How to Tame Raptor in ARK
A fast and deadly predator that hunts in packs. The pack leader gives a buff to nearby raptors.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Raptor Taming Details
Raptor 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 Raptor 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 Raptor on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Raptor 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 Raptor.
Raptor 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 | 200 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 140 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| Torpidity | 180 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Raptor spawns on The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, The Center, Extinction, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1.
Raptor variants
- Aberrant Raptor
- Alpha Raptor
- Brute X-Raptor (Genesis: Part 1)
- Corrupted Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Eerie Alpha Raptor
- Eerie Raptor
- Malfunctioned Tek Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Skeletal Raptor
- Tek Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- VR Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- X-Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Aberrant Gigantoraptor (The Island, The Center, Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Aberrant Oviraptor
- Astral Raptor (Astraeos)
- Gigantoraptor (The Island, The Center, Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Gigantoraptor Ghost (The Island, The Center, Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Lightning Raptor (Astraeos)
- Megaraptor (Valguero, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Microraptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Oviraptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Revenant Raptor
Related tools & resources
Raptor — Background & Lore
The Raptor is a fast pack hunter and one of the most common threats on a fresh spawn. Tamed, it is a quick early mount that runs down small creatures, and in ASA it pounces to pin its prey. Raptors that fight together get a pack bonus.
Where to find it
It hunts in grassland and along forest edges on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Scorched Earth in both games, on Astraeos, Lost Colony and Genesis Part 1 in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. It is aggressive and quick, so use a bola or a high spot before you knock it out, then feed it meat. Its saddle unlocks at level 18. Amounts are in the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours.
- Temperature: 20 to 28 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 1.5 days at 1x.
Uses
An early mount for scouting and hunting, and a source of 
Raw Meat and 
Hide.
Tips
Never fight a pack in the open with a weak character. Tame two or three Raptors together to use their pack bonus.