How to Tame Lamprey in ARK
A water leech in Aberration. When attached provides charge light, protecting from Nameless.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Lamprey Taming Details
Lamprey 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 Lamprey drops Leech Blood.
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 Lamprey on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Lamprey 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, Lamprey will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Lamprey 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 | 40 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 450 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 10 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 50 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Where it spawns & other details
Lamprey spawns on Aberration, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Valguero.
Related tools & resources
Lamprey — Background & Lore
The Lamprey is a small aquatic leech from Aberration. Players often want one on them on purpose: while it is attached, its tail glows with charge light and makes the wearer immune to radiation, at the cost of slow health loss.
Where to find it
- Both games: the waters of Aberration, plus Valguero and Genesis: Part 1.
- ASA: very common on Lost Colony.
- ASE: also Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2 and Fjordur.
Taming
A passive tame caught with a 
Fish Basket. It cannot be ridden or bred and has no inventory. The calm Lampreys in Aberration's Hidden Grotto are the easiest to catch.
Uses
- Charge light: an attached Lamprey works as a lantern you cannot switch off.
- Radiation: the wearer is immune to radiation while it stays on, about 10 minutes.
- Drops:
Chitin, 
Leech Blood, 
Oil, 
Raw Meat and 
Silica Pearls.
Tips
The Lamprey poison also lowers melee damage, stamina and weight. To remove one, have a tribemate pull it off or stand in a campfire. Kill unwanted ones at range before they latch on.