Bite
Bite a target in front of you.
Controls
- LMB
Base damage42
- Thatch231
- Wood126
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
Roll Rat
CreatureFarmer
- Spawns on
- 18 maps
- Abundance
- Rare
- Saddle
- Level 58
- Kill XP
- 7
- Taming method
- Passive
- Diet
- Herbivore
Overview
The Roll Rat is a small herbivore tamed for its unique role as a farmer and weight reducer. It provides an 80% reduction on Wood weight in inventory, making it highly efficient for wood-based resource runs. It can be airlifted by Karkinos or Quetzal for fast deployment.
Tamed via passive feeding, the Roll Rat excels at gathering plant-based resources and is commonly used to streamline early- to mid-game farming and base construction logistics.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 850 | +170 | +4% | |
| Stamina | 300 | +30 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 800 | +48 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | +2% | |
| Food | 3000 | +300 | +2% | |
| Weight | 400 | +8 | +0.8% | |
| Melee damage | 100% | +5% | +10% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +2% |
Base statsOpen calculator
MethodPassive
Base torpor800+48 per level
Affinity needed2,000+100 per level
More about taming the Roll Rat
A Roll Rat is fed down a hole rather than by hand. Put Giant Bee Honey in your last hotbar slot, wait for it to burrow into the ground, then aim at the hole and press the last-slot key to throw the honey in. Repeat every time it burrows again. Honey is the only thing it accepts, and a dig that turns up nothing costs more than half a find, so throw into the hole rather than scattering it around.
Roll Rats are passively tamed by feeding them while near the creature. The best food is Giant Bee Honey, which provides the fastest taming progress. About 22 units of Giant Bee Honey are needed. The process takes around 16 minutes and requires approximately 59 Narcotics to maintain torpor. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Abilities
Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.
Abilities
About spawn zones
Roll Rat has recorded spawns on 18 maps: Aberration, Astraeos, Valguero, Genesis, Althemia, Amissa and 12 more. On Astraeos, Roll Rat spawns only in caves: The Verdant Underhollow.
Spawn zones
80% weight reduction
About spawn zones
Reduces Wood weight by 80% in inventory. Pair with Karkinos or Quetzal to maintain this reduction during aerial transport.
Weight reduction
Immobilized by
About weight reduction
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 230 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
 Hide | ~940% · ~8 hits | ~1460% · ~6 hits |
 Raw Meat | ~1160% · ~8 hits | ~740% · ~6 hits |
 Keratin | ~210% · ~8 hits | ~415% · ~6 hits |
Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing a Roll Rat yields Hide, Raw Meat, and Keratin. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Keratin, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat harvest.
Drops and interactionsHarvest guide
More gathering abilities
About gathering
While ridden, the Roll Rat gathers a wide variety of plant-based resources using its bite or gem detection ability. It harvests 10× yields of Berries, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, and Wood. Fiber and Cactus Sap are gathered at 8× yield.
Gathering abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- BiteLMB
Base damage42
- Thatch231
- Wood126
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
More abilities
- RollRMB
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Explosions-40%
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
Environment & other
- Fire-60%
- Plant Species X-50%
- Spike Wall+100%
HitboxesHead ×1.3
Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator
Combat notes
Roll Rats are highly vulnerable to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% damage, and are weak to spike walls (+100%) and explosive demolitions (+50%). They are highly resistant to fire damage (-60%) and projectile-based attacks (-50%). Avoid fire-based weapons when attacking them.
The Roll Rat has a head hitbox multiplier of 1.25x, making head strikes more effective for faster knockout. Target the head when sedating to reduce taming time.
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Combat & abilitiesBase XP per kill: 7
Roll Rat kill XP
Base XP per kill: 7
Per kill
557 XP7 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild × 1× server
Server XP settings1× · wild 1.25 · alpha 1.33 · boss 5 · cave 1.33
Experience
- The Roll Rat gathers Wood at 10× efficiency, making it one of the fastest wood harvesters among small creatures.
- It can be carried by Karkinos and Quetzal, enabling mobile farming operations.
- Its 80% Wood weight reduction stacks with carrier inventory bonuses when properly managed.
- Despite its small size, it can damage Wood-tier structures, useful for clearing thatch and wooden obstacles.
This page details the Roll Rat's stats, taming, breeding, harvest capabilities, and combat data. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.
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