Ark The Island boss guide | Best dinos for each boss fight

[@Danny-hd7yw]

Short, to the point and informative, nice guide, can’t wait to learn the other maps boss fights

[@SpartacusSurvives]

New video tommorow and next guide next week👌

[@digikaslmusti4011]

So you said bring tribe mates at the overseer fight im gonna do it on alpha so wish me lick because i dont have friends who play ark

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Hope u are prepared;))

[@RandalltheVandall]

I'm in the same boat!

[@Vampire_Bat-]

Ok. **Starts licking aggressively**

[@richardhemminger5771]

Good lick😂

[@ibrahimsalh7217]

I play on unofficial pve already have a base if anyone would like to joun mention me

[@robertdover5185]

Something I have found actual success with was using Direwolves for bosses. They do not have a saddle unfortunately, however they can stack several buffs that no other tames (that I know of) can. Starting with Yutyrannus roar does +25% damage +20% damage reduction. The pack boost which adds a maximum of +20% damage bonus, the pack leader receives this damage bonus and the howl ability which applies a buff for 90 seconds which provides another +50% damage bonus, and an addition +25% damage reduction. Then mate boost which provides another +33% to damage and damage reduction. Then finally, imprint bonus which is another +30% to both damage and damage reduction. The total numbers come to +158% damage boost and +108% damage reduction. The direwolf also has a much faster attack speed than the rex with a base damage of 33 and melee% easily going above 300%. You can get some seriously underrated dps. To be fair though. They take a ton of prep work to get to this point but I did manage to beat Alpha Brood with mine. It did take 4 players though to manage the buffs.

[@SpartacusSurvives]

They can cerantly work against the monkey and the spider, but yeah, it takes a lot of micro and preapretion. The howl also has a 60 sec coordonatele, and during that time they are really vulnerable. In terms of DPS they are great, and they can attack all at once since they are small. BTW, if you play on Fjordur you can also get a Fenrir for some extra passive buffs.

[@robertdover5185]

​@@SpartacusSurvives They definitely are not as practical as high level rexes with top tier saddles but it is a ton of fun so I almost always just do wolves. I did not know about the Fenrir buffs so that will definitely be worth looking into. Thanks for the info.

[@drew5337]

You can get lucky and get under the dragon with them and deal dmg without taking hits. It does take luck.

[@Prokrusher5I7]

Hi, Robert! You can also use deionychus to get the pack buff, but I think it’s only a pack of 7. They can latch on and stack up bleed up to 5x! Dire wolves are a really good option, easy to find, tame, and breed. They are also small and agile.

[@mackavelli968]

I would've never expected wolves to be good wouldn't they be knocked back constantly or what tho? Thats my only concern since i've never actually fought a boss before.

[@fishfossils8858]

The best animal to fight the dragon is mammoths. They have WAY more health than theris and deal similar damage. Plus they can also debuff the dragon. So use mammoths.

[@kortniechanGaming]

i like this idea i am totally doing this on my current playthrough

[@parazightsporch2523]

No way. Maybe same damage but not nearly as often. DPS does not match Therizinosaurus.

[@PabloPaulton]

Dragon does percentage damage. Tame health is irrelevant.

[@scottwilliams1925]

​@@PabloPaultonto carnivores

[@CitadelExposed-ex8uv]

Do the veggie cakes go in the daedon? How are you feeding 18 Dino’s that are fighting?

[@drew5337]

Gamma and Beta overseer can be done solo with a tek suit and an ascendant shotgun. Alpha can be done with 2-3 tribemates with shotguns and tek suits also.

[@StaticGames14]

Great video,good luck with the sun goal

[@PapaSmoke243]

great video! im baffled you dont have more subs. keep at it bro!

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Thanks man!

[@Snakue]

Thank you i played ark for fun but now ill try finishing the story.

[@agoogleuser1570]

Nice video for preparation of ar accended 👍

[@CaptainCretaceous91]

I'm planning to take some Triceratops and Stegosaurus with me to the Dragon fight.

