Purlovia

Purlovia

Creature

Group

Synapsids

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Patient

Release Versions

254.0
Jan 30, 2017

750.0
Feb 14, 2017

504.0
Feb 16, 2017

521.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

1.1.01
Oct 24, 2018

Variants

•  Aberrant Purlovia
•  Eerie Purlovia
•  Polar Purlovia

Spawn Command

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Purlovia/Purlovia_Character_BP.Purlovia_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Polar Purlovia

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_Polar_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Purlovia/Purlovia_Character_BP_Polar.Purlovia_Character_BP_Polar'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Aberrant Purlovia

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Purlovia/Purlovia_Character_BP_Aberrant.Purlovia_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Purlovia (Gauntlet)

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Volcanic/Purlovia_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Purlovia_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Purlovia (Retrieve)

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Volcanic/Purlovia_Character_BP_Retrieve.Purlovia_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Polar Purlovia (Retrieve)

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_Polar_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Arctic/Purlovia_Character_BP_Polar_Retrieve.Purlovia_Character_BP_Polar_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Purlovia (Summoned)

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Purlovia_Character_BP_Summoned.Purlovia_Character_BP_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Purlovia (Gauntlet2)

cheat summon Purlovia_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Purlovia_Character_BP_STA.Purlovia_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

No

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

 Knockout

Preferred Kibble

 Regular Kibble

Preferred Kibble

 Kibble (Moschops Egg)

Preferred Food

 Raw Mutton

Preferred Food

 Raw Prime Meat

Data

XP for kill

24 XP

Feces Size

 Medium

Drag Weight

300

Radiation Immune

Yes

Carryable By

•  Fire Wyvern
•  Forest Wyvern
•  Ice Wyvern
•  Lightning Wyvern
•  Poison Wyvern
•  Quetzal
•  Tek Quetzal
•  Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

•  Chain Bola
•  Large Bear Trap
•  Plant Species Y Trap
•  Net Projectile

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse
 Wood

Reproduction

Gestation Time

4h 10m 37.593s

Baby Time

4h 52m 23.859s

Juvenile Time

19h 29m 35.438s

Adolescent Time

1d 21m 59.297s

Total Maturation Time

2d 43m 58.594s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Common        Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Purlovia (per-LOH-vee-uh) is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. It is a small, carnivorous synapsid known for its ability to hide underground to ambush unsuspecting foes, knocking survivors off of their mounts and stunning them in the process.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

“

Species

Purlovia maxima

Time

Late Permian

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Wild

Purlovia Maxima perfectly embodies the element of surprise. Though Nanictidopids such as Purlovia were once thought to be herbivores, I discovered that this creature is, in fact, a patient hunter of the most intelligent sort. After burrowing beneath the jungle floor, Purlovia enters a state of hibernation and can go extended periods without any food. When some unfortunate creature eventually wanders by, Purlovia bursts forth from the ground, tearing into its prey with its large canines before the victim can react!

Domesticated

Though Purlovia is ill-suited to the life of a mount, its usefulness in staging an ambush or as a village guardian cannot be understated. With a tamed pack of Purlovia, one could assemble a literal organic minefield of deadly claws and teeth! However, any ambushes using Purlovia must be planned well in advance, as it will refuse to hibernate if it senses any threat nearby.

„

~ Helena

Behavior

Purlovia is a patient yet very aggressive carnivore which burrows beneath the ground, waiting for a wandering creature or passing player to ambush from beneath. While not exceptionally powerful, the cunning Purlovia leaps from its hiding place and stuns most creatures, preferring to attack and feast on its powerless prey.

The leap attack gives a rogue wild Purlovia a huge advantage against the player, as it knocks them off most mounts. While tames of this species also possess this ability, it only works on creatures with Drag Weight lower than or equal to 350.

Appearance

Resembling something akin to a giant weasel, Purlovia is actually a type of theriodont therapsid known as a Therocephalian. Although its fossil counterpart was herbivorous, the ARK's Purlovia is a vicious ambush carnivore. It has long front claws meant for digging out the burrows it uses to stage surprise attacks while its saber-like canines act as death dealers to its preferred prey - small to mid-sized ground herbivores like Dodo and Lystrosaurus, and passing survivors of the ARK.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Purlovia's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Purlovia. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Purlovia will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Purlovia's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Purlovia's "body" magenta.

