Top 10 Shoulder Pets in ARK Survival Evolved (Community Voted)

[@blakerackley8874]

What's great about your videos is that they are community voted, not just some guy giving his opinion as gospel truth. Keep up the great work, Raas!

[@Raasclark]

Thanks mate!

[@dk229910]

@@Raasclark that why your great man you even give honest negative feedback with out hater bashing a game and you put your money where your mouth is n you know the pain of the missions yet it great when you over come them still.

[@lzraayaaane]

ur damn right 🤣

[@FeralShivan]

I feel the same. Its the community that should decide what is the best/worst of something. Not just one person making their private list like only they know what everyone likes or hates.

[@TheReZisTLust]

Usually those are said to be opinions ar the start

[@mikesanders5433]

I think with the release of lost island that the Sinomacrops will be right at the top of the next list. That little thing is insane 🙂

[@GamesWorkshopsFlyingCircus]

doesn't it dismount things?

[@agaimless3724]

organic jetpack lol

[@mikesanders5433]

@@GamesWorkshopsFlyingCircus No mate but what it does is has a passive scream which keeps all the annoying terrors away from you when out and about. Pego comes to rob your stuff, gets screamed at and it runs away 😂 Also that scream annihilates anything made of chitin too.

[@piratekit3941]

Sino should definitely be on the list. Without the ark taming tracker they would be TERRIBLE to tame, but they have a huge amount of pvp and pve utility.

[@JKMelody14]

Sinomas should be 1 or 2

[@kingepicgg906]

Raas: buld dogs have a face only a mother could love Me who thinks it's cute: maybe I am a mother

[@rockwell5960]

Technically you are mother of reaper king.

[@aston-leehornby1658]

Very true

[@JonnaX]

Bulb Is Love, Bulb Is LIVE im honestly surprised its rank 4 but not disappointed :D

[@starlight0313]

@@rockwell5960 no, reaper QUEEN is mother, your always the father

[@camfrog79]

I like them too lol

[@Synthia17]

Note that the light pets differ with their charge ability, shinehorn being the most balanced, glowtail recover the fastest, featherlight having the biggest range and bulbdog the biggest charge capacity :)

[@imaginetrying3592]

What do you think is the best, I think that glow tail is very cute

[@Synthia17]

@@imaginetrying3592 If you care for efficiency then shinehorn but I usually go for featherlight myself, they're all extremely cute so it's a tough choice

[@Eric-bl8lp]

@@Synthia17 i think its featherlight bc you can put it on passive flee and if you die then nothing will really be able to catch it.

[@ProOmega-09]

Is it bad I never knew that till now? Thank you for the info tho

[@Freddyboi_]

@@ProOmega-09 I didn’t know that either

[@NintendoPolitics]

Fact that not many people know: when hit by poop from the monkey, you cannot heal. This can be helpful in ground PVP scenarios by preventing the use of med brews.

[@thepickle3902]

flame bob plus monkey = op

[@isty4491]

@@thepickle3902 I used to be in a band called "flame bob plus monkey"

[@thepickle3902]

@@isty4491 bruh

[@neowolf09]

@@isty4491 🤣🤣🤣

[@helpimlostatwalmart3443]

One of my few fun Scorched Earth memories is this one time when I was raiding a small 4x4 metal base without torrets on it's outside. As soon as I c4'ed a door I was instantly killed by about 20 angry vultures that apparently had all their levels on melee. As soon as I came back they were still aggroing to me, maybe they were in aggressive, but it was funny as hell seeing this huge mass of vultures going ape shit on me lol

[@marlonkroha6243]

Sooo, no one talks about, that you don't need a pelt armor or any levels in fortitute in the snowbiom, when you're carrying a Otter around your neck?

[@ZeaDabble]

Except murder snow

[@cudi00]

@@ZeaDabble right

[@Timotheeee1]

@@ZeaDabble my 1.6k melee otter can keep my survivor alive naked in -90c

[@mcmuffin975]

@@Timotheeee1 yeah that otter is either on a booster server or has many mutations

[@kyloben8537]

you dont?!!

