How to Tame Poison Wyvern in ARK
A poison-breathing dragon. Its attack is a projectile that damages riders directly, bypassing the mount.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Poison Wyvern Taming Details
Poison Wyvern 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 Poison Wyvern drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide, Poison Talon.
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 Poison Wyvern on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Poison Wyvern 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 Poison Wyvern.
Poison Wyvern 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 | 1295 | +15.0% | +16.2% |
| Stamina | 315 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1800 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 400 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 725 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Poison Wyvern spawns on Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Poison Wyvern — Background & Lore
The Poison Wyvern fires a poison projectile that hurts riders directly, not just their mounts. It is raised from a stolen egg.
Where to find it
Wyvern trenches on Scorched Earth and Ragnarok in both games, Astraeos in ASA, and Fjordur and Lost Island in ASE.
Getting one
Steal a Poison Wyvern egg from a nest, hatch it in great heat (80 to 90 °C in our ASA data), and feed the baby 
Wyvern Milk.
Uses
Fights against riders, and fast flight.
Tips
Its poison ignores the mount, which makes it strong against survivors on flyers.