How to Tame Dimorphodon in ARK
A small aggressive flyer. Can be carried on your shoulder. Deadly in swarms. Good early-game shoulder pet.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Reactive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Dimorphodon Taming Details
Dimorphodon is a knockout tame. It starts with 100 base torpor and gains +6 per level. Torpor drains ~0.83/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) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Dimorphodon drops Raw Meat, Hide.
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 Dimorphodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Dimorphodon 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, Dimorphodon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Dimorphodon 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 | 125 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 900 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 50 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Dimorphodon spawns on The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Astraeos, The Center, Extinction.
Dimorphodon variants
- Aberrant Dimorphodon
- Corrupted Dimorphodon
- Eerie Dimorphodon
- VR Dimorphodon (Genesis: Part 2)
- Lightning Dimorphodon (Astraeos)
- Revenant Dimorphodon
Related tools & resources
Dimorphodon — Background & Lore
The Dimorphodon is a small, aggressive flyer that rides on your shoulder once tamed. Alone it is weak, but wild ones attack in groups and can overwhelm a new survivor.
Where to find it
It flies around the coasts and forests of The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Genesis Part 1 in both games, Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. Knock it out and feed it meat. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 21 minutes.
- Temperature: hot, 35 to 38 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1 day at 1x.
Uses
A shoulder pet that fights next to you in the early game.
Tips
When a group attacks, back into cover so they cannot surround you.