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

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

The best food for taming a Gasbags is Superior Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Gasbags in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Gasbags 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 Gasbags?

A baby Gasbags takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Gasbags Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Gasbags

SOAKER

Gasbags

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

4 mapsFull Map →

The Gasbags spawns on 4 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. 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.

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Gasbags Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 1h 7m 8s|Effectiveness: 99.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 450Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Superior KibbleBest	13	1:07:08	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	33	1:11:00	70 Lvl (220)
Crops	129	4:37:31	37 Lvl (187)
Mejoberry	171	4:35:54	26 Lvl (176)
Berries	257	4:36:26	14 Lvl (164)

Required Narcotics (Superior Kibble ×13)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Saddle Crafting XP

Gasbags SaddleBase: 72.4 XP · Lv.43

290 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Gasbags corpse. The corpse has 20 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~1~1 hits	60%~1~1 hits
Raw Meat	60%~1~1 hits	40%~1~1 hits
Gasbags bladderDrop	—	—

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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Gasbags has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +200%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	650.0	+130.00	+4.00%
Stamina	600.0	+60.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	450.0	+27.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	1000.0	+90.00	+1.80%
Food	3500.0	+350.00	+2.00%
Weight	3000.0	+60.00	+0.25%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.50%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Gasbags has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Avoid the Head (0.8x) - it's the most armored zone.

HeadNeck_Top_Jnt

0.80x

Can Damage

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

Gasbags Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Gasbags - and contribute your own tips. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Gasbags.

Everything you need to know about the Gasbags in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Gasbags has 650 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 3000 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

The Gasbags gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 1 day and 22 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Gasbags as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Soaker group.

Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. At 650 base HP, the Gasbags is quite durable. Its base Stamina of 600 gives it outstanding staying power. Weight capacity starts at 3000, giving it an enormous weight pool.

To tame the Gasbags, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Gasbags is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.72 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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