Desmodus
Creature Guide
MammalsOverview
The Desmodus is a giant vampire bat creature in ARK: Survival Evolved, exclusive to the Fjordur DLC. Known for its blood-draining abilities and unique utility, Desmodus is the only rideable flying mount capable of navigating caves and realms in Fjordur. It can turn invisible at night, harvest blood packs from creatures, and craft the valuable Sanguine Elixir for taming hard-to-tame creatures.
Dossier
Wild
Even with all the other monstrosities around here, this fugitive from a Creature Double Feature deserves top billing. I mean, Dracula
Domesticated
Taming one of these beasties lets you add its eerie abilities to your arsenal. Use their unsettling scream to scatter your enemies. Command Desmodus to snatch up small prey for you. Let its uncanny power to vanish into darkness become your personal stealth mode.
Behavior
- Flocks in small groups of 4-6, typically found hanging from cave ceilings
- When valid targets enter aggro range, the whole flock attacks
- Can pick up small creatures and players, draining their blood until victim or Desmodus dies
- Ignores other wild creatures like other cave dwellers
- Will swarm together when threatened
Taming
Drops
Habitat
Base Stats
Notes
- Scientific name Desmodus Draculae references the legendary vampire Dracula
- Real-world Desmodus Draculae was a vampire bat from Pleistocene - ARK
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- Has no saddle in Helena