Raptor

Raptor

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Common Name

Raptor

Group

Dinosaurs

Species

Utahraptor prime

Time Period

Early Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

June 2, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

• Tek Raptor
• Alpha Raptor
• Aberrant Raptor
• Corrupted Raptor
• Skeletal Raptor

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Raptor_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Raptor/Raptor_Character_BP.Raptor_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Tek Raptor
admincheat summon BionicRaptor_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Raptor/BionicRaptor_Character_BP.BionicRaptor_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Raptor
admincheat summon Raptor_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Raptor/Raptor_Character_BP_Aberrant.Raptor_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Corrupted Raptor
admincheat summon Raptor_Character_BP_Corrupt_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Extinction/Dinos/Corrupt/Raptor/Raptor_Character_BP_Corrupt.Raptor_Character_BP_Corrupt'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Parasaur Egg)

Preferred Food

Raw Mutton

Equipment

Raptor Saddle (Level 18)

Unique Skins

• Raptor Bionic Costume
• Raptor Bone Costume

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

6 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat

Special Loot Chance

30%

Feces Size

Small

Drag Weight

85

Carryable By

• Argentavis
• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Kaprosuchus
• Karkinos
• Lightning Wyvern
• Megalosaurus
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tusoteuthis
• Zombie Fire Wyvern
• Zombie Lightning Wyvern
• Zombie Poison Wyvern

Immobilized By

• Bola
• Bear Trap
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse

Reproduction

Egg

• Raptor Egg
• Tek Raptor Egg

Incubation Range

20 - 28 °C / 68 - 82 °F

Incubation Time

1h 59m

Baby Time

3h 42m

Juvenile Time

14h 48m

Adolescent Time

18h 31m

Total Maturation Time

1d 13h 2m 11s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

This article is about Raptor, not to be confused with Microraptor, or Oviraptor

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

Basic Info

Dossier

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

	“	Wild Utahraptor prime is an incredibly aggressive subspecies of Utahraptor found on the Island. It tends to travel in small hunting packs, attacking smaller prey with its sharp teeth and enlarged foreclaws. When hunting in packs, the pack leader can vocalize a signal that acts as a battle cry. Be prepared to run or fight if you hear the call of the Utahraptor! The pack will repeat the calls and attack with much greater intensity. One of the faster creatures on the island, Utahraptor often uses their pack numbers to their advantage by swarming around their prey before it can react. The large curved talon on the second toe of this sub-species seems particularly suited for dealing significant damage. Utahraptor prime usually kill its prey with numerous slashing and biting attacks in rapid sequence. Domesticated What the Utahraptor lacks in size, it makes up for in ingenuity. Rather than chase down smaller creatures, Utahraptor will pounce and pin its prey to the ground rather than chasing it around. Despite its normally aggressive nature, Utahraptors have become one of the primary combat mounts for roaming bands of raiders, as well as scouts for larger collectives. Those who ride Utahraptor claim they are difficult to tame, but then fiercely loyal. As a carnivore, once tamed they require a steady stream of meat to sustain.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

Raptors will attack dinosaurs and players on sight. 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 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 it is rare in the color 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.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Raptor's "body accent" magenta.

Region 0: Body Accent	Region 1: Feather Tips	Region 2 is not used for this Creature.
Region 3: Body	Region 4: Feathers	Region 5: Belly

Region 0: Body AccentRegion 1: Feather TipsRegion 3: BodyRegion 4: FeathersRegion 5: Belly

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.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Raptor's "inner body" magenta.

Region 0: Inner Body	Region 1: Legs and Head	Region 2: Body
Region 3: Gears	Region 4: Spikes and Tail	Region 5: Emissives

Region 0: Inner BodyRegion 1: Legs and HeadRegion 2: BodyRegion 3: GearsRegion 4: Spikes and TailRegion 5: Emissives

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

• Raw Meat
• Hide

• Electronics
• Element Dust
• Oil
• Scrap Metal

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Corrupted Nodule

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
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 / 102	+0.75 / +0.5	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1.5%	20%
Torpidity	180	+10.8	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• 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 Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	480	993.6	1104	6
Swimming	300	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• 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), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	200	+40	+5.4%	0.07	-4%
Stamina	150	+15	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1200	+120	+10%
Weight	140	+2.8	+4%
Melee Damage	152	+0.75	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1.5%	20%
Torpidity	180	+10.8	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• 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 Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	480	993.6	1104	6
Swimming	300	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• 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), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	200	+40
Stamina	150	+15
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	1200	+120
Weight	140	+2.8
Melee Damage	152	+0.75
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	180	+10.8

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• 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 Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting	Stamina Used
		Wild
Walking	480	993.6	?
Swimming	300	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• 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.

