Chibi-Raptor Claus

A festive chibi with a level reward

Chibi-Raptor Claus counts among the rare chibi-pets of ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki ties it to ARK: Winter Wonderland 2023, and the version that added it is 33.11. Its item text explains the main hook: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Leveling the pet

With the pet equipped, killing certain predators earns it experience. It can level up five times; each time, whichever survivor is wearing it at that moment gets a permanent +1 to their level cap, up to 5 extra levels. In ASA the creatures that count include, for example:

• alphas such as the Alpha Raptor, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Megalodon and Alpha Surface Reaper King
• creatures the wiki lists for ASA alone, such as the Astral Raptor, Astral Direwolf, Alpha Ossidon and Enraged Lightning Rex
• the Enraged Corrupted Rex and the Enraged Corrupted Triceratops

Equipping it and losing it

In ASA the pet goes into the dedicated Chibi slot. Once equipped it stays at the survivor's front-left and moves with them, sits in their lap while they ride and waits close by while they are in bed. Chibi-pets count as normal items rather than unlocked skins: on death the pet drops with the rest of the inventory, and it is gone for good if that dropped loot is never recovered. Apart from the level bonus, their role is mostly cosmetic. It weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.