Every Alpha Creature In Ark: Survival Ascended (So Far), Ranked
05.01.2024 - 19:11
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Alpha creatures represent the top food chain in and act as the game's tougher creatures outside of the game's bosses like Broodmother or Megapithecus. Originally released in to create a more difficult challenge, these apex predators have made their way to the new revamped. While somewhat similar in appearance, Apex creatures look different than their generic counterparts, boasting red skin and being larger in size. But the creatures aren't just more visually fearsome; they are also much more challenging to take out with higher overall stats and more punishing attacks.
Similar to, Alpha creatures in are not tameable, rideable, or breedable. What they do possess, however, is a good challenge, a nice chunk of XP, and exclusive loot, some of which is required to access the Tek Cave on Alpha difficulty. While not every Alpha in the numerous expansions and DLC for has made its way to, a decent amount of creatures are already in the game. Alphas remain somewhat rare to stumble across (especially the sea Alphas), which makes coming across one a great opportunity to gear up and take one out.
Though intimidating in their own right, the Alpha Raptor is just the tip of the iceberg regarding Alpha dinosaurs in. Taking out one of these intimidating beasts will reward nearby players with a Rex Bone Helmet Skin as well as high-quality weapons, armor, items, and recipes. When harvested, Alpha Raptors drop Raw Prime Meat, Hide, and Alpha Raptor Claws. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Alpha Raptor is pretty tanky with a base health pool of 3,600, so taking one out will not be an easy task.
The Rex Bone Helmet Skin is just a cosmetic item that changes your helmet to a dinosaur skull and doesn't boast any stat bonuses.
The Alpha Megalodon is one of the most iconic water-based creatures in the world, let alone in. As its toothy appearance would indicate, this highly aggressive shark is capable of aggroing from a decent distance away, so proper care should be taken. Alphas typically are accompanied by a group of regular Megalodons, which should be taken out before the battle commences. That said, once one is located, it's usually easy enough to aggro it close enough to shore and slowly widdle down its fairly beefy 9,600 base health. Ultimately, taking out this beast is necessary to get the Alpha Megalodon Fin
The Alpha Carnotaurus is more terrifying visually than it is actually to take out in. Though frightening because of its size and aggression, the Alpha Carnotaurus has a relatively low (compared to some other Alphas) HP, with just 6,400 base health, making it one of the easier Alphas to attack and take out from range. This becomes easier when there are multiple people working together to take one out. The Alpha variation