Tek Quetzal
Variant
Overview
The Tek Quetzal is a large carnivorous variant of the Quetzal. It excels at aerial transport and combat with enhanced damage output. It can airlift smaller mounts such as Ankylosaurus or Castoroides in its claws. This makes it ideal for deploying heavy ground units across vast distances or into combat zones.
Spawn Locations
Tek Quetzal does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Tame the Tek Quetzal using knockout methods. Use a Chain Bola or Bear Trap to immobilize it, then sedate with Tranq Arrows from a Crossbow or Shocking Tranquilizer Darts from a Tek Bow. Feed it Exceptional Kibble for the fastest taming. Raw Mutton also works if kibble is unavailable. The process takes about 96 minutes. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional KibbleBest | 17 | 49:18 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Mutton | 35 | 59:32 | 73 Lvl (223) |
 Raw Prime Meat | 44 | 1:14:50 | 72 Lvl (222) |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 65 | 1:50:26 | 69 Lvl (219) |
 Raw Meat | 130 | 3:41:06 | 57 Lvl (207) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Tek Quetzal yields Scrap Metal, Electronics, Oil, and Element Dust. The Pick is the best tool for harvesting all these resources from the corpse.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 60%~5~4 hits | 40%~4~3 hits | |
| 60%~5~4 hits | 40%~4~3 hits | |
| 60%~5~4 hits | 40%~4~3 hits | |
| 60%~5~4 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
The Tek Quetzal takes +400% more damage from spike walls, making them highly effective for defense. It is also vulnerable to explosions and melee attacks from metal weapons. Use ranged or flying units to avoid spike wall exposure. Level Health and Melee Damage for combat viability.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)18 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.
Saddle Crafting XP
Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 1200.0 | +240.00 | +1.60% |
 Stamina | 800.0 | +40.00 | +1.00% |
 Torpidity | 1850.0 | +111.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1200.0 | +120.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 800.0 | +16.00 | +1.00% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +4.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 3x, making headshots highly effective for faster knockout. Target the jaw area during taming.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attack 1Carnivore Large | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Tek Quetzal Tips & Tricks
The Tek Quetzal can carry Ankylosaurus and Castoroides in its claws during flight.\n\nIt takes +400% more damage from spike walls, so avoid placing it in spike-heavy defenses.\n\nUse air conditioning to maintain the 5–6°C range for egg incubation.\n\nIts attacks deal 32 damage with a 0.6-second cooldown on its primary strike.
This page details the Tek Quetzal's taming, breeding, damage modifiers, and combat capabilities. Use the taming calculator, breeding planner, and spawn map for further planning.