How to Tame Tropeognathus in ARK
A flying creature with a unique jet-powered saddle. Can drop grenades while flying. The fastest flyer with its jet engine.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Piscivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Tropeognathus Taming Details
Tropeognathus is a passive tame — feed it Raw Prime Fish Meat by hand or from its inventory without knocking it out. Its most effective taming food is Raw Prime Fish Meat. Once tamed, craft a Tropeognathus Saddle to ride it.
Alternative foods: Raw Fish Meat.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Tropeognathus drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime 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 Tropeognathus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Tropeognathus 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 Raw Prime Fish Meat in its inventory (alternatives: Raw Fish 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 Tropeognathus.
Tropeognathus 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 | 360 | +20.0% | +24.3% |
| Stamina | 250 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1600 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 340 | +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
Related tools & resources
Tropeognathus — Background & Lore
The Tropeognathus is a flyer from Crystal Isles that becomes a jet fighter with its saddle. With 
Gasoline in its inventory it outpaces other flyers, and its saddle turret drops 
Grenades.
Where to find it
In ASE it lives on Crystal Isles, Fjordur and Lost Island.
Taming
A passive, non-violent tame, but it is aggressive and will not sit still. Hold it in place with a 
Chain Bola to be able to feed it; a trap built around a 
Ballista Turret is a common setup. Any hit makes it hostile again. It prefers 
Exceptional Kibble, with 
Raw Mutton as the backup.
Breeding
Eggs need 29 to 32 °C and hatch in about 1 hour 40 minutes. The baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
- Jet travel: the saddle unlocks at level 65 and enables cruise and boost modes that burn Gasoline.
- Bombing: the saddle turret fires Grenades at structures and ground targets.
- Grinding: with the saddle on, its inventory works as a slow grinder, and it can also turn
Wood into 
Thatch and 
Stone into 
Flint.
Tips
It can be ridden without a saddle, but only the saddle gives the jet. Flying behind other flyers with the jet on adds extra speed.