Chibi-Ovis

Chibi-Ovis and Chibi-Ovus

The Chibi-Ovis is a Chibi-Pet found in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki notes that Chibi-Ovus, the name our ASA record still carries, was the item's name before patch 321.14. It came with ARK: Winter Wonderland 4 in ASE and, per the wiki, has returned in every event since. The game text: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Sources of the pet

Our records list the Ovis as a creature that drops it. 2 crate types can contain it, the Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's) crates. Our data places it on 4 maps: The Island, Aberration, Extinction and Lost Colony. It has a weight of 0 and a stack size of 1.

Levelling the pet

With the pet equipped, kills of certain creatures give it experience. Five level-ups are possible, and each one permanently adds 1 to the cap of whichever survivor has it equipped at that moment, for at most 5 additional levels. Qualifying kills include the Alpha Basilisk, Alpha Deathworm, Alpha Leedsichthys, Alpha Tusoteuthis, Alpha Fire Wyvern and Enraged Corrupted Triceratops. On Steam, ASE also counts kills such as the Alpha Dakosaurus and Alpha Tridacna, while ASA adds the Alpha Palaeoctopus, Alpha Hulking Revenant, Astral Mammoth and Enraged Lightning Rex, among others.

Slot, position and death

ASE players equip it in the off-hand slot, while ASA has a separate slot for chibis. It then trails at the survivor's front left, matching their facing, rides in their lap on a mount and sits beside the bed during sleep. As an ordinary item rather than an unlockable skin, it falls with the inventory when the survivor dies and is lost for good if the death cache is not picked up.