How to Tame Microraptor in ARK
A tiny raptor that dismounts riders and stuns them. Can be carried on shoulder.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Microraptor Taming Details
Microraptor 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 Microraptor drops Raw Meat, Hide.
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 Microraptor on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Microraptor 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, Microraptor will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Microraptor 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 | 130 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 100 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 450 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 45 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 75 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Microraptor spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony, Scorched Earth, Extinction.
Related tools & resources
Microraptor — Background & Lore
The Microraptor is a small, feathered glider with a nasty trick: it jumps at riders and knocks them off their mounts. Tamed, it rides on your shoulder.
Where to find it
It lives in forests on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction, Scorched Earth and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. Knock it out and feed it meat. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 26 minutes.
- Temperature: 24 to 28 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
A shoulder pet that can knock enemy riders off their mounts.
Tips
Ride with care in forests: a wild one can dismount you in the middle of a fight.