ARK Survival Ascended Complete Taming Guide

Welcome to ARK: Survival Ascended! Whether you're here to tame your very first dodo or conquer the mighty Titanosaur, this guide has got you covered. From knockout ark taming to raising prehistoric babies, let’s check out the wild and unpredictable world of taming ark!

The Basics of Taming

Welcome to your ark taming guide! If you want to learn how to tame dinosaurs in ark, stay tuned. Taming creatures in ARK isn’t just about turning prehistoric giants into your loyal pets. It’s about survival and strategy. Every creature offers unique perks: resource-gathering machines, combat beasts, or even portable backpacks.

But, mastering the skill of how to tame dinos in ark isn’t a walk in the park—especially when your "future companion" would rather turn you into a snack.

Here’s the gist:

• Taming Effectiveness determines bonus levels after taming. Keep it high to maximize rewards.
• Each creature has preferred foods for quicker taming progress.
• A Spyglass is a handy early-game tool to check a creature’s level from a safe distance (aka without getting stomped).

Knockout Taming is the Bread and Butter of ARK Taming.

Here’s how it works:

Knock Them Out: Use weapons that deal torpor damage to sedate the creature. Options range from slingshots to high-tech rifles.

• Early Game: Clubs and slingshots
• Mid-Game: Bows with tranq arrows or crossbows
• Late Game: Long-neck rifles with tranq darts or shocking tranquilizer darts

Be cautious: Hitting too hard might kill the creature instead of sedating it, especially with low-level tames.

Feed the Beast: Place its preferred food in its inventory. It’ll munch on it as its hunger drops, filling up the taming progress bar. Higher-quality foods like kibble or mutton work faster and improve ark taming effectiveness.

Keep Watch: Protect your unconscious tame from predators. A defenseless dino is an easy target. Use Narcotics or Narcoberries to keep its torpor high and prevent it from waking up.

Knockout Taming Highlights:

• Ideal for creatures like the T-Rex, Argentavis, or Pteranodon.
• Creatures like the Diplodocus can also be tamed this way, though non-violent taming is more effective.

Non-Violent Taming

For the gentler approach, non-violent ark taming is all about feeding creatures their favorite snacks without spooking them.

Steps to Success:

1. Equip the food in your last inventory slot.
2. Approach the creature (crouch and wear Ghillie Armor for skittish ones).
3. Feed it when prompted and wait for the next feeding window.

Notable Non-Violent Tames:

• Mesopithecus (Monkey): Feed berries but stay out of its personal space.
• Diplodocus: Regular kibble or crops will win it over.
• Chalicotherium: Yep, this guy loves beer. Stock up!

Some creatures need extra creativity:

• Titanoboa: Lay fertilized eggs on the ground for this slithery tame.
• Troodon: Sacrifice your tames (yes, really) and let it feast.
• Carchardontosaurus: Drag large corpses to it, but be ready to run if it’s still hungry.

Turret Knockout Taming

If you thought knocking out creatures with tranq darts was tough, wait until you meet the Titanosaur. This colossal dino requires siege weapons like cannons to induce enough torpor.

Raise-Only Taming

For the truly dedicated, some creatures can’t be tamed in the traditional sense—they have to be raised.

Take the Rhyniognatha, for example. Here’s the process:

1. Kill a male Rhyniognatha for its pheromone.
2. Wound a female to 10% health.
3. Use the pheromone on a high-drag-weight creature.
4. Wait for gestation, keep the baby happy with imprinting, and say goodbye to the sacrificial tame.

The result? A mighty Rhyniognatha with incredible stats—but at a high cost.

Non Violent Taming Creatures	Taming Method
Araneo	Will take spoiled and raw meat.
Arthropluera	Feed Broth of Enlightenment. Will also take Spoiled Meat and Raw Meat.
Basilosaurus	Feed Exceptional Kibble. It will also take Meat or Fish.
Carchardontosaurus	This one drags corpses to it to feed. Corpses must be above a certain drag weight (i.e. the bigger, the better). Note; if it's not satisfied with the meal, it will eat you instead.
Chalicotherium	Feed this one Beer and Stimberries.
Diplodocus	Feed Regular Kibble, Crops, and Berries.
Dung Beetle	Feed Feces and Spoiled Meat
Electrophorus	Feed Biotoxin and Meat
Equus	Keep riding it until it wants food. It will take Simple Kibble or Vegetables like Rockarrot.
Giant Bee	Feed Simple Kibble and Rare Flower. This one will turn into a bee hive once tamed; place in your base and continue feeding Rare Flowers to produce honey.
Gigantopithecus	Feed Regular Kibble and Berries.
Hesperornis	Drag corpses of fish to the Hesperornis; it will consume them for Taming Progress.
Hyaenodon	Keep petting it after a couple of seconds while it's separated from a pack. Warning: If you pet it and then miss the next time, the Taming Progress will go down rapidly.
Ichthyosaurus	Feed Simple Kibble, Meat, and Fish.
Liopleurodon	Feed it the Giant Bee Honey.
Lystrosaurus	Feed on Rare Flowers, Crops, and Berries.
Manta	Feed it Angler Gel.
Mesopithecus	Feed Basic Kibble and Berries.
Moschops	Will need to feed it one of the following randomly: Tintoberries, Mejoberries, Giant Bee Honey, Organic Polymer, Rare Mushroom, Rare Flower, Raw / Cooked Prime Meat, Prime Meat Jerky, Cooked / Raw Prime Fish Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop
Onyc	Feeds on Fish and Meat.
Otter	Feed it Fish.
Ovis	Feed Sweet Vegetable Cake.
Pegomastax	Allow it to steal Berries from the last slot of the inventory hotbar.
Titanoboa	Will eat fertilized Eggs that are placed on the ground.
Troodon	Must be tamed by setting a tamed dinosaur to Passive and letting the Troodon kill it for fun.

Level Up Your Gaming Experience With Scalacube

Scalacube provides the ultimate gaming experience by hosting top games like ARK: Survival Ascended. If you want to improve your ARK ascended experience, try ARK Survival Ascended server hosting. With a dedicated ARK Survival Ascended server, you can easily customize your server by selecting player slots, installing numerous mods, and selecting the ideal plan - all at a reasonable cost. And the best part is that there will be zero lags.

Wrapping Up

Taming in ARK is part strategy, part patience, and a whole lot of fun. Whether you’re building a dino army, collecting unique mounts, or just looking for a furry (or scaly) companion, there’s always something thrilling about the process.

Frequently Asked Questions