How to Tame Helicoprion in ARK
Helicoprion is a creature in ARK: Survival Evolved / Ascended. Detailed stats and taming info will be added in a future data update.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Helicoprion Taming Details
Helicoprion 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.
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 Helicoprion on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Helicoprion 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 Helicoprion.
Helicoprion 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 | 1300 | +20.0% | +30.4% |
| Stamina | 500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 500 | +2.5% | +5.5% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 800 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Helicoprion spawns on Ragnarok, The Center, Astraeos, Valguero, The Island, Genesis Part 1.
Related tools & resources
Helicoprion — Background & Lore
The Helicoprion is an ocean shark-like fish in ASA with a spiral of teeth. It hunts squid and ammonites, and its saddle doubles as a mobile smithy. Its signature trick is turning looted gear into blueprints.
Where to find it
It lives in the oceans of The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis Part 1 and Astraeos, but it is a rare spawn.
Taming
It uses a special method. Drop looted quality equipment near it, not crafted gear. It eats the item and lets you mount it, which starts a button-prompt minigame. After ten correct prompts the last one feeds it 
Little Ratfish Treats, its preferred food. A missed input throws you off and makes it hostile. Wait about 20 seconds and repeat until the tame is done.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 5 hours.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 4.3 days at 1x.
Uses
- Blueprints: converts non-crafted items into blueprints, with a success chance based on Crafting Skill, capped at 90%.
- Hunting: immune to
Tusoteuthis grabs and ink and to 
Ammonite bile, and deals 3x damage to both. - Knockouts: its tail swipe adds torpor and stuns.
Tips
The saddle unlocks at level 91 and lets its inventory work as a 
Smithy.