How to Tame Daeodon in ARK
The only creature capable of actively healing other tames. Essential for boss fights but consumes food rapidly while healing.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Daeodon Taming Details
Daeodon is a knockout tame. It starts with 800 base torpor and gains +48 per level. Torpor drains ~1.80/sec once it is down, so keep Narcoberries or Narcotics ready to top it up during the tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred). Once tamed, craft a Daeodon Saddle to ride it.
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Daeodon drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide, Pelt.
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 Daeodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Daeodon 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 Daeodon.
Daeodon 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 | 900 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 250 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 400 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 800 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Daeodon spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony, The Center, Extinction.
Daeodon variants
- Eerie Daeodon
- R-Daeodon (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Daeodon — Background & Lore
The Daeodon is a giant hog and the only common creature that actively heals other tames. Its healing uses up its own food quickly, so it needs a lot of meat, but it is a core part of most boss teams.
Where to find it
It roams on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and an omnivore. It heals itself in the wild, which burns its food, so a Daeodon that was hurt first eats the taming food faster once asleep. Expect to need a lot of meat. Its saddle unlocks at level 59. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Birth: a live birth, about 7 hours 56 minutes of gestation.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2 days at 1x.
Uses
- Bosses: heals the whole team during long fights.
- Babies: its healing also feeds hungry babies when you have nothing else.
Tips
Fill its inventory with meat before every fight and keep its healing off when you do not need it.