Chibi-Skeletal Rex

A chibi pet from Fear Evolved

The Chibi-Skeletal Rex is a chibi pet for ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The ARK Wiki dates it to ARK: Fear Evolved 4 in ASE and says it has been available in every event after that one; its addition is listed under version 315.2. The in-game text describes what it does: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Levels for the pet and for you

Chibi pets are mostly cosmetic, yet the wiki explains that each one can gain five levels when certain predators are killed while it is equipped. Every one of those level-ups permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor wearing the pet at that moment, up to 5 extra levels in total. The wiki's main list of creatures that give chibi XP includes the Alpha Raptor, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha Megalodon, Alpha Tusoteuthis and the Enraged Corrupted Rex. ASA adds Astral creatures such as the Astral Raptor and Astral T-Rex, while ASE on Steam adds others like the Abyssal Alpha T-Rex and Alpha Water Wyvern.

Equipping it and keeping it

In ASE the pet goes in the off-hand slot, while ASA has a dedicated chibi slot. Equipped, it stays at the survivor's front-left and follows them around; it sits in their lap during rides and waits nearby while they sleep in a bed. The wiki points out that chibis are items rather than unlocked skins: on death they drop with the rest of the inventory, and they are lost if the death cache is not recovered.

Crates and weight

Our records list 4 crates that can contain it: DodoRex and Dodo Wyvern, Fishing Items (Valentine's), Fishing Meat (Valentine's) and the Raptor Claus Gift. It weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.