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Featherlight

CreatureShoulder Pet

  • Flying
  • Carnivore
  • Tamable
  • Breedable
  • Passive tame
Spawns on
14 maps
Abundance
Uncommon
Kill XP
0
Taming method
Passive
Diet
Carnivore
Featherlight

Overview

The Featherlight is a small flying shoulder pet that passively tames and reduces inventory weight for certain resources. It excels as a portable storage companion due to its passive taming and weight reduction traits. Players tame it to carry heavy resources more efficiently while exploring or farming.

It can be immobilized with a Bola or Bear Trap to begin passive taming.

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Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level

StatBaseWild +/lvlTamed +/lvlWild growth
Health115+23+4%20%
Stamina100+10+2%10%
Torpidity60+3.6+0%6%
Oxygen180+19.8+2.2%11%
Food450+45+2%10%
Weight70+1.4+0.8%2%
Melee damage100%+6.5%+12%7%
Movement speed100%+0%+1%0%

TamingOpen calculator

MethodPassive
Base torpor60+3.6 per level
Affinity needed2,200+65 per level
Taming time
56s
Effectiveness
99.5%
Tamed level
224 from 150
More about taming the Featherlight

Featherlight uses passive taming, requiring no knockout. Feed it Plant Species Z Seed directly from your inventory to gain affinity. Auric Mushroom also works but provides significantly less affinity per use.

Taming takes about 1 minute with Plant Species Z Seed and requires no narcotics. Use the calculator below for your settings.

Abilities

attack01 / 03

Bite

Bites enemies at close range. Send it into combat with an attack whistle.

Controls
  • WhistleAttack This Target

Base damage3

  1. Thatch16.5
  2. Wood-
  3. Stone-
  4. Metal-
  5. Tek-

Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.

Spawn zones

14 maps with recorded spawn entriesOpen full map ›

12 recorded spawn entries
About spawn zones

Featherlight has recorded spawns on 14 maps: Aberration, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis, Althemia, Amissa and 8 more. On Valguero, Featherlight also spawns in caves: Whitecliff Caverns.

Drops and interactions

Harvest yields by tool

Drops & harvest resources

Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.

SettingsHarvest body HP 50 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
ResourcePickHatchet
Hide~240% · ~2 hits~360% · ~2 hits
Raw Meat~260% · ~2 hits~240% · ~2 hits

Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.

Killing a Featherlight yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick provides more Raw Meat.

Combat & abilities

Attacks and abilities

BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek

  • Bite

    Base damage3

    1. Thatch16.5
    2. Wood-
    3. Stone-
    4. Metal-
    5. Tek-
More abilities
  • Charge Light
    Hold E
  • Detection Alerts
    Hold E

Damage taken

ResistsWeak to

Weapons

  • Mining DrillImmune
  • Stone weapons-34%
  • Player melee-20%
  • Piercing projectiles+40%
  • Anti-creature damage+120%

Explosives

  • Demolition explosives+50%

Creatures

  • Creature attacks-50%
  • Herbivore attacks-40%
  • Strong creature attacks+50%
  • Raid creature attacks+55%

Environment & other

  • RadiationImmune
  • Plant Species X-50%
  • Environmental damage-30%

HitboxesHead ×3

Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator

Combat notes

Featherlight has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos, making it extremely vulnerable to dino-based attacks. It is fully resistant to Radiation and Mining Drill Harvest, taking no damage from these sources. Melee attacks with a metal weapon exploit its +55% weakness, dealing significantly more damage.

The Head has a damage multiplier of 3x, making it the optimal target for efficient knockout or elimination. Focus attacks on the head to maximize damage output.

Can break Thatch. Build at least in Wood.

Tips

  • Passive taming allows safe feeding without aggression. Use a Bola or trap it in a Bear Trap to prevent escape during taming.
  • Its -85% weight reduction on Plant Species Z Seed makes it ideal for kibble farming.
  • Fully immune to radiation damage, making it safe to use in high-radiation zones.
  • Vulnerable to explosion and metal melee attacks, so avoid combat zones.

This page details the Featherlight's stats, taming, breeding, harvest data, and combat traits. For precise planning, use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on this site.

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