ARK Kibble Chart & Recipes
Six tiers, six recipes, zero guesswork. Each tier maps to an egg size, and every creature prefers exactly one tier (the tier above also works at full value - anything else is worse than raw prime).
Basic Kibble
Extra Small Egg
- Extra Small Egg×1
- Mejoberry×5
- Amarberry×10
- Tintoberry×10
- Cooked Meat×1
- Fiber×5
- Water (any container ≥25%)1
Preferred by most extra-small-egg early creatures.
Simple Kibble
Small Egg
- Small Egg×1
- Mejoberry×5
- Rockarrot×2
- Cooked Fish Meat×1
- Fiber×5
- Water (any container ≥25%)1
Preferred by small-egg creatures.
Regular Kibble
Medium Egg
- Medium Egg×1
- Longrass×2
- Savoroot×2
- Cooked Meat Jerky×1
- Fiber×5
- Water (any container ≥25%)1
Preferred by medium-egg creatures.
Superior Kibble
Large Egg
- Large Egg×1
- Citronal×2
- Rare Mushroom×2
- Prime Meat Jerky×1
- Sap×1
- Fiber×5
- Water (any container ≥25%)1
Preferred by large-egg creatures.
Exceptional Kibble
Extra Large Egg
- Extra Large Egg×1
- Mejoberry×10
- Rare Flower×1
- Focal Chili×1
- Fiber×5
- Water (any container ≥25%)1
Preferred by extra-large-egg creatures.
Extraordinary Kibble
Special Egg
- Special Egg×1
- Mejoberry×10
- Giant Bee Honey×1
- Lazarus Chowder×1
- Fiber×5
- Water (any container ≥25%)1
Preferred by special-egg creatures.
Which creatures lay which eggs (kibble ingredients)
Mammals (Mammoth, Anky-adjacent glyptodonts like Doedicurus, Equus, Rhinos, Bears, Paracers…) give live birth and never lay eggs. Insects and some others lay eggs that can't be used for kibble.
Reverse lookup: what does my creature prefer?
| Creature | Preferred kibble | Method | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allosaurus | Superior Kibble | knockout | Pack bleed debuffer |
| Anglerfish | Regular Kibble | knockout | Silica pearls + light |
| Ankylosaurus | Regular Kibble | knockout | Metal & flint king |
| Argentavis | Superior Kibble | knockout | All-round flyer, smithy + weight |
| Baryonyx | Regular Kibble | knockout | Amphibious cave bruiser |
| Basilosaurus | Exceptional Kibble | passive | Insulated, shock-immune sub |
| Carbonemys | Regular Kibble | knockout | Early water tank |
| Carnotaurus | Regular Kibble | knockout | Head-on rush fighter |
| Castoroides | Superior Kibble | knockout | Wood harvester, mobile smithy |
| Daeodon | Superior Kibble | knockout | Healing pig |
| Dilophosaur | Basic Kibble | knockout | Early guard dog, blunt-only KO |
| Dimetrodon | Regular Kibble | knockout | Living AC for incubation |
| Dire Bear | Superior Kibble | knockout | Honey lover, fiber/meat |
| Direwolf | Superior Kibble | knockout | Pack cave fighter |
| Dodo | Basic Kibble | knockout | Starter meat/feather piñata |
| Doedicurus | Regular Kibble | knockout | Stone/obsidian harvester |
| Dunkleosteus | Superior Kibble | knockout | Oil & stone on the seabed |
| Equus | Simple Kibble | passive | Fast mount, lasso, mobile mortar |
| Giganotosaurus | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Base-breaking titan (slow food) |
| Gigantopithecus | Regular Kibble | passive | Fiber picker, throws riders |
| Griffin | Extraordinary Kibble | knockout | Dive bomber, 2-seater |
| Ichthyosaurus | Simple Kibble | passive | Friendly ocean taxi |
| Kairuku | Basic Kibble | knockout | Insulation padding + polymer |
| Kaprosuchus | Regular Kibble | knockout | Grab-and-drag ambusher |
| Karkinos | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Dual-claw carrier |
| Mammoth | Superior Kibble | knockout | Wood + team buff |
| Megalodon | Superior Kibble | knockout | Ocean workhorse predator |
| Megatherium | Superior Kibble | knockout | Bug killer, chitin harvester |
