How to Tame Ravager in ARK
A pack animal that rides zip-lines. Has pack bonus and weight reduction for metal and other resources.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Ravager Taming Details
Ravager 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 Ravager 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 Ravager on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Ravager 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 Ravager.
Ravager 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 | 400 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 350 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 500 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +4.0% | +8.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 500 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Ravager spawns on Aberration, Valguero, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1.
Ravager variants
- VR Ravager (Aberration, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos)
Related tools & resources
Ravager — Background & Lore
The Ravager is a pack hunter of Aberration that rides zip-lines with its rider and carries some materials at reduced weight.
Where to find it
Aberration, Valguero and Genesis Part 1 in both games, Astraeos in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Fjordur and Lost Island in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. Its saddle unlocks at level 47. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Birth: a live birth, about 4 hours 11 minutes of gestation.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2 days at 1x.
Uses
Zip-line travel, pack fighting, and hauling.
Tips
Tame two or three for the pack bonus.