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ARK Xiphactinus Spawn Command

Spawn a Xiphactinus in ARK: Survival Ascended — wild, tamed, or at any level you like. Exact, copy-paste console commands. Large predatory fish added to ASA from the ARK Additions mod; aggressive ocean hunter.

Verified June 2026 · ARK: Survival Ascended · origin: The Island
Spawn a wild Xiphactinus
cheat summon Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C
Open the console with ~, paste, hit Enter. All Xiphactinus commands ↓ — tamed, leveled, variants, one-tap copy.
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Spawn a tamed Xiphactinus at any level

gmsummon spawns it already tamed. Set the level below — it's the pre-tame level, and ARK adds up to a 50% taming bonus on top, so the final creature lands higher. Change the number, copy, paste.

cheat gmsummon "Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C" 150
≈ level 225 once tamed

A gmsummon-tamed Xiphactinus still needs a saddle — it isn't force-tamed. Want it instantly, level aside? Use cheat SummonTamed Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C (random level).

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Every Xiphactinus spawn command

The full set — wild, tamed, leveled, and the advanced blueprint form. Tap Copy, paste in the console.

CommandWhat it does
cheat summon Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_CSpawns a wild Xiphactinus at your location (random level).
cheat SummonTamed Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_CSpawns a tamed Xiphactinus at a random level — instant, no level control.
cheat gmsummon "Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C" 150Spawns a tamed Xiphactinus at a set level (still needs a saddle). 150 here ≈ level 225 after the taming bonus.
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/ASA/Dinos/Xiphactinus/Dinos/Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA.Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA'" 500 0 0 150Advanced: spawns a wild Xiphactinus at level 150, 500 units in front of you, using the full blueprint path.

On a server, every line needs the cheat prefix and a one-time enablecheats <ServerAdminPassword>. The class name Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C is what ARK calls the Xiphactinus internally; its full blueprint path is /Game/ASA/Dinos/Xiphactinus/Dinos/Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA.Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA.

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ARK Xiphactinus FAQ — Ability, Uses & Spawn Commands

What does the Xiphactinus do in ARK?
The Xiphactinus has a lunge-and-grab attack: it lunges forward to grab creatures below 210 drag weight, then thrashes and swallows them whole, triggering a Blood Frenzy buff. Against larger targets it grabs and tears off flesh, causing bleeding. The Blood Frenzy buff rapidly regenerates HP at the cost of Food for 35 seconds, and the timer resets each time it triggers. Xiphactinus is a carnivore (piscivore — eats raw fish meat and raw mutton for taming). Knockout tamed; preferred taming food is Raw Mutton, preferred kibble is Superior Kibble. Found in ocean biomes on The Island and other maps. Added to the base game from the ARK Additions mod. Spawns in groups and is aggressively territorial.
How do you use the Xiphactinus's ability in ARK?
The lunge-grab is activated with Right Mouse Button while mounted and swimming. Standard bite attack uses Left Mouse Button. The Blood Frenzy buff triggers automatically upon swallowing a small creature or lunging into a larger one — it is not manually activated. Level Melee Damage and Health for combat effectiveness. The Blood Frenzy's self-healing makes it a durable ocean fighter if you can keep triggering it — chain kills on smaller fish to maintain the buff during long fights. The grab attack on small creatures can be used to instantly kill and swallow them for the buff. Xiphactinus are naturally fast and often spawn in packs, making them effective for rapid ocean traversal and clearing underwater threats. Its 35-second buff timer can be refreshed indefinitely.
What is the Xiphactinus good for in ARK?
Fast ocean travel, killing ocean predators (Megalodon, Ichthyosaurus, Electrophorus), underwater combat, harvesting Raw Fish Meat from ocean fauna.
What is the Xiphactinus spawn command in ARK?
Open the console with ~ and enter cheat summon Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C to spawn a wild Xiphactinus in ARK: Survival Ascended. For a tamed one at a level you choose, use cheat gmsummon "Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C" 150. On a server, run enablecheats <ServerAdminPassword> first and keep the cheat prefix.
How do I spawn a tamed Xiphactinus at a specific level?
Use cheat gmsummon "Xiphactinus_Character_BP_ASA_C" <level>. The number is the pre-tame level — ARK adds up to a 50% taming bonus, so a value of 100 ends up around level 150. To hit a target level, divide it by 1.5. A gmsummon creature still needs a saddle to ride.
What's the difference between summon, SummonTamed and gmsummon?
summon drops a wild Xiphactinus at a random level. SummonTamed gives you a tamed one but at a random level you can't set. gmsummon spawns it tamed at the level you specify — the one most people want.
Do ARK spawn commands work in single player and on servers?
Yes. In single player the cheat prefix is optional and no password is needed. On a dedicated or non-dedicated session you must run enablecheats <ServerAdminPassword> once, then prefix each spawn with cheat. Set that admin password without hand-editing files using our free ARK config generators.

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