CArgentavis
An essential flying mount with great weight capacity and the ability to carry creatures. Its saddle acts as a mobile smithy.
- Tameable
- Rideable
- Breedable
At a glance
Profile
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Taming
- Knockout·Full taming guide
- Saddle
- Argentavis Saddle
- Reproduction
- Egg
- Level range
- 1 to 30 (5 to 150 at 5.0 difficulty)
- Species
- Argentavis atrocollum
- XP per kill
- 445.2
Ratings
Estimated from stats — community guidance, not official.
Rated Excellent for PvE and Strong for PvP.
Weaknesses & counter tips
Worked out from its stats
- Low torpor — easy to knock out; a few tranq hits will subdue it.
Gallery
1 image · the creature
Argentavis — Detailed Guide
The Argentavis is ARK's great utility bird. It lifts creatures and players, carries heavy loads, and its saddle doubles as a mobile smithy, so you can repair and craft in the field. For many tribes it is the first big flyer and the one they keep using.
Where to find it
It nests on mountain tops and cliffs on almost every map: The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in ASA, plus Crystal Isles, Lost Island, Fjordur and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame. It is aggressive, so engage from cover, knock it out and feed it meat. 
Raw Mutton and 
Raw Prime Meat are the fastest raw foods. Check the taming calculator for amounts. Its saddle unlocks at level 62.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 56 minutes.
- Temperature: it needs a cool range, 12 to 13.5 °C in ASE.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
- Transport: moves Ankylosaurs and
Doedicurus to resource sites and carries the ore home. - Field crafting: repairs and crafts with the saddle's smithy.
- Carcasses: harvests meat, hide and chitin from carcasses.
Tips
Raise its weight stat when you level it. An Argentavis carrying an 
Ankylosaurus is the classic metal-run combo.
Community Tips
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