How to Tame Aberrant Arthropluera in ARK
Aberrant variant of Arthropluera found in Aberration.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Aberrant Arthropluera Taming Details
Aberrant Arthropluera is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Aberrant Arthropluera drops Raw Meat, Chitin.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Aberrant Arthropluera on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Aberrant Arthropluera is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Aberrant Arthropluera.
Aberrant Arthropluera base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 500 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 100 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 175 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Aberrant Arthropluera spawns on Aberration, Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Aberrant Arthropluera — Background & Lore
The Aberrant Arthropluera is the glowing Aberration form of the 
Arthropluera, a huge armored millipede. It is an aggressive carnivore with a melee bite and a ranged acid spit, and it can be ridden once its saddle is learned.
Where to find it
- Both games: Aberration, where it is most common.
- ASA: also Astraeos.
- ASE: also Fjordur, Crystal Isles and Lost Island.
Taming
A knockout tame. It attacks on sight, so knock it out from cover or from the back of a mount. The 
Arthropluera Saddle unlocks at level 54.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2.5 hours.
- Temperature: 18 to 22 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.1 days at 1x.
Uses
Combat with a mix of bites and ranged acid. When killed it drops 
Raw Meat and 
Chitin.
Tips
Each acid spit costs stamina in ASE, so put points into stamina if you plan to fight at range.