How to Tame Tek Stryder in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Tek Stryder: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Docile
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Tek Stryder Taming Details
Tek Stryder is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
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 Stryder on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tek Stryder 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) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). 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 Stryder.
Tek Stryder 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 | 4000 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 600 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 1250 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 2000 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Tek Stryder spawns on Genesis Part 2.
Tek Stryder variants
- Malfunctioned Tek Stryder (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Tek Stryder — Background & Lore
The Tek Stryder is a large mechanical walker from Genesis Part 2 in ASE. It carries fixed rigs that make it a harvester, a combat platform or a mobile base, and it is hacked rather than tamed in the usual way.
Where to find it
It roams Genesis Part 2. A malfunctioning version is the mini-boss mount at the end of the Life Support mission.
Taming
- Hacking: a non-violent tame. Hack the sparking part on its head or foot and stay inside the red circle while the timed minigame runs. Failing resets progress and can stun you.
Mutagel: keep the required amount of Mutagel in hotbar slot 0.- Missions: you need a number of different Genesis Part 2 missions completed, from 1 for the lowest levels up to 49 for a level 150 Stryder.
- Tame cap: each one counts as 20 tames toward the tribe limit.
Uses
- Harvesting: the
Excavation Rig gathers most resources, and the Resource Attractor bag cuts weight and can link a 
Mining Drill. - Combat: Phase
Cannon, Pulse Cannon, Silence Cannon, Shield and Radar rigs. - Base: its saddle holds up to 30 structures.
Tips
It cannot be bred or cryopodded, and it explodes on death without leaving resources. It has no food bar and no oxygen stat, so it can stay underwater indefinitely.