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Disambig See also: Tek Saddles Tek Saddles and Platform Saddles Platform Saddles

Saddles allow you to ride various creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. Riding a creature requires crafting the correct saddle and equipping it from the creature's inventory. some saddles have 'special abilities'.

Saddle Stats[]

Most Saddles made with Engrams have 25 Armor. Carbonemys Saddle Carbonemys, Trike Saddle Trike, Pachyrhinosaurus Saddle Pachyrhinosaurus, Diplodocus Saddle Diplodocus, Paracer Saddle Paracer, Paracer Platform Saddle Paracer Platform and Bronto Saddle Bronto(not platform) have 20 Armor. The Titanosaur Platform Saddle Titanosaur Platform Saddle has 1.0 Armor. All Tek Saddles made from Tekgrams have 45 Armor. Saddles made with Blueprints can have better stats. With the exception of the Roll Rat Saddle (Aberration) Roll Rat Saddle (Aberration), saddles don't lose durability, and it is not visible on tooltips.

Crafting Information[]

Name Level EP Ingredients Work Area PrerequisiteXP Gain
Astrocetus Tek Saddle (Genesis Part 1) Astrocetus Tek Saddle (Genesis: Part 1) 0 0 Polymer, Organic Polymer, or Corrupted Nodule × 750
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 3250
Crystal or Primal Crystal × 606
Element × 82
Black Pearl × 210
Tek Replicator Tek Replicator None 344
Rex Tek Saddle Rex Tek Saddle 0 0 Polymer, Organic Polymer, or Corrupted Nodule × 350
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 1800
Crystal or Primal Crystal × 250
Element × 40
Black Pearl × 100
Tek Replicator Tek Replicator None 344
Dodo Cultivator Bit (Mobile) Dodo Cultivator Bit (ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile) 64 52 Metal × 30
Dodo Feather (Mobile) × 10
Potent Dust (Mobile) × 20
Inventory Inventory None 0
Dodo Decimation Bit (Mobile) Dodo Decimation Bit (ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile) 86 130 Metal Ingot × 50
Dodo Feather (Mobile) × 20
Ancient Amber (Mobile) × 10
Inventory Inventory None 0
Carbonemys Saddle Carbonemys Saddle 10 12 Hide × 170
Fiber × 95
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 10
Inventory Inventory None 99.2
Deinonychus Saddle Deinonychus Saddle 32 30 Fiber × 65
Hide × 110
Wood or Fungal Wood × 20
Inventory Inventory None 70.4
Doedicurus Saddle Doedicurus Saddle 34 20 Hide × 200
Fiber × 110
Stone × 15
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 5
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 125.6
Ankylo Saddle Ankylo Saddle 36 18 Hide × 260
Fiber × 140
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 10
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 158.4
Araneo Saddle Araneo Saddle 40 18 Hide × 260
Fiber × 140
Chitin, Keratin, or Shell Fragment × 100
Inventory Inventory None 206.4
Beelzebufo Saddle Beelzebufo Saddle 40 16 Hide × 170
Fiber × 95
Wood or Fungal Wood × 30
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 5
Inventory Inventory None 115.2
Chalicotherium Saddle Chalicotherium Saddle 42 30 Hide × 265
Fiber × 180
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 45
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 88.8
Dunkleosteus Saddle Dunkleosteus Saddle 44 20 Hide × 300
Fiber × 180
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 120
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 80
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 204.8
Dire Bear Saddle Dire Bear Saddle 45 24 Hide × 300
Fiber × 130
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 100
Inventory Inventory None 88.8
Carno Saddle Carno Saddle 46 21 Hide × 320
Fiber × 170
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 30
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 289.6
Baryonyx Saddle Baryonyx Saddle 49 24 Hide × 225
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 25
Fiber × 350
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 70.4
Arthropluera Saddle Arthropluera Saddle 54 30 Hide × 80
Fiber × 50
Wood or Fungal Wood × 20
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 30
Flint × 8
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 15
Obsidian × 35
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 52.4
Amargasaurus Saddle (Lost Island) Amargasaurus Saddle (Lost Island) 55 18 Hide × 225
Fiber × 140
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 30
Amargasaurus Spike (Lost Island) × 6
None None 160
Daeodon Saddle Daeodon Saddle 59 24 Hide × 290
Fiber × 155
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 20
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 251.2
Basilosaurus Saddle Basilosaurus Saddle 60 30 Hide × 200
Fiber × 250
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 55
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 70.4
Castoroides Saddle Castoroides Saddle 61 50 Hide × 290
Fiber × 200
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 100
Thatch × 180
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 140
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
Smithy Smithy 206
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle 62 21 Hide × 350
Fiber × 185
Chitin, Keratin, or Shell Fragment × 150
Inventory Inventory None 289.6
Bronto Saddle Bronto Saddle 63 21 Hide × 350
Fiber × 185
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 40
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 444
Therizinosaurus Saddle Therizinosaurus Saddle 69 40 Hide × 285
Fiber × 160
Wood or Fungal Wood × 120
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 55
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 88.8
Bronto Platform Saddle Bronto Platform Saddle 82 35 Hide × 550
Fiber × 325
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 90
Silica Pearls or Silicate × 125
Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 45
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
Bronto Saddle Bronto Saddle 1848
Basilisk Saddle (Aberration) Basilisk Saddle (Aberration) 85 28 Cementing Paste or Achatina Paste × 85
Fiber × 150
Green Gem or Fragmented Green Gem × 45
Hide × 270
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 425
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 220
Giganotosaurus Saddle Giganotosaurus Saddle 96 75 Hide × 680
Fiber × 350
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 120
Smithy Smithy
Argentavis Saddle Argentavis Saddle
None 1212
Astrodelphis Starwing Saddle (Genesis Part 2) Astrodelphis Starwing Saddle (Genesis: Part 2) 120 60 Black Pearl × 140
Crystal or Primal Crystal × 370
Element × 55
Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot × 2500
Polymer, Organic Polymer, or Corrupted Nodule × 500
Tek Replicator Tek Replicator None 344

