How to Tame Astrocetus in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Astrocetus: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Astrocetus Taming Details
Astrocetus 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 Astrocetus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Astrocetus 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 Astrocetus.
Astrocetus 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 | 18000 | +0.5% | +0.0% |
| Stamina | 1000 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Food | 100 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Weight | 1000 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Astrocetus spawns on Genesis Part 1, Genesis Part 2.
Astrocetus variants
- Brute Astrocetus (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Astrocetus — Background & Lore
The Astrocetus is the space whale of Genesis in ASE. It flies and swims, warps short distances and drops bombs, and its Tek saddle carries passenger turrets. That makes it a raid and Titan-killing mount as much as a transport.
Where to find it
It flies around the Lunar biome of Genesis: Part 1 and also appears on Genesis: Part 2.
Taming
A knockout tame. It stays in the air, so most players shoot it from a Tek 
Hover Skiff with cannons or from the back of a 
Megachelon. Feed it 
Raw Mutton or 
Extraordinary Kibble. A 
Dino Leash helps keep it in place.
Breeding
In ASE it cannot be bred.
Uses
- Hyperdrive: a short warp that costs Cosmic Power, which regenerates over time.
- Bombs: Bomber Mode drops
Ambergris bombs that hit very hard, a strong tool against Titans. - Saddles: the Tek saddle seats three passengers on turrets that burn
Element; a platform saddle lets you build on it. - Cargo: level weight and health for hauling.
Tips
Its speed drops sharply above about 55% weight. Do not warp near the map border, where riders can be pushed out and killed.