Direwolf
CreatureDMG
Direwolf taming calculatorKnockout
The Direwolf is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.5/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 12m 48s | 99.61%+74 Lvl (224) | 3m 12s | |
 Raw Mutton | 13m 8s | 98.56%+73 Lvl (223) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 16m 53s | 97.7%+73 Lvl (223) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 24m 21s | 95.21%+71 Lvl (221) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 31m 51s | 91.83%+68 Lvl (218) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 20m 38s | 87.4%+65 Lvl (215) | 57s | |
 Raw Meat | 48m 45s | 83.02%+62 Lvl (212) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 41m 26s | 63.87%+47 Lvl (197) | 58s | |
 Cooked Meat | 47m 49s | 55.37%+41 Lvl (191) | 57s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 1h 0m 0s | 44.13%+33 Lvl (183) | 57s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 59m 32s | 16.58%+12 Lvl (162) | 29s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow50 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow29 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)29 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart21 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart11 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow14 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow37 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher15 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Direwolf taming video guide
More about taming the Direwolf
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Direwolf at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Direwolf. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Direwolf first with Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Direwolf 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 0.5/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Direwolf tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Direwolf: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The Direwolf is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the DMG classification.
With 330 base Health, the Direwolf is reasonably durable. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. Its base Stamina of 260 gives it average stamina. Weight capacity starts at 170, giving it a reasonable inventory size.
The Direwolf is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
Once tamed, the Direwolf is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Direwolf is worth 6 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
