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Snow Owl
Snow Owl
Dossier Snow Owl.pngDossier EmptyDossier Snow Owl
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Groups
Fantasy Creatures, Birds
Diet
Carnivore
Temperament
Aggressive
Release Versions
Steam 285.104
Nov 6, 2018
Xbox One 779.29
Nov 6, 2018
PS 528.23
Nov 6, 2018


Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
DLCs
Extinction, Genesis: Part 1, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island
Variants
Spawn Command
cheat summon Owl_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Extinction/Dinos/Owl/Owl_Character_BP.Owl_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Snow Owl (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Owl_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Arctic/Owl_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Owl_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant R-Snow Owl
cheat summon Owl_Character_BP_Eden_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/BiomeVariants/Owl_Character_BP_Eden.Owl_Character_BP_Eden'" 500 0 0 35
Variant R-Snow Owl (Summoned)
cheat summon Owl_Character_BP_Eden_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Owl_Character_BP_Eden_Summoned.Owl_Character_BP_Eden_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Snow Owl (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Owl_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Owl_Character_BP_STA.Owl_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Domestication
Tameable
Rideable
Breedable
Check mark Yes
Check mark Yes
Check mark Yes
Torpor Immune
X mark No
Taming Method
Knockedout Knockout
Preferred Kibble
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble
Preferred Food
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton
Equipment
Snow Owl Saddle Snow Owl Saddle (Level ?)
Unique Skins
Snow Owl Ghost Costume Snow Owl Ghost Costume
Rider Weaponry
X mark No
Data
XP for kill
8 XP
Feces
Snow Owl Pellet (Extinction) Snow Owl Pellet (Extinction)
Drag Weight
35
Radiation Immune
X mark No
Immobilized By
Can Damage
Thatch Wall Thatch
Greenhouse Wall Greenhouse
Wooden Wall Wood
Reproduction
Egg
Snow Owl Egg Snow Owl Egg
Incubation Range
12 - 13.5 °C / 54 - 56 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 13 °C / 55 °F
Incubation Time
2h 56m 27.389s
Baby Time
5h 26m 47.842s
Juvenile Time
21h 47m 11.369s
Adolescent Time
1d 3h 13m 59.211s
Total Maturation Time
2d 6h 27m 58.422s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat

Extinction Topographic Map
Spawning Snow Owl Extinction

Lost Island map
Spawning Snow Owl Lost Island

Genesis Part 2 Map
Spawning R-Snow Owl Genesis Part 2

This variant spawns only during an Event

Extinction Topographic Map
Spawning Snow Owl Ghost Extinction

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Snow Owl (Sno-Aoul) is one of the Birds in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info[]

Dossier[]

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

NoteHelena
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Species

Bubo chinookus

Time

Post-Holocene

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Wild

Discovering Bubo chinookus was a pleasant surprise. Owls are remarkable creatures, but they're not the type that could survive an extinction level event on their own. Since it never strays from the patch of frozen tundra we encountered, I believe the Obelisk was the key to its survival.

Clearly a descendant of modern Strigdae, Bubo shares many traits with its smaller ancestors. For example, it excretes waste in the form of pellets, which make excellent fertilizer, and their large wings let them save energy during long, silent flights. They even hunt in the same way: by diving towards the ground to attack their prey with powerful talons.

However, these talons also secrete a chemical with a high freezing point to slow down their prey, and they can even unleash this chemical in a wide cloud, temporarily freezing their foes.

Domesticated

With its swift flying and frigid attacks, Bubo makes an excellent single-rider support mount or scout. The latter is helped by its tremendous vision, which it can share with its rider via its antenna. Not only does this make enemies easier to see, but Bubo can also spot Element veins with ease, even when they're underground.

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Behavior[]

The majestic and giant Snow Owl flies around the Snow Dome, occasionally landing to kill an animal or rest. It's an aggressive creature towards nearly everything in sight, and can easily spot any animal in hiding due to its heat vision. Perfectly accustomed to its habitat, it is for sure one of the most powerful predators in the Snow Dome aside from the massive Dire Wolf packs roaming the snowy forests. R-Snow Owls can be found in the Eden zone on Genesis: Part 2.

Appearance[]

The Snow Owl is a massive owl that prefers to live in very chilly regions. It looks and handles similarly to an Argentavis, though it usually has whiter colors for camouflage, has a thicker body, and a larger tail. Its face is wrapped tightly by tendrils of corrupted element, and its eyes look almost robotic in nature. Its wings are incredibly long, and the ends are usually tipped with a darker color than the body, typically being gray or black, with the legs and head usually matching that color. Crowning the top of its head are four large antennae that give it heat vision capabilities, which through these antennae it can share with its rider.

