Glarnia is the classic everyone knows by heart — a sprawling, Norse-flavoured continent of Viking coasts, green highlands and a smoking central volcano. One free, official map of roughly 144 km² holds nearly everything Ark has to offer, rebuilt for ASA with new landmasses and reworked dungeons.
PvE rules keep it friendly, so your neighbours are trade partners, not threats. Wyverns and griffins are native, the base-building real estate is the best in Ark, and there’s a safe place to land whoever you are.
WORLD OVERVIEW
Ragnarok — the Norse Heartland
Glarnia packs Viking coasts, rolling Highlands, redwoods, brutal snow, a Scorched-style desert and a meteor-spitting volcano into one enormous map — most of Ark’s resources without ever leaving home.
DIFFICULTY
★★☆ Moderate
Big and varied; harsh snow, desert and volcano zones.
SIZE
Huge
~144 km², roughly 2.5× The Island.
TERRAIN
Varied & iconic
Coasts, highlands, redwoods, desert and a central volcano.
VIBE
Classic / Characterful
The Norse heartland everyone knows by heart.
WHY GLARNIA?
Glarnia is the easy landing with no ceiling — Ragnarok’s greatest hits with wyvern eggs out back and metal up the hill. Drop in, claim a bay, and start the base you’ll still be adding towers to next year. Nobody’s wiping it. Ever.
Life on Ragnarok comes with:
- ★PvE-only — nobody can raid you
- ★No wipes — builds last forever
- ★Free & official — zero paywall
- ★Wyverns & griffins in your backyard
- ★Ark’s best base-building terrain
- ★Safe starter coasts everywhere
THE LEGEND OF GLARNIA
Beyond the ice-wall, the first wayfarers found a land that felt like memory — fjords and highlands and a mountain that breathed fire, all somehow already familiar. They named it Glarnia, the home you return to — the hall with the door left open. No one quite remembers arriving. Everyone remembers staying.
TOP 10 WILDLIFE
Wyvern
Scourge of the dragon trench.
Griffin
Sky-lord of the Highlands.
Iceworm Queen
Cold fury out of Murder Snow.
YOU MAY ALSO ENCOUNTER:
#4
Bison
#5
Unicorn
#6
Rock Elemental
#7
Deathworm
#8
Argentavis
#9
Ankylosaurus
#10
Ovis
NOTABLE BIOMES
Explore the unique ecological zones of Glarnia.
KEY RESOURCES
Metal
Highlands and volcano slopes — the backbone of every build.
Crystal
Snowy peaks and the Highlands; glass, electronics and saddles.
Obsidian
The central volcano; premium polymer and advanced gear.
Wyvern Milk
From the Wyvern Cave (or a nearby Bison) to raise wyverns.
Silica Pearls
Coastal seabeds and the ocean; electronics and rifles.
SURVIVAL TIPS
Building
The Highlands and southern coasts offer flat, sheltered ground with metal and crystal close by — prime real estate for a forever-base.
Taming
Grab a Griffin early for safe Wyvern-egg runs, and milk an Ice Wyvern or a Bison to raise your first wyvern.
Resources
Run an Ankylo and Argentavis to the Highlands and volcano for metal, crystal and obsidian in a single trip.
Navigation
It’s huge — tame a fast flyer before you explore. Viking Bay is the friendliest place to get your bearings.
PvE Tips
Pack heat gear for the desert and full fur for Murder Snow; the climate, not other players, is the real threat here.
“My grandmother crossed the ice with a torch, a stubborn sheep and no map. The fjords gave her everything else.”
— OVERHEARD IN VIKING BAY