivores.
  • Humans are next to helpless when dismounted, so make sure to be mounted, unless you are confident you won't be hit.

Weakness[]

Because it transforms into different bosses, you can use the strategies you used on those bosses again for the boss that the Overseer becomes, albeit difficult.

The four large pillars you find in the arena can be used as a shield from the Overseer's dismounting stun lasers, since they cannot pass through terrain.

Notes[]

  • The Overseer is unaffected by the Kill Command in the console when its shield is activated meaning if spawned in DestroyMyTarget must used forfeiting its rewards.
  • The Overseer is one of the only bosses to not have a boss flag, with the others being the Ice Titan Ice Titan, Forest Titan Forest Titan, and Desert Titan Desert Titan.
    • However unlike them, the Overseer also does not have a Trophy Head.
  • While every ARK seems to have unique Guardians it appears that every ARK has a Overseer regardless.
    • It also appears that Overseers (with the exception of Rockwell Rockwell) have the ability to transform into element versions of their respective Arks three Guardians as shown on The Island and evidenced by a explorer note in Aberration by Diana talking about the original Overseer for Aberration.
  • The Overseers are shown to be capable of changing and effecting things within their respective ARKs such as the environment within the ARKs themselves. The Overseer in Scorched Earth was shown effectively using various creatures to reset the balance, such as Mantis and Wyverns, as well as harsh conditions, similarly to Aberration and Rockwell shaping it to his liking.
  • Any creatures brought into the Overseer's arena will be teleported to the entrance of the Tek Cave once the player has defeated the Overseer and ascended.
    • This means any creatures that were stuck outside the Overseer's arena (Inside Tek Cave) will be left for dead, and won't be teleported once the Overseer is defeated.
  • When tamed (in the arena), the Overseer will spawn in its minions, but the Defense Unit Defense Unit and Attack Drone Attack Drone will attack the Overseer, even if it's unclaimed. While one of the last of the four Island bosses, it is technically tamable by entering the “dotame” command in the admin bar.
  • Diana Altaras labeled the Overseer as an "insane, shapeshifting whatever-it-was" in one of her Aberration explorer notes.
  • The Overseer may be the Homo Deus of an ARK station, because the One Who Waits/Homo Deus Helena states that the Homo Deus started to act like robots once their minds crumbled, and the Homo Deus' job was to oversee life on their respective ARKs. The only problem with this theory, however, is that Homo Deus cannot stay in our reality for long periods of time before returning to their own, and the Overseers are, as far as we know, stuck in our reality on the ARKs.
  • While it is possible to use Taxidermy Tool (Extinction) Taxidermy Tool (Extinction) on it before it completely vanishes after its actual "death", the only appearance that can be seen in the Taxidermy Base (Extinction) Taxidermy Base (Extinction) is the particle itself used to move itself far away into another form rather than its actual form.
  • If you look outside of the arena, you can see ARKs floating in space, including Aberration.
  • If you listen carefully to the sounds it makes, you can hear it whisper "The chosen one... Homo Deus...".
  • Make sure to quickly put all of your items in a creature's inventory after winning, the game tends to randomly delete items after the fight (Tends to randomly delete a few items in singleplayer, tested all bosses in PlayStation and PC, needs confirming for Xbox.)
    • If doing the no-tame run, the best choice is to take a shoulder creature, such as an Otter. They don't take damage from the Overseer and the drones while mounted on your shoulder. You can easily put all your items into your shoulder pet before you ascend.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
267.0 The Overseer Overseer endboss is added to the game, alongside its Attack Drone Attack Drone and Defense Unit Defense Unit minions and ascension

Gallery[]

References[]

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