Direwolf
Direwolf Taming Calculator
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.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 22:23 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.65% | |
 Raw Mutton | 26:15 | 70 Lvl (220) 94.47% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 31:53 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.83% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 48:42 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.19% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1:03:41 | 55 Lvl (205) 73.67% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 40:19 | 47 Lvl (197) 63.87% | |
 Raw Meat | 1:35:38 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.37% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1:21:53 | 23 Lvl (173) 30.82% | |
 Cooked Meat | 1:35:38 | 17 Lvl (167) 23.62% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2:00:00 | 12 Lvl (162) 16.47% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 1:59:32 | 3 Lvl (153) 4.73% |
Taming Results
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.
Required Narcotics
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.
Starve & Torpor Timers
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.