How to Tame Rock Elemental in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Rock Elemental: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Extremely Territorial
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Rock Elemental Taming Details
Rock Elemental is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
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 Rock Elemental on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Rock Elemental 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 Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). 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 Rock Elemental.
Rock Elemental 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 | 25000 | +1.3% | +13.5% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 6000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 660 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 5000 | +2.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Rock Elemental spawns on Extinction, Genesis: Part 2, Scorched Earth, Genesis Part 2, Lost Island, Ragnarok, Crystal Isles, Genesis Part 1, Valguero.
Rock Elemental variants
- Brute X-Rock Elemental (Genesis: Part 1)
- Chalk Golem (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Lava Elemental (Ragnarok)
- Rock Elemental (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- Rubble Golem (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
- X-Rock Elemental (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Genesis: Part 1, Crystal Isles, Genesis: Part 2, Lost Island, Fjordur, Astraeos, Lost Colony)
Related tools & resources
Rock Elemental — Background & Lore
The Rock Elemental, called Rock Golem in ASA, is a slow, giant creature that eats minerals and disguises itself as a rock. It is a strong tank, siege unit and stone gatherer, but taming one takes heavy weapons.
Where to find it
It is notably frequent on Ragnarok in both games. It also spawns on Scorched Earth, Extinction, Lost Island, Crystal Isles and Genesis Part 2 in ASE, and on Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1 and Extinction in ASA.
Taming
A knockout tame, but normal tranquilizers do not work. Only headshots with large projectiles add torpor: cannonballs work best, and rockets also work. Body hits can kill it, and wild ones take 90% less damage from attacks that are not explosive or armor-piercing. Feed it 
Sulfur or 
Extraordinary Kibble. The saddle unlocks at level 70.
Breeding
It cannot be bred.
Uses
- Tank: takes 50% less damage from creatures.
- Siege: Rock Throw damages stone structures.
- Harvesting: gathers
Stone and 
Wood well. 
Wyvern eggs: it is immune to Wyvern breath.
Tips
It has no oxygen stat and walks on the sea floor, which makes it useful for underwater mining.