Chibi-Araneo

A cosmetic pet with a level bonus

The Chibi-Araneo is a chibi-pet in ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK: Survival Evolved. The wiki says it arrived with ARK: Fear Evolved 6 and has been part of every event since then. Chibi-pets are mostly cosmetic, but they also raise a survivor's level cap, as the description explains: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Equipping and levelling it

In ASE the pet goes in the off-hand slot; ASA gives chibis a slot of their own. Once equipped, it walks at the survivor's front left and turns with them, sits in their lap during a ride and stays close by while they sleep in a bed.

Killing certain predators with the pet equipped levels it up, five times at most. Every level-up permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of whoever is wearing the chibi at that moment, for up to 5 extra levels. The wiki's list of creatures that give chibi XP includes, for example, the Alpha Raptor, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Mosasaur and Enraged Corrupted Rex, plus ASA-only kills such as the Astral T-Rex and Alpha Ossidon.

Keep it safe on death

Unlike unlocked skins, a chibi counts as a normal inventory item. It drops with the rest of your gear when you die and is gone if the death cache is not recovered.

Where it turns up

Our records count 3 loot crates that can contain it: DodoRex and Dodo Wyvern, Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's). It weighs 0, does not stack, and our records show it on 5 maps: The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction and Lost Colony.