[@kobec216]

Dimorph: “I can deal huh dps in crowds! Featherlight: “I can light your way in the dark!” Jerboa: *its gon rain*

[@brightbound3309]

jerboas are great at telling you when you're guns won't work

[@kobec216]

@@brightbound3309 guns don’t work during rain?

[@JesseMarston]

@@kobec216 it depends on the storm but yeah they sometimes dont work

[@Potato0770]

Jerboa is cute and that's what matters

[@brightbound3309]

@@kobec216 during the electrical storm anything electric stops including fabed guns

[@DarkDao]

Dimorphs are my choice, even one of them saved my arse many times in the early game and now i use flock of them as traveling protection for myself and my quetz. They even saved me from a yuty and its pack once. Basically dilos, but better.

[@AxleLotl]

Except Dimorphs have like... 2.5x damage of a dilo... More damage than a raptor actually... x'D

[@starlight0313]

ive seen a dimorph solo kill a level 90 paracer

[@AxleLotl]

@@starlight0313 I've seen a Dimorph solo kill a rex :P no idea what level it was.

[@Nothinwrongwithbasic]

@@AxleLotl I use them for bug killing while I mine

[@ikedog1405]

My tribe mate punched one once, lost our raft and all 4 of us died

[@dinolord4961]

For me bulbdog is number one just because I love them so much and they’re pretty useful on aberration

[@ozenvr]

6:30 That theri getting destroyed with the rock had me dying lol

[@lukegreenhill6564]

Ur my favourite youtuber man thx for all the ark info, ur a great guy!

[@kingepicgg906]

This is amazing I was looking for stuff to watch

[@lucaelo]

Still a little disappointed that the Jerboa only got an honorable mention. They are absolutely crucial on Scorched Earth for warning you about inclement weather.

[@mcmuffin975]

It’s probably because the community doesn’t favour scorched earth and it’s only got a use on that map

[@lucaelo]

@@mcmuffin975 Yeah, it’s a real bummer that most of the community feels that way. But when Scorched Earth creatures are on basically every other free map (which are far easier to survive on), I can see why no one bothers trying to live in the desert.

[@lucabrito]

@@lucaelo Cause it sucks

[@bloodwolfgaming9269]

@@lucabrito To be fair, after getting the first couple of DLCs (Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction) I found myself playing on Scorched Earth the most because honestly I found it to be some of the most fun oddly enough. Especially once you know what your doing and how to deal with each weather event (mainly just wait them out in a tent).

[@thegrimviolet9497]

It just sucks that you are forced to rough it in the dessert if you ever hope to tame a Phoenix since it has yet to appear in other places.

[@atomicdragon0578]

Otter, ferox and now sinomacrops definately share number one due to all 3 being very helpful. Edit: also dimorphs and micro raptors directly attack players, even on mounts, perfect for pvp

[@billybobjoe1229]

The shinehorn will forever be my favorite creature because its my first tame

[@HeinrichKok5]

This is made out the community and i love that! It's not just some guy giving his personal opinions, it's the community 😁 also when are we seeing that 50k special?

[@Raasclark]

Thanks mate. Its gonna happen but will take a short while as I'm booking something for it 😅

[@thoruchiha9311]

I am here early this list will get updated with the new Lost Island map because of the Sinomacrops

[@phoenixflamingstar]

I had no idea Otters can incubate eggs. Well now I know. ^_^

[@testerwulf3357]

3:15 my first tamed shoulder pet! I loved it so much I tamed up a pack. They killed absolutely everything and I loved my feisty little guys.

[@Nothinwrongwithbasic]

Just one on ur shoulder is great bug protection early game

[@manuelcastro5476]

This guy. Never disappointed with his videos. Top class mate!

[@Raasclark]

Thank you 🙂

[@TrollfaceDarkBruhLmao]

Now the shoulder is not alone anymore 😅

[@Gains_Gaming_inc]

The mesopithecus is by far my favorite. The slowing down effect is so useful against open world bosses or alphas

[@julianmuller6541]

i like the ichtyornis the most the ability to get prime meat and fish in almost any situation can be worth a lit if u spontaniously find a dino ud like to tame

[@lvl1gameral779]

For a new dino vote, that yi-qi or whatever gets my vote. A new shoulder pet would be cool. And if it would have the ability to get items from the loot drops for u, be pretty rad.

