How to Tame VR Tapejara in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming VR Tapejara: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
VR Tapejara Taming Details
VR Tapejara 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 VR Tapejara on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
VR Tapejara 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, VR Tapejara will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
VR Tapejara 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 | 325 | +17.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 250 | +5.0% | +6.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1600 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 280 | +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
VR Tapejara spawns on Genesis Part 1.
Related tools & resources
VR Tapejara — Background & Lore
The X-Tapejara is the Genesis Part 1 variant of the 
Tapejara, a flyer that can hover, cling to cliffs and carry passengers. It looks patterned and gets 5% more melee damage for 3% less health than a normal Tapejara. On official servers it can reach level 500.
Where to find it
- Genesis Part 1: the Bog biome, in both ASA and ASE.
- ASE: also Fjordur.
Taming
A knockout tame, same as the base Tapejara. It is skittish and flies away, so knock it out quickly with tranquilizer arrows or darts. 
Superior Kibble or 
Raw Mutton gives the fastest tame.
Breeding
- Egg: the eggs need 29 to 32 °C.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.3 days at 1x.
Uses
Fast scouting and travel, cliff-side building access and carrying a second player. The 
Tapejara Saddle unlocks at level 55.
Tips
Shoot it while it is on the ground or clinging to a wall. A knocked-out flyer that falls into the bog water is much harder to reach and protect.