How to Tame Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal Taming Details
Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal 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 Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal 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, Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
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Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal — Background & Lore
The Malfunctioned Tek Quetzal is a mission version of the 
Tek Quetzal, the Tek alternate of the big transport flyer. It is found only in missions and cannot be tamed, ridden or bred.
Where to find it
It appears during Genesis: Part 1 missions.
Tips
It is a skittish creature and part of the mission scenery rather than a threat. A tameable Tek Quetzal spawns as a rare alternate of the normal 
Quetzal on maps such as The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island and Fjordur.