[@nekomarinyan1398]

This video: "The dragon is the hardest boss in the game!" Me with my fully imprinted/mutated Deino: "Okay."

[@jamsteak2229]

I’ve been raising an army of yutys and tek rex for the dragon fight. Might add a daedon for some health buff! They have pretty good stats cause they were all hatched and imprinted so Im hoping for the best! Great video dude!

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Good luck, bro! You're gonna need it:))

[@cpt_slothyboy6941]

lol I’d like to know how that worked out for ya

[@maxstoneshorts5896]

Bro deserves 100k subs

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Thanks man!

[@maxstoneshorts5896]

@@SpartacusSurvivesbecause you gave me some tips on the game and it helped a lot

[@GrandeHombreYT]

Cool. Video!

[@unknownspark1010]

Are there any specific settings we should Put our Dino’s in like group whistles or something and also how did you align your Dino’s so perfectly when going through the tek cave

[@SpartacusSurvives]

For boss fights you don't really need group whistles. For traversing the team cave i have them on mediul follow length and they follow echother in a line. Check my tek cave guide, I explained everything there.

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

@@SpartacusSurvivesYou can un pod your tames near the bottom of the cave up a little ways from the first door barrier. Instead of them following you all the way down

[@cpt_slothyboy6941]

@@xstorm_8_shadowxdoes this work on official asa?

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

@@cpt_slothyboy6941 Idk I wasn’t suckered into buying ASA…. Will never buy another game from WC

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

2:22 finally someone agreeing with me ok i didn't hear the rest but spinos actually are extremely good with more dmg per second

[@SpartacusSurvives]

yeah for the brood they are very good, they just need good saddles.

[@parazightsporch2523]

Please post a screenshot where you have 20 spinos in the transport area.

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

@@parazightsporch2523 ummm ..not like its impossible right? Right!?

[@RustyKrusty123]

Thank you im abt to fight my first boss

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Good luck!💪

[@Haliroke]

Good luck tomorrow after farming giga heart i will fight my first alpha dragon

[@RustyKrusty123]

@@Haliroke i cant even find a megatherium above lvl 4

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@@RustyKrusty123 It depends on the level you are playing on.

[@RustyKrusty123]

@@SpartacusSurvives ok thx i moved it up and i found a 101

[@planktongaming92]

Good video🎉

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Thanks 😁

[@JusT_A_Guy126]

So I’m doing the island bosses and I wanna use theris for all of them, I’ll use theris for the last 2 but are they viable for alpha monkey and brood? I’m okay with losing some

[@uyuyuyayayay]

To the megapithecus they are just as good as rexes, and to the broodmommy it depends on the difficulty. Gamma and beta are possible, but in alpha it's game over if the theris have less than 30K health

[@tomsimpkins1211]

I'm currently raising sabreteeth, and wondering would these be viable for the monkey and broodmother? I have gotten a few health mutations and one melee, can get them to around 25-27k hp rather consistently and around 500% damage. I also have a bp for saddles that give 100+ armor. Obviously bringing in a Daedon and Yuty for support.

[@SpartacusSurvives]

With those stats, you probably can beat the monkey. Wouldn't go against the broodmother with them, though...

[@VernHestandIII]

"Veggie cakes for herbivores"? How do you use them in the heat of battle? Seems they'd be useless until the battle was over.

[@SpartacusSurvives]

They do eat them automatically if hurt.

[@jorgeenrique1277]

Dinos prefer veggie cake more than some plain old berry

[@ChillinHD]

Since the theri is good for overseer and dragon, wouldnt it be good for brood mother and megapithecus by default? Like why have rexes, megas, and theris when you can just have 1? Would save so much time with finding, breeding, obtaining saddles, etc

[@SpartacusSurvives]

You logic is good. But I listed the best options for each boss. But you can chose to save some time. Megatheriums and rexes make a lot more sense for the other fights if you are in need of element. Rexes have better stats overall compared to theries, so they will do better if you want to beat the megapithecus multiple times in quick succession.

