Mantis Ghost
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
Mantis Ghost
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 220
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.
- Incubation
- 2h 46m 39s
- Maturation
- 54h 27m 58s
- Incubation temperature
- 35 - 38 °C
- Food at birth
- 70.81/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 51:44:34
- Total Time:
- 54:27:58
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 2h 46m 39s
- Elapsed Time
- 2h 43m 24s
- Maturation Time Left
- 51h 44m 34s
Time to Juvenile- 2h 43m 24s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 2315items
- Food to Adult
- 1510items
- Food Per Hour
- 81
Food Capacity- 110items
Baby Hand Feed For- 58m 7s6.8% maturation
Imprinting
Estimate using ARK's default 8-hour cuddle interval. Set this creature's interval below if it differs.
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 15.2%
- Maximum imprint
- 91.2% (6 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 67.27 food/min
- Maturation
- 54h 27m 58s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 43m 23s | 10,702 | 215 | 6 | 21.5 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 21h 47m 11s | 64,792 | 1,296 | 33 | 129.6 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 27h 13m 59s | 28,925 | 579 | 15 | 57.9 |
| Total | 51h 44m 34s | 2,090 | 54 | 209 |
Total: 2,090 Raw Meat
- Feeding Trough
- 2,400 items (60 slots)Fits in one load
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 5x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 33x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 41x 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 Mantis Ghost
The Mantis Ghost reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 35°C and 38°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 2 hours and 46 minutes.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days and 6 hours (1x rate), progressing over a lengthy period. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Raising a baby Mantis Ghost involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~327 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~22h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~27h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Don't skip imprinting - each successful imprint boosts the Mantis Ghost's stats, and hitting 100% grants a 30% combat bonus when the imprinter rides it. Imprint requests include cuddling, walks, and specific kibble - check the wiki for which kibble to stockpile.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Mantis Ghost babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~327 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Mantis Ghost babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Mantis Ghost is a carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.
Its base Stamina of 150 gives it decent staying power. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Mantis Ghost has decent hitting power. Starting at 275 Health, it's on the squishy side. A base Weight of 220 means a reasonable inventory size.
The Mantis Ghost cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 35°C and 38°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 2 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.