Chibi-Fire Wyvern

Earned from the Manticore

Introduced in ARK: Survival Ascended, the Chibi-Fire Wyvern is a Chibi-Pet that the ARK Wiki says is obtained by defeating the Manticore on Alpha in Scorched Earth; our records also place it on that map. Its description: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

How the chibi grows

Chibi-Pets are primarily cosmetic, but they also raise the survivor's level cap. In ASA the pet goes into the dedicated Chibi slot; it then appears at the survivor's front-left, follows them, sits in their lap while they ride and stays nearby while they sleep in a bed.

Killing certain predators while it is equipped gives the chibi experience. It can level up five times, and every level gained adds 1 permanently to the max level of whoever has it equipped at that time, to a limit of 5 extra levels. The wiki's XP list includes the Alpha Fire Wyvern, Alpha Mosasaur and Alpha Tusoteuthis, and its separate ASA list adds creatures such as the Enraged Lightning Rex and Astral Megalodon.

Keeping it safe

A chibi is treated as an ordinary item, not an unlocked skin: it drops with the rest of the inventory when the survivor dies and is lost unless the death cache is recovered. The Chibi-Fire Wyvern weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.