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Spawn Command
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/Manticore/Manticore_Character_BP.Manticore_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Gamma)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/Manticore/Manticore_Character_BP_Easy.Manticore_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Beta)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/Manticore/Manticore_Character_BP_Medium.Manticore_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Alpha)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ScorchedEarth/Dinos/Manticore/Manticore_Character_BP_Hard.Manticore_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Gamma) (Ragnarok)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Easy_Ragnarok_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Manticore_Character_BP_Easy_Ragnarok.Manticore_Character_BP_Easy_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Beta) (Ragnarok)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Medium_Ragnarok_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Manticore_Character_BP_Medium_Ragnarok.Manticore_Character_BP_Medium_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Alpha) (Ragnarok)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Hard_Ragnarok_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Ragnarok/Custom_Assets/Bosses/Manticore_Character_BP_Hard_Ragnarok.Manticore_Character_BP_Hard_Ragnarok'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Gamma) (Valguero)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Easy_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Manticore_Character_BP_Easy.Manticore_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Beta) (Valguero)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Medium_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Manticore_Character_BP_Medium.Manticore_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Manticore (Alpha) (Valguero)
cheat summon Manticore_Character_BP_Hard_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Manticore_Character_BP_Hard.Manticore_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35

Manticore is the Boss in ARK: Survival Evolved's expansion packs Scorched Earth, Ragnarok and Valguero.

Basic Info

Appearance

The Manticore is a Tribrid that consists of the body and head of a lion, with three rows of sharp teeth, bat-like wings and ears, and a scorpion's tail that has toxic and lethal venom. While also having horns (two pointing upward and two curled downward) on the top of its head, a furry body, sharp claws, and spikes.

Lore

The Manticore is the Guardian for the Scorched Earth Ark.

Color Scheme and Regions

X mark

The Manticore always spawns with the same color scheme and has no color regions.

This means it is currently impossible to make alterations to the Manticore's colors.

Known Information

Tribute Requirements

The following items are needed to open the Scorched Earth Portal:

Item Quantity
Gamma Beta Alpha
Player Level 55 70 95
Fire Talon Fire Talon 2 10 20
Lightning Talon Lightning Talon 2 10 20
Poison Talon Poison Talon 2 10 20
Artifact of the Gatekeeper Artifact of the Gatekeeper 1 1 1
Artifact of the Crag Artifact of the Crag 1 1 1
Artifact of the Destroyer Artifact of the Destroyer 1 1 1

Tribute Spawn Commands

Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:

Gamma
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern'" 2 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern'" 2 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern'" 2 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_01.PrimalItemArtifactSE_01'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_02.PrimalItemArtifactSE_02'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_03.PrimalItemArtifactSE_03'" 1 0 0
Beta
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern'" 10 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern'" 10 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern'" 10 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_01.PrimalItemArtifactSE_01'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_02.PrimalItemArtifactSE_02'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_03.PrimalItemArtifactSE_03'" 1 0 0
Alpha
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern'" 20 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern'" 20 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern'" 20 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_01.PrimalItemArtifactSE_01'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_02.PrimalItemArtifactSE_02'" 1 0 0|cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifactSE_03.PrimalItemArtifactSE_03'" 1 0 0

Drops

Inventory
Item Manticore Level
Gamma Beta Alpha
Element Element 38 135 285

Unlocks

Tekgrams

Base Stats and Growth

Note: The Manticore in the Ragnarok Arena has the same stat values.

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 100000 +20000
Stamina Stamina 400 +40
Oxygen Oxygen 2000 +200
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 3000 +60
Melee Damage Melee Damage 85 / 8 +4.25 / +0.4
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 1300


2600
Swimming 1100


?
Flying 2200


2420
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Claw and Fangs Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Manticore bites and claws at the target.
30 1100 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 60
Poison Sting Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 1800 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Quill Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
5 4000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 2 5 50 4 2 5 2.5 5
Poison Ball (Ground vs Ground) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 12000 2000 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Poison Ball (Air vs Ground) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 20000 3000 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Poison Ball (Air vs Air) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 20000 1500 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Claw and Fangs (Air) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Manticore bites and claws at the target while airborne.
30 2000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 85

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 130000 +32500
Stamina Stamina 400 +40
Oxygen Oxygen 2000 +200
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 3000 +60
Melee Damage Melee Damage 110 / 10 +7.7 / +0.7
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 1300


3900
Swimming 1100


?
Flying 2200


3630
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Claw and Fangs Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Manticore bites and claws at the target.
30 1100 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 60
Poison Sting Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 1800 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Quill Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
5 4000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 2 5 50 4 2 5 2.5 5
Poison Ball (Ground vs Ground) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 12000 2000 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Poison Ball (Air vs Ground) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 20000 3000 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Poison Ball (Air vs Air) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 20000 1500 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Claw and Fangs (Air) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Manticore bites and claws at the target while airborne.
30 2000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 85

Attribute Base Value Level Increase
Wild
Health Health 160000 +48000
Stamina Stamina 400 +40
Oxygen Oxygen 2000 +200
Food Food 2600 +260
Weight Weight 3000 +60
Melee Damage Melee Damage 120 / 16 +12 / +1.6
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A
Torpidity Torpidity 350 +21
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed
Wild Wild
Walking 1300


5200
Swimming 1100


?
Flying 2200


4840
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Claw and Fangs Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Manticore bites and claws at the target.
30 1100 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 60
Poison Sting Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 1800 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Quill Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
5 4000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Projectile Impact 2 5 50 4 2 5 2.5 5
Poison Ball (Ground vs Ground) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 12000 2000 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Poison Ball (Air vs Ground) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 20000 3000 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Poison Ball (Air vs Air) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 20000 1500 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 6 5
Projectile Impact 100 6 200 2 5 2.5 250
Explosion 80 6 200 160 2 5 2.5 200
Claw and Fangs (Air) Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Manticore bites and claws at the target while airborne.
30 2000 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 85

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]

Manticore (Gamma) (Easy)

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.