[@gridgaming387]

Damn the ferox snaped that neck rip 6:30

[@Roman_the_black_cat]

The otter definetly deserves number one, i was grabbed by a kapro in the gen 1 bog and it immedietly killed it with its 2k% atk that ive got fairly easely on standard single player settings as well as 500+ hp, you should have a bary to get the raw fish meat if you want more than one lest a whole 4 mammal squad. This is on top of them letting you explore gen 1's arctic in metal(although ive got some seriously pumped fortitude being 66 aa well as settings to make it easier to pump fort)

[@Roman_the_black_cat]

Tjx for the heart m8

[@hypermemes2821]

Good to see that you made it easier to tell what the special mentions are

[@luisfertapiag.3406]

When will be your own top 10 favorite creatures? 😁

[@Raasclark]

Wheres the fun in that? 😅

[@HeinrichKok5]

I think its interesting to see ur favourites once raas😃

[@thedadam4595]

@@Raasclark Maybe favourite dino of community

[@dk229910]

Yeah seeing someone top 10 say something about you and helps understand what kinda of a survivor you are.

[@seniorgreenfrog]

Your right kids its raasclark it will never get old you have been one of my favorite youtubers for a while.

[@xxanci_ntxv0idxx564]

I’ve been wanting a good shoulder pet vid, and here it is!

[@yellowbear7186]

Sinomacrops : Hold my beer

[@MamutaBCU]

Tbh, Bulbdog and Otters melt my heart!

[@thatguyfilip7771]

Now this was before fjodur, I think, but fjord hawk should be number 1

[@TheManBehindTheSlaughter1]

Microraptor can be tamed with meat if you didnt know raas!

[@mrclean6063]

Can’t believe I missed this one until now!! All these top videos, and all your other content, is great. Keep you the good work sir!

[@Raasclark]

Thank you 🙂

[@indominus6091]

Honestly unpopular opiniom I think bulbdog is the cutest lightpet...

[@Saberfighterx]

Behind otter yes

[@indominus6091]

@@Saberfighterx otter is not a lightpet now is it?

[@Saberfighterx]

@@indominus6091 oh I thought it said shoulder pets sorry

[@AdamGamingARK]

Featherlight and shinehorn are more cute (for me)

[@spryninja1509]

Congrats on 50k raaz

[@Raasclark]

Thank you!

[@spryninja1509]

@@Raasclark no problem

[@TheManBehindTheSlaughter1]

I think that sinomacrops would be #1 if it was 2022

[@helghanmerc2765]

I don't think light shoulder mounts should be considered separate tbh ik theres not that many but still lol

[@kaydawgvlogs]

Bro you forgot to talk about how op feroxs are when you put a good flak helmet on them, when they have a high quality helmet they are a pvp nightmare

[@themaniac6223]

Also can’t get dismounted from shadow man es

[@thepickle3902]

ferox>giga high dura op helmet + op dismount + high hp + high dps op

[@SteffyRabbitheart]

Great video. I have been playing ARK for so long and there have been so many updates I had forgotten what these animals do besides look cute.

[@elh3738]

Awesome vid !! Love it Keep up the good work👌👌👌

[@StanMitski]

I wonder if the new fjordhawk would be first?? umm..

[@DyLok.]

The bulbdog have a face that only a mother can love😂🤣

[@iamthatguypal8339]

I can safely say me and all the homies love raasclark

[@Raasclark]

🥰

[@JonnaX]

Bulb Is Love, Bulb Is LIVE im honestly surprised its rank 4 but not disappointed :D

[@offtigry4452]

Obviously the shinehorn is in one of the most hostile and dangerous areas because it’s so cute! If you know "the fables" which u obviously do if u had gone to school You would know the wolf and the lamb the lamb 🐑 is always in dangerous areas and can’t live for long Which inspired ark into doing the same for the ovis and the shine horn (even tho the shine horn probably isn’t a sheep but a goat but looks like a lamb)

[@zoomziller]