| Mesopithecus | Basic Kibble | passive | Door-opening poop thrower (passive) |
| Mosasaurus | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Deep-sea platform apex |
| Paraceratherium | Superior Kibble | knockout | Platform safari mount |
| Parasaur | Basic Kibble | knockout | Trophy hunt + fear roar scout |
| Pelagornis | Regular Kibble | knockout | Beach organic harvester |
| Phiomia | Basic Kibble | knockout | Early pack mule, wood/thatch |
| Plesiosaur | Superior Kibble | knockout | Long-neck ocean fighter |
| Pteranodon | Regular Kibble | knockout | First flyer |
| Pulmonoscorpius | Regular Kibble | knockout | Torpor tank (no narcotics while KO) |
| Quetzal | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Flying platform crane |
| Raptor | Simple Kibble | knockout | Early pack hunter |
| Rex | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Boss-fight bread and butter |
| Rock Elemental | Extraordinary Kibble | knockout | Artifact cave tank (cannon/rocket KO) |
| Sabertooth | Regular Kibble | knockout | Cave runner, hide chitin |
| Sarco | Regular Kibble | knockout | Cheap water fighter |
| Spino | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Land+water apex |
| Stegosaurus | Regular Kibble | knockout | Plate modes: weight/battle/harvest |
| Tapejara | Superior Kibble | knockout | 3-seat agile flyer |
| Terror Bird | Regular Kibble | knockout | Fast scout attacker |
| Therizinosaur | Exceptional Kibble | knockout | Jack-of-all harvesting |
| Thylacoleo | Extraordinary Kibble | knockout | Tree-pouncing ambusher |
| Triceratops | Simple Kibble | knockout | Early battle mount, fiber |
| Woolly Rhino | Superior Kibble | knockout | Charge damage machine |
| Yutyrannus | Extraordinary Kibble | knockout | Fear-roar support buff |
Preferers by tier: Basic: 6 · Simple: 4 · Regular: 16 · Superior: 14 · Exceptional: 8 · Extraordinary: 4 · - full coverage of our verified subset. Special-mechanic tames (Wyvern, Rock Drake, Reaper, Titanosaur, Carcharodontosaurus) don't use kibble.
The Homestead kibble system in one paragraph
Since the Homestead update (v285.106) kibble no longer means 50+ species-specific recipes: there are six quality tiers tied to egg sizes. A creature eats its preferred tier at full affinity, the tier above at full affinity too, and every other tier at a miserable 16 affinity per piece - so a mismatched kibble is worse than raw prime meat. The fastest farm loop is usually: keep a cheap egg layer of the size you need (dodos for Basic, raptors for Small, stegos/ankys for Medium, argies/carnos for Large, rexes for Extra Large), cook in a grid of cooking pots or one Industrial Cooker, and always cook with the exact quantities above - one batch yields exactly one kibble.
Kibble FAQ
Which kibble should I use?
Always the tier the creature prefers - it gives full taming affinity (400 per piece). The tier above also works at full value, anything below or unrelated drops to 16 affinity per piece (worse than raw prime meat). Pick the creature in the reverse lookup below to see its tier.
How do I cook kibble?
Put the egg and ingredients into a Cooking Pot or Industrial Cooker with water (a waterskin/jar/cante at least 25% full, or irrigation on the Industrial Cooker) and fuel. One batch cooks in 30 seconds and yields one kibble. Fertilized eggs work too.
Do fertilized or larger eggs make better kibble?
No - any egg of the right size tier gives the same kibble. A dodo egg and a vulture egg both make Basic Kibble with identical taming power. Only the SIZE class matters (Extra Small → Basic, Small → Simple, Medium → Regular, Large → Superior, Extra Large → Exceptional, Special → Extraordinary).