Titan Platform Saddles are not included here as they are not crafted, but automatically equipped on tamed Titans.

Saddle Armor[]

By gathered in-game data, the following formulas were derived for calculating damage reduction to dinos from armor.

The general formulas are as follows:

DamageMultiplier = 100 / (100 + Armor Coefficient * Armor)
TotalDamage = Damage * DamageMultiplier
DamageReduction = 1 - DamageMultiplier


Armor Coefficient is the unique value that each source of damage has, representing how much each attack affected by an armor. There are two different type of Armor Coefficient value in each damage source, the first one is a value against survivor's armor and the second one is a value against saddles on creatures.

For example, bite attack of the Rex has the Armor coefficient value 4 against creature's saddle and Armor coefficient value 1 against survivor's armor.

The value of the Armor Coefficient varies based on the source of the damage and are shown in the following sections. In most cases, Armor Coefficient value 4 is applied against saddle and 1 is applied against survivor's armor.

ARK Saddle Armor Damage Reduction Graph

This graph demonstrates the diminishing returns of damage reduction from saddle armor. (request verification of vs Turret calculation)


Explosives[]

For explosive damage against saddles, the Armor Coefficient has a value of 1.

DamageMultiplier = 100 / (100 + 1 * Armor)


Example using 750 explosive damage (Grenades and rockets from a primitive Rocket Launcher) against a creature:

Armor Damage Multiplier Total Damage Damage Reduction
0 1 750 0%
25 0.8 600 20%
30 0.769230 (repeating) 576.92 23.08%
40 0.714285 (repeating) 535.71 28.57%
50 0.666666 (repeating) 500 33.33%

Firearms and Melee Weapons[]

For bullet damage and player melee weapon against saddles, the Armor Coefficient has a value of 4.

DamageMultiplier = 100 / (100 + 4 * Armor)


Example using 60 bullet damage (bullet from a Simple Pistol) against a creature:

Armor Damage Multiplier Total Damage Damage Reduction
0 1 60 0%
25 0.5 30 50%
30 0.454545 (repeating) 27.27 55%
40 0.384615 (repeating) 23.08 61.54%
50 0.333333 (repeating) 20 66.66%
  • As of patch 231.4 turrets do 2.2x damage vs. all dinos.

Dino Attacks[]

For dino damage, the Armor Coefficient against saddle varies on the attacker. It is usually 4, but there are some exception. It can vary widely with some examples are shown below:

  • Melee attacks from most of regular dinos (Rexes, Giga, Trike, Brontos and etc): 4 (50% damage reduction from a 25 armor saddle)
  • Attacks from Alpha Raptors: 1 (20% damage reduction from a 25 armor saddle)
  • Attacks from Mantas and Therizinosaur: 0.4 (9.09% damage reduction from a 25 armor saddle)
  • Attacks from Lighting Wyvern's breath: 0.1 (2.5% damage reduction from a 25 armor saddle)
  • Attacks from the poison breath of Poison Wyvern and Basilisk: 0 (Completely ignore saddle armor)

Element Cannon[]

Tek Saddles have the ability to shoot bullets with Element when activated with Ctrl and pressed with right click. However, to utilize such ability, the saddle has to be learnt from beating Bosses Bosses containing such tekgram. Riding on creatures with Tek Saddle does not require the Tekgram, however.

Astrocetus Tek Saddle (Genesis Part 1) Astrocetus Tek Saddle (Genesis: Part 1) requires Tekgram to utilize its other turret seat, but not when riding in the rider seat.

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