Combat

General

The floor of the arena is teeming with Deathworms. The Manticore will primarily fly about the arena shooting purple bolts in different directions at once while using its tail to inflict torpor. Near the end of the battle Deathworms and later Rock Elementals start spawning and can easily trap and kill your creatures.

Strategy

  • It is best to not leave the platform so you can avoid the Deathworms.
  • Kill the Deathworms in the arena first. Keep to ranged combat to avoid the worst of torpor damage. Try to run away from the Rock Elementals or bring a lot of explosive power.

Recommended Tames

  • Wyvern Wyvern Rushing can be used as a substitute to rush the Manticore instead of Rex Rushing. On top of that, because of their ability to fly, they can more easily avoid the Deathworms and Rock Elementals that spawn.
  • A Yutyrannus Yutyrannus or 2 (preferably mate boosted) should always be brought into any arena as it's one of the most valuable creature for Boss fights due to its courage roar ability and good stats, making them a jack-of-all-trades mount.
  • The Common strategy of Rex Rex Rushing is almost always a good strategy for any boss due to their high health and damage.
  • If players are willing to put the effort into micromanaging their food, the Daeodon Daeodon can also be valuable due to their healing ability.
  • Argentavis Argentavis are a good substitute to Wyvern Wyverns because of their ability to wear saddles.

Dangers

  • Improper preparation of your tames can lead to disaster such as trying to mix fliers and land tames.
  • The Manticore can inflict large amounts of torpor with its tail, from which it can also shoot spikes like a Thorny Dragon. Be careful! Torpor gained from these spikes can't be lowered with stimulant like normal torpor inflicting attacks unless it's on a human. Bring stimulant and water for yourself.
  • The Manticore's slam attack can potentially damage a human, even if he/she is on a dino. Care must be taken when its landing.
  • The Deathworms in the arena will swarm any player or creature on the ground, which is especially dangerous to those that are unconscious from the Manticore's attacks.
  • The Rock Elementals can spring up for damage if a creature or player is close enough and that will trap a creature inside of it and it will be doomed.
  • The Deathworms' attacks have a large area of effect that can quickly drain the health of many of your creatures if they are close together.
  • Upon start of the encounter the Manticore can glitch in the air. For this reason it's worth always bringing an Assault Rifle or a Pump Action Shotgun with a lot of ammo to shoot the Manticore with. This seems to cause it to aggro you and un-glitch. However, be cautious when shooting unmounted as you may be targeted with a torpor attack.

Weakness

  • Although it is supposedly patched, it may still be possible to pin down the Manticore with a pack of rexes. It also doesn't have one specific thing to be afraid of, unlike most bosses (the Dragon with its bite, the Broodmother Lysrix with the spider summons, the Overseer's transformations, etc.)
  • The Manticore has very low health – the lowest health of any boss to date if you don't count the mini bosses on Ragnarok – and can go down very fast. However, enough space must be available for it to land or it will spend a lot of time floating in the air. Ensure your tames are grouped, and assign locations for them to move when they are not attacking to give space for the Manticore to land.

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Manticore, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

  • The Manticore is a creature from Persian mythology.
    • The Manticore is a chimera, traditionally consisting of the body of a lion, the wings of a bat, the tail of a scorpion and a human face, although ARK's Manticore does not seem to have this last feature..
    • The name 'Manticore' roughly translates to 'Man-Eater'.
  • The Manticore was the first Expansion Pack Boss for Ark.
    • The Manticore is also the only Expansion Pack Boss to be included into official Mod Maps.
  • The Manticore is the 2nd boss to specifically be based on a real mythological creature, the first being the Dragon Dragon and the 3rd being the Crystal Wyvern Queen Crystal Wyvern Queen.
    • Interestingly all 3 can fly.
  • Since release of v294 Beta Manticore will unlock the Tek Dedicated Storage
  • A force tamed Manticore does not and will not obey whistles.
  • If spawned in the Manticore will be broken and not work well however it's not as bad as the Dragon Dragon.
  • In lore, between the time Nosti fell and Helena arrived on Scorched Earth, Raia defeated the Manticore, making her the first survivor to defeat it.
    • Later in the Scorched Earth lore, Rockwell and the ARK's alpha tribe "The Burning Phoenix" defeated the Manticore.
  • Despite the Manticore boss battle happening after the player defeats the Overseer Overseer lore wise, the Manticore was released before the Overseer was (hence why scorched earth lacks a proper ending like the other Expansion Packs).

Changelog

Patch Changes
246.0 Scorched Earth Expansion Release Manticore Manticore boss is added to the game
254.5 Improved attack hit detection
259.0 Colorized boss health to indicate boss difficulty
261.0
  • With exception to the Center boss fight, all boss Health Health and Melee Damage Melee Damage have been rebalanced for singleplayer, 1x(Gamma) to 3x(Alpha)
  • Added Tek Trough Tek Trough engram to the Manticore
262.0 Fixed boss levels so that they are no longer random, but now scale correctly on game mode and server difficulty
288.113 Improvements to Manticore landing logic
316.18 Element reward from Scorched Earth has been increased by 50%

Gallery

References

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