Chibi-Kentrosaurus

A winter chibi that lifts the level cap

The Chibi-Kentrosaurus is a miniature pet in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. It works mostly as a cosmetic, but it can also add to a survivor's level cap. The ARK Wiki ties it to ARK: Winter Wonderland 4 and says it has been available in every event since; the version that added it is 304.1. The in-game text: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Experience from alphas

The pet gains experience from kills of certain predators made while it is equipped. Five level-ups are possible; each one lifts the maximum level of the survivor wearing it at the time by 1, for at most 5 extra levels. Creatures the wiki lists include the Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha Fire Wyvern, Alpha Skeletal Rex and Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. Players of ASE on Steam can add the Alpha Dakosaurus and others, and ASA brings creatures such as the Astral Direwolf and Alpha Palaeoctopus.

Equipping it

ASE uses the off-hand slot for chibis, and ASA has a dedicated Chibi slot. The pet sits in the survivor's lap while mounted and nearby while they sleep in bed. It counts as an ordinary item rather than an unlockable skin: it drops with the inventory on death and is lost if that cache is never recovered.

Where it comes from

Our records name the Kentrosaurus as a creature that drops it, and 3 crate types can contain it, among them the Raptor Claus Gift and Fishing Items (Valentine's). The maps on record are The Island, Scorched Earth, Extinction and Lost Colony. It weighs 0 and stacks to 1.