Region 0:
Body

13

14

20

22

33

34

35

37

39

41

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Belly

0

13

20

33

34

35

41

Region 5:
Stripes

8

14

21

32

33

38

40

Variants

Aberrant Purlovia

 Aberrant Purlovia is the Aberrant variant of Purlovia found in Aberration. It is identical to the normal specie except for its glowing robe. It is tameable and is  Radiation immune.

Polar Purlovia

There is a polar variant that lives in the Snow Cave and the Ice Cave in Extinction and is identical to the normal variant except for its white color, and it has a higher base health of 550. Also, it can't be tamed.

Drops

•  Hide
•  Raw Meat
•  Raw Prime Meat

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	275	+55	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	4000	+400	+10%
Weight	400	+8	+4%
Melee Damage	32	+1.6	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	500	+30	N/A	0.5

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	230	230	230	1035	1035	1035	14
Swimming	300	300	300	N/A	N/A	N/A	3

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
• ¹These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.

Purlovia

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	550	+110
Stamina	300	+30
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	4000	+400
Weight	400	+8
Melee Damage	32	+1.6
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	500	+30

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed	Sprinting Speed
	Wild	Wild
Walking	230	1035
Swimming	300	N/A

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
• ¹These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.

Purlovia

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Abilities

Active

Bite 5	The Purlovia bites the target for 32 damage. Can be used every 0.89s by both a rider and the AI.

Ambush 5	The Purlovia reveals jumps to the target from its underground hiding place for 32 damage. This attacks  Stuns the target for 10 seconds.

Passive

Bury

The Purlovia has a bury option on its wheel menu, after order this action the Purlovia bury itself, being invisible to non-allied players and allowing it to use the ambush attack and  Stuns the target.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Purlovia.

General

Purlovia themselves are not particularly powerful, being maybe a little more powerful than a lone  Sabertooth. What makes them extremely dangerous is their single use surprise attack that not only stuns your character for a quite long time, but can provide a serious jump scare for the player outside the game as well, the shock of which can effect the ability to respond properly during the critical first few seconds of an attack. Best way to avoid them altogether is stay on medium to large carnivores, as they will not aggro at all and can quickly dispatch them if you do get attacked. Medium to large carnivores include  Baryonyx and larger creatures work well for this.

Strategy

If you do get attacked, pray that you will survive throughout the stun duration, and either retreat or fight back with recommended weaponry. Once you can fight back, the Purlovia is not a tough enemy.

• Landing an arrow during their initial jump attack prevents stunning. However, reacting to the threat, finding the direction it’s coming from, drawing the correct weapon, aiming and firing all in the half second or less before it reaches you is next to impossible without exact knowledge of where it’s buried, a plan to deal with it, and a great deal of luck.
• As soon as you're stunned, spam 5 to 10 healing potions, and you'll survive. Tested with flak armor.
• If you blocked the surprise attack with a shield you can remain your shield active while you are stunned to block incoming damage.

The Rare flower side effect can also be used to prevent being dismounted by Purlovias.

Weaponry

Being very fast and its attacks having almost phenomenal knock back, it's good to bring powerful short-mid range weapons such as shotgun or weapon with quick reload or fire rate such as Assault Rifle. A shield is quite helpful if you can afford it, or a good land mount.

Dangers

The Purlovia is very fast, so even if it isn't hiding, it will be near you in no time and attacks rapidly.

Their attacks also cause insane knockback, reposition you to an unexpected place or push you off a cliff. Unless you are stunned.

Any creature that is flying or hovering just above the mound it buried itself into can be attacked by the purlovia as it jumps vertically in an attempt to stun you. This has been tested using a mek.

Weaknesses

Purlovia have relatively low torpor themselves, so knocking them out before moving in for the kill is a worthy strategy. Burrowed Purlovia also leave a slight mound of dirt on the surface, so learn to spot these and the Redwoods will become a little safer.

If you don't have any explosives to force the Purlovia out, you can bring a tamed Yutyrannus and utilize its roar, which the Purlovia will immediately emerge upon hearing it.

Additionly Tek-Helmet‘s effect makes them visible (they look like a ball when burrowed under ground, so don‘t be confused).

