How to Tame Tek Raptor in ARK
A TEK version of the Raptor with mechanical parts. Has a chance to spawn instead of regular Raptors.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Tek Raptor Taming Details
Tek Raptor 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 Tek Raptor drops Raw Meat, Hide, Electronics, Element Dust, Scrap Metal, Oil.
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 Tek Raptor on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tek Raptor 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 Tek Raptor.
Tek Raptor 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 | 200 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 140 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.5% |
| Torpidity | 180 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Tek Raptor spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis Part 1, Astraeos, Extinction.
Tek Raptor variants
- Aberrant Raptor
- Alpha Raptor
- Brute X-Raptor (Genesis: Part 1)
- Corrupted Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Eerie Alpha Raptor
- Eerie Raptor
- Malfunctioned Tek Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- Raptor (Astraeos)
- Skeletal Raptor
- VR Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
- X-Raptor (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Tek Raptor — Background & Lore
The Tek Raptor is a mechanical-looking version of the 
Raptor. It plays like a normal Raptor, a fast early predator and mount, but its corpse gives Tek resources.
Where to find it
It can spawn in place of a regular Raptor and is notably frequent on Genesis Part 1 in both games. ASA also lists it on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Astraeos and Extinction, and in ASE it appears on most maps that have Raptors.
Taming
A knockout tame with low torpor. It is aggressive and quick, so shoot tranquilizer arrows from a raised spot. Feed it meat or kibble once it is down.
Breeding
- Egg: 20 to 28 °C, about 2 hours to hatch.
- Growth: about 1.5 days to mature at 1x.
Uses
- Mount: the
Raptor Saddle unlocks at level 18. - Resources:
Electronics, 
Element Dust, 
Oil and 
Scrap Metal along with 
Raw Meat and 
Hide.