R-Snow Owls usually come in darker colors and hunt high in the mountains north and south of the Eden zone. These owls have a different pattern, with a smoother texture. They also have a darker blue bio luminescence on their face and feet.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Snow Owl's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Snow Owl. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Snow Owl will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Snow Owl's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Snow Owl's "body main" magenta.

Snow Owl PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body Main
8
8
8
8
13
13
13
13
18
28
28
28
28
28
33
34
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55
X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Snow Owl PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Wing Highlights
8
8
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8
8
13
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13
13
13
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55
X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Snow Owl PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Body Lower
8
8
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8
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Snow Owl PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Body Highlights
8
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8
13
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28
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55

No image available
Region 0:
Main
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Region 1:
Accents
8
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Region 2:
Stripes
8
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Region 3:
Accent
8
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Region 4:
Belly
8
13
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71
100
No image available
Region 5:
Back
13
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71
82

Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 325 +65 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 350 +35 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food Food 2000 +200 +10%
Weight Weight 375 +7.5 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 25 +1.25 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +0%
Torpidity Torpidity 600 +36 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 260 ? ? N/A N/A N/A 4
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
Flying 600 ? ? 1680 1680 1680 0.325
  • 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
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 650 60 400
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 25
Encapsulate Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 0 0 0
PredatorVision Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 0 0 0

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]

Snow Owl

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[]

They have very high speeds and utilize a dive bomb attack similar to the Griffin. It can also curl up and freeze itself in place, during which time it will heal itself and others around it. However it will not use any special abilities in the wild.

Strategy[]

A Crossbow or Rifle can be used to kill the snow owl without taking much damage. The owl will attack anything near it relentlessly until it dies, so melee weapons and mounts can also be used.

It should be noted that the Snow Owl takes reduced damage from headshots, so aim for the body.

Weaponry[]

Use a ranged weapon - a Crossbow, rifle, or compound bow will work perfectly here.

Dangers[]

Snow Owls are very fast and commonly come in a group of 2 or 3. They take less damage from headshots with ranged weapons as well. If fighting a player with a Snow Owl, they can dive, freeze and heal all at once. Snow Owls have a higher base damage than a Argentavis, and they are also faster. They also are commonly killed by managarmrs and dire wolves, and R-owls tend to wander into larger enemies.

Weakness[]

It has wide turning radius, much like Griffin, so circling around it can kill or knock it out easier.

Taming[]

Taming Food[]

Snow Owl Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 4 0 0 0 0:02:14
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:02:14
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 6 0 0 0 0:03:20
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:04:27
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:02:47
Raw Meat Raw Meat 12 0 0 0 0:06:40
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 19 0 0 0 0:05:26
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 23 0 0 0 0:06:24
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 29 0 0 0 0:08:04
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 57 0 0 0 0:07:55
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 60; Slingshot Hits × 25; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 7; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:33:20
Snow Owl Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 3 0 0 0 0:01:47
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 6 0 0 0 0:03:20
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:04:27
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 11 0 0 0 0:06:07
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 15 0 0 0 0:08:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 18 0 0 0 0:05:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 22 0 0 0 0:12:14
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 36 0 0 0 0:10:17
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 43 0 0 0 0:11:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 54 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 108 0 0 0 0:15:00
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 165; Slingshot Hits × 68; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 19; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 11; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:54:58
Snow Owl Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 4 0 0 0 0:02:23
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 9 0 0 0 0:05:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 11 0 0 0 0:06:07
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 16 0 0 0 0:08:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 22 0 0 0 0:12:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 27 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Meat Raw Meat 32 0 0 0 0:17:47
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 54 0 0 0 0:15:25
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 64 0 0 0 0:17:47
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 80 0 0 0 0:22:14
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 160 0 0 0 0:22:14
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 273; Slingshot Hits × 112; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 31; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 18; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:09:49
Snow Owl Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 6 0 0 0 0:03:34
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 12 0 0 0 0:06:40
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 15 0 0 0 0:08:20
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 21 0 0 0 0:11:40
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 29 0 0 0 0:16:06
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 36 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 43 0 0 0 0:23:54
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 71 0 0 0 0:20:16
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 85 0 0 0 0:23:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 107 0 0 0 0:29:44
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 213 0 0 0 0:29:35
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 381; Slingshot Hits × 156; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 43; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 25; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 18; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:35
Snow Owl Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 7 0 0 0 0:04:09
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 15 0 0 0 0:08:20
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 18 0 0 0 0:10:00
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 27 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 36 0 0 0 0:19:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 45 0 0 0 0:12:30
Raw Meat Raw Meat 53 0 0 0 0:29:27
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 89 0 0 0 0:25:25
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 106 0 0 0 0:29:27
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 133 0 0 0 0:36:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 265 0 0 0 0:36:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 489; Slingshot Hits × 200; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 55; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 32; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:29:03
Snow Owl Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 8 0 0 0 0:04:45
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 17 0 0 0 0:09:27
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 22 0 0 0 0:12:14
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 32 0 0 0 0:17:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 43 0 0 0 0:23:52
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 53 0 0 0 0:14:44
Raw Meat Raw Meat 64 0 0 0 0:35:34
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 106 0 0 0 0:30:16
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 127 0 0 0 0:35:17
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 159 0 0 0 0:44:10
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 318 0 0 0 0:44:10
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 597; Slingshot Hits × 244; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 67; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 38; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 27; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 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.


