How to Tame Boaratos in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Boaratos: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Extremely Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Boaratos Taming Details
Boaratos is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
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 Boaratos on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Boaratos 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) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). 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 Boaratos.
Boaratos 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 | 1050 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 400 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 5000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 500 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 5000 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Boaratos spawns on Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Boaratos — Background & Lore
The Boaratos is a huge fire-wielding boar from Astraeos in ASA. It is an extremely aggressive mammal that turns into a burning siege beast. It is a strong battle mount, and burning attacks let it break even stone and Tek structures.
Where to find it
It lives in the Therokis region of Astraeos.
Taming
A knockout tame. Its torpor drops quickly once it is down, so keep a steady supply of 
Narcotics or 
Bio Toxin. Feed it 
Extraordinary Kibble or 
Raw Meat. The saddle unlocks at level 66.
Breeding
A live-birth creature: gestation takes about 7.9 hours, and the baby matures in about 3.4 days at 1x.
Uses
- Combat: Tusk Gore causes bleeding. Hog's Wrath adds damage and sets enemies on fire, and it unlocks Fiery Slam, fire breath and a big Kaboom attack.
- Siege: its burning attacks damage structures, including stone and Tek.
- Resources: its bite harvests
Charcoal, and it drops Bacon, 
Hide, 
Pelt and a Boaratos Tusk. - Rider safety: it is immune to fire and insulates its rider against heat and cold.
Tips
Bring more narcotics than you think you need. Its torpor drain is what makes this tame hard.