Top 10 Annoying Creatures in ARK (Community Voted)

[@rl9217]

“Ya know, maybe the concept of driving a species to extinction isn’t that bad after all.” -Survivors whenever they encounter any of these creatures in the wild

[@krakoosh1]

That’s what I do when I see a raptor.

[@Larss86]

One of the biggest soul crushing realizations you can have as both an Ark player and a person interested in prehistoric fauna is realizing that while there are dozens of iconic and incredible prehistoric dinosaurs, mammals, birds, insects, and aquatic creatures have not been added while things like the troodon, pego and ichthyornis have.

[@Tyranid_HiveMind]

Sinoceratops Livyatan Irritator Megaraptor

[@eVill420]

There are thousands of Animals we know of in history, but most of them aren't exciting enough

[@Tyranid_HiveMind]

@@eVill420 what's so exciting about an overgrown seagull?

[@eVill420]

@@Tyranid_HiveMind one of the largest birds in history isn't interesting?

[@Tyranid_HiveMind]

@@eVill420 compared to others

[@imasnakecatcher4264]

As a quick tip: the only decent counter for microraptors that I know of is to just always have your mount on neutral when exploring. That way, while you’re stunned, your mount will just kill them for you

[@Raasclark]

Yup top tip

[@gamgamesplayer4506]

Microraptors don't aggro if ur high enough on the sky which you should in redwoods and at large creatures they don't aggro like a rex Tested with an lvl 150 allo, was able to walk into a microraptor and it ignored me completely.

[@shadowskull4727]

Also if have them available get a sinomacrops it counters microraptor and half of the rest of the list

[@MidnightWolfSDJ]

@@shadowskull4727 Sinomacrops are such a necessity to have! I don’t go anywhere without one now.

[@sSuper3roryt]

They are just DEFINITION Of annoying

[@JaceRider]

A top 10 dinos that players think should be removed from the game would be interesting! I'm not sure if they would end up being different or similar to this list.

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

I have what some would call an unpopular opinion on that subject: at least everything that isn't dinosaurs or mythological creatures must go because the rest are BS and/or game-breaking and unbalanced as hell.

[@fbiopentfup]

@@ShawnF6FHellcat most flyers and sea creatures and moat shoulder pets

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

@@fbiopentfup The original flyers: Pteradon, Argentavis, Tapejara, and Quetzel can stay, and maybe a nerfed/balanced Wyvern, but all others, gliders included, must go. There are three sea creatures in particular that I despise: Tusoteuthis, Electrophorus, and Leedsichthys (boat-breaking mother fu---); they could all go and I would celebrate the additional freedom of Assassins Navy (my usual tribe name)! I don't mind the shoulder pets too much, but as broken as it is, I still love me some Fjordhawk fast-travel for resource collecting...

[@BlastHeart96]

This list should be separated based on if you're a PvE vs a PvP player. I'm assuming some of the entries will be very different to see. It could be interesting.

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

@@BlastHeart96 I personally am a solo/small tribes Unofficial Server PVP player who only does PVE in local or on a private server with friends.

[@CloudReacherGaming]

Fun video suggestion: Top 10 annoying Dinos that don’t hurt/kill you. I’m sure there’s better examples but the dolphins come to mind - “stop following me!”

[@MHSlice]

Fjordhawks are pretty annoying too. Almost lost all my stuff, because a Fjordhawk was nearby when I died and it was carrying my stuff and died like 100m away. Felt horrible.

[@Matrix_Lizardfolk74]

dont forget the kapro launching out the water in the swamp thats really annoying

[@gigga7334]

High level kapros can literally be prim hatcheted down so having good weapons can deal with them in no time

[@truebacon133]

Raptor pounce can actually be avoided by jumping. If you jump as soon as it pounces it'll miss. It actually gives you a prompt on the buff/debuff bar but goes by so fast nobody really knows about it The prompt appears just as at switches to 3rd person

[@NIIJIKIWENH]

For the microraptors something that helps is having a dimorph on aggressive as a shoulder pet.

[@northtechmusic]

I wanted to mention quickly that there is a counter to the top 4. The Sinomacrops screech scares away small enemies, and as such can scare annoyances such as the Microraptor, Icthy, and Pego.

