How to Tame Spirit Direwolf in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Spirit Direwolf: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Spirit Direwolf Taming Details
Spirit Direwolf 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 Spirit Direwolf on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Spirit Direwolf 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 Spirit Direwolf.
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Spirit Direwolf — Background & Lore
The Spirit Direwolf is a ghostly 
Direwolf summoned by the Spirit Beasts skill from the Lost Colony skill tree in ASA. It is listed with the ghost creatures, is a carnivore with an aggressive temperament, and is a summon rather than a tame.
How to get one
It comes only from Spirit Beasts, an active ability that calls in three Spirit Direwolves to fight for the player who uses it.
Tips
Do not confuse it with the Spirit Direwolf that guards Life's Labyrinth on Ragnarok, which is a dungeon boss, or with the normal Direwolf, which is the one to tame and breed for a pack.