How to Tame Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Docile
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus Taming Details
Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
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 Stegosaurus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus 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 Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). 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 Stegosaurus will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus 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 | 650 | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 6000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 500 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| Torpidity | 500 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus variants
- Aberrant Stegosaurus
- Corrupted Stegosaurus
- Eerie Stego
- Skeletal Stego
- Stegosaurus (Astraeos)
- Tek Stegosaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
- VR Stegosaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus — Background & Lore
The Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus is a mission version of the 
Tek Stegosaurus, the Tek alternate of the plated herbivore. It appears only in missions and cannot be tamed, ridden or bred.
Where to find it
It is met during Genesis: Part 1 missions.
Tips
It is docile until provoked, but a 
Stegosaurus tail swing hurts, so keep out of its back arc. A tameable Tek Stegosaurus spawns as a rare 5 percent alternate of the normal Stego on many maps.