How to Tame Gargantar in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Gargantar: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Gargantar Taming Details
Gargantar 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 Gargantar on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Gargantar 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 Gargantar.
Gargantar 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 | 1500 | +15.0% | +10.8% |
| Stamina | 400 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 4500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 950 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 475 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Gargantar spawns on The Center, Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Colony.
Related tools & resources
Gargantar — Background & Lore
The Gargantar is a large flying creature in ASA that inhales resources, creatures and people into its stomach. Tamed, it works as a flying vacuum harvester. That is especially useful on maps with floating islands, where ground gatherers struggle.
Where to find it
In ASA it spawns on The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction, Astraeos and Lost Colony.
Taming
It uses a special non-violent method. Aggro it and let it inhale you, feed it armor from inside, and mount it once the first phase ends. Then deliver the resources its taming HUD asks for.
Breeding
- Egg: lays Gargantar Eggs that hatch in about 5 hours.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 3.9 days at 1x.
Uses
- Harvesting: vacuums trees, bushes and mineral deposits while flying, and cuts the weight of most gathered materials by 66%.
- Transport: holds allies or small tames up to a drag weight of 500, and can spit stored contents at enemies.
- Defense: its Stomach Shield gives 60% damage reduction while it stays still.
Tips
The saddle unlocks at level 52. Sprint mode, barrel rolls and a quick turn make it far more agile than its size suggests.