How to Tame Thylacoleo in ARK
A marsupial lion that climbs trees and redwood walls to ambush prey. Its mauling attack pins and shreds targets.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Thylacoleo Taming Details
Thylacoleo 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 Thylacoleo drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide, Pelt.
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 Thylacoleo on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Thylacoleo 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 Thylacoleo.
Thylacoleo 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 | 700 | +20.0% | +18.9% |
| Stamina | 400 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 400 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 700 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Thylacoleo spawns on The Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony, The Center, Extinction.
Thylacoleo variants
- R-Thylacoleo
Related tools & resources
Thylacoleo — Background & Lore
The Thylacoleo is a marsupial lion that climbs trees and redwood trunks and drops on its prey from above. Its pounce pins a target while it mauls it, which makes it one of the most dangerous ambush predators in ARK.
Where to find it
It lives in the redwood forests: The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero and Genesis Part 1 in both games, Astraeos in ASA, and Crystal Isles, Lost Island and Fjordur in ASE. A few also appear on Scorched Earth and Extinction.
Taming
A knockout tame and a carnivore. Watch the trees above you while you look for one. Knock it out and feed it meat or carnivore kibble. In ASE its saddle unlocks at level 51. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Birth: a live birth, about 4 hours 11 minutes of gestation.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2 days at 1x.
Uses
A climbing mount for forests and cliffs, and a strong fighter with a bleeding maul.
Tips
In a redwood forest, look up before you look around. A tamed one can also climb walls to reach high nests.