Breeding the VR Bloodstalker produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between 27°C and 30°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 2 hours and 56 minutes.

The baby VR Bloodstalker takes approximately 2 days and 6 hours to fully mature at default rates - slowly. 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.

Raising a baby VR Bloodstalker 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 VR Bloodstalker'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.

The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the VR Bloodstalker. Expect ~327 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale VR Bloodstalker raises by totaling food across all babies. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.

The VR Bloodstalker is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.

With 1000 base Stamina, the VR Bloodstalker has outstanding staying power. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. With 160 base Health, the VR Bloodstalker is not particularly tanky. A base Weight of 100 means modest carrying capacity.

Taming the VR Bloodstalker doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food.

After taming, the VR Bloodstalker can serve multiple roles depending on how you level its stats after taming. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 27°C–30°C temperature window. Killing a wild VR Bloodstalker yields 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.35 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.