Aberrant Triceratops
Taming the Aberrant Triceratops requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.1/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
Simple Kibble | 20:28 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.8% | |
Archelon Algae | 24:01 | 74 Lvl (224) 98.77% | |
Crops | 1:36:01 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.32% | |
Mejoberry | 1:35:52 | 55 Lvl (205) 73.77% | |
Berries | 1:35:42 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.59% |
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Triceratops at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Aberrant Triceratops sedated throughout taming. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. With Torpor draining at 0.1/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Aberrant Triceratops tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Aberrant Triceratops: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Aberrant Triceratops at different levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Aberrant Triceratops first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Procoptodon to airlift it into a pre-built trap.
Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 20m 28s
Food to consume through starvation: 1364
Target food level: 9136
The Aberrant Triceratops, a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It belongs to the Variant category.
With 360 base Health, the Aberrant Triceratops is decently sturdy. Dealing 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Triceratops brings respectable melee power to the table. With 150 base Stamina, the Aberrant Triceratops has average stamina. A base Weight of 365 means generous inventory space.
You'll need to knock the Aberrant Triceratops unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
Once tamed, the Aberrant Triceratops is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.