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ARK: Survival Ascended - Top 10 Valguero Creatures to TameThis video showcases the top 10 creatures to tame in ARK: Survival Ascended's Valguero map, excluding paid DLC creatures. The list includes creatures useful for resource gathering, combat, exploration, and boss fights, providing a comprehensive guide for players looking to thrive on Valguero.
The Procoptodon's pouch can hold creatures up to the size of a Ferraenino until they reach 10% maturity.
1. 🦂 Mantis: Dual-Wielding Harvesting and Polymer Powerhouse
- ✅ Found in the ice wyvern trench and fiery tunnels.
- ✅ Tamed passively with bug repellent and ghillie armor, using a deathworm horn or woolly rhino horn for best effectiveness.
- ✅ Saddled at level 45 and can dual-wield melee weapons for increased damage and harvesting efficiency.
- ✅ Can be bred for an easy organic polymer farm.
| Weapon | Use |
|---|---|
| Metal Hatchets/Pickaxes | Harvesting |
| Swords/Pikes | Combat |
| Wooden Clubs | Knockout |
00:15 - 01:26
1. 🦂 Mantis: Dual-Wielding Harvesting and Polymer Powerhouse
- ✅ Found in the ice wyvern trench and fiery tunnels.
- ✅ Tamed passively with bug repellent and ghillie armor, using a deathworm horn or woolly rhino horn for best effectiveness.
- ✅ Saddled at level 45 and can dual-wield melee weapons for increased damage and harvesting efficiency.
- ✅ Can be bred for an easy organic polymer farm.
| Weapon | Use |
|---|---|
| Metal Hatchets/Pickaxes | Harvesting |
| Swords/Pikes | Combat |
| Wooden Clubs | Knockout |
01:27 - 03:58
2. 🐾 Megaraptor: Stealthy Hunter with Camouflage and Damage Buffs
- ✅ Spawns in various locations, most commonly in the White Cliffs.
- ✅ Tamed by interacting with its altar while holding a torch and hitting it when it attacks from behind.
- ✅ Saddled at level 60.
- ✅ Receives a damage buff when away from other Megaraptors.
- ✅ Has camouflage ability, appearing invisible to other players at a distance.
- ✅ Gains a damage mitigation buff after killing creatures.
| Attack | Effect |
|---|---|
| Claw Swipe | Decent Damage |
| Finishing Swipe | Bleed Effect |
| Pounce Attack | Stuns targets, grounds flyers |
03:59 - 05:38
3. 🦘 Procoptodon: Versatile Early-Game Mount with Baby-Boosting Pouch
- ✅ Spawns commonly in the White Cliffs.
- ✅ Tamed via knockout, prefers rare mushrooms.
- ✅ Saddled at level 23.
- ✅ Excellent speed, agility, and traversal capabilities.
- ✅ Can carry a passenger in its pouch, providing hypo and hyperthermic protection.
- ✅ Babies in the pouch consume 50% less food and gain double imprint affinity.
The Procoptodon's pouch can hold creatures up to the size of a Ferraenino until they reach 10% maturity.
05:39 - 07:35
4. 🐉 Rock Drake: Aberration Explorer with Climbing, Gliding, and Stealth
- ✅ Nests in the radiation aberration zone (cave entrance at 38.3 latitude, 58 longitude).
- ✅ Requires hazard suit and mushroom brew for radiation protection.
- ✅ Eggs need to be incubated with air conditioners, dimetradons, otters, or an egg incubator.
- ✅ Babies eat nameless venom.
- ✅ Saddle unlocked at level 75, with a tech saddle available later.
- ✅ Can climb vertical surfaces and ceilings, glide, and cloak.
- ✅ Detects nearby reapers.
07:36 - 08:36
5. 🦖 Yutyrannus: Valuable Support Dino with Fear and Courage Roars
- ✅ Spawns in the Tundra region and snow biome.
- ✅ Tamed via knockout, prefers extraordinary kibble.
- ✅ Saddled at level 80.
- ✅ Fear roar reduces enemy attack damage by 50% and causes smaller creatures to flee.
- ✅ Courage roar grants allies 25% extra melee damage and 20% damage resistance.
08:37 - 10:11
6. 🔥 Wyvern: Fast and Powerful Flyer with Elemental Breath Attacks
- ✅ Ice Wyverns are in the wyvern trench, Fire Wyverns deeper in the cave entrances.
- ✅ Eggs are stolen from nesting grounds and incubated with torches or air conditioners.
- ✅ Babies eat wyvern milk, obtained from knocking out wild females.
- ✅ Very fast base flying speed and strong stats.
- ✅ Fire Wyverns can set targets alight, Ice Wyverns can freeze targets.
- ✅ Wing flap causes massive knockback.
10:12 - 11:47
7. 🦅 Argentavis: Jack-of-All-Trades Flyer with Healing and Crafting Abilities
- ✅ Spawns in the tundra, snow biome, and mountains.
- ✅ Tamed via knockout, prefers superior kibble.
- ✅ Saddled at level 62.
- ✅ High weight and stamina, good damage and knockback.
- ✅ Heals quickly by biting or consuming carcasses.
- ✅ Can pick up small creatures in its talons and beak.
- ✅ Acts as a portable smithy for crafting and repairing items.
11:48 - 13:13
8. 🌿 Ferraenus: Versatile Herbivore with Powerful Harvesting Abilities
- ✅ Found in the large jungle region east of the green obelisk.
- ✅ Tamed via knockout, prefers exceptional kibble.
- ✅ Saddled at level 69.
- ✅ Three attacks: bite, slap, and tickle.
- ✅ Harvesting levels can be allocated to power or delicate harvesting.
| Attack | Resources |
|---|---|
| Bite | Berries, Hide |
| Slap | Wood, Raw Meat |
| Tickle | Fiber, Rare Flowers |
13:14 - 14:54
9. 🐊 Dino Sucus: Semi-Aquatic Powerhouse with Devastating Bite and Damage Reduction
- ✅ Spawns in the swamp areas of the eastern jungle.
- ✅ Tamed passively with superior kibble and gillie armor.
- ✅ Saddled at level 74.
- ✅ No oxygen stat.
- ✅ Multiple attacks, including a charged Gigabyte that inflicts a fractured debuff.
- ✅ Takes 50% less damage to the head and has damage reductions for different weapon types.
| Attack | Effect |
|---|---|
| Directional Bite | High Damage |
| Tail Swipe | Damage and Knockback |
| Gigabyte (Charged) | Massive Damage, Fractured Debuff (Damage over time when moving) |
14:55 - 17:31
10. 🦖 Deinonychus: Agile Climber and Glider with Deadly Bleed Attack
- ✅ Eggs are stolen from nesting grounds, commonly in the White Cliffs.
- ✅ Saddled at level 32.
- ✅ Fast and agile, can sprint, jump, scale walls, and glide.
- ✅ No fall damage.
- ✅ Pack mentality with a pack leader buff.
- ✅ Bite attack inflicts a bleed effect that stacks up to five times.
- ✅ The only bleed in the game that works against bosses.