Finally after wait, this video is up

[@allomro_3955]

Top 10 knockout creatures or weapons but please read to the end (Creatures) Scorpion Mantis with a club Equus Belzbufo (frog) Basilisk .....etc (Weapons ) Longneck with dart Longneck with shoking dart Crossbow with trand arrow Club Slingshot elec prod ....etc U can do them on two videos I mean a video for the weapons and a video for the creatures Or u can do a video about (BEST WAYS TO KNOCKOUT CREATURES)

[@sparta998]

*shock darts with long neck *Normal dart's with longnecj

[@amronassar3154]

I think it's better to do best ways to knockout

[@blahblahblahblawww]

was waiting for this video 😁

[@King_SpinoX]

Good vid keep it up 👍

[@whitemagedende3591]

Use the netgun on the ferox when it transforms and you dont have to run or grapple

[@Steadymobbin711]

Darn your content is good. I appreciate you greatly!

[@Raasclark]

Thank you!

[@stressrelief30]

Lol dimorphs my g I made an army of them with a pteranodon and whistled attack on anything I desired I even killed a spino lol

[@shatteredyoshi]

Pego is best backpack dino. Change my mind. You can actually throw these guys straight and they have decent weight.

[@mcmuffin975]

Rant time! Some of the otters abilities aren’t as useful as people say they are. The pearl ability has a very low yield and is only useful for early game. You know, the part of the game where you don’t need pearls. It’s artifact caving ability would be great for farming element, except that boss running isn’t a good way of getting it anyways. Half the maps have other ways of farming element that are more effective. As for the insulation ability, I can’t deny that it’s good for cold parts of the map (better than ferox for insulation) but not worth it for incubating. Air cons are easier to get than finding and getting a few of these on most maps.

[@LeoTheYuty]

Not everyone likes to get element the cheaty way though. I personally prefer doing the guardians for element. While it is more efficient to mine it on Genesis or to do the veins on Extinction, you don't need efficiency when you can take your time and have fun fighting bosses on singleplayer and pve.

[@mcmuffin975]

@@LeoTheYuty some people may enjoy taking their time in pve and single player, but that’s just not what I play obviously it’s all opinion based but people can’t say it’s needed for farming element

[@HeinrichKok5]

Yep i personaly also think the otter is way to over rated. Especially on boosted servers

[@LeoTheYuty]

@@mcmuffin975 Yeah, I see how you would just want to advance as fast as possible on pvp and stuff like that, and while, if you are playing on only one map for fun, many maps will need an otter, it's definitely not necessary on a cluster.

[@slenderman478]

Even the insulation part is not relevant since med brews fix that. The only time I use otters on clusters is for the overseer fight, so I don't have to worry about landing on that hanging spike to heal.

[@Wolf_Star_84]

Otter and Shinehorn. Always my go to pets. Loved this list. Where do you do these polls?

[@BrandonKyle7]

The community tab of his channel.

[@bananaman4613]

Shinehorn is the cutest, then jerboa, then otter. I switch up jerboa and otter pretty often

[@Southern_Father]

Thanks!! been wanting this one for a while now! Even if my boy got number 2.

[@AxleLotl]

Oh man... My poor Ichthyornis... RIP You early game king

[@adammoran1057]

Love ya bro 😎 Yao all right kid kippa tie

[@goueiva]

Honestly when I don’t choose the otter, I just tame a Jerboa bc of the bone skin, it kinda looks like Rufus from Kim possible hahahah

[@bananaman4613]

I tame them because they are easy to tame and are cute

[@rabbit0664]

Love Dimorphs, love how they swarm around enemies. I also like noglins. I have a bunch of brontos spawning outside my base so it's pretty nice being able to throw them off and collect berries without having to worry about my own bronto getting attacked. I also love sinos. I mean flying backpacks. Plus startling small dinos. What's not to love?

[@thetruth-hl7ct]

Dimorphs are great for caves with bats in them. Buff it in melee damage and it'll sit on your shoulder killing bats as they fly around your head.

[@crazyyobbo]

the noglin can insta kill anything for you, its OP

[@yigafan2005]

Where is the compy? It can temporarily cure depression, like the otter, and is adorable. Plus, they are really common on the island.