[@ShiftyWombat]

Ugh. I tried the megatherium army once. Spent a month getting them ready. Ascendant saddles and all. Got Alpha down to 2%. The thing is, not all of the megas get the buff. It's pretty random. Didn't go too well for me

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Try to move them around, and surround the broodmother. They tend to bunch up together and some of them don't land a hit, but the spider hits all of them.

[@Rhayas_Perspective]

What stats do you recommend? Both at hatch and lvled for boss.

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Well it depends on the difficulty and the dinos used. for alpha I think 20k health and ~600% dmg for theris and megatheriums and 30k and ~600% dmg for rexes.

[@Alpha_-_Cobra]

Are these stats at Hatch, or when Battle Ready?@@SpartacusSurvives

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@@Alpha_-_Cobra Battle ready.

[@Natte_lsc]

My theris are all level 300+ they all have veggie cakes and 28k+ health and they deal 1k damage per hit each theri is this enough for the dragon i also have ascendant saddles on them

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Yeap. Good luck. Don't forget the Yuty!

[@terrydiako5147]

Any idea why my imprint settings stopped working im trying to get 100% imprint on my rexes for the boss fights and it suddenly reset and i cant revert it back

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Hmmm, not really. Never heard of this issue before.

[@flaily7]

Thanks for all that info plus how much damage would the broodmother if i play on 3.0x dino damage? Bc i dont wanna get rekt

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Honestly, I don't really know if that slider affects the bosses dps.

[@flaily7]

Thanks👀

[@godfreyofbouillon966]

I really dont understand that Daeodon fetish. Used it maybe once when I was complete newbie just blindly following guides. Wasn't impressed, never used it again, never missed it. Defeated all Islands boss, on alpha, countless times.

[@marcoloaiza8472]

Good for you

[@AlexSmith-tp7xu]

So just a question to test community reaction...should I play with the sliders to make my tames more op if I'm running solo on alpha?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Do what you want, bro. I don't mess with those settings.

[@ArisePass]

@@SpartacusSurviveswas this guide non mutated Dino’s or were they mutated?

[@parazightsporch2523]

It's okay if you're terrible at the game and need to play single player. Moving the sliders is a fine way to make up for being a bad or lazy gamer. Do you still get a sense of accomplishment when you move the sliders?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@ArisePass No mutations were needed. Selective breeding for stats and good old leveling up.

[@AlexSmith-tp7xu]

@parazightsporch2523 do you feel better? like dang dude I wasn't meaning crank everything to the max and let the game play itself. I've never fought an alpha boss before and based on what I've seen it's near impossible to do solo because ark isn't designed to be single player. If you can't chill and just be reasonable don't bother responding. There's a difference between lazy and just wondering if its possible

[@chomrongkh101]

I have a question on overseer boss during teleport to arena, I'm going to solo on this boss on single player but can i teleport 20tamed first and then other 20 later?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

I haven't tried to teleport only the tames to the arena, so I'm not sure. If you play o single player, the game might not rander the arena, resulting in losing your first 20 tames.

[@chomrongkh101]

@@SpartacusSurvives thank you

[@JH-fd9xt]

In terms of actual numbers what kind of stats would my rexs need to be to do bosses on gamma vs alpha? Could a army of 150 wilds do this or would I have to get 150 wilds with optimal stat allocation then imprint then go for mutations and min max? In short are 15-20k health 500% melee rexes good enough ? or do they need more juice?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

For alpha, around 30k health and 600-700 melee with some good saddles.

[@mskissmyazzify]

Good saddled like ascended 120% armour good or Master craft 70-80% armour good? Because ascended is so expensive

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@@mskissmyazzify I think 70 armor saddles will be ok.

[@quentinlasne1381]

Can u say what are the stats we need to kill the alpha dragon with theri ? Please

[@SpartacusSurvives]

i think 24-25k health and 800-900% melee damage with at least 70 armor saddles.