[@alexcat6]

sinos are exclusive to lost misland

[@lukaskback9710]

It's worth noting that Aberrant Raptors exist on Valguero and Vanaheim on Fjordur, as well as in caves on Lost Island and Midgard on Fjordur.

[@see3655]

I expected Meganeura to make it into the list. Those little things that sometimes show up when you kill something, unless you're farming hide, or really need some prime meat, in which case they will definetely spawn out of nowhere to ruin your day

[@nmastando56]

I think that a Top 10 Base Defense Creatures list could be good! It can also be a good video for beginners who don’t know much about base defense

[@KingNovaGaming]

Sinomacrops is a perfect counter for most of these creatures

[@SomeWeimsi]

And/Or Cactus Broth

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

You must not have experienced the S.A.M. or Surface-to-Air Microraptor then..

[@theundergrounder9333]

​@@ShawnF6FHellcat ah, a classic

[@unluckyluchiano6092]

​@@ShawnF6FHellcatok, Andrewsarchus then 🤷 straight up immune to dismount. It's almost like, y'all are noobs, even the KZbinrs don't know what they're doing

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

@@unluckyluchiano6092 It's almost like Andrewsarchus was not in the game for all but a year and a half of its lifetime before ASA; not to mention everyone has their own play styles and preferences. For example: I've put a few thousand hours in Ark, yet I've never tamed a Giga because I usually play like a scout/assassin/housewife and only ever need travel and utility dinos.

[@gecko-saurus]

Great job, Raasclark!❤ Maybe the next vote could be for the cutest creatures in ARK (not including babies).

[@tomarul9787]

Loving the vids raas just a dingle cup vid idea:you both do gen 1/2 missions and the saddles you get is the Dino you can tame,love ya vids m8 👊🏻😁

[@andrejpokorny2565]

Agree a good list. Didn't know Ichtys can grab lystros but once one took from me 2k narcs and ate them.... without any effect. Hate the flying gypsis. Good video.

[@lehelboross625]

By the way, the Ichtyornises have a special counter: The Rex. The Rex's roar stun them too, and they'll slowly land on the ground. After that, they'll be easy prey for you.

[@bash3212]

So I’ve learned micro raptors aren’t that awful if you go anywhere above them while they glide, they can fly up so they end up just running away, but do sometimes come back.

[@victoriatofoli]

A sino could be a great counter for the microraptors right? could scare them away, at least for a while.

[@Sille.]

Me knowing microraptor will be number 1:

[@AlexEatsCats]

I'm honestly surprised microrapter is on here. Pegos and seagulls are much worse. Especially the seagulls. Had one eat my ammo before a raid, and I had a wild one eat my cryo pods.

[@Sille.]

@@AlexEatsCats Depends on the situation, but a microraptor in redwoods...n o

[@halica4131]

@@AlexEatsCats Pegos are easy. Ichtyornis is way worse because everything is gone if they have it.

[@AlexEatsCats]

@@Sille. ever since the redwoods was added I've always built there though. They've never been a problem.

[@AlexEatsCats]

@@halica4131 Yeah obviously lol

[@l0vebvq368]

The fact terror birds aren’t on here is criminal

[@Lumpofcheese]

I love the BadLipReading reference about the Yoda reference

[@osrsweims]

You can find the pegos that steal your stuff, by checking the taming tracker since them stealing off you is how you tame them basically.

[@fossilfueled27]

I'm surprised Purlovias aren't higher, especially with the ridiculous knockback. Most of these creatures seem like the developers sat down for a meeting and asked "how can we make the game less fun?"

[@astralguardian5930]

Hmm, Thylacoleo being an honorable mention is understandable. Those big cat-like Marsupials are almost like Microraptors except they are often hanging on the trees. Usually being hard to see until you happen to step or fly near them, dismounting and stunning you before they attempt to maul you to death. And if you happen to be flying and get pounced you can end up dying or taking massive damage from the fall itself before the mauling can even begin. (Also the fact these guys are also sometimes annoying to tame, their Torpor goes down pretty fast and unless you got a lot of Mutton or Prime Meat ready it's gonna take ages to fill the bar, especially if they are high level.)

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

Perhaps a top 10 of the best creatures that have been in the game since day 1 would be interesting.

