How to Tame Electrophorus in ARK
An electric eel that shocks and stuns targets. Hunts in packs for increased shock damage.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Electrophorus Taming Details
Electrophorus 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 Electrophorus drops Raw Meat, Raw Fish Meat, Bio Toxin.
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 Electrophorus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Electrophorus 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, Electrophorus will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Electrophorus 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 | 180 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 165 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 1050 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 150 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 175 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Electrophorus spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Lost Colony, Valguero, Genesis Part 1, Astraeos, Scorched Earth.
Electrophorus variants
- Aberrant Electrophorus
Related tools & resources
Electrophorus — Background & Lore
The Electrophorus is an electric eel. Its shock stuns creatures and survivors, and packs shock harder together.
Where to find it
Rivers, swamps and coasts on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos, Lost Colony and Scorched Earth in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
See the taming calculator for its method and food.
Uses
Stunning enemies in the water, and 
Bio Toxin when harvested.
Tips
The 
Basilosaurus ignores its shock, so it is the best mount where eels gather.