How to Tame Kathreptis in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Kathreptis: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Kathreptis Taming Details
Kathreptis 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 Kathreptis on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Kathreptis 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, Kathreptis will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Kathreptis 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 | 800 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 320 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1700 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 250 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 800 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Kathreptis — Background & Lore
The Kathreptis is a glowing invertebrate from the Aquatica expansion for ASE that looks like a Blue Sea 
Dragon sea slug. It is skittish and can project its glow to look like a much larger creature.
Where to find it
It lives in the Aquatica waters, including the corrupted trench.
Taming
A passive tame. Put 
Black Pearls in the last slot of your hotbar and feed it by hand. It can be ridden once tamed, but not with weapons.
Breeding
- Egg: lays eggs that incubate in about 7 hours 56 minutes.
- Growth: a baby takes about 1 day 13 hours to mature at 1x.
- Interval: 18 hours to 2 days between matings.
Uses
Fish Scale and 
Raw Fish Meat when harvested.
Tips
It is skittish and swims off when spooked, so approach slowly with the pearls ready.