How to Tame Ankylosaurus in ARK
The best metal and crystal gatherer in the game. Essential for any established base. Reduced weight for metal in inventory.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Passive
- Tame Method
- Passive
- Rideable
- Yes
Ankylosaurus Taming Details
Ankylosaurus is a passive tame — feed it Kibble (preferred) or Crops by hand or from its inventory without knocking it out. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Ankylosaurus drops Raw Meat, Hide, Keratin.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Kibble (preferred) or Crops, bug repellent (if applicable), and a shield for emergencies.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Ankylosaurus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Approach passively
Ankylosaurus is a passive tame. Approach slowly with no weapons drawn, drop or hand-feed its preferred food, and avoid sudden movements.
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
Keep wild predators away — passive tames are vulnerable while feeding.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Ankylosaurus.
Ankylosaurus 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 | 700 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 175 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 3000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 250 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| Torpidity | 420 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Ankylosaurus spawns on The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center.
Ankylosaurus variants
- Aberrant Ankylosaurus
- Eerie Ankylo
- X-Ankylosaurus (Genesis: Part 1)
- Abyssal Ankylosaurus
- Ankylosaurus Ghost
- Ankylosaurus/tr
Related tools & resources
Ankylosaurus — Background & Lore
The Ankylosaurus is ARK's armored resource tank and the best 
Metal gatherer among the common tames. Its tail swing pulls Metal, 
Crystal, 
Obsidian, 
Flint and 
Stone from nodes far faster than any tool. That makes it a must-have once a base moves into metal tier.
Where to find it
It is common in open plains and lowlands on most maps, in both ASA and ASE. On Fjordur and Genesis Part 2 in ASE its share of the spawns is notably high.
Taming
A knockout tame and a herbivore. It is docile until attacked, but it hits hard and has a lot of health, so knock it out from a distance. Feed it crops, berries or herbivore kibble. The saddle unlocks at level 36 (ASA data). Use the taming calculator for amounts.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 38 minutes.
- Temperature: 16 to 20 °C in ASE.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2 days at 1x.
Uses
Metal, crystal and obsidian farming. In our data it has the top Metal yield (5 stars) and strong Crystal and Obsidian yields (4.5).
Tips
An Ankylosaurus is slow and has low carry weight. Let an 
Argentavis or a 
Quetzal carry it between nodes, and empty its inventory often.