How to Tame Ice Wyvern in ARK
An ice-breathing dragon found on Ragnarok. Its breath slows and damages targets.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Ice Wyvern Taming Details
Ice Wyvern 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.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Ice Wyvern drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide.
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 Ice Wyvern on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Ice Wyvern 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 Ice Wyvern.
Ice Wyvern 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 | 1295 | +15.0% | +16.2% |
| Stamina | 315 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1800 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 400 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 725 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Ice Wyvern spawns on Ragnarok, Valguero.
Related tools & resources
Ice Wyvern — Background & Lore
The Ice Wyvern is the frost-breathing 
Wyvern, a fast flyer whose breath slows targets. Like other Wyverns, adults cannot be tamed. You get one by stealing an egg and raising the hatchling.
Where to find it
- ASA: Ragnarok and Valguero.
- ASE: Ragnarok, Valguero, Lost Island and Fjordur.
How to get one
Take a 
Fertilized Wyvern Egg from a wild nest. The flock chases anyone carrying one, so strip your gear and use a fast flyer such as a 
Pteranodon to grab it and leave. Hatchlings eat only 
Wyvern Milk until they mature. Get it from an Alpha Wyvern kill, or by knocking out a wild female and taking it from her inventory. In ASA, 
Bison Milk can substitute.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 5 hours.
- Temperature: 80 to 90 °C. An
Egg Incubator set to 85 °C works. - Growth: a baby matures in about 3.9 days at 1x.
Uses
Fast, agile flight and strong damage. Its ice breath slows targets by 50% for 10 seconds, and in our data its bite hits for 80. It is good for hunting meat and hide.
Tips
It can be ridden without a saddle. Only Wyverns of the same type can breed, and tamed females give no milk, so plan a milk supply before breeding.