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 infos about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

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. 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.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:02:40
Raw Mutton	4	0	0	0	0:03:21
Cooked Lamb Chop	7	0	0	0	0:05:50
Raw Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:04:11
Cooked Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:07:30
Raw Prime Fish Meat	11	0	0	0	0:04:36
Raw Meat	13	2	1	1	0:10:51
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	21	0	0	0	0:09:00
Cooked Meat	26	2	1	1	0:10:51
Raw Fish Meat	32	8	2	1	0:13:21
Cooked Fish Meat	63	7	2	1	0:13:08
KO: × 18; × 8; × 2; × 2; × 1; × 1; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:10:00

Level 30					Time
Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:05:20
Raw Mutton	8	0	0	0	0:06:41
Cooked Lamb Chop	15	0	0	0	0:12:30
Raw Prime Meat	10	0	0	0	0:08:21
Cooked Prime Meat	20	1	1	1	0:16:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat	25	0	0	0	0:10:26
Raw Meat	30	29	6	3	0:25:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	50	17	4	2	0:21:25
Cooked Meat	60	29	6	3	0:25:01
Raw Fish Meat	75	50	11	6	0:31:16
Cooked Fish Meat	150	50	11	6	0:31:16
KO: × 50; × 21; × 6; × 4; × 3; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:16:29

Level 60					Time
Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:08:00
Raw Mutton	13	0	0	0	0:10:51
Cooked Lamb Chop	24	0	0	0	0:19:59
Raw Prime Meat	16	0	0	0	0:13:21
Cooked Prime Meat	32	24	5	3	0:26:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat	40	0	0	0	0:16:41
Raw Meat	48	79	17	9	0:40:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	80	55	12	6	0:34:15
Cooked Meat	96	79	17	9	0:40:01
Raw Fish Meat	120	121	26	13	0:50:01
Cooked Fish Meat	240	121	26	13	0:50:01
KO: × 82; × 34; × 10; × 6; × 5; × 4; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:56

Level 90					Time
Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	9	0	0	0	0:12:00
Raw Mutton	18	0	0	0	0:15:01
Cooked Lamb Chop	33	16	4	2	0:27:29
Raw Prime Meat	22	0	0	0	0:18:21
Cooked Prime Meat	44	60	13	7	0:36:38
Raw Prime Fish Meat	55	0	0	0	0:22:56
Raw Meat	66	148	32	16	0:55:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	110	110	24	12	0:47:06
Cooked Meat	132	148	32	16	0:55:01
Raw Fish Meat	165	214	46	23	1:08:46
Cooked Fish Meat	330	214	46	23	1:08:46
KO: × 115; × 47; × 13; × 8; × 7; × 6; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:10

Level 120					Time
Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	11	0	0	0	0:14:40
Raw Mutton	23	0	0	0	0:19:11
Cooked Lamb Chop	42	45	10	5	0:34:58
Raw Prime Meat	28	0	0	0	0:23:21
Cooked Prime Meat	56	107	24	12	0:46:37
Raw Prime Fish Meat	70	14	3	2	0:29:11
Raw Meat	84	232	51	26	1:10:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	140	178	39	20	0:59:57
Cooked Meat	168	232	51	26	1:10:01
Raw Fish Meat	210	326	71	36	1:27:31
Cooked Fish Meat	420	326	71	36	1:27:31
KO: × 147; × 60; × 17; × 10; × 9; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:26:42

Level 150					Time
Kibble (Parasaur Egg)	13	0	0	0	0:17:20
Raw Mutton	28	0	0	0	0:23:21
Cooked Lamb Chop	51	81	18	9	0:42:28
Raw Prime Meat	34	0	0	0	0:28:21
Cooked Prime Meat	68	163	36	18	0:56:37
Raw Prime Fish Meat	85	39	9	5	0:35:26
Raw Meat	102	330	73	37	1:25:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	170	258	57	29	1:12:47
Cooked Meat	204	330	73	37	1:25:01
Raw Fish Meat	255	454	100	50	1:46:16
Cooked Fish Meat	510	454	100	50	1:46:16
KO: × 179; × 74; × 20; × 12; × 10; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:48

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.

Ingredients for Kibble (Parasaur Egg): 1 ×  Parasaur Egg or Tek Parasaur Egg , 1 ×  Longrass , 1 ×  Cooked Meat , 2 ×  Mejoberry , 3 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Water

Alpha Boost

When in pack of 3 or more, the Raptor of the highest level in the group gets the Alpha boost upon making use of vocalization for 45 seconds. The Alpha has a glowing red cloud around it to indicate its status whereas the rest has 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).

It seems like the boost/vocalization buffs don't work with bred raptors on the latest updates.

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.

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.

Easy taming method

Raptors can be tamed in different ways. One way you can tame them is by using bolas on them and then knocking them out.

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 Sling, Bow, Crossbow etc. It should die fairly quickly.

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.

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's size are relatively smaller than them, they can pounce and render you immobile for some time. 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 hopped 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 than 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
• Bulbdog
• Compy
• Dilophosaur
• Dodo
• Dung Beetle
• Glowtail
• Human
• Hyaenodon
• Jerboa
• Jug Bug
• Lystrosaurus
• Otter
• Oviraptor
• Phiomia
• Shinehorn
• Trilobite
• Troodon

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 target and completely immobilize a player.

Collectibles

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

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, because that would be too overpowered.
• Like many other Dromaeosaurids it is believed that Utahraptor did not use its sickle claw as a slashing weapon, but rather for stabbing. This is due to the very thick profile of the claw. Dromaeosaurs such as Utahraptor, Velociraptor, and Deinonychus likely used their claws to puncture arteries and even organs to cause internal bleeding, killing the prey quickly due to blood loss. They may also have used their sickle claw to hold onto their prey while using primarily their hands and teeth to deal injuries.
• 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. 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".
• 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.
• The Player can use weapons while mounted on this creature.
• 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, leaded by Dilo with 30,715 and Trike by 24,686.
  • This applies to all map but Extinction, with its main death cause at #5.

Gallery

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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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  A group of players on Raptors.

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  A player riding a Raptor.

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  TLC Patch 2 model update.

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  Tek Raptor pack.

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  Tek Raptor pouncing.