How do you tame a Aberrant Doedicurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Aberrant Doedicurus is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Aberrant Doedicurus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Aberrant Doedicurus is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Aberrant Doedicurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Doedicurus spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Aberrant Doedicurus?

A baby Aberrant Doedicurus takes 2 days and 9 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Doedicurus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Doedicurus

VARIANT

Aberrant Doedicurus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

9 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Doedicurus spawns on 9 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Aberrant Doedicurus Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 23m 2s|Effectiveness: 99.9% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 800Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	9	23:02	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	21	25:13	74 Lvl (224)
Crops	83	1:39:37	71 Lvl (221)
Mejoberry	111	1:39:55	68 Lvl (218)
Berries	166	1:39:36	62 Lvl (212)

Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×9)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time2d 9h

Quick Info

Saddle

Doedicurus SaddleLv.34

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill557 XP

7 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Doedicurus SaddleBase: 31.4 XP · Lv.34

126 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Aberrant Doedicurus yields Hide, Raw Meat, Keratin. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits
Keratin	10%~2~8 hits	15%~4~6 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Gathering Abilities

Weight Reduction

Stone-75%

Damage Resistances

The Aberrant Doedicurus's damage profile includes 13 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	816.0	+163.20	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	800.0	+48.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	250.0	+5.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+2.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Aberrant Doedicurus has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_neck3

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Doedicurus can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Doedicurus out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Aberrant Doedicurus Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Aberrant Doedicurus. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

This page is your complete guide to the Aberrant Doedicurus in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Aberrant Doedicurus has 816 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 250 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Doedicurus is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

The Aberrant Doedicurus gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 2 days and 9 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Doedicurus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Keratin. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Doedicurus as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.

Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it decent hitting power. Starting at 816 Health, it's solidly tanky. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing average stamina. A base Weight of 250 means a solid weight pool.

To tame the Aberrant Doedicurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Doedicurus is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild Aberrant Doedicurus yields 7 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.83 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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