[@brianhoward1629]

Surprised the Kapro wasn't anywhere on the list. Once took a raft through the swamp with my tribe just for it to turn into a horror movie as I watch them get tackled one by one😂

[@sneakyorsomething1296]

Remember, raptors in ark mobile ALSO have the pounce while they’re wild. But I mean ofc we’d need smth to make up for pego, ichthyornis and troodons not being found in the wild.

[@michaelhartzell3392]

Awesome vid of annoyance 😂 How about a Top 10 map exclusive dino's we want on other maps for ASA? Fjordhawk on the Island? Gryphon on Scorched? How about Shadowmane on Aberration? Maybe a Ferox on Extinction? Keep up the great content.

[@gigga7334]

There are probably unofficial servers for that and I would stay away from official because of the shady stuff there recently.

[@JoZoo-rh9lk]

@@gigga7334 There isn't any shady stuff on actual official servers in terms of dev support. Only shady stuff that happens is done by the players with the players choosing to cheat and the players choosing to exploit.

[@kermitreturnz]

Top 10 bugs in ark or issues that players think wc should deal with

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

I think you're confused, it should be: Find the only 10 things that aren't bugs in Ark

[@kermitreturnz]

@@ShawnF6FHellcat lol would be hard to find 10

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

@@kermitreturnz Exactly

[@beamstalkbeamerson4043]

"there is no counter" -sino "allow me to introduce myself"

[@fluffydino1198]

I don’t think microraptors can dismount you if you have one as a shoulder pet

[@SnarkyGamers]

Little known fact about the raptor pounce is that you can 'cancel' it by jumping at the right time.

[@Bashnudel]

wasn't it so that microraptors won't attack if you got one yourself on your shoulder? otherwise sinomacrops is always a solution for these nasty small creatures like pego or microraptor

[@Mrcarroot]

Yeees why isn't anyone else saying this they do attack you they just can't dismount you

[@Notretsam]

I tend to deal with micro raptors easily now, my mount usually kills them when I'm all starry-eyed. if there is more than one, my health is usually full. Although do remember that time a number of Brontos were aggroed on me and my Argy, then a micro raptor appeared, and I died. For me 1) Terror Birds (really dislike their noises) 2) Purlovia 3) ichthyornis

[@hoodedrage720]

The galli needs to be on that list for ALWAYS getting in your way and luring hostiles to you

[@ZoomingSpottedgecko]

The ichthyones is such an annoyance to me that I started playing ark mobile instead to entirely avoid it, worth it

[@JD867]

Ichthyones counter: Tame a pack of pteranodons (seven should work) set them to aggressive, and leave them near your beach house. They'll slaughter even brachiosaurs.

[@drewbydoo8945]

So glad the microraptor is #1. I've cursed those things out in ways you didn't know were possible.

[@krakoosh1]

Something I learned to deal with microraptors is if you’re on a Petra, put it on neutral. If you get stunned it will kill them all quickly

[@Cheesedaddy11]

I hate Troodons the most, can't count how many times I just got caught off guard starting out and watching them run around my body as I sit there helpless.

[@tadrigsevenius2999]

Eurypterid is missing for me, on many maps the coastline allows it to spawn and is even more common than Trodon. Worth mentioning at least.

[@terrortrike9580]

I feel like the sharks should be at least an honorable mention they are very overspawned and prevent you taming sea creatures as well as being almost impossible to kill when in a pack in caves

[@kerrij1989]

No way, thanks! Ive played this game 2800 hours and i totally didnt know troodons ran from light

[@picklekun]

This list is 100% why I will swear by the Sinomacrops as the shoulder pet of all time.

[@iAangARK]

SEAGULLS ARE NOT FUN really broke me LOL! Great vid raas.

[@AppleBlogTV]

Microraptors made the sinomacrops the MVP of shoulder mounts gonna miss it for the first few months of ASA

[@cfowler7936]

I remember encountering Troodons for the first time. It was the Center and I was looking for chitin with my 2 Raptors on follow. I was attacked and knocked out instantly and all I could hear was the Raptors fighting the Troodons. I woke with both Raptors standing over me all bloody but victorious. What I love about Ark. You'll never know what to expect.

