Ravager

Ravager

Dossier Ravager.png

Dossier

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

Groups

Fantasy Creatures, Mammals

Species

Canis barghest

Time Period

Unknown

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

275.0
December 12, 2017

768.0
December 12, 2017

518.0
December 12, 2017

Not Yet Released

Not Yet Released

DLCs

Aberration, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles

Spawn Command

admincheat summon CaveWolf_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Aberration/Dinos/CaveWolf/CaveWolf_Character_BP.CaveWolf_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Ravager (Gauntlet)
admincheat summon CaveWolf_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Volcanic/CaveWolf_Character_BP_Gauntlet.CaveWolf_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Food

Raw Mutton

Equipment

Ravager Saddle  (Level 47)

Unique Skins

Decorative Ravager Saddle Skin 

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

12 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Pelt
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Special Loot Chance

30%

Feces Size

Small

Drag Weight

120

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Karkinos
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal

Immobilized By

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

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Gestation Time

4h 10m 37.593s

Baby Time

4h 52m 23.859s

Juvenile Time

19h 29m 35.438s

Adolescent Time

1d 21m 59.297s

Total Maturation Time

2d 43m 58.594s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Ravager or simply Cave wolf or hyena is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved's Aberration expansion.

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 Anywhere else, Canis barghest's powerful muscles, wicked claws, and fearsome countenance would put it near the top of the food chain. Yet in these caves, this common, lupine predator resides somewhere in the middle. That said, it is an intelligent hunter with an exceptional ability to adapt. For example, it has learned to utilize the zip lines that survivors have built as a means of travel, all on its own. Remarkable! Domesticated The strong legs of the Canis barghest make it an effective mount for many survivors, particularly for long distance travel. While other creatures outshine it when it comes to bursts of speed, its stamina and ability to climb across both natural vines and artificial zip lines makes it a highly versatile travelling companion.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

The Ravager is an aggressive pack animal which usually travels in packs of 3 to 5, attacking most herbivores its size or smaller. Even without a pack, a Ravager can be very aggressive and dangerous, but if there's only one, then they won't get any buffs for being in a pack. When tamed, the Ravager is a great mount for transport or scouting; it has decent weight, speed, and stamina and it’s capable of climbing up zip lines and vines.

Appearance

The Ravager is a mostly hairless almost scaly, quadrupedal canine predator. It has large ears, possibly for hunting at low light levels, and it possesses large teeth and claws for ripping apart prey. It is around the size of a dire wolf, but has a jump comparable to a thylacoleo although in a more vertical direction for overcoming obstacles. Alphas will have a reddish orange glow around them to distinguish them from the rest of their pack.

Color Scheme and Regions

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

Region 0: Body Main	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: Underbelly	Region 5: Top Highlights

Drops

• Raw Meat

• Pelt

• Hide

Base Stats and Growth

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

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	400	+80	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	350	+35	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1200	+120	+10%		15%
Weight	500	+10	+4%
Melee Damage	33	+1.32	+1.36%	4.2%	13.2%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%	35%
Torpidity	500	+30	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	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	300	?	924	924	7
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?

• 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

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		5	500	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		25

Claw		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	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		25

Howl		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	365	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		25

Bite Below		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		5	400	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		25

Bite Above		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		5	400	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		25

Claw Below		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	400	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		33

Claw Above		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	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		33

Bite Jump		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	1000	100	800
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		25

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.

Ravager

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 this creature.

General

These creatures will attack you if you get too close and are powerful even at low levels, especially with its bleeding attack and the pack buff. They are a common spawn. They will sometimes run away when you approach much like raptors.

Strategy

Keep clear of this creature. If you are going to be attacked however, running into water occasionally will work and will sometimes break aggro, but don't always count on it.

Weaponry

Melee combat is not recommended with its Gnash attack. Shooting it instead with a ranged weapon at a distance works best.

Dangers

If you are out at "night" without a capable mount, be very careful, the Ravagers DO NOT glow and the most visible way to spot them in the dark is if you see a pack alpha.

They are very fast and will easily run down a low level player. They also hunt in packs (receiving the pack bonus) and have a slow attack that "Gnashes" a player. The Gnash attack is powerful and can even kill a Spino with ease as it induces a harsh bleed.

They are able to climb player placed zip lines to get to you. Be cautious!