Taming

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

Try running in a zig-zag, as the Purlovia is quite fast to attack. If timed right and done well, it might miss you, making a K.O. possible with a ranged weapon if on higher ground or rocks.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Regular Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:04:00
Raw Mutton	4	0	0	0	0:07:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	6	0	0	0	0:11:15
Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:07:30
Cooked Prime Meat	8	0	0	0	0:15:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:09:23
Raw Meat	12	0	0	0	0:22:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	20	0	0	0	0:19:16
Cooked Meat	24	0	0	0	0:22:30
Raw Fish Meat	30	1	1	1	0:28:08
Cooked Fish Meat	59	0	0	0	0:27:40
KO: × 50; × 21; × 6; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:46

Level 30					Time
Regular Kibble	4	0	0	0	0:08:00
Raw Mutton	7	0	0	0	0:13:08
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	0	0	0	0:24:21
Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:16:53
Cooked Prime Meat	18	0	0	0	0:33:43
Raw Prime Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:20:38
Raw Meat	27	17	4	2	0:50:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	44	0	0	0	0:42:23
Cooked Meat	53	14	3	2	0:49:42
Raw Fish Meat	66	54	11	6	1:01:53
Cooked Fish Meat	132	54	11	6	1:01:53
KO: × 137; × 56; × 16; × 9; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:45:49

Level 60					Time
Regular Kibble	6	0	0	0	0:12:00
Raw Mutton	11	0	0	0	0:20:38
Cooked Lamb Chop	21	0	0	0	0:39:20
Raw Prime Meat	14	0	0	0	0:26:15
Cooked Prime Meat	28	0	0	0	0:52:27
Raw Prime Fish Meat	35	0	0	0	0:32:49
Raw Meat	42	85	18	9	1:18:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	69	35	8	4	1:06:28
Cooked Meat	83	82	17	9	1:17:49
Raw Fish Meat	104	163	34	17	1:37:30
Cooked Fish Meat	207	161	34	17	1:37:02
KO: × 227; × 93; × 26; × 15; × 11; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:58:11

Level 90					Time
Regular Kibble	8	0	0	0	0:16:00
Raw Mutton	15	0	0	0	0:28:08
Cooked Lamb Chop	28	0	0	0	0:52:27
Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:35:38
Cooked Prime Meat	38	20	5	3	1:11:11
Raw Prime Fish Meat	47	0	0	0	0:44:04
Raw Meat	57	191	41	21	1:46:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	94	112	24	12	1:30:33
Cooked Meat	113	186	40	20	1:45:57
Raw Fish Meat	141	312	67	34	2:12:12
Cooked Fish Meat	282	312	67	34	2:12:12
KO: × 317; × 130; × 36; × 21; × 15; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:07:09

Level 120					Time
Regular Kibble	9	0	0	0	0:17:59
Raw Mutton	19	0	0	0	0:35:38
Cooked Lamb Chop	36	0	0	0	1:07:26
Raw Prime Meat	24	0	0	0	0:45:00
Cooked Prime Meat	48	85	19	10	1:29:55
Raw Prime Fish Meat	60	0	0	0	0:56:15
Raw Meat	72	326	71	36	2:15:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	119	217	47	24	1:54:38
Cooked Meat	143	321	70	35	2:14:04
Raw Fish Meat	179	502	109	55	2:47:49
Cooked Fish Meat	357	499	108	54	2:47:21
KO: × 407; × 167; × 46; × 26; × 19; × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:12

Level 150					Time
Regular Kibble	11	0	0	0	0:21:59
Raw Mutton	23	0	0	0	0:43:08
Cooked Lamb Chop	43	4	1	1	1:20:33
Raw Prime Meat	29	0	0	0	0:54:23
Cooked Prime Meat	58	168	37	19	1:48:38
Raw Prime Fish Meat	72	0	0	0	1:07:30
Raw Meat	87	487	107	54	2:43:08
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	144	344	76	38	2:18:43
Cooked Meat	173	482	106	53	2:42:12
Raw Fish Meat	216	718	158	79	3:22:30
Cooked Fish Meat	432	718	158	79	3:22:30
KO: × 497; × 203; × 56; × 32; × 23; × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:01

Ingredients for  Regular Kibble: 1 ×  Cooked Meat Jerky, 1 ×  Medium Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 2 ×  Longrass, 2 ×  Savoroot, 1 ×  Water 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.

Utility

The Purlovia, when burrowed underground, will jump out and knock riders off of certain mounts. A domesticated Purlovia is however unable to knock riders off large mounts (whose Drag Weight is higher than 350).

