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

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

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

Where can you find Kairuku in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Kairuku 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 Kairuku?

A baby Kairuku takes 1 day and 4 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 22°C and 30°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Kairuku Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Kairuku

MISC

Kairuku

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

17 mapsFull Map →

The Kairuku spawns on 17 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 →

Kairuku Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 2m 51s|Effectiveness: 99.6% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 300Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Basic KibbleBest	3	2:51	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	6	3:21	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Meat	7	3:54	73 Lvl (223)
Cooked Lamb Chop	10	5:33	71 Lvl (221)
Raw Meat	20	11:07	61 Lvl (211)
+6 more in calculator→

Required Narcotics (Basic Kibble ×3)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp22°C – 30°C

Maturation Time1d 4h

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; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Kairuku's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Organic Polymer, Organic Polymer. The corpse has 100 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	Club
Hide	40%~4~4 hits	60%~6~3 hits	40%~2~20 hits
Raw Meat	60%~5~4 hits	40%~3~3 hits	60%~3~20 hits
Organic Polymer	40%~2~4 hits	30%~2~3 hits	130%~13~20 hits
Organic Polymer	70%~5~4 hits	40%~3~3 hits	150%~23~20 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

Incoming damage to the Kairuku is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 8 damage types but is weak to 5, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. 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	95.0	+19.00	+4.00%
Stamina	200.0	+20.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	300.0	+18.00	+0.00%
Food	900.0	+90.00	+2.00%
Weight	70.0	+1.40	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Kairuku has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 3x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_head

3.00x

Can Damage

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

Kairuku Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Kairuku in ARK: Survival Ascended. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Kairuku guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the Kairuku has 95 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 70 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Kairukus produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 22°C and 30°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 4 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Kairuku as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Misc category.

Its base Stamina of 200 gives it decent staying power. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. Starting at 95 Health, it's extremely fragile. It carries 70 base Weight - minimal inventory space.

To tame the Kairuku, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Basic Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

After taming, the Kairuku earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–30°C temperature window. A wild Kairuku is worth 0.5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.41 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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