Taming Calculator

MISC

Kairuku

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Taming Speed

Kairuku Taming Calculator

Knock the Kairuku unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. The Kairuku loses Torpor at 1 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.

Food	Taming Time	Effectiveness
Basic Kibble	4:45	74 Lvl (224) 98.71%
Raw Mutton	6:07	70 Lvl (220) 94.21%
Raw Prime Meat	7:47	68 Lvl (218) 91.09%
Cooked Lamb Chop	11:06	62 Lvl (212) 82.8%
Cooked Prime Meat	15:00	54 Lvl (204) 72.49%
Raw Prime Fish Meat	9:27	46 Lvl (196) 62.56%
Raw Meat	22:14	40 Lvl (190) 54.17%
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	19:08	22 Lvl (172) 29.68%
Cooked Meat	22:14	17 Lvl (167) 22.75%
Raw Fish Meat	27:47	11 Lvl (161) 15.86%
Cooked Fish Meat	27:39	3 Lvl (153) 4.53%

Taming Results

Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Kairuku, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.

4m 45s

98.71%

Knockout Weapons

The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Kairuku at different levels. 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 Kairuku first with Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.

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Required Narcotics

Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Kairuku. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. At 1 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.

Narcotics

Narcoberries

Bio Toxin

Ascerbic Mushrooms

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Kairuku Taming - Video Guide

Take a look at this short video guide on how to tame a Kairuku.

Starve & Torpor Timers

Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.

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Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 4m 45s

Food to consume through starvation: 426

Target food level: 2724

Current Food

Maximum Food

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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