How to Tame Polar Purlovia in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Polar Purlovia: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Patient
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Polar Purlovia Taming Details
Polar Purlovia 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 Polar Purlovia on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Polar Purlovia 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, Polar Purlovia will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Polar Purlovia 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 | 550 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 4000 | +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 | 500 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Polar Purlovia spawns on Extinction, The Island, Astraeos, Valguero.
Related tools & resources
Polar Purlovia — Background & Lore
The Polar Purlovia is the white snow variant of the 
Purlovia. It burrows and ambushes like the normal one, but it has double the base health (550 against 275). It is a common danger in cold caves.
Where to find it
- ASE: the Snow Cave on The Island, the Ice Cave on Extinction, Crystal Isles and Fjordur.
- ASA: The Island, Extinction, Astraeos and Valguero.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed. For a burrowing guard, tame a normal Purlovia instead.
Tips
It hides under the snow and leaps out with a stun attack that can knock you off your mount. A buried one is invisible, so a 
Tek Helmet, an explosion or a 
Yutyrannus roar helps reveal it before you walk into an ambush.