ARK Rockwell Boss (Engrams, How to Summon, Variants, Rewards…)

Rockwell is the only boss which you will encounter on Aberration and serves as the endgame enemy you face on the map.

In Abberation, you will be fighting Rockwell as a boss once you have used all required tributes to open the Aberration Portal.

This boss has a humanoid appearance and is shown to have been corrupted, with tentacles coming from his body and surrounding the pool he is in.

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How to Summon Rockwell?

To summon the Rockwell, you will need to head to the Aberration terminal and use the tributes that are listed below.

Rockwell Tributes

Fighting Rockwell

Rockwell will be invulnerable as long as his tentacles are standing and you will need to destroy them before you can deal any damage to him.

Once the tentacles have been destroyed, Rockwell will become stunned, making him vulnerable to attacks.

Repeat destroying his tentacles and dealing damage to him until you completely deplete all of his life and he will die.

After taking some damage, Rockwell will attempt to use a shock attack that has an area of effect and will dismount you, avoid this by keeping your distance or stunning him.

It is a good idea to bring a Charge Lantern or a light pet as there will be Nameless that spawn in the fight and they can be annoying if you are focusing on Rockwell.

Watch out for Rockwell’s projectiles which he shoots out as they deal a bit of damage in an area but these can be destroyed if shot at.

The arena is not radiated, so you can equip whichever set of armor is best for your defense, don’t forget to bring ranged weapons as well.

Rockwell Variants

1) Gamma Rockwell

The Gamma Rockwell variant is the weakest amongst all of them and has the original corrupted colors, being purple and pink.

Rockwell Gamma Stats

Engram Unlocks

• Tek Gauntlets
• Tek Generator
• Tek Leggings
• Tek Replicator
• Tek Sleeping Pod
• Tek Trough

Defeating Rockwell Gamma will unlock the Gamma Aberrant Implant.

2) Beta Rockwell

The Beta variant of Rockwell has a yellow glow with a bit of red and orange in the center, retaining his model and only varying in colors.

Rockwell Beta Stats

Engram Unlocks

• Rock Drake Tek Saddle
• Tek Boots
• Tek Chestpiece
• Tek Dedicated Storage
• Tek Gauntlets
• Tek Generator
• Tek Helmet
• Tek Leggings
• Tek Replicator
• Tek Rifle
• Tek Sleeping Pod
• Tek Trough

Defeating Rockwell Beta will unlock the Beta Aberrant Implant.

3) Alpha Rockwell

The glow of the Alpha variant of Rockwell shines red and he retains the rest of his figure, only showing a difference in the colors between his body and tentacles.

Rockwell Alpha Stats

Engram Unlocks

• Cloning Chamber
• Rex Tek Saddle
• Rock Drake Tek Saddle
• Tek Boots
• Tek Chestpiece
• Tek Dedicated Storage
• Tek Forcefield
• Tek Gauntlets
• Tek Generator
• Tek Helmet
• Tek Leggings
• Tek Railgun
• Tek Replicator
• Tek Rifle
• Tek Sleeping Pod
• Tek Teleporter
• Tek Trough

Defeating Rockwell Alpha will unlock the Alpha Aberrant Implant.

Rockwell Rewards

Rockwell Gamma

• Rockwell Trophy
• Rockwell Flag
• Otter Mask Skin
• Cute Dino Helmet Skin

Rockwell Beta

• Rockwell Trophy
• Rockwell Flag
• Otter Mask Skin
• Cute Dino Helmet Skin
• Chili Helmet Skin

Rockwell Alpha

• Rockwell Trophy
• Rockwell Flag
• Otter Mask Skin
• Cute Dino Helmet Skin
• Chili Helmet Skin
• Scary Skull Helmet Skin

Tips

• It is a good idea to bring strong tames as the Nameless can be a distraction and may prevent you from fighting Rockwell properly
• Try to avoid getting hit by Rockwell’s projectiles as these can damage your shoulder-mounted pets, possible removing your way of defeating the nameless
• Rockwell is easily defeated if you can focus on destroying his tentacles quickly to deal damage to him.
• The area of effect shock attack that Rockwell does will dismount you, which could get you killed by the Nameless, be sure to have tames that can protect you.