Aberrant Carnotaurus
The Aberrant Carnotaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Torpor bleeds at 0.1/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
Regular Kibble | 23:02 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.65% | |
Raw Mutton | 27:01 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.52% | |
Raw Prime Meat | 33:46 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.71% | |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 47:12 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.35% | |
Cooked Prime Meat | 1:05:11 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.67% | |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 40:31 | 65 Lvl (215) 87.63% | |
Raw Meat | 1:36:46 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.17% | |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1:22:05 | 48 Lvl (198) 64.18% | |
Cooked Meat | 1:35:38 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.48% | |
Raw Fish Meat | 2:00:23 | 33 Lvl (183) 44.18% | |
Cooked Fish Meat | 1:59:49 | 12 Lvl (162) 16.57% |
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Carnotaurus based on your settings.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Aberrant Carnotaurus sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Aberrant Carnotaurus bleeds 0.1 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Aberrant Carnotaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 23m 2s
Food to consume through starvation: 511
Target food level: 6489
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Carnotaurus as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Stamina of 300 gives it decent staying power. Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it respectable melee power. Starting at 403 Health, it's moderately tough. It carries 300 base Weight - good carrying capacity.
To tame the Aberrant Carnotaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Aberrant Carnotaurus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 26°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild Aberrant Carnotaurus yields 18 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.26 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Aberrant Carnotaurus. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Aberrant Carnotaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Procoptodon can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.