Preferred Food[]

KO Strategy[]

The Snow Owl can be knocked out through the standard Knockout method using Tranq Arrows. However, the Snow Owl may die if arrows are used as the owl has fairly low base health, especially if it has been in a fight. Using a Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts is advised.

Similar to Argentavis, you can trap it in a taming pen to prevent it from flying away.

The Snow Owl can be fairly hard to tranq (taking 27 tranq darts for a 150), but once unconscious you probably won't need any narcotics. If you don't have enough resources for a trap, you could kite it with a creature such as a Managarmr, or with an Argentavis to carry another player which can shoot the Snow Owl with tranqs.

The Net Projectile can also be used to immobilize the owl for a full minute, which should be long enough to fully tranq it if you have a decent quality crossbow or longneck rifle.


Utility[]

Roles[]

  • Transport: Much like other flyers, this creature is excellent for getting around the map, due to the Snow Owl's fairly high speed and decent stamina. The speed is enhanced, as it can glide much like a Griffin Griffin. Also, imprinted Snow Owls have increased movement speed which gives them an even better edge over their flying competitors. If you are used to the flying mechanics of a Griffin you will be right at home with the Snow Owl. It is even more useful in dangerous areas such as Sulfur Fields or Ragnarok's Murdersnow, due to the ability to heal the rider while frozen, making the hypo/hyperthermia less of a problem. (Level Weight and Stamina)
  • Carrier: While not as capable of carrying items as the Argentavis Argentavis or Quetzal Quetzal, the Snow Owl can carry more than a Pteranodon Pteranodon, and is faster than an Argentavis and even a Pteranodon while gliding, Additionally its speed can be increased from Imprinting. Its enhanced stamina allows it to travel long distances. (Level Stamina and Weight. Health is optional depending on PvP circumstances.)
  • Battle Mount: The Snow Owl has similar combat abilities to the Argentavis, able to be used both as a damage dealer and a Hit and Run while gliding. If the Snow Owl is injured, it can fly away to heal by freezing itself. (Level Health, Damage, and Stamina.)
  • Scout: The Snow Owl has the ability to sense any target with its infrared vision, using default button C (Predator Vision). This is useful for PvP if you're chasing enemy survivors through thick foliage and need to retain vision, Additionally while gliding the Snow Owl makes absolutely no noise.
  • Dive-bomber: Like the Griffin, the Snow Owl can dive straight down and swipe targets. Unlike the Griffin though, when diving straight to the ground, all enemies around the point of impact will not be killed, yet slowed for 5 seconds, and giving them damage resistance. The Snow Owl dives completely silently.
  • Support: Using Alt Fire (Default Rmb) the Snow Owl is capable of freezing nearby creatures by holding Alt Fire. This process also heals nearby creatures, which means enemies as well. This lasts 3 seconds after the owl thaws out. When used in mid-air, the Snow Owl will perform an Ice Crash, dropping like a rock and freezing any creature where the owl lands for ~5 seconds. This will consume stamina per creature frozen, potentially exhausting your Snow Owl. Be mindful of when you use this ability. This ability can be paired with tames to deal damage while not taking any.
  • Tame support: The Snow Owl can be a tamer's best friend since it has so many qualities to help with taming. First off, it is the only creature that can heal wild creatures. This is very useful for taming high torpor/low health tames (Gallimimus, Dire Bear) since you can tranquilize them and heal them up if they look like they're about to die, then proceed to knock them out. Secondly, their ice crash ability (freezing in the air) can be useful to even knock Quetzals out of the sky if you land on their backs. This can allow you to conventionally trap it after it hits the ground. (Do note that you have to initiate flight after hitting the back of the Quetzal or you will take heavy fall damage, potentially killing your Snow Owl in one fall if you're not careful.) They can also freeze Gasbags and deflate them, allowing for more damage to be dealt in knocking them out. Lastly, by holding down the ability to freeze you can lock a creature in place to be trapped. You can still place structures while riding on the back of a frozen Snow Owl, allowing you to trap creatures while they're frozen.
    • As for Healing It is the only one that can heal wild herbivores or Passive Carnivores like Kairuku Kairuku, by feeding a Carnivore a corpse it can be healed much quicker compared to using a Snow Owl.
  • Healer: The Snow Owl can freeze itself and other Creatures to regenerate health and get a heavy damage resistance (88%), however they cannot do anything while frozen. This costs about 250 stamina per second and heals units for about 40 health per second and can not be improved. This is better for healing smaller creatures.
    • In Patch 286.103, when changing the heal mechanic, it was mentioned that the heal was based on the owl's base health. Individual tests noted that, with 8500 total health, about 60 hp per second could be reached. More testing is needed to be sure if this is how it works. UNCONFIRMED: Currently (as of 21/3/2022) it appears that healing capacity can be calculated with the formula (health+stamina)/100. Needs more testing.
    • Some damage types completely ignore the Snow Owl's damage reduction, including the lightning wyvern's breath - do not attempt to freeze and heal while looking for wyvern eggs, you will get melted.
  • Fertilizer: The Snow Owl spews out ('defecates') Snow Owl Pellet (Extinction) Snow Owl Pellet (Extinction) which provide 50,000 units of Nitrogen, slightly lower than Fertilizer Fertilizer.
  • Loot Producer: The Snow Owl Pellets are also used as food for the Gacha to obtain valuable loot from Gacha Crystal (Extinction) Gacha Crystal (Extinction)
  • Travel: The Snow owl is similar to the Argentavis in terms of speed, but its dive ability gives it an edge over the Argentavis. In addition to this, it is the only flyer who gains speed if imprinted, which gives it an edge over its flying competitors. With great speed and exceptional stamina, it makes for a great traveling companion.
  • Base Infirmary: While not as effective as a Daeodon Daeodon, the Snow Owl's healing ability is much cheaper to maintain, as the Daeodon eats food by the troughful when healing. This allows the Snow Owl to function as an early alternative to the Daeodon, healing damaged creatures in the safety of your own base. Make sure you spam the 'Defecate' button while the Snow Owl's Stamina is regenerating, and you can quickly generate many Snow Owl Pellets for use in farming or for Gachas. (Level Health to increase the speed of the healing effect, and Stamina to increase the duration of each heal.)

