Chibi-Ghost Rex

A Fear Evolved chibi

Survivors in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended can equip the Chibi-Ghost Rex, a miniature pet that is mostly cosmetic but also raises the level cap. The ARK Wiki dates it to the ASE event ARK: Fear Evolved 5 and says it has been available in every event since. Its description: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Slots, posture and leveling

ASE puts chibis in the off-hand slot, while ASA has a dedicated Chibi slot. An equipped pet stands to the front-left of its survivor and follows where they move and face. On a mount it sits in the survivor's lap, and while the survivor is in bed it sits nearby. Killing certain predators with the pet equipped levels it up, up to five times; every level permanently raises the maximum level of the survivor wearing it at that moment by 1, for up to 5 extra levels in total.

Kills that count

The wiki keeps a list of creatures whose kills give chibis experience. The main list includes the Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Raptor, Alpha Megalodon, Alpha Karkinos, Alpha Deathworm and Alpha Fire Wyvern, plus the Enraged Corrupted Rex. The wiki marks some entries as exclusive to ASE on Steam, for example the Abyssal Alpha T-Rex and the Alpha Water Wyvern, and others as exclusive to ASA, such as the Astral Rock Drake, Astral Megalodon, Alpha Ossidon and Enraged Lightning Rex.

Losing it, and where it drops

Unlike an unlocked skin, a chibi is an ordinary item: it falls with the rest of the survivor's inventory on death and is gone if the death cache is not recovered. It weighs 0. Our records list 3 crate types that can contain the Chibi-Ghost Rex: the DodoRex and Dodo Wyvern crate, plus the Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's) crates.