How to Tame Stegosaurus in ARK
A tanky herbivore with switchable plate modes. Excellent berry gatherer and defensive mount.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Stegosaurus Taming Details
Stegosaurus is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Stegosaurus drops Raw 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 Stegosaurus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Stegosaurus 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 Stegosaurus.
Stegosaurus 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 | 650 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 6000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 500 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +2.0% |
| Torpidity | 500 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Stegosaurus spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony, The Center.
Stegosaurus variants
- Aberrant Stegosaurus
- Corrupted Stegosaurus
- Eerie Stego
- Malfunctioned Tek Stegosaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
- Skeletal Stego
- Tek Stegosaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
- VR Stegosaurus (Genesis: Part 2)
- Abyssal Stegosaurus
- Lightning Stegosaurus (Astraeos)
- Revenant Stegosaurus
Related tools & resources
Stegosaurus — Background & Lore
The Stegosaurus is a slow, armored herbivore with a spiked tail. Its back plates switch between modes: one hardens it against damage, one makes its tail hit harder, and one sharpens its strikes. It is a strong berry gatherer and a tough defender.
Where to find it
It lives on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE. Genesis Part 2 has a large share of them.
Taming
A knockout tame. Its tail hits hard, so keep your distance while you knock it out, then feed it crops, berries or herbivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 26. Amounts are in the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 2 hours 47 minutes.
- Temperature: 22 to 28 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.1 days at 1x.
Uses
Berry gathering, base defense, and a slow but durable mount.
Tips
Switch the plates to the hardened mode before a fight. It is slow, so do not count on it to escape.