Collectibles[]

Resource Efficiency
Raw Meat Raw Meat ?

Video[]

Notes/Trivia[]

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

  • Its scientific name, Bubo chinookus, possibly means "Owl with the Föhn wind" in Latin. The Chinook winds are föhn winds (a type of dry, warm wind that occurs in the downwind side of a mountain range) in the interior West of North America.
  • Wild Snow Owls can't harm wild herbivores, but will still proceed to attack them relentlessly. This is a trait shared by the Griffin and Megalania which some of its abilities is shared from.
  • Bola Bolas could be used at the release of Extinction, but this was unintended and fixed in v286.103.
  • There is a bug when freezing a player immobilized by a Bola Bola: when unfrozen they can move while the Bola effect is still present on them.
  • Prior to v287.100, attacking corpses caused it to receive Rapid Regeneration much like Argentavis.
  • When performing the glide mechanic, if the Snow Owl lifts up right before it's supposed to hit the floor, the Snow Owl will land but still walk at the speed it was flying. If the Snow Owl takes off while walking, its speed will double. This can be used over and over, causing the Snow Owl to be the best flyer to traverse the map and escape threats, and is a trait shared with Griffin Griffin.
  • By doing the freeze ability whilst on the ground is a viable method for producing Snow Owl Pellet (Extinction) Snow Owl Pellets. Be mindful of its Food Food however, as constant consumption of Stamina will cause the food to drop.
  • The icon that appears for Feces Feces when it defecates is colored pink, similar to how Gasoline (Gas-Crafted) (Aberration) Gasoline (Gas-Crafted) (Aberration) is colored pink in a Chemistry Bench Chemistry Bench.
  • You can use the Snow Owl's healing ability to keep baby Dinos alive if you run out of food. Healing the baby above the maximum hp it can have at its current maturation percentage is pointless, as the hp will go back down to the maximum it can be.
  • The Snow Owl gives 88% Damage Reduction to a Frozen Ally (Rounded) (Tested without Saddles or outside Damage Reduction sources)
  • The Snow Owl is somewhat similar in basic appearance to the modern Snowy Owl. This may suggest that the Snow Owl is a direct descendant of the Snowy Owl.
    • However, considering that most, if not all of the other Extinction creatures have no obvious ancestors existing in the world today, in addition to the fact that multiple Explorer Notes mention the ARKs and Proto-ARKs directly generating their inhabitants, this may be just a coincidence.
    • With Genesis: Part 1 mentioning how inhabitants inside and outside the Proto-ARKs were mixing with each other, it is uncertain what species of avian birds and owls hybridized with the original snow owl to make the Snow Owl of Extinction. However, the second parent must have had something related with the element within the Ark's, due to the Snow Owls distinct ability to detect it.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
285.104 Extinction Expansion Release Snow Owl Snow Owl is added to the game
286.103
  • Fixed a bug that caused players to go into a weird state after being affected by Hypothermia Encapsulate
  • Encapsulate healing amount is now based on the Snow Owl's base Health Health instead of the healed creature's base health
  • Decreased the frequency of pooping to lower the number of Snow Owl Pellet Snow Owl Pellets dropped
  • Adjusted the Food Food value of Snow Owl Pellets
287.100
  • Disabled freezing players with Encapsulation in PVE. The healing part of the buff will still be present against players
  • If an enemy player runs a certain distance from where they got Encapsulated, the buff will deactivate
  • Fixed being able to attack when Encapsulated
  • No longer receives the Rapid Regeneration Rapid Regeneration buff when consuming corpses
  • Reduced the time an enemy can be frozen from Encapsulation
287.110 The Snow Owl now has an easier time at actually hitting targets with melee attacks
288.113
  • Slowed down the Food Food consumption rate of baby Snow Owls
  • Improved flyer following when in water
  • Added Whistle Flyer Land command
298.41
  • Hypothermia Encapsulate no longer dismounts riders
  • Players and creatures now gain a 10 second immunity to being frozen after being froze by Encapsulate
  • Snow Owl Encapsulate attack charge time increased from 1.3 seconds to 2.6 seconds, doubling the wind up time
304.44
  • Fixed an exploit with the Snow Owl that allowed infinite freezing with Encapsulate against enemies
  • Fixed a bug that caused the Snow Owl's heat vision to drop the FPS of other clients when nearby bases and large amounts of creatures
309.53
  • Players now recover 50% faster from being frozen by Hypothermia Encapsulate
  • Removed the ability of Encapsulate to heal enemy players and enemy tamed creatures. Wild creatures can still be healed
  • Time it takes for the Snow Owl to do a ground-pound dive reduced to 2.5 seconds
312.65
  • Flying creatures will now prioritize picking up friendly creatures rather than dismounting friendly riders
  • Mounting a flyer will no longer instantly cause it to take off
329.5 Genesis: Part 2 Expansion Release Snow Owl Snow Owl is added to Genesis: Part 2

Spotlight[]

Gallery[]

  • Torn dossier of the Snow Owl.

    Torn dossier of the Snow Owl.

  • Head of the creature seen on Community Crunch 143

    Head of the creature seen on Community Crunch 143

  • The Snow Owl as seen in a teaser image for Extinction.

    The Snow Owl as seen in a teaser image for Extinction.

  • The Snow Owl as seen in the launch trailer for Extinction.

    The Snow Owl as seen in the launch trailer for Extinction.

References[]

