How to Tame Malfunctioned Tek Rex in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Malfunctioned Tek Rex: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Malfunctioned Tek Rex Taming Details
Malfunctioned Tek Rex 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 Rex on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Malfunctioned Tek Rex 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 Malfunctioned Tek Rex.
Where it spawns & other details
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Malfunctioned Tek Rex — Background & Lore
The Malfunctioned Tek Rex is a mission version of the 
Tek Rex. It looks like the Tek alternate of the iconic carnivore, but it is a mission opponent only and cannot be tamed, ridden or bred.
Where to find it
It appears during Genesis: Part 1 missions, not in normal wild spawns.
Tips
Expect a full 
Rex fight with heavy bites. Bring a strong mount or ranged weapons. For a Tek Rex you can keep, tame the regular Tek alternate, which spawns as a rare variant of the Rex at a higher level than usual.