How to Tame Spino in ARK
A powerful amphibious predator that gains a significant buff when in water. Can switch between bipedal and quadrupedal stances.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Spino Taming Details
Spino 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 Spino drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide, Keratin.
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 Spino on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Spino 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 Spino.
Spino 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 | 805 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 350 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 650 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2600 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 850 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Spino spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center.
Spino variants
- Aberrant Spino
- Corrupted Spino
- Eerie Spino
- X-Spino (Genesis: Part 1)
- Lightning Spino (Astraeos)
- Revenant Spino
- Spino Ghost
Related tools & resources
Spino — Background & Lore
The Spino is a large semi-aquatic carnivore. It is at home on land, in rivers and along the coast, and it is a strong mid-game fighter that holds its own against most predators near water.
Where to find it
It hunts along rivers and swamps on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero and Extinction in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. It is territorial, so engage from a safe spot and knock it out, then feed it meat or carnivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 71. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 3 hours 51 minutes.
- Temperature: 30 to 32 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 3 days at 1x.
Uses
Fights on land and in water, and moves well through swamps and rivers.
Tips
Keep it near water: a Spino that can move between land and river escapes fights that would trap other big carnivores.