How to Tame DodoRex in ARK
An event-only boss creature that appears during Fear Evolved. A horrifying fusion of Dodo and Rex.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
DodoRex Taming Details
DodoRex 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 DodoRex drops DodoRex Tribute.
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 DodoRex on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
DodoRex 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 DodoRex.
DodoRex 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 | 666666 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 1666 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 3000 | +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 | 1550 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
DodoRex spawns on The Island.
DodoRex variants
- Aberrant Dodo
- Alpha T-Rex
- Brute Malfunctioned Tek Rex (Genesis: Part 1)
- Brute X-Rex (Genesis: Part 1)
- Bunny Dodo
- Corrupted Rex (Genesis: Part 2)
- Dodo (Genesis: Part 2)
- Dodo Wyvern (Scorched Earth)
- Enraged Corrupted Rex (Extinction)
- Malfunctioned Tek Rex (Genesis: Part 1)
- Party Dodo
- Rex (Astraeos)
- Rex Ghost
- Skeletal Rex
- Tek Rex (Genesis: Part 1)
- VR Rex (Genesis: Part 2)
- X-Rex (Genesis: Part 1)
- Zomdodo
Related tools & resources
DodoRex — Background & Lore
The DodoRex is ARK's best-known event monster: a 
Rex body with a dodo's head, very fast, with fire breath and enormous, regenerating health. It appears during Fear events and can be summoned in several other holiday events.
Where to find it
- ASE: during Fear Evolved it spawns every third day at midnight at a random spot on The Island.
- ASA: during Fear Ascended it spawns every third day at midnight on most maps, except Scorched Earth and Aberration.
- Genesis Part 2: it is the final boss of the Survive the ARK mission.
How to get one
It cannot be bred, and it can only be tamed during the Turkey Trial event. In Turkey Trial, Winter Wonderland, Eggcellent Adventure and Awesome Anniversary it can be summoned at a cooking pot with that event's ingredients.
Tips
- Water: it is weaker in water and cannot breathe fire while swimming.
- Bleed:
Deinonychus and 
Xiphactinus can make it bleed. - Bases: it tears through metal structures, so do not fight it next to your base.