[@quentinlasne1381]

@@SpartacusSurvives inculding the 70 armor ?? Omg, for theri It's insanes stats ! Its what I have on my rexes for megapithecus ! Do u know what it is with the stat numbers at birth ??? At least 55/55 no ? Talking of the stats we see on the incubator's interface

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@@quentinlasne1381 Armor is not that important against the dragon, but it's still good. Better be safe than sorry. I don't remember honestly. But yeah, the alpha dragon is difficult.

[@Bombaclattt37]

Do you think it’s possible to beat the center map bosses (broodmother and megapithcus) with allos?

[@Jclothus]

How many damage, how many health and how many armor do they have to have? I just died yesterday agains the alpha spider :(

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Ascended armor, so around 80-90, between 600 and 800 melee and around 24-25k health I think. I think I mentioned In the video the stats.

[@Jclothus]

HOLY COW, thanks spartacus :D@@SpartacusSurvives

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

I just said allos to a friend today :))

[@SpartacusSurvives]

They are just OK.

[@knappieboy]

I wonder if carno's(w/ good saddle) would be good because of their bleed

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

@@knappieboy they are some what decent they cant do crazy dmg but they're a great especially in packs so yeah they are great

[@shirade3439]

Great video! What level do all my dinos atleast have to be to beat the gamma version of the bosses?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Thanks! Honestly, I wouldn't fight the gamma bosses without 15k-16k health and 500%-600% damage on my magatheriums and theriz. For the rex I think 20k health is minimum. It might be a bit overkill, but it's better to be safe than sorry.

[@Haliroke]

Overkill bro u can go with this on gamma I went on alpha brood with 18 megatheriums 1k% dmg and 25k hp on basic saddles I lost half of them and didn't shoot once but still u made amazing video and even included overseer

[@TheCorruptedPrime]

I am doing a hardcore single player walkthrough of all the ark maps, i am just unsure how much stats to pump into my dknos for the alpha gaurdians of the island. Any suggestions?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Depend what dinos you are using. At least 800% damage melee and 30k+ health for rexes and 24k+ health for theris and megatheriums. And you need some good saddles. Journeyman I think are good enough. These are for alpha difficulty bosses on max difficulty settings.

[@TheCorruptedPrime]

@@SpartacusSurvives my rexes have around 45k HP and a 1000% melee stats, thanks for the theri HP tip and for the megatheriums as I never used them I mostly just breed overpowered rexes, the saddles I guess I am hoping I get lucky with the blueprint rng by the ark gods?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@Error-vq6rn yeah, that's pretty much it. You got great rexes. You just need a good thery army for the dragon and overseer.

[@APR4JC]

please bro, song during the introduction?

[@kortniechanGaming]

What would work best to heal your theries? the vegi cake or the daedeon full of meat?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Best to bring both, but if I had to choose, I'd go for the cakes, since in both the dragon and the overseer fights, your army moves a lot, making it hard for the pig to keep everyone in the radius.

[@Godzillabroz-nt9zn]

How do you use veggie cakes for the theris mid battle?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

They eat them automatically.

[@tomwilson3905]

Made me laugh with the, thought I forgot huh?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

:))

[@Najibgaming-wh9je]

I don't have pc and can't buy maps so how can i beat because then i will play here and i don't know where is the boos they always in dg we can't take dino

[@SpartacusSurvives]

No guardians on mobile yet

[@lukaskoky3409]

What stats should myegatherium and rex have (what health and what melee )

[@SpartacusSurvives]

~24k health 800+% damage megatherium, 30k+ health, 800+% damage rex, for alpha difficulty.

[@peecklecheenhead7744]

My Theris are 20k health 700 melee and they’re dying are veggie cakes a necessity?

[@peecklecheenhead7744]

Beta dragon fight btw

[@SpartacusSurvives]

For the beta you will probably win, but I think you might lose a few.

[@SogaWaffles]

Can you not just add some Gigas in there? I mean, theyre kind of overpowered... And also, can you use a titanasourus, i manged to get all 3 that spawn for a serious raid on a public server and i was wondering if it could go into a into a boss arena.