[@njlopezfa6514]

Doubt this will get much attention but Raas you should make a video commenting your thoughts on the recent events on conquest with tribes being unfairly banned by snail games. I understand most of your content is PVE oriented but on behalf of the pvp community we would love your help. Your reach and leveled head mind could really help us pvpers deal with publisher corruption and cheating on a game that we’re so dedicated to. And maybe your 2 cents on the topic could change ark for the better. Much love ❤

[@Raasclark]

I did drop a tweet on it mate. But yeah will cover in the next news vid

[@njlopezfa6514]

@@Raasclark much thanks 🙏

[@Shanosuke]

I'm surprised to see microraptor at the top of this list. According to steam, Ark is the game I have put the most time in and I have seldom had issues with the M-Raptor. My tops picks would have been the thieving dinos, ants, and Troodon. Troodons were my personal top most loathsome because even though they are thwarted by torches, they really make it impossible to do anything at night because I need the torch hand to use tools or weapons. This means often I just find a safe spot to park my character for the night and wait for morning.

[@dinobreeder]

Tip for the Micros: if you can time it right, a good kick from a horse should scare them off. Used this a few times on rag and val

[@nooneofimportance2110]

Stegos on the default stance can stop a Microraptor from dismounting you. It's just slow AF.

[@guy2006]

Diplo. Their push and constant chasing you down to harrass you more with the push over and over again. Makes my blood boil.

[@Goootroop101]

IchthyOnes swooped down and ATE MY NARCODICS and I'm just like.... YOU SON OF A.......

[@kiminmaster]

I would add fjordhawk. As much as i love them , they are annoying af. Within a minute exploring , probably 10 of them are circling around you

[@ChristinaValkyrie]

In general I'd agree with this list, but I have a personal agenda against the pegos ever since one stole a cryopod with the very first equus I ever tamed 😭It also teamed up with a pack of wolves, so the wolves attacked me while the pego ran off with the cryopod and was never seen again lmao.

[@ch3esec4k3]

I despise piranhas, dropped my mutated level 300 rex into a water area in a cave by accident, luckily i quickly reacted and cryopodded it back but my character had a different idea and took it out again! Boom cryosickness and 280-400 level piranhas nibbling on my asleep rexes toes, 2,000 something damage per piranha for whatever reason and 50k health was drained in seconds.

[@Rocky4719]

As long as I don’t need resources from areas where gigas and carchas spawn, I have an imprinted stego to walk around the island. Prevent dismount by micros and kapros, strong enough to go head to head with rexes and allos

[@theacro9108]

A funny story when I was on my way back to my base with a max level egg a forking seagull approached me and stole it from me and proceeded to eat it in front of me so I nuked it into oblivion

[@theomnidegenerate5236]

There is actually a counter to the dismount it’s the stag. Oh, I don’t remember which platform it is, but I think it’s defensive platform or one of them makes it to where you cannot be dismounted while riding it.

[@cheesy384]

Someone should start a petition to get these things removed from survival ascended when it drops

[@Arkraktor]

Don't even get me started on Microraptors. I lost everything in the tek cave once because of a single one of them. Plus the world was Hardcore

[@BLiNNeMaNS]

pretty odd the leeds isn't even mentioned anymore. it had a huge impact on ark, diminishing raft builds and was so annoying ppl changed gameplay and fully ignored the ocean. rag became unplayable for "nest"-based play as they even appeared near the swamps, making water passage by raft into the canyon near the metal cave near impossible. guess the leeds lost it's place due to tweaks in spawnweight

[@m33off68]

In my cases, i just chilling😌 with my megatherium Edit: i managed to tame ichthy so i can easy tame an otter and a pair of hesperornis, it's not that bad as a tame support .. 1-2 tranqs should do the trick

[@martinhogan9745]

Sinos are a good counter for Microraptors. I'm pretty sure that having a tamed one works as well.

[@solotribesman2271]

Abberant Raptor also spawns on lost island in the abberent cave 😁 💚

[@ToastyCarnotaur]

if you spam jump, the aberrant raptors will actually not be able to pounce you. i think there's a little prompt in the game on the debuff/buff thing that tells you, but it disappears too fast. so instead, you can just spam the jump button to ensure that it doesn't pounce you

[@sabergamer6378]

Top 10 weirdest creatures in ark

[@AlbusMaximus-xi5dy]

Funnily enough, while are annoyinf af, I still have this stable where I always tame at least one microraptor, name it "terrorchicken" and then I let it wreak havoc among enemy encounters, because if it's annoying to me, it's annoying to the other animals on the map as well.

