How do you tame a Cerberax in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Cerberax is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Extraordinary 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 Cerberax eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Cerberax is Extraordinary Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Cerberax in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Cerberax 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 Cerberax?

A baby Cerberax takes 4 days and 19 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Cerberax

LandCarnivoreTameableBreedable

Cerberax

Fantasy

Spawn Command Taming Calculator

Level

Preset

Variant

Taming Speed

Overview

Cerberax is a three-headed carnivore from Fantastic Tames. Its heads apply fire, venom and Dominion effects. A rider can switch between heads, while passengers can control the other heads.

Spawn Locations

7 maps

Official

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.

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Taming

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Use tranquilizers to stun Cerberax, then approach the head offered for mounting. Complete its trial: keep the marker aligned for the blue head, feed the green head from your last hotbar slot when prompted, or kill the marked prey for the red head. Move away after each trial, wait until it can gain torpor again, then stun it for the next head. After all three trials, knock it unconscious again and put taming food in its inventory. The food calculator covers this final feeding stage only. Bring extra food for the green-head trial.

KnockoutTime: 1h 3m 9s|Effectiveness: 98.7% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 1,350Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Extraordinary KibbleBest	20	1:03:09	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	41	1:15:56	70 Lvl (220)
Raw Prime Meat	51	1:34:27	68 Lvl (218)
Cooked Lamb Chop	76	2:20:36	62 Lvl (212)
Raw Meat	153	4:43:21	40 Lvl (190)
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Required Narcotics (Extraordinary Kibble ×20)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Cerberax Taming - Video Guide

Take a look at this short video guide to taming the Cerberax.

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource
HideDrop
Raw MeatDrop
Raw Prime MeatDrop

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.

Damage Resistances

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill2,385 XP

30 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

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	1400.0	+280.00	+4.00%
Stamina	500.0	+50.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1350.0	+81.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	666.0	+13.32	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Headc_rit_jaw

1.50x

c_muzzlec_muzzle

1.50x

c_lft_muzzlec_lft_muzzle

1.50x

c_rit_muzzlec_rit_muzzle

1.50x

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorTaming food, time and effectiveness

Breeding CalculatorBreeding, mating cooldown, incubation

Spawn CommandSpawn commands and admin codes

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

Cerberax Tips & Tricks

Use C to switch the head you control. Hold the primary attack with a side head selected to use its breath. The selected head's secondary attack changes with the head, so check which head is active before attacking.

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