[@SpartacusSurvives]

No, none of them can enter the arena.

[@Raiinzy]

With the hard dragon what stats and saddles should you have on your theris

[@SpartacusSurvives]

I think with ascended saddles around 20-22k health and 600-700% melee should be enough for alpha difficulty. Keep in mind that controlling your army in the battle is just as important as preparing the army for the battle. Try to surround the dragon, and get it stuck if you can, since it will try to target the yuty. You don't need to get it stuck, but that would maximise your chances.

[@PrivateNegative]

Wait, what about Broodmothers minions? Their level is at 255 and they're all around the arena

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Just send the megatheriums towards them.

[@JKrezel]

This video will help me for sure but what happen with our dinos and loot after we deffet overseer and ascent?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

You charcater will ascened, which means you have to download it if you want to return to your island map, or you can move with it to another map. Your dinos and gear will be uploaded into the terminal data. I think you can download them from a terminal on any map. For maps like Scorched Earth, your dinos and gear won't be uploaded into the terminal. On that map, they will return to the terminal, like after a regular guardian fight on the island.

[@Thejardos]

Do therries heal on there own with cakes in there inventory?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Yeah, they will it them in their own when they are getting hurt.

[@Thejardos]

@@SpartacusSurvivesoh wow. Thnx I had no idea! Didn’t know the dragon hit carnivores harder!

[@JayBreeze1]

I want to grind alpha brood mother. (Because the caves are easy) what stats are the megatheriums you used? Also could theris be used on all alpha bosses?

[@SpartacusSurvives]

I would stick to megatheriums for alpha difficulty. Around 23-24k health and 600-700 melee. But more importantly, it is to use the whistle commands to surround the broodmothera and kill the araneo to get the buff. Getting the buff on your megatheriums makes a huge difference.

[@HyperDragon13_]

Can I use pteranodon for dragon fight

[@SpartacusSurvives]

nope

[@OSTIPULATE]

whats better for brood megatherium or spino

[@SpartacusSurvives]

both are great, The megatherium is probably the safer pick. but it basically comes down to what you find in the wild to tame and breed.

[@lordofmusic4207]

So are you breeding dinos for this?

[@Janetacos]

i used daedon yuty and 18 megatherium with over 20k hp 700% dmg with around 100-150 armor and got destroyed by the alpha broodmother in less than 3 minutes what am i doing wrong

[@SpartacusSurvives]

You have to use the whistle commands a bit. Megatheriums tend to bunch up and try to attack the brootmother from the front, all at once. This means a lot of them are not fighting and just taking damage. Try to whistle them to get behind the broodmother, and when a few of them have gone past the broodmother whistle them to attack once again. This way, you will surround the broodmother, maximising you damage output. The second thing you have to do is to make sure your megatheriums get some kills on the araneos using your whistles. You NEED to have that buff on as many megatheriums as you can. So don't be afraid to disengage the broodmother and send them to kill little spiders. Buffed megatheriums are roughly 10 times stronger than without it.

[@Janetacos]

⁠@@SpartacusSurvivesokay i will try that byt im pretty sure everyone had the buff

[@Janetacos]

i beat it with only one megatherium dead

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@@Janetacos haha good job bro.

[@liveingthedream5490]

carnos and yuty for the dragon it agros the yuty and ignores the carnos

[@flamesnake1]

How many dinos should be in an army

[@bradleyblack6588]

I think you can have 20 max

[@میلادز-ح8ز]

عالی

[@pondomatik]

dinos so strong dont need to pig in there

[@gavenfoist5784]

Is this evolved??

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Yes, but everything applies to ascended as well.

[@alistairbolden6340]

Theri stats are nothing close to a rex at all, best option for dragon is bait it into attacking you with any medium/small dino, normally yut and have rax army surround dragon from behind, they will get under it preventing it from taking off, making the fight easy, for all island bosses use rex. Its a shame but meta is meta for a good reason. a Tek rex tamed at 180 and then bread for hp and damage is the go to for every tribe. Theri are less of a pain to find, its the only reason anyone ever uses them.

