How to Tame Anglerfish Ghost in ARK
A deep-sea predator with a bioluminescent lure. Excellent for harvesting Silica Pearls and Angler Gel.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Opportunistic
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Anglerfish Ghost Taming Details
Anglerfish Ghost 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.
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 Anglerfish Ghost on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Anglerfish Ghost 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 Anglerfish Ghost.
Anglerfish Ghost 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 | 450 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 240 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 900 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Anglerfish Ghost — Background & Lore
The Anglerfish Ghost is the spectral form of the 
Anglerfish, a stronger version that appears during the Fear Evolved and Fear Ascended Halloween events. Wild ghosts cannot be tamed, ridden or bred. The one exception is the Ghost Anglerfish called up by the Summon Ghost Fish Skill, which can be ridden but still not bred.
Where to find it
During the event, ordinary creatures have a chance to spawn as ghosts, so look in the deep ocean where normal Anglerfish live.
Uses
- ASE: killing a Ghost Creature gives a Ghost Creature Costume for your own tames.
- ASA: it drops
Ectoplasm, which crafts the costume at a 
Smithy.
Tips
In ASA wild ghosts deal more damage and take less. The 
Ecto Lantern, an event weapon made at the Smithy, helps weaken them.