Chibi-Phoenix

A Chibi-Phoenix from Winter Wonderland

The Chibi-Phoenix is a cosmetic pet in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended that also raises the level cap of whoever wears it. The ARK Wiki links it to ARK: Winter Wonderland 4 (patch 304.1), with every event since offering it again. Its item text reads: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Sources in our records

Our database lists the Phoenix as a creature that drops it and Scorched Earth as its map. Two loot sources can also contain it: Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's). The pet weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.

Five levels, five extra survivor levels

Kill certain predators with the chibi equipped and it gains experience. It can level up five times, and each level permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor wearing it when the level-up happens. Examples from the wiki's list: Alpha Raptor, Alpha Blood Crystal Wyvern, Alpha Fire Wyvern, Alpha Skeletal Carnotaurus and Enraged Corrupted Rex. ASA adds creatures such as the Astral Argentavis and Alpha Hulking Revenant, and ASE on Steam adds the Abyssal Alpha T-Rex and Alpha Tridacna.

Equipping it

In ASE the chibi sits in the off-hand slot; in ASA it has its own Chibi slot. It appears at the survivor's front left and turns with them, rests in their lap while riding and sits beside the bed during sleep. As an item rather than an unlocked skin, it is dropped on death with everything else and lost unless the death cache is recovered.