Dragon
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
Dragon
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 3,000
Baby: The hatched dinosaur, now a baby, needs constant attention and food placed directly in its inventory to survive, or a nearby Maewing to take care of its needs.
- Gestation
- 8h 0m 0s
- Maturation
- 92h 35m 33s
- Food at birth
- 63.22/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 87:57:46
- Total Time:
- 92:35:33
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 8h 0m 0s
Elapsed Time- 4h 37m 47s
- Maturation Time Left
- 87h 57m 46s
Time to Juvenile- 4h 37m 47s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 3513items
- Food to Adult
- 2292items
- Food Per Hour
- 73
Food Capacity- 1500items
Baby Hand Feed For- N/A1.9% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 8.8%
- Maximum imprint
- 96.8% (11 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 60.06 food/min
- Maturation
- 92h 35m 33s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 4h 37m 46s | 16,244 | 325 | 9 | 32.5 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 37h 2m 13s | 98,342 | 1,967 | 50 | 196.7 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 46h 17m 46s | 43,902 | 879 | 22 | 87.9 |
| Total | 87h 57m 46s | 3,171 | 81 | 317.1 |
Total: 3,171 Raw Meat
- Feeding Trough
- 2,400 items (60 slots)Need 2 full loads
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 7x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 56x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 70x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
Spoils in 10m | Trough / Maewing: 40m | Tek Trough: 16h 40m
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
More about breeding the Dragon
The baby Dragon takes approximately 3 days and 20 hours to fully mature at default rates - over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.
Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The Dragon's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted Dragon gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the Dragon. Expect ~556 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.
The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale Dragon raises by totaling food across all babies. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.
The Dragon is a boss creature in ARK: Survival Ascended that must be fought in a dedicated arena. It falls within the Variant classification.
With 20,000 base Health, the Dragon is an absolute bullet sponge. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Dragon brings decent hitting power to the table. Stamina sits at 400 base, providing solid stamina reserves. It carries 3000 base Weight - excellent carrying capacity.
After taming, the Dragon is a fearsome boss that requires serious preparation and a strong army of tames to defeat. A wild Dragon is worth 3000 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.