How to Tame Gamma Corrupted Master Controller in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Gamma Corrupted Master Controller: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Gamma Corrupted Master Controller Taming Details
Gamma Corrupted Master Controller is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
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 Gamma Corrupted Master Controller on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Gamma Corrupted Master Controller 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, Gamma Corrupted Master Controller will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Gamma Corrupted Master Controller 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 | 25000 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 100 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Gamma Corrupted Master Controller — Background & Lore
The Gamma Corrupted Master Controller is the easiest tier of the final boss of Genesis: Part 1, the corrupted AI behind the simulation. It cannot be tamed. Beating it unlocks key Tek engrams, including the 
Hover Skiff.
Where to find it
The fight takes place in the System Root arena. Talk to HLN-A, choose Arrival Protocol and pick Gamma. The survivor who starts the teleport needs at least 58 completed missions. Beta needs 116 and Alpha needs 168.
Uses
Gamma unlocks 
Tek Claws, 
Tek Dedicated Storage, the 
Tek Replicator, the 
Unassembled TEK Hover Skiff and the Gamma Terran Ascension Implant. It also drops the 
Master Controller Trophy and the 
VR Boss Flag.
Tips
- Phases: four phases, each with a 15 minute limit. He is invulnerable until the last one.
- Shield: collect
Code-Keys from 
Corrupted Avatars and Dinotars and carry them to the codebreaker terminal to drop his shield for a short time. - Limits: up to 10 survivors and 20 tames. In the final phase his eye lasers stun and dismount.
- Failure: if time runs out, your tames die and items are not returned.