  1. ↑ ARK Smart Breeding
v · d · eCreatures

  1. Achatina
  2. Allosaurus
  3. Alpha Basilisk
  4. Alpha Blood Crystal Wyvern
  5. Alpha Carnotaurus
  6. Alpha Deathworm
  7. Alpha Fire Wyvern
  8. Alpha Karkinos
  9. Alpha King Titan
  10. Alpha Leedsichthys
  11. Alpha Megalodon
  12. Alpha Mosasaur
  13. Alpha Raptor
  14. Alpha Surface Reaper King
  15. Alpha T-Rex
  16. Alpha Tusoteuthis
  17. Alpha X-Triceratops
  18. Ammonite
  19. Anglerfish
  20. Ankylosaurus
  21. Araneo
  22. Archaeopteryx
  23. Argentavis
  24. Arthropluera
  25. Astrocetus
  26. Astrodelphis
  27. Attack Drone
  28. Baryonyx
  29. Basilisk
  30. Basilisk Ghost
  31. Basilosaurus
  32. Beelzebufo
  33. Blood Crystal Wyvern
  34. Bloodstalker
  35. Bone Fire Wyvern
  36. Brontosaurus
  37. Broodmother Lysrix
  38. Bulbdog
  39. Bulbdog Ghost
  40. Bunny Dodo
  41. Bunny Oviraptor
  42. Carbonemys
  43. Carnotaurus
  44. Castoroides
  45. Chalicotherium
  46. Chalk Golem
  47. Cnidaria
  48. Coelacanth
  49. Compy
  50. Corrupted Master Controller
  51. Crystal Wyvern
  52. Crystal Wyvern Queen
  53. Daeodon
  54. Deathworm
  55. Defense Unit
  56. Deinonychus
  57. Desert Titan
  58. Desert Titan Flock
  59. Dilophosaur
  60. Dimetrodon
  61. Dimorphodon
  62. Diplocaulus
  63. Diplodocus
  64. Dire Bear
  65. Dire Polar Bear
  66. Direwolf
  67. Direwolf Ghost
  68. Diseased Leech
  69. Dodo
  70. Dodo Wyvern
  71. DodoRex
  72. Doedicurus
  73. Dragon
  74. Dung Beetle
  75. Dunkleosteus
  76. Electrophorus
  77. Elemental Reaper King
  78. Ember Crystal Wyvern
  79. Enforcer
  80. Enraged Corrupted Rex
  81. Enraged Triceratops
  82. Equus
  83. Eurypterid
  84. Featherlight
  85. Ferox
  86. Ferox (Large)
  87. Fire Wyvern
  88. Forest Titan
  89. Forest Wyvern
  90. Gacha
  91. GachaClaus
  92. Gallimimus
  93. Gasbags
  94. Giant Bee
  95. Giant Queen Bee
  96. Giant Worker Bee
  97. Giganotosaurus
  98. Gigantopithecus
  99. Glowbug
  100. Glowtail
  101. Golden Striped Megalodon
  102. Griffin
  103. Hesperornis
  104. Human
  105. Hyaenodon
  106. Ice Golem
  107. Ice Titan
  108. Ice Wyvern
  109. Iceworm Male
  110. Iceworm Queen
  111. Ichthyornis
  112. Ichthyosaurus
  113. Iguanodon
  114. Insect Swarm
  115. Jerboa
  116. Jug Bug
  117. Kairuku
  118. Kaprosuchus
  119. Karkinos
  120. Kentrosaurus
  121. King Titan
  122. Lamprey
  123. Lava Elemental
  124. Leech
  125. Leedsichthys
  126. Lightning Wyvern
  127. Liopleurodon
  128. Lymantria
