Guides/Bosses/Astraeos/Thodes the Widow Maker
ARK: Survival Ascended·Boss·Guardian

Thodes the Widow Maker

AstraeosASA v94.7Megapithecus set

Thodes unlocks the Megapithecus set. Alpha gives the Tek Large Wall, the only set that carries it, plus the Rex Tek Saddle.

12 tekgrams · 1 from this set only · Megapithecus set

read in game 2026-09-01 Dataset verified against ASA v94.7 · 2026-10-02

Pick one tier or several on the left. The rail, tribute, ability numbers, and composition follow your picks side by side; tekgrams show the highest tier you picked and everything below it.

Tekgrams

Every tekgram this fight unlocks

read in game 2026-09-01

12 in total. Each tier includes the ones below it. This set only marks the 1 no other unlock set gives.

TekgramFirst at
Tek Doors & WindowsA stable composite Tek door that provides entrance to structures. Can be locked for security.Gamma
Tek GauntletsHighly advanced gauntlets that allow the wearer to perform devastating punches. Equipping requires learning this Tekgram.Gamma
Tek ReplicatorPlace materials along with blueprints in this to create Tek items, and many other items. Requires Element to run, and Tek Engram to use.Gamma
Tek GateA large composite Tek gate that can be used with a Gateway to most keep dinosaurs in or out. Can also be placed in open Vacuum Compartment portholes.Beta
Tek GatewayA large composite Tek gateway that can be used with a Gate to keep most dinosaurs in or out.Beta
Tek GeneratorPowers Tek Structures and electrical structures wirelessly! Requires Element to run, and Tek Engram to use.Beta
Tek Large Cellar DoorThis composite Tek slab can be used to secure hatches.Beta
Tek RifleShoots explosive plasma bolts, with an infrared zoomable scope. Equipping requires learning this Tekgram.Beta
Tek TroughPut food for your nearby pets in this, and they'll automatically eat it when hungry! Can refrigerate items, so long as it's powered by a Tek Generator!Beta
Rex Tek SaddleEquip a Rex with this to ride it, enabling the rider to fire plasma projectiles. Using requires learning this Tekgram.Alpha
Tek GrenadeSticks to targets with a powerful Tek Explosion after 5 seconds. Equipping requires learning this Tekgram.Alpha
Tek Large WallA wall that is as tall as four normal walls.AlphaThis set only
Gamma: 3 tekgramsBeta: 9 tekgrams (gamma 3 + 6)Alpha: all 12 (gamma 3 · beta +6 · alpha +3)All 12, first-at column shows the tier

Same 12 from Broodmother & Megapithecus · Megapithecus.

Abilities

What this boss does

One row per attack. Effect is the number for the selected tier; response is one clause.

AbilityTypeEffectResponse
Club SwingmeleeGamma 500 baseBeta 800 baseAlpha 1250 base

Put a stun-immune tank on the club and keep the healer out of the arc.

PunchmeleeGamma 300 baseBeta 400 baseAlpha 600 base

Keep the healer off his fists, the punch is the close-in hit.

SmashmeleeGamma 77 baseBeta 77 baseAlpha 77 base

Do not park tames on his feet, that stomp is for anything under him.

Club SpinaoeGamma 1000 baseBeta 1600 baseAlpha 3000 base

Back the line off before the full spin, it covers a full circle including behind.

Guide

How you kill it

our call

Written from fights on this cluster, with the numbers worked out below.

Theorycrafting

The math behind these numbers, from our own fights.

DPS floorHP ÷ timer = the damage per second that kills the boss with zero seconds spare.
Your lineN × creature × melee = what a line of N delivers at the melee you bred, from the creature's base damage and attack rate.
Their hit on youhit × 100 ÷ (100 + armor) = damage through a saddle at that armor.
Admin commands

For server owners and single player

A date tag means we ran or read that line on our test server. A catalog tag means the line was built from our catalog data and was not run. GiveItem takes quantity, quality, then the blueprint flag.

Summon (gamma) game files 2026-09-18
cheat Summon Boss_Cyclops_Character_BP_Easy_C
Summon (beta) game files 2026-09-18
cheat Summon Boss_Cyclops_Character_BP_Medium_C
Summon (alpha) game files 2026-09-18
cheat Summon Boss_Cyclops_Character_BP_Hard_C
Give a Tek Doors & Windows engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Tek/PrimalItemStructure_TekDoor.PrimalItemStructure_TekDoor'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Gauntlets engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Armor/TEK/PrimalItemArmor_TekGloves.PrimalItemArmor_TekGloves'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Replicator engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekReplicator.PrimalItemStructure_TekReplicator'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Gate engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Tek/PrimalItemStructure_TekGate.PrimalItemStructure_TekGate'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Gateway engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Tek/PrimalItemStructure_TekGateframe.PrimalItemStructure_TekGateframe'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Generator engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekGenerator.PrimalItemStructure_TekGenerator'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Large Cellar Door engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Tek/PrimalItemStructure_TekCeilingDoor_Giant.PrimalItemStructure_TekCeilingDoor_Giant'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Rifle engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_TekRifle.PrimalItem_TekRifle'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Trough engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekTrough.PrimalItemStructure_TekTrough'" 1 0 0
Give a Rex Tek Saddle engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Armor/Saddles/PrimalItemArmor_RexSaddle_Tek.PrimalItemArmor_RexSaddle_Tek'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Grenade engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_TekGrenade.PrimalItem_TekGrenade'" 1 0 0
Give a Tek Large Wall engram catalog
cheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/StructuresPlus/Structures/Walls_L/Tek/PrimalItemStructure_LargeWall_Tek.PrimalItemStructure_LargeWall_Tek'" 1 0 0
See also

Same set, other bosses. And where to run it here.

On this cluster

Runs on 1 of our servers.

  • Astraeos