How to Tame Minotaur in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Minotaur: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Minotaur Taming Details
Minotaur is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
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 Minotaur on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Minotaur 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) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). 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, Minotaur will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Minotaur 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 | 1100 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 420 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 3000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 500 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 1550 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Minotaur spawns on Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Minotaur — Background & Lore
The Minotaur is a fixed guardian on Astraeos in ASA, also called the Cave Minotaur. It guards the 
Artifact of the Hunter and cannot be tamed, ridden or bred.
Where to find it
It is found only inside the Forgotten Temple cave on Astraeos, always at the same cliff-side spot.
Tips
- Danger: it is fast, very aggressive and has an attack that knocks riders off their mounts, even off a
Rex. - Weakness: it stands near a cliff and can fall off and get stuck below. It has no rock throw, so a few grapples are usually enough to deal with it.
- Loot: killing it gives
Hide and 
Raw Meat and clears the way to the artifact.