  129. Lystrosaurus
  130. Maewing
  131. Magmasaur
  132. Mammoth
  133. Managarmr
  134. Manta
  135. Manticore
  136. Mantis
  137. Mantis Ghost
  138. Mega Mek
  139. Megachelon
  140. Megalania
  141. Megaloceros
  142. Megalodon
  143. Megalosaurus
  144. Meganeura
  145. Megapithecus
  146. Megatherium
  147. Mek
  148. Mesopithecus
  149. Microraptor
  150. Moeder, Master of the Ocean
  151. Morellatops
  152. Mosasaurus
  153. Moschops
  154. Nameless
  155. Noglin
  156. Oil Jug Bug
  157. Onyc
  158. Otter
  159. Overseer
  160. Oviraptor
  161. Ovis
  162. Pachy
  163. Pachyrhinosaurus
  164. Paraceratherium
  165. Parakeet Fish School
  166. Parasaur
  167. Party Dodo
  168. Pegomastax
  169. Pelagornis
  170. Phiomia
  171. Phoenix
  172. Piranha
  173. Plesiosaur
  174. Polar Bear
  175. Polar Purlovia
  176. Poison Wyvern
  177. Procoptodon
  178. Pteranodon
  179. Pulmonoscorpius
  180. Purlovia
  181. Quetzal
  182. Raptor
  183. Ravager
  184. Reaper
  185. Reaper King
  186. Reaper Prince
  187. Reaper Queen
  188. Rex
  189. Rex Ghost
  190. Rock Drake
  191. Rock Elemental
  192. Rockwell
  193. Roll Rat
  194. Rubble Golem
  195. Sabertooth
  196. Sabertooth Salmon
  197. Sarco
  198. Scout
  199. Seeker
  200. Shadowmane
  201. Shinehorn
  202. Skeletal Bronto
  203. Skeletal Carnotaurus
  204. Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  205. Skeletal Jerboa
  206. Skeletal Quetzal
  207. Skeletal Raptor
  208. Skeletal Rex
  209. Skeletal Stego
  210. Skeletal Trike
  211. Snow Owl
  212. Snow Owl Ghost
  213. Spino
  214. Spirit Dire Bear
  215. Spirit Direwolf
  216. Stegosaurus
  217. Subterranean Reaper King
  218. Summoner
  219. Super Turkey
  220. Surface Reaper King
  221. Surface Reaper King Ghost
  222. Tapejara
  223. Tek Parasaur
  224. Tek Quetzal
  225. Tek Raptor
  226. Tek Rex
  227. Tek Stegosaurus
  228. Tek Stryder
  229. Tek Triceratops
  230. Terror Bird
  231. Therizinosaur
  232. Thorny Dragon
  233. Thylacoleo
  234. Titanoboa
  235. Titanomyrma
  236. Titanomyrma Drone
  237. Titanomyrma Soldier
  238. Titanosaur
  239. Triceratops
  240. Trilobite
  241. Troodon
  242. Tropeognathus
  243. Tropical Crystal Wyvern
  244. Tusoteuthis
  245. Unicorn
  246. Velonasaur
  247. Voidwyrm
  248. Vulture
  249. Water Jug Bug
  250. Woolly Rhino
  251. Wyvern
  252. Yeti
  253. Yutyrannus
  254. Zombie Fire Wyvern
  255. Zombie Lightning Wyvern
  256. Zombie Poison Wyvern
  257. Zombie Wyvern
  258. Zomdodo

