How to Tame Homarus in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Homarus: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Homarus Taming Details
Homarus 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 Homarus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Homarus 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, Homarus will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Homarus 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 | 1200 | +20.0% | +0.0% |
| Stamina | 600 | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| Food | 5000 | +10.0% | +0.0% |
| Weight | 800 | +2.0% | +0.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +0.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 800 | +5.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Homarus — Background & Lore
The Homarus is a giant lobster from the Aquatica map in ASE, an aggressive invertebrate that works much like the 
Karkinos. Tamed, it is a rideable grappler that grabs small and medium creatures with its claws.
Where to find it
It lives on Aquatica, which was added to ASE in July 2025.
Taming
A knockout tame, done the same way as the Karkinos. Knock it out with tranquilizers, then feed it. The saddle unlocks at level 49, and the rider can use weapons while mounted.
Breeding
- Egg: eggs incubate in about 7.9 hours.
- Growth: a baby takes about 3 days 10 hours to mature at 1x.
Uses
- Grabs: each claw can grab a small or medium creature.
- Combat: single claw slams, plus a double slam on a longer cooldown.
- Drops: killing one gives
Chitin, 
Organic Polymer and 
Raw Meat.
Tips
It takes reduced fall damage, so it handles drops and uneven ground better than most crawlers.