How to Tame Tapejara in ARK
A unique flyer that can cling to walls and cliffs. Its saddle seats 3 riders, allowing passengers to use weapons while mounted.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Tapejara Taming Details
Tapejara is a knockout tame. It starts with 450 base torpor and gains +27 per level. Torpor drains ~0.30/sec once it is down, so keep Narcoberries or Narcotics ready to top it up during the tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton. Once tamed, craft a Tapejara Saddle, Tapejara Tek Saddle to ride it.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Tapejara 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 Tapejara on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tapejara 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 Tapejara.
Tapejara 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 | 325 | +17.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 250 | +5.0% | +6.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1600 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 280 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 450 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Tapejara spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos, Extinction, Scorched Earth, Genesis Part 1, The Center.
Tapejara variants
- Eerie Tapejara
- VR Tapejara (Genesis: Part 2)
- X-Tapejara (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Tapejara — Background & Lore
The Tapejara is a flyer that clings to walls and cliffs, takes off straight up, and seats three survivors. The passengers can use their weapons while it flies, which makes it a flying gun platform for small groups.
Where to find it
It nests on cliffs on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Scorched Earth in both games, on Astraeos and Genesis Part 1 in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE. Extinction has the most.
Taming
A knockout tame. Its saddle unlocks at level 55. Amounts are in the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 1 hour 40 minutes.
- Temperature: 29 to 32 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
Carrying a small team, reaching cliff nests, and fighting from the air with passengers.
Tips
Land it on a wall near a nest to reach eggs other flyers cannot get to.