Chibi-Oviraptor

An Oviraptor chibi with a level bonus

Chibi-Oviraptor is a small cosmetic pet for ARK: Survival Ascended and ARK: Survival Evolved that also raises your survivor's maximum level. The wiki ties it to ARK: Winter Wonderland 4 and says it has been available in every event since; 304.1 is the version that added it.

Where it comes from

Our records list 2 crate types that can contain it, Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's), on maps such as Ragnarok, Valguero and Lost Island. Our database also names the Oviraptor as a creature that drops it, and places the item on The Island, Aberration, Extinction and Lost Colony.

Levelling the pet

The game text reads: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!" Experience comes from killing certain predators with the pet equipped, for example the Alpha Karkinos, Alpha Basilisk, Alpha Skeletal Rex or Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. ASA-only sources include the Astral Rock Drake and Enraged Lightning Rex, and ASE on Steam has extras such as the Alpha Dakosaurus. The pet can level up five times, and each level-up permanently gives the survivor wearing it 1 more maximum level, up to 5.

Slots and death

ASE equips it in the off-hand slot, ASA in a separate Chibi slot. Mounted survivors carry it in their lap. The game handles it as an ordinary item: it drops with your inventory when you die. The wiki names the Chibi-Noglin from the Genesis Season Pass as the one exception, as a new, unlevelled one is in the inventory after respawn. The Chibi-Oviraptor weighs 0 and stacks to 1.