[@Shanepex]

Ferox and noglin are the kings of pvp shoulder pets otter is the king of pve

[@stressrelief30]

I like noglin for pve because that mind control is so fun

[@Shanepex]

@@stressrelief30 yeah i suppose its good to fool around in pve too

[@stressrelief30]

@@Shanepex i mean yeah the noglin is king of messing around especially messing around with wild gigas as they are so much more powerful and then the satisfaction of them just getting evaporated but instead number one is the very over rated otter while yes it's good for artifacts and insulation the rest are kinda useless

[@Shanepex]

@@stressrelief30 yeah that why i said its great for pve

[@theblazinfoxx4631]

I'm sad the jerboa didn't make it but I'm glad it was mentioned in the vid :D

[@delcaulfield506]

Had me worried I almost thought you was gonna miss otter off list , phew number 1 that's a relief . Ps anymore real life are adventures they are hilarious

[@thetruth-hl7ct]

You can scoop otters out of the water with an Argentavis's C attack, and then hold them in place while you feed them fish, which makes taming them a breeze.

[@pseudogamer8848]

And with a recent update and recently newish custom map the Lost Island for another shoulder pet… The Sinomacrops! The absolute best shoulder pet for doing more damaged against all bug type creatures. For its food preference is chitin but fear not for it can gather chitin from the bugs it kills. With its tiny roars to scare off and do small damage to small wild Dino’s after getting fear roared but instant K.O kill to small bugs. Sinomacrop is the most powerful against the Broodmother from the Green Obelisk. Deathworms in Scorched Earth, Ragnarok and Lost Island. Along with the Ice Queen Deathworm in Ragnarok to make it the easiest loot farm or even bug farms for chitin.

[@jesseskellington9427]

Could you do a video on the shine horn and its ability to detect high level dinos? I've scoured the web to identify how to make this work but nothing seems to have a tutorial on it. Thx :-)

[@carnivorn]

Literally one minute in, but isn't the vulture's special ability the quadruple spoil time so things spoil *slower*, not faster? It has to harvest them itself since you can't put anything but spoiled meat in its inventory but they can harvest a corpse normally. I remember using that to make the most of prime meat on SE. Was that changed? The dossier even mentions slower spoil times. ETA: great video overall, just confused lol

[@yukir3993]

I think first place should be the pego 😼

[@kevinsears7300]

Additional use of number 7 Mesopithicus is that it can equip a HAT... this is a pretty big deal, actually, as you can give your shoulder mounted poo flinging turret ARMOR value much akin to a saddle, except mine uses a 205 armor helmet that doubles as a flashlight that is ABSOLUTELY broken, as it does not lose its charge on the monkeys head! that's right, on the monkeys head, the helmet does not gradually lose durability as it does on a players head. (the Otter can also use these helmets, however, it does gradually lose a charge)

[@Coreninja2211]

the last one i didn't know was useful i have so many otters on gen2

[@Kalta-GN]

Bulldog are nice but really to high i think it's just more accessible than other light pet for me a true top can be 1. Otter for the reason you talk 2. Sinomacrops (it's new but just so OP) for is capacity to carrying you and good substiture to glider 3. Ferox it's good to have a brutal mount on shoulder (and it's a cute little one) 4. One of the quator light pet but the Featherlight are for me the most usefull and cute thing (maybe one Shinehorn for my farm =3 ) 5. Dimorphodon stay a good friend and the more easiest to get and stay strong in a swarm

[@brawlstarsisbest6765]

You should do a top 10 DLC dinos video

[@ciaranbromhead2618]

Tbh I love the bulldog just because it looks so cute yet so ugly at the same time idk why but it reminds me of a french bulldog

[@mrmcsnake2004]

Number 1 spot is gonna be taken when lost island drops imo

[@Deathbyfartz]

i think you might have worded the vulture one a bit wrong, you mention that "meat spoils at 4 times the rate, offering a quick route to narc should you need it" it infact does the opposite and increases the spoil timer 4 times, essentially giving you a portable fridge, especially useful for mutton when out on a taming spree.

