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Player Level | 55 | 75 | 100 |
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This page may contain spoilers related to the background-story of ARK: Survival Evolved.
If you want to experience the story ingame, you probably shouldn't continue reading on this page.
This article is about Dragon, not to be confused with Wyvern or
Crystal Wyvern
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Bos_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss.Dragon_Character_BP_Bos'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dragon/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma) (Ragnarok)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_Ragnarok_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_Ragnarok.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta) (Ragnarok)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_Ragnarok_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_Ragnarok.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha) (Ragnarok)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_Ragnarok_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_Ragnarok.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma) (Valguero)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta) (Valguero)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha) (Valguero)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Gamma) (Fjordur)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_FJ_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Fjordur/Dinos/IslandBosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_FJ.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Easy_FJ'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Beta) (Fjordur)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_FJ_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Fjordur/Dinos/IslandBosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_FJ.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Medium_FJ'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Dragon (Alpha) (Fjordur)
cheat summon Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_FJ_C
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Fjordur/Dinos/IslandBosses/Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_FJ.Dragon_Character_BP_Boss_Hard_FJ'" 500 0 0 35
The Dragon is one of game bosses and one of the most challenging. On The Island the Dragon can only be found in the Dragon Arena. To reach this location, players must go to either a Supply Crate or Obelisk and place the required tribute items inside, then click on the Generate Dragon Portal item. A portal will be opened to teleport nearby players and dinos into the arena. If playing in Single Player mode, the portal can only be generated from the Red Obelisk.
The Dragon can also be found in both the Ragnarok Arena on Ragnarok and the Forsaken Oasis on Valguero, and can be spawned from any obelisk on both maps.
It can be tamed and ridden for a short time from the Red Mini Obelisk in the Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) mission.
In Survival of the Fittest, the Dragon will appear on the central platform about halfway through the match and will be available for taming. The Dragon will only be rideable for a short time before it will turn on its master.[1]
Finally you can summon it in Fjordur via the Terminal located in Dvergheim cave.
It was first added in ARK: Survival Evolved on its early release.
The Dragon is massive, easily dwarfing both the Broodmother and
Megapithecus in size, it stands and walks in a bipedal stance. However it will become quadrupedal when sprinting. It is purple in color with orange wings and some orange patterning running along the side of the body with the two most notable being large orange strips running with the first running from the back of its head to the base of its neck and the second running along the sides of the body. Its head has a crown of horns.
Its appearance on Beta is a brownish body with orange shades around the feet and arms and its Alpha appearance is a very deep red coloration with the coloration becoming brighter around the feet and arms
The Dragon used to spawn with an extremely diverse range of colorization, however this was changed during the development of the Dragon's Boss Arena.
The Dragon always spawns with the same color scheme and has no color regions.
This means it is currently impossible to make alterations to the Dragon's colors.
The Dragon has different colors depending on its difficulty level:
Difficulty Level | Color |
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Gamma | Default Coloring |
Beta | Yellow |
Alpha | Red |
The following items are needed to summon the Dragon:
Item | Quantity | ||
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Gamma | Beta | Alpha | |
Player Level | 55 | 75 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 1 | 2 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 15 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
Item | Quantity | ||
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Gamma | Beta | Alpha | |
Player Level | 55 | 75 | 100 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 1 | 2 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 15 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
Use these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:
Gamma |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_08.PrimalItemArtifact_08'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_06.PrimalItemArtifact_06'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_09.PrimalItemArtifact_09'" 1 0 0
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Beta |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_08.PrimalItemArtifact_08'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_06.PrimalItemArtifact_06'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_09.PrimalItemArtifact_09'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_giga.primalitemresource_apexdrop_giga'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_Yuty.primalitemresource_apexdrop_yuty'" 5 0 0
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Alpha |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_11.PrimalItemArtifact_11'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_08.PrimalItemArtifact_08'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_06.PrimalItemArtifact_06'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_09.PrimalItemArtifact_09'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_giga.primalitemresource_apexdrop_giga'" 2 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex'" 15 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_Yuty.primalitemresource_apexdrop_yuty'" 10 0 0
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Fjordur Relics |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/FjordurOfficial/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Items/PrimalItemResource_MiniBossDrop_Hati.PrimalItemResource_MiniBossDrop_Hati'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/FjordurOfficial/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Items/PrimalItemResource_MiniBossDrop_Skoll.PrimalItemResource_MiniBossDrop_Skoll'" 1 0 0
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Item | Dragon Level | ||
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Gamma | Beta | Alpha | |
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80 | 220 | 440 |
Achievements
Master Survivor You defeated ARK's third Ultimate Life Form! |
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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432000 | +86400 |
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10000 | +1000 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +260 |
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4000 | +80 |
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500 | +25 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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864000 | +172800 |
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10000 | +1000 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +260 |
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4000 | +80 |
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1000 | +50 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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972000 | +243000 |
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10000 | +1000 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +260 |
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4000 | +80 |
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1500 | +112.5 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
Note: The Dragon in the Ragnarok Arena has the same stat values, but takes 3x damage (or consider it suffers a 2/3 Health Nerf).