[@advancewarcrimes_]

Yooo man I wanted to ask are 340 tek rexes good enough and yes I am genuinely asking because im not totally new but still new to the game and I got my hands on them by taking them from a friend who give me some eggs and I don't want them to get killed are day good enough?

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

For the Dragon If your riding something that has more drag weight than your attackers the dragon will focus on the heavier drag weighted tame. Riding a yuty and using Theris or Megalosaurus to attack all you need to do is stand a certain distance from the dragon & the dragon will focus on trying to walk to the yuty you are riding and will ignore the tames at its feet. You can also solo the dragon with an top stat megaloceros with a top saddle

[@SpartacusSurvives]

I've noticed this when I tried using ceratos for bosses, but I haven't been able to get bosses stuck with theries. But tbh I haven't really tried to get them stuck when I made this video.

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

@@SpartacusSurvives It can be finicky sometimes but theris & megalos should get it stuck majority of the time. Nice guide though, well presented

[@SpartacusSurvives]

@xstorm_8_shadowx Thanks man! Thanks for the additional info!

[@PabloPaulton]

Dragon is the easiest of the 3. Two mate boosted theri riders and 10 veggie cakes each can smash alpha.

[@benhayward7706]

Subbed for help

[@Needanewcarnow]

I’m on an unofficial island pve. Lmk if anyone wants to join. Got a strong Rex army brewing and planning on doing my first broodmpther gamma tomorrow. It’s just me and my friend so far but we’re not in the same tribe as we wanted our own bases

[@nothing-ys3gi]

What about giga army??

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Cannot access any boss battle on The Island

[@MassMen]

I lost everything to cold😢

[@twigsclark220]

Use the fria curry consumable it'll help some. Worse comes to worse higher ranked fur armor, plus edible, can also wear an otter which helps with the cold.

[@BrookeAtherton-f4c]

This seems impossible solo :(

[@SpartacusSurvives]

You can do it! I believe in you:))

[@zexosss]

hi

[@SpartacusSurvives]

hi

[@boywitha_mask]

Ding dong ?

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

Be gor i watch the video Why d people use one deodon why do people use one yuti you can defeat a boss with 3 deodons and 2 yutis and 15 batle dino and soups beer batle tar-tar are underrated in pve i am just saying

[@dreadcthulhu6842]

Yuty's courage roar does not stack, so bringing more than one is is a waste, could be used for another damage dealing dino. As for daedon, their healing also does not stack, so using them with out riders would be really tricky - would have to jump off yuty to turn healing on after 1st one runs out of food, and so on. Now, if you had multiple riders for each one they could still be used, but I think you would be better off with riders on attack dinos. Dinos with riders usually do more damage than ones without, as manually biting will attack faster than AI controlled biting; also their is the imprinted rider buff too.

[@the-first-sin-Yuma_A.e]

@@dreadcthulhu6842 pineapple

[@brianphillips9422]

Pig is a waste

[@parazightsporch2523]

This video is not good advice. You really only need Therizino. You can spend loads of time breeding many different kinds of dinos for various fights, OR just breed Theris and use them for everything. Second place goes to Rex easy, which also works just fine vs Broodmother. Why on earth would anyone hyper breed megatheriums and rexes when you can just do it with rexes? Or even better, with Theris. Alpha Dragon is clearly the hardest fight. Any breed that can take Alpha Dragon can defeat the other bosses. This video only serves to farm views, not to give ACTUAL helpful advice.

[@throbs3468]

Do they need to all be over level 200 ?

[@lukamanigoda9480]

do you know what are average stats for just tamed rex,megatherium and theri.

[@SpartacusSurvives]

Sadly, no. I also highly advise you to use bred and imprinted dinos, not tamed.

[@lukamanigoda9480]

OK.Thank.