How to Tame Abyssal Procoptodon in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Abyssal Procoptodon: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Reactive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Abyssal Procoptodon Taming Details
Abyssal Procoptodon is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
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 Procoptodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Abyssal Procoptodon 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 Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). 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 Abyssal Procoptodon.
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Abyssal Procoptodon — Background & Lore
The Abyssal Procoptodon is an Abyssal variant of the 
Procoptodon, the giant kangaroo. 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 reactive herbivore that can be tamed, ridden and bred.
Tips
An ASE patch removed stray Oxygen points from Abyssal creatures, but only for newly spawned ones. Existing ones keep them.