Changes: Argentavis

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The Argentavis (Ar-jen-tay-vis) is a species of bird in ARK Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

Wild: Lording over the skies across the island, Argentavis atrocollum has few aerial rivals. It is a small consolation for the island's other avian Creatures, then, that Argentavis seems to have little interest in anything alive. Although they are not interested in many animals, Argentavis will attack any human within sight making them an aerial threat to many humans with basic equipment.

Domesticated: Argentavis is actually slower than the far more common Pteranodon, but it has significantly more Stamina, and can sustain flight for approximately three times as long. This makes them the best Creatures on the island for traveling or hauling cargo over long distances.

Known Information: Quite apart from what I would have guessed, Argentavis does not have the stooped neck typical of modern buzzards and vultures. It is unknown if it adapted this stronger neck to deal with predators on the island, or if its lineage comes from before the stooped neck became common in carrion-eating birds.

Behavior

The Argentavis is territorial and will attack you if you get too close. It is a highly aggressive creature, willing to chase players long distances for simply being within its vision. Argentavis are scavengers, so they will be attracted by dead bodies from a surprising distance away.

Appearance

Argentavis is a vulture like creature. It has a sharp beak, small eyes, impressive wings and feet with long talons, which are its primary method of attack.

Color Scheme

Argentavis come in multiple colors and color variations, including brown, red and grey shades.

Body, back, crest, tail, wing tips, and feet can have one of the following colors (in different combinations):

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Color list might be incomplete or partly incorrect. Please add other colors you have seen.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Attributes	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
Health	290.0	+273.0
Stamina	750.0	+75.0
Oxygen	150.0	+15.0
Food	2000.0	+200.0
Weight	350.0	+14.0
Melee Damage	20.0^*	+21.0%
Movement Speed	100.0%	+2.5%
Torpor	600.0	+36.0

^*The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage (always 100% at Level 1).

Taming

Level 1					Time
Superior Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:04:48
Raw Mutton	3	0	0	0	0:06:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	6	0	0	0	0:13:30
Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:09:01
Cooked Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:15:44
Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:10:08
Raw Meat	11	0	0	0	0:24:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	18	0	0	0	0:20:49
Cooked Meat	21	0	0	0	0:23:38
Raw Fish Meat	27	0	0	0	0:30:23
Cooked Fish Meat	53	0	0	0	0:29:49
KO: × 60; × 25; × 7; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:33:20

Level 30					Time
Superior Kibble	4	0	0	0	0:09:36
Raw Mutton	7	0	0	0	0:15:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	0	0	0	0:29:14
Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:20:16
Cooked Prime Meat	17	0	0	0	0:38:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat	21	0	0	0	0:23:38
Raw Meat	25	5	1	1	0:56:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	42	0	0	0	0:48:33
Cooked Meat	50	5	1	1	0:56:16
Raw Fish Meat	63	53	11	6	1:10:53
Cooked Fish Meat	125	52	11	6	1:10:19
KO: × 165; × 68; × 19; × 11; × 8; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:54:58

Level 60					Time
Superior Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:12:00
Raw Mutton	11	0	0	0	0:24:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	20	0	0	0	0:44:58
Raw Prime Meat	14	0	0	0	0:31:31
Cooked Prime Meat	27	0	0	0	1:00:41
Raw Prime Fish Meat	34	0	0	0	0:38:16
Raw Meat	40	84	18	9	1:30:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	67	32	7	4	1:17:27
Cooked Meat	80	84	18	9	1:30:01
Raw Fish Meat	100	177	37	19	1:52:31
Cooked Fish Meat	200	177	37	19	1:52:31
KO: × 273; × 112; × 31; × 18; × 13; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:09:49

Level 90					Time
Superior Kibble	7	0	0	0	0:16:47
Raw Mutton	15	0	0	0	0:33:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	28	0	0	0	1:02:56
Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:42:46
Cooked Prime Meat	37	13	3	2	1:23:10
Raw Prime Fish Meat	46	0	0	0	0:51:46
Raw Meat	55	207	45	23	2:03:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	92	124	27	14	1:46:21
Cooked Meat	110	207	45	23	2:03:46
Raw Fish Meat	138	358	77	39	2:35:16
Cooked Fish Meat	275	355	76	38	2:34:42
KO: × 381; × 156; × 43; × 25; × 18; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:35