[@arkar6710]

otters are cute and fur armor as well and It can farm a little amount of black pearls which is need for broth of enlightenment.

[@Cosmic_kun]

I was waiting for this

[@foxypirate6167]

I like that mind control pet it’s easier to put dinos in cages to tame it easily

[@MyNameIsNotBob_1121]

It kills the Dino as soon as they get off of it

[@stressrelief30]

Lol some one doesnt know what their talking about...

[@stressrelief30]

@@MyNameIsNotBob_1121 not you btw

[@wuzzle5261]

I'd like to say I voted otter because of the artifact carrying and insulation, and y'know, that kinda influenced it. But really...look at em. (Though I gotta admit I audibly gasped the first time I saw shinehorns running.)

[@Rivalmarcochu]

My reaction it shinehirns running was "KILL IT RAPTOR KILL IT RAPTOR"

[@Shimaozhe]

3:59 ras: knocking it out and feed it rare flower me:wait isnt microraptor carnivores?

[@neowolf09]

Only one way to make these kinds of vids better. Include the admin command for each Dino when you name them. Other than that, done well. Good editing, detailed information told with a voice tone that shows genuine interest, and a decent line up. I'm on number 2 as of now, and if the otter isn't number 1 I'll see you in my next comment...

[@notowenbenz3733]

I think it depends on the map, the jerboa would be at least top 3 on scorched earth.

[@bananaman4613]

They are pretty useful for scorched earth not much else but are cute

[@theblazinfoxx4631]

Not surprised the bulb dog and the noglin made it

[@zenjackson598]

Glow tail cutest light pet, change my mind

[@peabrain6872]

imo shinehorn, but glowtail definitely second

[@PoochMG]

Otter baby! Doesn't it do a passive attack from your shoulder when in melee range too? It truly is meta and should be everyone's first tame. The insulation is a life saver and saves you levels in fortitude. The mammal style breeding makes it easy to make a bunch and incubate anything. You can start serious breeding at any level as long as you can get your hands on the eggs. As soon as you unlock tranq arrows you can make an army of theris or argys or anything you can manage to bring down. Truly a must tame in every playthrough.

[@PoochMG]

Like its artifact ability alone makes it top 3. With all the rest of its abilities the lil fluffer is the undisputed champ.

[@testerwulf3357]

I wouldn’t qualify it as a first tame..it can be a little tricky finding them and when you do taming isn’t super easy and it may get killed or swim away. But 100% one of those tames you tame up as soon as you come across it

[@FeralSheWolf]

@@PoochMG I think the personal insulation is the main reason. With a strong otter with high melee you can go just about anywhere without worrying about temperatures. Artifact running is good, but if I had to choose between an artifact pet and an insulation pet of the otter's tier I'd take the latter!

[@drac0vofficial35]

Ok atleast the ichthyornis made it, thx raasclark!

[@stormkraken3754]

Me seeing video, oh yea this is cool, me also thinking isn't their only 10 shoulder pets? Lol

[@thomasdevlin5825]

Could you to a top ten on maps for farming element? the stuff is difficult to transfer, so having an easy source of element is always important late game

[@Raasclark]

There's only 4 you can farm by hand mate

[@mcmuffin975]

@@Raasclark abberation, extinction, gen 1, crystal isles, gen 2. There’s 5

[@Raasclark]

@@mcmuffin975 Ah I always forget Ab! Horrible grind though 😅

[@AdamGamingARK]

@@mcmuffin975 abberation is the worst to get element in,but its the best to unlock tek Also in abb , Rockwell don't give element when defeated, you need to craft element at the charge station, and its a pain

[@TheH0noured0ne19]

I always find myself picking up an otter, they are just the greatest

[@TDogsYard]

Nice lots I didn’t know 👍 Bulbdog breathes underwater I think, cant say for other lightpets

[@miguelalameda28]

Raasclark I think a good top ten could be the best looking creatures in ark

[@purecarbon0]

My favorite shoulder pet is the shoulder cannon

[@lejspfister5236]

Yes my man the Vulture is on this list

[@charlescharles2896]

Monkey will always be my favorite and 1 of my first tames