How to Tame Aberrant Moschops in ARK
Aberrant Moschops with selective harvesting.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Cowardly
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Aberrant Moschops Taming Details
Aberrant Moschops is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Aberrant Moschops drops Raw Meat, Hide.
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 Moschops on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Aberrant Moschops 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) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). 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 Moschops.
Aberrant Moschops 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 | 375 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 200 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 300 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Aberrant Moschops spawns on Aberration, Astraeos, Valguero.
Related tools & resources
Aberrant Moschops — Background & Lore
The Aberrant Moschops is the glowing Aberration form of the 
Moschops, a stocky omnivore. It is known for selective harvesting, which lets you choose which resource it gathers.
Where to find it
- Both games: Aberration and Valguero.
- ASA: also Astraeos.
- ASE: also Fjordur.
Taming
A passive tame. It is cowardly and runs when threatened, so approach slowly and feed it by hand.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 38 minutes.
- Temperature: 16 to 20 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2 days at 1x.
Uses
Targeted harvesting from trees and carcasses, plus 
Raw Meat and 
Hide.