How to Tame Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill): gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Reactive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) Taming Details
Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) 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 Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) 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, Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Helper Wisp (Wisp of Industry Skill) — Background & Lore
The Helper Wisp is a summon from the Wisp of Industry skill in ASA's Lost Colony skill tree, not a wild creature. Using the skill calls up a spectral 
Meganeura that the player controls directly.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, bred or found in the wild. It only exists through the Wisp of Industry skill. 
Note that a normal Meganeura cannot be ridden. This skill is the only way to steer one.
Tips
The Wisp cannot be deployed inside level geometry. Summon it in open space.