Weakness

They can easily be stopped by using a bola. You can use a Raptor to attack Ravager, make 2-3 attacks, run away from Ravager's attacks, heal and attack next time (similar strategy can be used on Raptors against every slower opponent). Megalosaurus, Carno and Spino can easily kill Ravagers.

Taming

For general infos about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

Using a Bola will make it stand still so it's easily knocked out, like a dire wolf tame or a sabertooth.

The pack bonus on Ravagers makes them more difficult to tame so it is recommended that you bola the Ravager you wish to tame and either kill its packmates or simply lead them far enough away and lose aggro.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Raw Mutton	2	0	0	0	0:14:04
Cooked Lamb Chop	2	0	0	0	0:08:02
Raw Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:13:08
Cooked Prime Meat	13	0	0	0	0:24:21
Raw Prime Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:15:57
Raw Meat	20	21	5	3	0:37:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	33	9	2	1	0:31:48
Cooked Meat	39	19	4	2	0:36:34
Raw Fish Meat	49	40	8	4	0:45:57
Cooked Fish Meat	97	38	8	4	0:45:29
KO: × 50; × 21; × 6; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:46

Level 30					Time
Raw Mutton	4	0	0	0	0:28:08
Cooked Lamb Chop	5	0	0	0	0:20:05
Raw Prime Meat	15	0	0	0	0:28:08
Cooked Prime Meat	30	35	8	4	0:56:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:34:42
Raw Meat	44	122	25	13	1:22:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	74	85	18	9	1:11:17
Cooked Meat	88	122	25	13	1:22:30
Raw Fish Meat	110	191	39	20	1:43:08
Cooked Fish Meat	220	191	39	20	1:43:08
KO: × 137; × 56; × 16; × 9; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:45:49

Level 60					Time
Raw Mutton	7	0	0	0	0:49:14
Cooked Lamb Chop	7	0	0	0	0:28:06
Raw Prime Meat	24	0	0	0	0:45:00
Cooked Prime Meat	47	124	26	13	1:28:02
Raw Prime Fish Meat	58	0	0	0	0:54:23
Raw Meat	70	302	64	32	2:11:15
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	116	222	47	24	1:51:45
Cooked Meat	139	298	63	32	2:10:19
Raw Fish Meat	174	434	91	46	2:43:08
Cooked Fish Meat	348	434	91	46	2:43:08
KO: × 227; × 93; × 26; × 15; × 11; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:58:11

Level 90					Time
Raw Mutton	9	0	0	0	1:03:17
Cooked Lamb Chop	9	0	0	0	0:36:08
Raw Prime Meat	32	0	0	0	1:00:00
Cooked Prime Meat	64	253	54	27	1:59:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat	80	38	9	5	1:15:00
Raw Meat	95	532	114	57	2:58:08
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	159	412	88	44	2:33:10
Cooked Meat	190	532	114	57	2:58:08
Raw Fish Meat	238	747	160	80	3:43:08
Cooked Fish Meat	475	745	159	80	3:42:40
KO: × 317; × 130; × 36; × 21; × 15; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:07:09

Level 120					Time
Raw Mutton	11	17	4	2	1:17:21
Cooked Lamb Chop	12	0	0	0	0:48:10
Raw Prime Meat	41	15	4	2	1:16:53
Cooked Prime Meat	81	416	90	45	2:31:43
Raw Prime Fish Meat	101	110	24	12	1:34:42
Raw Meat	121	818	177	89	3:46:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	201	640	139	70	3:13:37
Cooked Meat	241	813	176	88	3:45:57
Raw Fish Meat	302	1119	243	122	4:43:08
Cooked Fish Meat	603	1117	242	121	4:42:40
KO: × 407; × 167; × 46; × 26; × 19; × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:12

Level 150					Time
Raw Mutton	13	67	15	8	1:31:25
Cooked Lamb Chop	14	0	0	0	0:56:12
Raw Prime Meat	49	70	16	8	1:31:53
Cooked Prime Meat	98	607	134	67	3:03:33
Raw Prime Fish Meat	122	202	45	23	1:54:23
Raw Meat	146	1135	250	125	4:33:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	244	908	200	100	3:55:02
Cooked Meat	292	1135	250	125	4:33:45
Raw Fish Meat	365	1536	338	169	5:42:12
Cooked Fish Meat	730	1536	338	169	5:42:12
KO: × 497; × 203; × 56; × 32; × 23; × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:01

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.

