How to Tame Pulmonoscorpius Monarch in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Pulmonoscorpius Monarch: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Pulmonoscorpius Monarch Taming Details
Pulmonoscorpius Monarch 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 Pulmonoscorpius Monarch on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Pulmonoscorpius Monarch 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, Pulmonoscorpius Monarch will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
Pulmonoscorpius Monarch spawns on Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Pulmonoscorpius Monarch — Background & Lore
The Pulmonoscorpius Monarch is a giant scorpion from the Astraeos map in ASA, a much larger variant of the 
Pulmonoscorpius. Males are called Kings and females Queens. It cannot be tamed, but it is the only source of 
Nameless Venom on Astraeos.
Where to find it
The dunes and caves of Pyranthos on Astraeos. There is also an Astral variant.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred, and it is immune to torpor. Hunt it for its drops.
Uses
It drops 
Raw Meat, 
Raw Prime Meat, 
Hide, 
Keratin and Nameless Venom. The venom is needed to raise 
Rock Drakes, so tribes breeding drakes on Astraeos farm Monarchs.
Tips
- Danger: it causes bleeding and poison and has a large health pool for a normal creature.
- Counter: it is weak to bleed and fire.
Giganotosaurus, 
Carcharodontosaurus, 
Thylacoleo and 
Boaratos kill it quickly. - Escape: it is slow, so most mounts can outrun it.