Xiphactinus
cheat summon Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ASA/Dinos/Xiphactinus/Dinos/Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA.Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA'" 500 0 0 35
The Xiphactinus (or the X-fish) is the second creature from the mod ARK Additions to be added to ARK: Survival Ascended.
Overview
Dossier
Xiphactinus velox
TimeLate Cretaceous
DietCarnivore
TemperamentFrenzied
- Wild
Xiphactinus Velox is a frighteningly fast creature, lurking in the Islands' oceans. Most often appearing in groups, Xiphactinus can quickly overwhelm its' victims. They have been observed to grab smaller prey in their terrifying jaws and thrash wildly to deplete their energy. When subdued, they will proceed to swallow the prey whole, something I have witnessed befall many unfortunate survivors. Beware Xiphactinus that have recently fed, as they will become frenzied from the clouds of bled they've created! For targets too large to be swallowed by its horrific maw, Xiphactinus will briefly grab their target and proceed to tear off a chunk of flesh, causing the target to begin bleeding out. On several occassions, I've noticed Xiphactinus will attack other Ocean species such as Megalodon, and even larger threats such as Mosasaur! Be glad that you're not their only target!
- Domesticated
Xiphactinus aren't very sturdy, but in groups they can cause some considerable damage and pretty effortlessly overwhelm an opponent with speed. If not used for combat, Xiphactinus are perfectly suited for quick navigation around the Islands waters as well. I will reiterate, however, the importance of leading a group of Xiph!
Appearance
The Xiphactinus is a large, colorful fish with a long body and many rows of long, razor-sharp teeth. The Xiphactinus resembles a large barracuda but with a much shorter piranha-like head.
Color Scheme and Regions
Behavior
The Xiphactinus speeds around the ocean in packs, viciously devouring anything in sight.
Base Stats and Growth
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450 | +90 | +5.4% | 0.042 | |
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420 | +42 | +10% | ||
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150 | +15 | +10% | ||
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2000 | +200 | +10% | 15% | |
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300 | +6 | +4% | ||
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23 | +1.15 | +1.7% | 14% | 17.6% |
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100% | N/A | +1% | 20% | |
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1100 | +66 | N/A | 0.5 |
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.[1]
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 |
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Lunge |
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Jump |
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Passive
Landlubber
Unlike other fully underwater creatures, the Xiphactinus is able to fully go out of the water and onto land by flopping. It can also attack while on land as well. However, the Xiphactinus cannot stay on land for long. If it does, then it will receive the File:Status Effects Landlubber debuff. This status occurs when a Xiphactinus has made contact with land after a long time. The debuff causes damage to be inflicted on the Xiphactinus, eventually killing it.
Pack Leader
The Pack Leader buff is obtained by the creature of the pack with the highest level. This buff increases the pack leader's
Melee Damage by 25% and damage resistance by 12.5%.
Pack Boost
The Xiphactinus receives the Pack Boost whenever it is near to another allied Xiphactinus. A "pack" of two Xiphactinus will receive a +1 Bonus, which will go up to +8 in a Group of 9 or more Xiphactinus, they receive +30% extra Melee Damage and +10% damage resistance per extra pack member up to 8 members.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Xiphactinus.
Dangers
With their agility and ability to thrash around and effectively dismount, they can exploit the turning radius and even submerge flyers such as the Pelagornis
Drops
Taming
Preferred Food
Superior Kibble
Raw Mutton
Cooked Lamb Chop
Raw Prime Meat
Cooked Prime Meat
Raw Prime Fish Meat
Cooked Prime Fish Meat
Raw Meat
Cooked Meat
Raw Fish Meat
Cooked Fish Meat
Taming Method
Utility
Alpha Killer - Due to its bleed effect when attacking bigger creatures, amazing speed, and its reasonable regen (amazing regen with feeding frenzy), its amazing for killing water alphas. As long as the player dodges frequently.
Thrasher - The Xiphactinus can grab creatures, proceeding to thrash their prey before swallowing it whole. This creates a large cloud of blood, which the Xiphactinus can enter to trigger a Blood Frenzy buff. The following is a list of all creatures that can be grabbed by the Xiphactinus.
Achatina
Ankylosaurus
Araneo
Archaeopteryx
Argentavis
Arthropluera
Baryonyx
Beelzebufo
Carbonemys
Castoroides
Compy
Daeodon
Dilophosaur
Dimetrodon
Dimorphodon
Diplocaulus
Direwolf
Dodo
Doedicurus
Dung Beetle
Equus
Gallimimus
Giant Bee
Gigantopithecus
Hyaenodon
Ichthyornis
Ichthyosaurus
Iguanodon
Kairuku
Kaprosuchus
Lystrosaurus
Manta
Megalania
Megaloceros
Meganeura
Mesopithecus
Microraptor
Moschops
Onyc
Otter
Oviraptor
Ovis
Pachy
Pachyrhinosaurus
Parasaur
Pegomastax
Pelagornis
Phiomia
Procoptodon
Pteranodon
Pulmonoscorpius
Raptor
Sabertooth
Sarco
Tapejara
Terror Bird
Thylacoleo
Titanoboa
Titanomyrma
Troodon
Spotlight
Notes
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Xiphactinus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Xiphactinus velox roughly translates to "rapid sword-ray."
Changelog
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43.5 | Added Xiphactinus to the game |
45.14 | Fixed Xiphactinus sometimes not killing a creature when activating its swallow ability |
Gallery
References
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