Fish
Manta
Manta mobula
- Tameable
- Rideable
- Breedable
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Era
- Early Oligocene - Holocene
- Drag weight
- 75
Where it spawns
- Very common
- Common
- Uncommon
- Very uncommon
- Rare
- Very rare
Spawn areas mined from the game files by the ARK Wiki; Ascended data where the wiki has it. Creatures roam a little outside their areas.
Base stats and growth
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 320 | +16 | +1.4% |
| Stamina | 270 | +54 | +20.0% |
| Food | 1,000 | +100 | +10.0% |
| Weight | 200 | +4 | +4.0% |
| Melee | 28 | +1.4 | +0.9% |
| Move Speed | 100% | — | +1.3% |
| Torpidity | 700 | +42 | — |
Dossier
In the wild
Here is another example of a creature that seems to have evolved beyond its historical traits. Everything points to this being a saltwater ray, but Manta mobula has developed the ability to swim into the island's rivers and shallows, as well as through the open ocean. Perhaps there were originally two types of ray on the island before, but years of interbreeding combined their lineage. Normally docile, Manta mobula is a carnivore only in that it naturally consumes plankton. Fortunately, Manta mobula is usually not aggressive, unless encroached. Its tail is incredibly sharp, and can pierce through thick hide and armor with ease.
Once tamed
While not the fastest swimmer around the island, Manta mobula is among the deadliest of small ocean mounts. Tribes who value striking power over speed often keep large schools of Manta to ride. Its capability to briefly leap out of water provides it a showy tactic for avoiding combat as well. A quick jab through the heart of an unsuspecting survivor can easily take them by surprise! Thusly, many tribes use it as an escort for their slower cargo-carrying swimmers.
Breeding
1 Gestation
7h 56m 11s
2 Baby
3h 42m 13s
3 Juvenile
14h 48m 53s
4 Adolescent
18h 31m 6s
- Fully grown after
- 1d 13h 2m 13s
- Mate again after
- 18h - 2d
Taming
- Method
- Passive
Saddle
Manta Saddle
Unlocks at level 28, 25 armor
Crafting cost
- Hide
- 100
- Fiber
- 70
- Wood or Fungal Wood
- 25
- Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot
- 35
- Flint
- 12
Crafted in Smithy, Argentavis Saddle, Castoroides Saddle, Thorny Dragon Saddle, Tek Replicator, Exo-Mek
On the ARK Wiki
Technical
- Entity ID
Manta_Character_BP_C- Cloneable
- No