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

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

The best food for taming a Compy is Raw Mutton. It also accepts Raw Prime Meat, Raw Prime Fish Meat.

Where can you find Compy in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Compy 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 Compy?

A baby Compy takes 21 hours and 2 minutes to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 24°C and 32°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Compy Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Compy

SHOULDER PET

Compy

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

19 mapsFull Map →

The Compy spawns on 19 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. 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.

Explore full interactive mapAstraeos →

Compy Taming Calculator

Open Calculator→

KnockoutTime: 54s|Effectiveness: 98.9% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 25Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Raw MuttonBest	4	54	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	5	1:07	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	11	1:14	68 Lvl (218)

Required Narcotics (Raw Mutton ×4)

Narcotics1

Narcoberries2

Bio Toxin1

Ascerbic Mushrooms2

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp24°C – 32°C

Maturation Time21h 2m

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill40 XP

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

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Compy's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 50 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%~2~2 hits	60%~3~2 hits
Raw Meat	60%~2~2 hits	40%~2~2 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.

Damage Resistances

The Compy has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 8 resistances and 5 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.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

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%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	50.0	+10.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	25.0	+1.50	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	450.0	+45.00	+2.00%
Weight	25.0	+0.50	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Compy has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Compy can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Compy 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

Compy Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Compy in ARK: Survival Ascended. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Compy.

This page is your complete guide to the Compy 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 Compy has 50 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 25 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Compys produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 24°C and 32°C. Full maturation takes 21 hours and 2 minutes. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Compy is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Shoulder Pet classification.

With 100 base Stamina, the Compy has low stamina reserves. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. The Compy has 50 base Health - glass-cannon fragile. A base Weight of 25 means minimal inventory space.

The Compy is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Raw Mutton is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

After taming, the Compy is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 24°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild Compy yields 0.5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.07 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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