How to Tame Desert Titan in ARK
Desert Titan is a creature found in ARK: Survival Ascended.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Highly Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Desert Titan Taming Details
Desert Titan is torpor-immune — it cannot be knocked out, so a standard tranq tame does not apply.
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 Desert Titan on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Desert Titan 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 Desert Titan.
Desert Titan 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 | 250000 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Stamina | 5000 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Food | 864 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Weight | 9000 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 30094 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Desert Titan variants
- Desert Titan Flock (Extinction)
Related tools & resources
Desert Titan — Background & Lore
The Desert Titan is one of the three Titans of Extinction: a giant flying creature that calls down lightning and travels with its own flock. It can be tamed, but only for a short time, and it serves as a huge flying base and a weapon against the 
King Titan.
Where to find it
It is fought in the Desert Dome in the southeast of Extinction, in both ASA and ASE.
Taming
- Nodes: corruption nodes on its back appear only after lightning strikes them. Destroy them all and it stops moving so you can claim it.
- Damage: hit the Titan itself as little as possible, because damage taken while taming lowers its health afterward.
- Order: the tail node stays protected until the wings are cleansed, and it starts tail slaps once the first node falls.
Uses
- Platform: it comes with its own platform saddle and cockpit. Its platform holds up to 62 structures, the largest of the flying Titans.
- Transport: a pack mule and a landing zone for other flyers.
- Combat: crowd control, and help in the King Titan fight.
Tips
It is a temporary tame. It cannot be fed and starves in about 24 hours, and transferring it empties its food completely.