How to Tame Umbra in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Umbra: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Neutral
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Umbra Taming Details
Umbra 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.
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 Umbra on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Umbra 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, Umbra will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Umbra 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 | 800 | +15.0% | +10.8% |
| Stamina | 650 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1650 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 350 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 750 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Umbra spawns on The Center, Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Colony.
Related tools & resources
Umbra — Background & Lore
The Umbra is a dark, flying dragon from the Dragontopia DLC for ASA. It fights with plasma shots and teleport dashes, and once it builds enough Fury it becomes nearly untouchable for a short time.
Where to find it
Wild Umbras appear only at night. They spawn on The Center, Scorched Earth, Astraeos, Ragnarok, Extinction, Valguero and Lost Colony.
Taming
A passive tame that needs a 
Drake Claw to start. It runs through phases: copy its sprint maneuvers, damage an 
Argentavis or 
Pteranodon without getting hit, cover a set distance in time, then feed it within a 20-second window. 
Extraordinary Kibble and 
Cooked Lamb Chop are its preferred foods.
Breeding
It lays eggs that need 80 to 90 °C and hatch in about 5 hours. The baby matures in about 3.9 days at 1x.
Uses
- Combat: ranged plasma attacks and a teleport to its last projectile.
- Saddle: the
Umbra Saddle unlocks at level 65. - Bonding: with a
Dragon Horn you can call it back and revive it. Unbonded, it loses 25% damage, health and weight.
Tips
Force a wild one to land with turrets or heavy guns, or lure it into tight spaces where it cannot maneuver.