Level 120					Time
Superior Kibble	9	0	0	0	0:21:35
Raw Mutton	19	0	0	0	0:42:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	35	0	0	0	1:18:40
Raw Prime Meat	24	0	0	0	0:54:01
Cooked Prime Meat	47	89	20	10	1:45:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat	59	0	0	0	1:06:23
Raw Meat	70	367	80	40	2:37:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	117	248	54	27	2:15:15
Cooked Meat	140	367	80	40	2:37:31
Raw Fish Meat	175	578	125	63	3:16:53
Cooked Fish Meat	350	578	125	63	3:16:53
KO: × 489; × 200; × 55; × 32; × 23; × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:29:03

Level 150					Time
Superior Kibble	11	0	0	0	0:26:23
Raw Mutton	23	0	0	0	0:51:46
Cooked Lamb Chop	42	0	0	0	1:34:24
Raw Prime Meat	29	0	0	0	1:05:16
Cooked Prime Meat	57	189	42	21	2:08:07
Raw Prime Fish Meat	71	0	0	0	1:19:53
Raw Meat	85	558	123	62	3:11:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	142	399	88	44	2:44:09
Cooked Meat	170	558	123	62	3:11:16
Raw Fish Meat	213	842	185	93	3:59:38
Cooked Fish Meat	425	838	185	93	3:59:04
KO: × 597; × 244; × 67; × 38; × 27; × 14
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:36:01

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.

KO Strategy

They aren't as fast as the Pteranodon and they will attack you, so it's relatively easy to take them out with tranq arrows. Just be on the look out for surrounding animals, Argentavis tends to spawn on mountains.

10 - 20 Tranquilizer Arrows

Utility

Roles

Damage: High damage output. (Level up in Damage, Stamina, and Health)
Transport: Great for long distance transport. (Level up in Weight, Speed, and Stamina)
Flying Mount: Slower than the pteradon but much longer in the wing. (Level up in Speed and Stamina)
Player Killer: Capable of grabbing players off mounts or off the ground and dropping them from great height. (Level up in Stamina, Health, and Speed)

Collectibles

Flight

Flying a Argentavis uses similar controls to movement on ground level with a few exceptions. Quirks :

Will only move forward upon command. With no forward command issued they will eventually stall to a halt and hover in mid-air. Even while not moving Argentavis lose a small bit of stamina just to stay aloft.
Feeding Stimberry or Stimulant to a Argentavis in-flight can allow you to fly for longer periods, but the stamina gain is minor at best and very inefficient.
Landing is accomplished by moving close to the ground, using your assigned reverse command, and when you have stalled press spacebar. You will dismount, your Argentavis will land, and walk a short distance away before coming to rest. Performing the All Stop Following whistle right after jumping off via spacebar will make the Argentavis stop in almost any case immediately.

Note : Tamed and unridden Argentavis do not lose stamina while sprinting to keep up with a player running or riding another dino. - You can use this quirk to carry large amounts of weight quickly with an Argentavis set to follow.

Carrying

An Argentavis is capable of carrying smaller creatures. This is done by using the alt-fire button (default: right click) while flying or hovering over the creature. The Argentavis will swing its legs forward in an animation similar to its attack. If the grab was successful, you will be able to see the creature being pulled behind the Argentavis, as well as its name and level. This is very useful for separating a small, high-level animal such as a raptor from a pack so that you can tame it elsewhere. The Argentavis can attack creatures it is carrying by using the default attack button, or release them by pressing alt-fire again. The creature being carried can not attack the Argentavis while it is being carried, but can land a hit when it is picked up or dropped.

Currently on PVE servers wild animals may not be picked up to prevent griefing.

Carry-able Creatures

The Argentavis is capable of carrying the following creatures:

Notes/Trivia

Before Version 176.0, Argentavis was actually capable of regaining stamina mid-flight. All one had to do was stop flying forward and wait a while for the stamina to refill.
After 175.0 Argentavis can pick up players and dinos, too. The Pteranodon was the only flying type that possessed this ability before 175.0.
There is a typo in their dossier where it reads "to best creatures" rather than "the best creatures".
Argentavis is very susceptible to headshots and will usually go down after 1-5 shots with a ranged weapon depending on level.
Tamed Argentavis will be targeted by Ant Soliders and Dragonflies without hesitation. (Likely a bug)^{[citation needed]}

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 Body, back, crest, tail, wing tips, and feet can have one of the following colors (in different combinations):
-{{Color|Black|grey|white|dark red|red|orange|gold|green-brown|brown|green}}
+{{Color|black|dark gray|gray|white smoke |tan|dark tan|crimson|orange red|gold|olive drab}}
 Color list might be incomplete or partly incorrect. Please add other colors you have seen.