Malwyn
CreatureDMG

Breeding calculator
Malwyn
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 425
Baby: The hatched dinosaur, now a baby, needs constant attention and food placed directly in its inventory to survive, or a nearby Maewing to take care of its needs.
- Gestation
- 4h 12m 37s
- Maturation
- 48h 43m 58s
- Food at birth
- 47.22/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 46:17:46
- Total Time:
- 48:43:58
Maturation
Incubation Time- 4h 12m 37s
Elapsed Time- 2h 26m 12s
Maturation Time Left- 46h 17m 46s
Time to Juvenile- 2h 26m 12s
Food
Total Food Items- 1381items
Food to Adult- 901items
Food Per Hour- 54
Food Capacity- 213items
Baby Hand Feed For- N/A3.9% maturation
Imprinting
Cuddle interval- 8h
Imprint per cuddle- 17.1%
Maximum imprint- 100.0% (6 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
Food per item- 50
Stack size- 40
Eats at 5%- 44.86 food/min
Maturation- 48h 43m 58s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2h 26m 11s | 6,385 | 128 | 4 | 12.8 | |
| 19h 29m 35s | 38,656 | 774 | 20 | 77.4 | |
| 24h 21m 59s | 17,257 | 346 | 9 | 34.6 | |
| Total | 46h 17m 46s | 1,248 | 33 | 124.8 |
Total: 1,248 Raw Meat
Feeding Trough- 2,400 items (60 slots)Fits in one load
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 4x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 30x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 37x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
Spoils in 10m | Trough / Maewing: 40m | Tek Trough: 16h 40m
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
More about breeding the Malwyn
Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 4 hours and 12 minutes at default rates.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~2 days (1x rate), progressing slowly. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The Malwyn's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~292 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~19h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~24h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Malwyn gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Malwyn babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~292 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Malwyn babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Malwyn as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the DMG category.
The Malwyn has 850 base Health - solidly tanky. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. With 350 base Stamina, the Malwyn has solid stamina reserves. It carries 425 base Weight - a solid weight pool.
To tame the Malwyn, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Raw Mutton - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Malwyn is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.