How to Tame Bloodstalker in ARK
A spider-like creature that swings through trees using webs. Can grapple and reel in enemies. Incredibly mobile.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Bloodstalker Taming Details
Bloodstalker 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.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Bloodstalker drops Raw Meat, Chitin, Organic Polymer.
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 Bloodstalker on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Bloodstalker 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 Bloodstalker.
Bloodstalker 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 | 600 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| Torpidity | 180 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Bloodstalker spawns on Genesis: Part 1, Genesis Part 1.
Bloodstalker variants
- Brute Bloodstalker (Genesis: Part 1)
- VR Bloodstalker (Genesis: Part 1, Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Bloodstalker — Background & Lore
The Bloodstalker is the web-slinging spider of Genesis: Part 1. It swings through the treetops, climbs, skates on water and pulls enemies in with a web hook. It needs no saddle, and it is one of the most mobile mounts in the game.
Where to find it
It lives high in the giant trees, branches and caves of Genesis: Part 1 and rarely walks the ground. In ASE it also appears on Genesis: Part 2.
Taming
A passive tame that runs on 
Blood Packs. Carry Blood Packs and let a wild Bloodstalker latch onto you. It drains them until it is tamed or you run out. It takes about 10 packs per creature level. Letting it web-grab and kill tame creatures such as 
Parasaurs raises taming effectiveness. Bug Repellent keeps insect swarms from breaking the tame.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 56 minutes at 27 to 30 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x. Feed it Blood Packs or
Raw Meat.
Uses
- Travel: web swings, double jumps and no fall damage.
- Taming support: shoot from safety in the trees.
- Other: fishing, harvesting
Cnidaria and stealing eggs from nests.
Tips
Blood Packs expire after 30 minutes unless you preserve them with 
Preserving Salt. Below 40% health it drains its rider's blood to heal unless you carry packs.