The following are mounts that a domesticated Purlovia can knock a person from:

•  Ankylosaurus
•  Araneo
•  Argentavis
•  Arthropluera
•  Baryonyx
•  Beelzebufo
•  Carbonemys
•  Castoroides
•  Daeodon
•  Dire Bear
•  Direwolf
•  Doedicurus
•  Equus
•  Gallimimus
•  Gigantopithecus
•  Iguanodon
•  Kaprosuchus
•  Lymantria
•  Managarmr
•  Mantis
•  Megalania
•  Megaloceros
•  Megalosaurus
•  Moschops
•  Ovis
•  Pachy
•  Pachyrhinosaurus
•  Parasaur
•  Pelagornis
•  Phiomia
•  Procoptodon
•  Pteranodon
•  Pulmonoscorpius
•  Raptor
•  Ravager
•  Sabertooth
•  Sarco
•  Shadowmane
•  Snow Owl
•  Tek Parasaur
•  Tek Raptor
•  Terror Bird
•  Thylacoleo
•  Triceratops

Roles

• Land Mine: Due to its ability to burrow and surprise attack, it can be useful for defending your property. Non tribe members cannot see it when it's burrowed, making it an effective ambush predator, this in combination with some turret make them ideal defense against rushers that want to run inmediatly into your defenses. It also attacks enemy  Noglins, being a good alternative of  Plant Species X to deal with them. (Level up Health and Damage)
  • NOTE: Whenever the Purlovia eats it unburrow itself, take that in mind and check them constantly, or just remove any  Feeding Trough around them and feed them every few days.
• Hidden Vault: The Purlovia cannot be seen by players not in the owner's tribe, including allied tribes, making it incredibly useful for hiding items. This makes it a unique and useful way to store valuable items and loot away from raiders. On PvP, it's recommended to set Purlovia on passive and bury them away from your base, as they could be revealed by the listed methods below. Once hidden, do not forget to keep them fed if they are too far away from a feeding trough while hiding your items. Level up Food and Weight. The only ways to actually reveal a hidden Purlovia, aside from it un-burrowing itself to attack enemies or being manually revealed by its owner, are the following methods;
  • Being damaged by explosions, such as rockets, C4, grenades, or generally anything that can do Area of Effect/AoE damage.
  • Being revealed by a dinosaur that has such abilities (the  Direwolf's sniffing, the  Parasaur's detection, and the  Troodon's scouting).
  • Being forcibly ejected by a  Yutyrannus's intimidation roar.

• Treasure Hunt: While not the most useful of roles, scattering Purlovia across the map, burying them with rewards, and providing clues on where to find them, can provide a fun pastime for you and your tribe. Alternatively, cross-tribal treasure hunts could also be hosted, where un-allied players will face the added challenge of uncovering and/or fighting the Purlovia for their loot.

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Meat	★★★☆☆
Raw Prime Meat	★★★☆☆

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Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Purlovia, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• Dino Dossier was revealed on May 10, 2016, on Steam.
• The real Purlovia was a type of herbivorous Therocephalian from Russia. This makes it the third creature to have a dietary change in the dossier, with the first being Arthropleura, and the second being Moschops.
• The skull that is seen in the dossier of Purlovia actually belongs to Bauria, which comes from a different family of therocephalians than Purlovia.
• Often referred to as "murder badger", "death mole" or more vulgar terms due to their lethality, behavior, and appearance.
• Yutyrannus is the only creature that can force Purlovia to come out, it is also the only method to avoid its ambush aside explosive weaponry, and detecting it with either a Direwolf, Parasaur, or Troodon.
• Despite being large enough to ride, Purlovia is actually not rideable.
• The Purlovia albeit not able to dismount survivors from Stegosaurus can still stun the mount due to its drag weight being 250 leaving said mount vulnerable to other predators.
• The Purlovia is the only creature that has less slot capacity on its inventory than the rest of the creatures, the normal slot cap is 300 but for Purlovia is around 24-36, this level design was initially created to limit the valuable loot that the players can hadi inside of it because of its ability to bury itself without enemy players being able to see it.
  • Ironically, after its release, more creatures were added to the game with the ability to bury themselves without being seen by enemy players such as  Reaper or  Basilisk, and without the slot cap that the Purlovia has, they are also more difficult to tame/obtain than the Purlovia however.
• Although it is not intentional the Purlovia can be captured inside a  Cryopod while it is burried under the ground
  • When The Purlovia is released when Cryo'd in it's burried state, it will also be released burried and will not get the Cryo Sickness. This can be used in emergencies as a stun weapon if caught while waiting for the Cryo Cooldown to expire.

Changelog

Patch	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
254.0	Purlovia added to the game
261.0	Added the  Polar Purlovia to the Snow Cave on The Island
262.0	Purlovias in the Tek Cave on The Island now have a 65% chance to spawn buried instead of 50% chance
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Aberrant Purlovia added to the game
312.82	Can no longer burrow if it is being carried/beamed by the  Hover Skiff