Utility

Roles

Transport/Scouting: The Ravager's decent stamina and speed, the ability to use Ziplines (natural or unnatural), coupled with its jump make it an excellent early game mount, especially for travelling great distances. Look at a zipline until you see a cursor and jump to mount the zipline. It is able go up and down the ziplines, walk back to turn around and is able to sprint up and slide down. It is also able to jump from zipline to zipline. (Level up Movement Speed and Stamina)

Transport:  Wood, Fungal Wood, Thatch, Metal, Green Gem, Fiber, Crystal, Obsidian, and  Stone weigh less while being carried by the Ravager. These resources weigh only 50% of their usual value.

Hunter/Meat Gatherer: The Ravager's decent base damage coupled with its pack bonus makes it an excellent hunting animal, especially in groups. While mounted, players can use the bite attack (default Lmb) for gathering things such as Hide, Chitin, etc., while the paw swipe attack (default Rmb) will gather mostly meat. (Level up Melee Damage, Stamina, Weight)

Damage: Ravagers gain a pack buff when in a group of 3 or larger in a similar fashion to the Allosaurus or the Dire Wolf giving the pack increased damage and damage resistance. This can be utilized to its fullest potential using a large group of Ravagers for the purpose of taking down large prey, in warfare against other tribes, and as a base defense. Be mindful that tamed Ravagers do not inflict a bleeding affect. (Level up Health, Stamina, and Melee Damage)

Guardian:

Travel:

Combatant:

Guard Dog:

Defenders:

Scout:

War Pack:

Weight Reduction

The Ravager reduces the weight of the following resources by the listed amount while they are in its inventory:

Resource	Reduction
Crystal	50%
Fiber	50%
Fungal Wood	50%
Green Gem	50%
Metal	50%
Obsidian	50%
Stone	50%
Thatch	50%
Wood	50%

Collectibles

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

Notes/Trivia

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

• The Ravager has a roar ability activated by pressing C,. Like the Direwolf it cannot roar while running. If you are on a zipline this will cause them to hang upside down.
• There is a saddle skin available for the Ravager. Similar to the Parasaur Founder saddle it adds a purple blanket-like piece decorated with the Ark "A" with studs on the saddle.
• The Ravager is capable of climbing across zip lines and vines. On console HOLDING DOWN while moving on the zipline increases the movement speed.
• Ravagers set to follow will follow you on ziplines. However to prevent them from jumping onto the zipline in front of you it is suggested to whistle stop, get on and move up the zipline, then whistle follow again.
  • (Baby) Ravagers on follow will attempt to jump towards the nearest zipline to catch up with the survivor or dino they are following.
• When on a zipline on a Ravager, to operate the whistle radial wheel you need to use RS to select instead of LS.
• The Ravager is the second member of the in game Genus Canis ,the other being the Direwolf.
• In fact the Canis genus is a real life genus that contains the Grey wolf, Dingo, Coyote etc.
• The second word of the Ravager's scientific name, Barghest, is actually the name of a creature (possibly a ghost) from English folklore which can appear in multiple forms, but usually takes the shape of a monstrous black dog. It's always considered an omen of death.
  • The Barghest does have several differences between the Mythological version and the version shown in Ark as in Mythology the Barghest is a shapeshifter taking on the form of a ghost sometimes but mostly a black dog in myths and the version in Ark does not have the ability to shapeshift.
• The creature was first announced in the community crunch 102 at September 9, 2017.
• For some reason, Ravager's roar is simliar to the Carbonemys's death sound.
• Like Allosaurus and Direwolf, when a Ravager roars, other pack member will also roar.
• Tamed and Imprinted Ravager do not inflict Gnashed.
• Ravager isn't immune to radiation.
• The first shown image of the Ravager, that being the torn dossier of it, is rather unlike the final design, in that it is much less dog-like, with little to no hair, gremlin-like ears, more spikey protrusions and a neck frill, making it look even stranger than it already does.
• The neck frill on the torn dossier belongs to a reaper.
• Raw mutton recover Ravager's hunger around 200 points
• The Ravager’s appearance also seems to resemble that of the famous mythical creature known as the Chupacabra, there are different depictions of the Chupacabra however and both are referenced in Aberration.
  • In one depiction it is said to take the form of a strange breed of wild dog similarly to the Ravager.
  • The other depiction resembles that of the Nameless as a bipedal creature with fangs and a body highly reminiscent of a demon.

Gallery

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  Torn dossier

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  A tamed Ravager