Bosses & Ascension

The ultimate guide to defeating the Guardians of the ARK, collecting Tek Engrams, and conquering the Overseer.

The Island Guardians

Broodmother Lysrix

A giant spider that spawns Araneos and shoots toxic webs. The easiest of the Island bosses.

Recommended Army:
  • 19x Megatherium (They receive a massive damage and defense buff when killing the minion insects)
  • 1x Yutyrannus (For courage roar buff)
Key Artifacts:
  • Clever, Hunter, Massive

Megapithecus

A massive gorilla that throws devastating boulders. The arena has a deadly instant-kill pit that your dinos can fall into if you aren't careful.

Recommended Army:
  • 19x Rexes (High health and melee)
  • 1x Yutyrannus
Key Artifacts:
  • Brute, Devourer, Pack

The Dragon

The hardest guardian. Breathes fire that deals percentage-based damage (20% of max HP), melting high-HP rexes in seconds.

Recommended Army:
  • 19x Therizinosaurus (Herbivores take less fire damage. Feed them Sweet Vegetable Cakes to heal mid-fight.)
  • 1x Yutyrannus
Key Artifacts:
  • Cunning, Immune, Skylord, Strong

The Tek Cave & The Overseer

To ascend, you must place the heads of the three Guardians into the Volcano terminal. The Tek Cave is a gauntlet filled with max-level Gigas, Purlovias, and instant-death lava. Bring a massive army to clear the path, multiple sets of Tek Armor, and glide your way to the final boss.

Expansion Bosses

The Manticore (Scorched Earth)

The ultimate predator of the desert. It flies constantly and shoots torpor-inducing spikes. If your dinos fall asleep, they will be massacred by Deathworms.

Recommended Army:
  • 15x Wyverns (Lightning or Poison)
  • 4x Rexes (to deal with Golems on the ground)
  • 1x Yutyrannus
Key Artifacts:
  • Crag, Destroyer, Gatekeeper

Sir Rockwell (Aberration)

A massive mutant requiring a unique strategy. You must destroy his tentacles to make his heart vulnerable, all while dodging plasma orbs and Reaper Kings.

Recommended Army:
  • High-damage Pump-Action Shotguns (for the tentacles)
  • 1x Rock Drake (per player) to navigate quickly
  • Megalosaurus (to distract Reapers on the ground)
Key Artifacts:
  • Depths, Shadows, Stalker

The Titans (Extinction)

Extinction features open-world bosses that can actually be tamed temporarily. You must defeat the Desert Titan, Forest Titan, and Ice Titan to summon the ultimate enemy: The King Titan.

Taming Titans:
  • Instead of killing them, you can destroy the corruption nodes on their bodies using a Mek or Tek rifle. If successful, they are tamed for 5 days.
The King Titan:
  • Requires a Mega-Mek (combining 4 Meks) and all 3 tamed Titans to have a chance at defeating him on Alpha difficulty.
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