How to Tame Abyssal Moschops in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Abyssal Moschops: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Cowardly
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Abyssal Moschops Taming Details
Abyssal Moschops is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
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 Abyssal Moschops on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Abyssal 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, Abyssal Moschops will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Abyssal Moschops — Background & Lore
The Abyssal Moschops is an Abyssal variant of the 
Moschops. Abyssal creatures came with Aquatica, the water-themed expansion map for ASE released in July 2025, and they can walk underwater.
Where to find it
Aquatica in ASE. Aquatica is not available in ASA.
Taming
A cowardly omnivore that can be tamed and bred.
Tips
An ASE patch removed stray Oxygen points from Abyssal creatures, but only for newly spawned ones.