Chibi-Poison Wyvern

A chibi earned from the Manticore

The Chibi-Poison Wyvern is a miniature pet introduced in ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki says survivors get it by beating the Manticore on Alpha in Scorched Earth, and our records also place it on Scorched Earth. Chibis are mostly for looks, but this one can push a survivor's level cap higher. The in-game text: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Raising its level

Kills of certain predators, made while the pet is equipped, give it experience. It can gain five levels, and each one adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor who has it equipped at that moment, up to 5 extra levels in all. The wiki's list includes the Alpha Mosasaur, Alpha Karkinos and Alpha Surface Reaper King, and for ASA also creatures such as the Astral T-Rex, Astral Megalodon, Alpha Hulking Revenant and Enraged Lightning Triceratops.

Slot, weight and death

ASA equips chibis in a dedicated Chibi slot. The pet stays in the lap of a mounted survivor and sits close by during sleep in a bed. It is a regular item, not an unlockable skin: death drops it with the rest of the inventory, and it is lost unless that cache is recovered. It weighs 0 and stacks to 1.