The Dragon can only be tamed in Survival of the Fittest - in which, after 20 – 40 minutes, it'll disappear.
Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.
This section describes how to fight against the Dragon.
Please keep in mind that the Dragon is considered by many players to be the third toughest boss to defeat (preceded by the Corrupted Master Controller and
King Titan)
The Dragon is the strongest of the three The Island Guardians and should be saved for last due to how tough it is. On top of that, taking down the Megapithecus and
Broodmother will help give the players an advantage due to having new, better equipment to take on the Dragon with.
The Dragon is far stronger than the two previous Guardians on The Island, thanks to the ability to do percent-based fire breath damage. This fire will drain 20% of anything's max health as well as do some direct impact damage, so brute-forcing with your dino armies won't work out quite as well as in the Megapithecus and
Broodmother fights. Therefore, a strategy that utilizes more than brute strength is important in taking it down.
You'll need to pay attention to the Dragon's fireballs and minions, as well as make sure you bring Mastercraft or Ascendant quality firearms that do good damage. Primitive weapons are a waste of time and will do little damage. As for the previously mentioned attacks, the fireballs do a fair amount of damage (less to herbivores) and have a large explosion radius, as well as having the ability to directly damage riders.
The minions that the Dragon summons are hostile Pteranodon and
Dimorphodon. The Dimorphodons are also capable of directly damaging mounted survivors, so bringing extra backup sets of armor and several Medical Brews is highly advised.
The Dragon uses its Fire Breath attack on a cooldown, and will immediately attempt it when it is in range of any tames. Because of this, the Dragon will always use its Fire Breath attack first after it lands on the ground following its minion phase. A good method to mitigating damage from this attack is to approach it with only one dinosaur after it lands to soak the attack rather than sending in an army of tames. This will significantly reduce the spread of damage across your army and make for a much easier fight.
While the biggest of all the Island bosses, its backside has the largest hitbox. The Dragon can get stuck on the ruins around the arena, allowing shots to be taken afar (but do not rely on this lasting for the entire fight, as it will eventually fly away).
Sometimes the Dragon will only go to the player, giving your army a chance to safely damage to it.
If players spread their creatures around and completely surround and pin the Dragon, it would be distracted and focus its fire attack on one side, helping your unaffected creatures live a little longer during the fight.
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Dragon, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
Patch | ![]() |
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209.4 | You can no longer upload and download Dragons via the obelisk. |
213.0 | Dragon fire now damages flyers. |
242.0 | Added the Dragon Arena. |
254.5 | Improved attack hit detection. |
257.0 | New creature sounds for the Dragon. |
259.0 | Colorized boss health to indicate boss difficulty. |
261.0 | Fixed music in The Center Dragon boss fight. |
262.0 | Dragon boss no longer present on The Center. |
263.0 | Additional damage and health adjustments to the Dragon. |
264.0 | Final boss balance for Dragon boss in single-player. |
265.3 | Added Ragnarok Dragon encounter. |
278.0 | Dragon's fire breath direct impact ![]() |
A group of Rexes charging a Dragon.
Dragon engaging a Tyrannosaurus.
2 Can be ridden in Survival of the Fittest for 15 minutes before it despawns.