[@FlyingDragon327]

Why do people hate troodons so much?? I always just used to use Argys to take them out

[@somesweatymexicanxd2398]

Had alphas of a server drop me cryos and a set of maxed flak, I was attacked by troodons and was robbed by some players that found my body. They laughed at me while they robbed me.

[@TheXAllosaurus]

You forgot to mention that you can dodge the pounce by quickly pressing space bar before it landed on you

[@goldenlegendrex]

I dismount the tame before they dismount me then as soon as they have flown past I quickly hop back on and sprint away

[@jurassicstudio]

Quick tip: if the Cnidaria are annoying you just don't go to the ocean

[@flashrogue4376]

I'm pretty sure you can whistle your mount to attack while being dismounted by Micro Raptors.

[@legendslayer3957]

Valid list i've personally never encountered a microraptor but i've seen how annoying they could be.

[@oSensyi]

If you’re riding a creature that can jump I’ve noticed spam jumping makes microrsptors de-aggro

[@albertinstan5090]

wait why the megatherium? I've never had any problems with them

[@mikeg4451]

Hi Raas could you do a video series about all creatures in Ark what they are good for how to tame where to find them etc...?

[@LowlyEidolon]

There are counters to the micro raptors A mictoraptor on the shoulder or a torch required to the saddle. Making it not a threat at all

[@carlos-px5ct]

For micro if you can spot it flying at you you can jump of the mount before it hits you

[@bcghtKira]

I think I might be the only Ark player who actually likes microraptors, pegos, and the ichthyornis. Usually the first shoulder mounts I try to tame

[@TheXAllosaurus]

I love Ichthyornis as well, I hate other 2 just like the rest of the players

[@Cartoonshipper]

Troodons are like Ark's version of Minecraft spiders lol

[@shatteredyoshi]

Kinda surprised the kapro didn't even make the honorable mentions list Seriously? People find the Megatherium more annoying? 🤣

[@TheXAllosaurus]

Kind of, especially when you're riding mantis to gather material

[@gigatamer816]

After this. Top 10 underrated creatures if thats not done yet

[@gerho673]

Gallimimus is my personal Nemesis. They have nothing better to do than to lead Predators to me or to narced tames ...

[@sythenil7037]

There IS a hard counter to a few of the things you said there isn't. The Stego.

[@talontalent]

Sinomacrops can counter many of these annoyances. Andrewsarchus will protect you from all. Piranha flee from Sarcos.

[@mattguy1773]

I love that getting ark'd is something people just say now

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

Back in my day, Ark'd meant things like falling through the terrain with your best loot because you looked at a dodo funny; or getting murdered by the anti-mesh because a tree grew where you were standing and made the game think you were meshing...

[@axeldiaz404]

A grea counter to the microraptor is the andrewsarchus with a saddle

[@aph1dqueen]

Baryonyx and Kaprosuchus are pretty obnoxious too. yesterday i actually almost lost my andrewsarchus to a bary because it stunlocked ny poor leg whale

[@KingOfAllGigas]

Sino: I fear none 😎

[@SmileyFireYT]

Wow ... Micro Raptor is no.1 ... who would have guessed!

[@gigga7334]

I'm just gonna thank Bam for banning most of these creatures in his servers which I play in

[@SDoutside]

Getting Arked is certainly not a term of endearment, and as far as I've ever heard refers to losing something like a boss fight or your gear because the game doesn't function properly..

[@youtubecommenter_]

With that 1st bit of the video kinda reminded me of the term getting thick'd r.i.p the legend

[@pochipochipoo3133]

>dragon casually flying around survivor getting purlov'd nice

[@davidactylus9990]

I'd say the Microraptor and Pegomastax... One Steals your stuff and one Dismounts you! Both just annoying!!!

[@acidreins]

Only counter is having a Sinomacrops from Lost Island on auto scream. For the microraptor, ithchyornis and pego specifically. Which is a blessing. Microraptors and Ithchys are removed from my cluster. So are kapros. I use simple spawner summoner for any players who want one tamed.

[@TheXAllosaurus]

That's the first thing I will do if I happened to play on your server