Italics denote creatures that have not yet been released! See also Gallery of Dossiers.
Dinosaurs
Allosaurus  •  Amargasaurus  •  Ankylosaurus  •  Baryonyx  •  Brontosaurus  •  Carnotaurus  •  Compy  •  Deinonychus  •  Dilophosaur  •  Diplodocus  •  Gallimimus  •  Giganotosaurus  •  Iguanodon  •  Kentrosaurus  •  Megalosaurus  •  Microraptor  •  Oviraptor  •  Pachycephalosaurus  •  Pachyrhinosaurus  •  Parasaur  •  Raptor  •  Rex  •  Spino  •  Stegosaurus  •  Therizinosaur  •  Titanosaur  •  Triceratops  •  Troodon  •  Yutyrannus
Mammals and Synapsids
Andrewsarchus  •  Basilosaurus  •  Castoroides  •  Chalicotherium  •  Daeodon  •  Dimetrodon  •  Dinopithecus  •  Dire Bear (Polar, Dire Polar, Spirit)  •  Direwolf (Spirit)  •  Doedicurus  •  Equus  •  Gigantopithecus  •  Hyaenodon  •  Human  •  Jerboa  •  Lystrosaurus  •  Mammoth  •  Megaloceros  •  Megatherium  •  Mesopithecus  •  Moschops  •  Onyc  •  Otter  •  Ovis  •  Paraceratherium  •  Phiomia  •  Procoptodon  •  Purlovia (Polar)  •  Roll Rat  •  Sabertooth  •  Thylacoleo  •  Woolly Rhino
Reptiles and Amphibians
Beelzebufo  •  Carbonemys  •  Dimorphodon  •  Diplocaulus  •  Ichthyosaurus  •  Kaprosuchus  •  Liopleurodon  •  Megalania  •  Mosasaurus  •  Plesiosaur  •  Pteranodon  •  Quetzal  •  Sarco  •  Sinomacrops  •  Tapejara  •  Thorny Dragon  •  Titanoboa  •  Tropeognathus
Birds
Archaeopteryx  •  Argentavis  •  Dodo  •  Hesperornis  •  Ichthyornis  •  Kairuku  •  Pelagornis  •  Snow Owl  •  Terror Bird  •  Vulture
Fish
Anglerfish  •  Coelacanth  •  Dunkleosteus  •  Electrophorus  •  Lamprey  •  Leedsichthys  •  Manta  •  Megalodon (Golden Striped)  •  Piranha  •  Sabertooth Salmon
Invertebrates
Achatina  •  Ammonite  •  Araneo  •  Arthropluera  •  Cnidaria  •  Dung Beetle  •  Eurypterid  •  Gasbags  •  Giant Bee (Queen, Worker)  •  Glowbug  •  Jug Bug (Oil, Water)  •  Leech (Diseased)  •  Lymantria  •  Mantis  •  Meganeura  •  Pulmonoscorpius  •  Titanomyrma (Drone, Soldier)  •  Trilobite  •  Tusoteuthis
Fantasy Creatures
Astrocetus  •  Astrodelphis  •  Basilisk  •  Bloodstalker  •  Bulbdog  •  Chalk Golem  •  Crystal Wyvern (Blood, Ember, Tropical)  •  Deathworm  •  Desert Titan Flock  •  Eel Minion  •  Featherlight  •  Ferox (Large)  •  Gacha  •  Glowtail  •  Griffin  •  Ice Golem  •  Iceworm Male  •  Insect Swarm  •  Karkinos  •  Lava Elemental  •  Macrophage  •  Maewing  •  Magmasaur  •  Managarmr  •  Megachelon  •  Morellatops  •  Nameless  •  Noglin  •  Parakeet Fish School  •  Phoenix  •  Ravager  •  Reaper (Elemental, King, Prince, Queen, Subterranean, Surface)  •  Rock Drake  •  Rock Elemental  •  Rubble Golem  •  Seeker  •  Shadowmane  •  Shinehorn  •  Summoner  •  Unicorn  •  Velonasaur  •  Voidwyrm  •  Wyvern (Fire, Forest, Ice, Lightning, Poison)
