Boss Arenen

### Main Storyline Progression

On The Island, there are four **Arenas** for fighting the game's Bosses:   Broodmother Lysrix,   Megapithecus,   Dragon, and finally the   Overseer.

### DLC Arenas

The Manticore Arena is featured in the DLC: Scorched Earth where survivors must defeat the   Manticore.

The Center features an arena where both   Broodmother and   Megapithecus must be defeated at the same time. Likewise, Ragnarok features an arena where both the   Manticore and the   Dragon must also be defeated together.

The Forsaken Oasis is a boss arena featured in the DLC: Valguero where survivors must deal with   Megapithecus,   Manticore and   Dragon. There is a separate arena of fighting against   Broodmother as well.

The Rockwell Arena is featured in the DLC: Aberration where survivors must defeat   Rockwell.

The King Titan Arena, Desert Titan Arena, Ice Titan Arena, and Forest Titan Arena are featured in the DLC: Extinction as part of the map rather than a separate section. All of the bosses (Titan) summoned are within the map, rather than being found in their own Arenas.

### Location

The Broodmother, Megapithecus, and Dragon Arenas are located under each of the three Obelisks. To reach these locations, players must go to either a Beacon or Obelisk and place the required tribute items inside, then click on the  **Generate Broodmother Portal**,  **Generate Megapithecus Portal**, or  **Generate Dragon Portal** items. At this point a portal will be opened to teleport nearby players and dinos into the arena.

The Overseer Arena is accessible by completing the Tek Cave in the Volcano's caldera and teleporting to the Observation Deck.

* The Center Arena is featured in the DLC: The Center. It is accessed via a Beacon or Obelisk.
* The Ragnarok Arena is featured in the DLC: Ragnarok. It is accessed via a Beacon or Obelisk.
* The Forsaken Oasis is featured in the DLC: Valguero. It is accessed via a Beacon or Obelisk.
* The Manticore Arena is featured in the DLC: Scorched Earth. It is accessed via a Beacon or Obelisk.
* The Rockwell Arena is featured in the DLC: Aberration. It is accessed via a Beacon/Loot Crate or Obelisk, or found at his terminal located below Grave of the Lost.
* The King Titan Arena is featured in the DLC: Extinction. It is accessible near the Terminal itself, but does not function unless a King Titan is spawned. Likewise, the other bosses of Extinction do not possess an arena.

## Compatible Tamed Creatures

**Criteria for entry:**

* A maximum of 10 players and 20 creatures is allowed to enter the arena.
* Excluding the Scorched Earth map, player-ridden flyers cannot enter with standard settings.
* Excluding the Aberration map, player-ridden climbers cannot enter with standard settings. This affects   Megalania,   Thylacoleo and   Rock Drake.
* A creature's "drag weight" must be less than 560. This is how much the creature itself weighs, *not* its carrying weight seen in its inventory.

To see this value in-game, place the creature on an   Elevator Platform with an empty inventory and no saddle.

## Notes

### Others

* Cryopod  cannot be used in any parts of the boss arenas.

PC version
To be teleported into the arena **AND** out of the arena, you **MUST** be dismounted.

* If you are mounted when you teleport into the arena, you teleport and dismount
* If you are mounted when you teleport out of the arena, you teleport and dismount

Xbox version
* If you are mounted when you teleport into the arena, you teleport and dismount.
* If you are mounted when you teleport out of the arena, you don't die, but your dino gains a large amount of torpor.

### Extinction

Teleportation to the Titan summoned area does not require you to dismount.

### Equipment and Structure Restrictions

* No structures may be placed in the arenas. So avoid forming plans that revolve on building. If you attempt to place anything, the message "No ground or snap point available" will be displayed.
	+ Grappling hooks may be taken into the arena, but once equipped in a crossbow they cannot be fired. (May be related to why Thylacoleo does not teleport into arena.)
	+ Quetzal, while itself can be warped into Manticore Arena, may not warp inside if it is wearing a   Platform saddle with at least one structure.
* All Tek gears are banned from most boss arenas (you cannot equip them inside arena, and attempting to wear it inside when entering will either force unequip it, or drop at where the boss was summoned), excluding both Overseer Arena and Rockwell Arena, and all Titan fights in Extinction. Similarly, all Tek Saddles cannot be brought into the Boss fight.

### Item Losses

* You will lose summon items and dinos only upon running out of time or dying within the arena. Similarly, if no survivor are inside the arena when the portal is pulling dinos in, all the dinosaurs **will die immediately**. This excludes the arena at Extinction.

### Multiples changes

* Due to the harsh consequences of a failed boss fight (see bullet point above), it is extremely advisable to prepare before attempting a boss fight. Watching online videos of other ARK players completing the Boss fight is a good way to elaborate your strategy in advance. However, there have been a lot of changes to the Boss Arenas during the development of the game, so ensure you are watching videos recorded after the last patch changing Boss Arenas. Also Singleplayer Bosses are weaker than Multiplayer Bosses, but never underestimate the Bosses.