How to Tame VR Terror Bird in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming VR Terror Bird: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
VR Terror Bird Taming Details
VR Terror Bird 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 Terror Bird on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
VR Terror Bird 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 VR Terror Bird.
VR Terror Bird 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 | 270 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 160 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 120 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 300 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
VR Terror Bird spawns on Astraeos, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Genesis Part 1, Lost Colony, Valguero, The Center, The Island, Extinction.
VR Terror Bird variants
- Eerie Terror Bird
- VR Terror Bird (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
VR Terror Bird — Background & Lore
The VR Terror Bird is the virtual version of the 
Terror Bird, the fast, aggressive ground bird. It appears only in the Missions of Genesis: Part 2 and exists there as an opponent, not a tame.
Where to find it
It does not spawn in the wild. It shows up during some Genesis: Part 2 Missions.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred. For a Terror Bird you can keep, tame the regular one, which spawns on many maps and uses a saddle unlocked at level 33.
Tips
Terror Birds are quick, so do not try to outrun one on foot. Hold your ground and fight it head on.