Mechanical Creatures
Attack Drone  •  Defense Unit  •  Enforcer  •  Exo-mek  •  Mek (Mega)  •  Scout  •  Tek Stryder
Aberrant Creatures
Abberant Coelacanth  •  Aberrant Achatina  •  Aberrant Anglerfish  •  Aberrant Ankylosaurus  •  Aberrant Araneo  •  Aberrant Arthropluera  •  Aberrant Baryonyx  •  Aberrant Beelzebufo  •  Aberrant Carbonemys  •  Aberrant Carnotaurus  •  Aberrant Cnidaria  •  Aberrant Dimetrodon  •  Aberrant Dimorphodon  •  Aberrant Diplocaulus  •  Aberrant Diplodocus  •  Aberrant Dire Bear  •  Aberrant Dodo  •  Aberrant Doedicurus  •  Aberrant Dung Beetle  •  Aberrant Electrophorus  •  Aberrant Equus  •  Aberrant Gigantopithecus  •  Aberrant Iguanodon  •  Aberrant Lystrosaurus  •  Aberrant Manta  •  Aberrant Megalania  •  Aberrant Megalosaurus  •  Aberrant Meganeura  •  Aberrant Moschops  •  Aberrant Otter  •  Aberrant Ovis  •  Aberrant Paraceratherium  •  Aberrant Parasaur  •  Aberrant Piranha  •  Aberrant Pulmonoscorpius  •  Aberrant Purlovia  •  Aberrant Raptor  •  Aberrant Salmon  •  Aberrant Sarco  •  Aberrant Spino  •  Aberrant Stegosaurus  •  Aberrant Titanoboa  •  Aberrant Triceratops  •  Aberrant Trilobite
Tek Creatures
Corrupted and Enraged Creatures
R-Creatures
R-Allosaurus  •  R-Brontosaurus  •  R-Carbonemys  •  R-Carnotaurus  •  R-Daeodon  •  R-Dilophosaur  •  R-Dire Bear  •  R-Direwolf  •  R-Equus  •  R-Gasbags  •  R-Giganotosaurus  •  R-Megatherium  •  R-Parasaur  •  R-Procoptodon  •  R-Quetzal  •  R-Reaper King  •  R-Reaper Queen  •  R-Snow Owl  •  R-Thylacoleo  •  R-Velonasaur
VR Creatures
VR Allosaurus  •  VR Araneo  •  VR Argentavis  •  VR Astrodelphis  •  VR Bloodstalker  •  VR Carnotaurus  •  VR Chalicotherium  •  VR Dilophosaur  •  VR Dimorphodon  •  VR Enforcer  •  VR Ferox  •  VR Kaprosuchus  •  VR Karkinos  •  VR Lymantria  •  VR Mantis  •  VR Megalania  •  VR Megatherium  •  VR Onyc  •  VR Pachy  •  VR Pulmonoscorpius  •  VR Parasaur  •  VR Raptor  •  VR Ravager  •  VR Rex  •  VR Shadowmane  •  VR Stegosaurus  •  VR Tapejara  •  VR Terror Bird  •  VR Titanoboa  •  VR Triceratops  •  VR Velonasaur
X-Creatures
X-Allosaurus  •  X-Ankylosaurus  •  X-Argentavis  •  X-Basilosaurus  •  X-Dunkleosteus  •  X-Ichthyosaurus  •  X-Megalodon  •  X-Mosasaurus  •  X-Otter  •  X-Paraceratherium  •  X-Parasaur  •  X-Raptor  •  X-Rex  •  X-Rock Elemental  •  X-Sabertooth  •  X-Sabertooth Salmon  •  X-Spino  •  X-Tapejara  •  X-Triceratops  •  X-Woolly Rhino  •  X-Yutyrannus
Malfunctioned Tek Creatures
Alpha Creatures
Brute Creatures
Event Creatures
Bosses and Titans

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