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

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

The best food for taming a Oviraptor is Extraordinary Dinosaur Egg. It also accepts Exceptional Dinosaur Egg, Superior Dinosaur Egg, Regular Dinosaur Egg.

Where can you find Oviraptor in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Oviraptor 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 Oviraptor?

A baby Oviraptor takes 21 hours and 2 minutes to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 26°C and 30°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Oviraptor Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Oviraptor

FARMER

Oviraptor

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

20 mapsFull Map →

The Oviraptor spawns on 20 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.

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Oviraptor Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 8m 21s|Effectiveness: 99.3% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 125Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Extraordinary Dinosaur EggBest	2	8:21	74 Lvl (224)
Exceptional Dinosaur Egg	4	16:41	72 Lvl (222)
Superior Dinosaur Egg	19	1:19:11	41 Lvl (191)
Regular Dinosaur Egg	23	1:35:51	33 Lvl (183)
Simple Dinosaur Egg	31	2:09:11	23 Lvl (173)
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Required Narcotics (Extraordinary Dinosaur Egg ×2)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp26°C – 30°C

Maturation Time21h 2m

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Oviraptor's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 120 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
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 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 Oviraptor is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 7 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%

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%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	140.0	+28.00	+4.00%
Stamina	120.0	+12.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	125.0	+7.50	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	900.0	+90.00	+2.00%
Weight	100.0	+2.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

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

Headc_neck3

3.00x

Can Damage

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

Oviraptor Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Oviraptor in ARK: Survival Ascended. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

Welcome to the full Oviraptor 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 Oviraptor has 140 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 100 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Oviraptors produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 26°C and 30°C. Full maturation takes 21 hours and 2 minutes. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

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

Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. The Oviraptor has 140 base Health - glass-cannon fragile. Its base Stamina of 120 gives it tires quickly. A base Weight of 100 means modest carrying capacity.

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

After taming, the Oviraptor earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 26°C–30°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.6 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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