How do you tame a Tek Raptor in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

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

Where can you find Tek Raptor in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Tek Raptor 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 Tek Raptor?

A baby Tek Raptor takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 20°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Tek Raptor Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Tek Raptor

VARIANT

Tek Raptor

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Tek Raptor does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Tek Raptor Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 9m 57s|Effectiveness: 98.7% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 180Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Simple KibbleBest	7	9:57	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	14	11:41	70 Lvl (220)
Raw Prime Meat	17	14:11	68 Lvl (218)
Cooked Lamb Chop	26	21:39	62 Lvl (212)
Raw Meat	51	42:31	41 Lvl (191)
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Required Narcotics (Simple Kibble ×7)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp20°C – 28°C

Maturation Time1d 13h

Quick Info

Saddles

Raptor SaddleLv.18

Raptor Saddle (Dino Companion)Lv.?

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill239 XP

3 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Raptor SaddleBase: 17.6 XP · Lv.18

70 XP

Raptor Saddle (Dino Companion)Base: 17.6 XP

70 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Scrap Metal, Electronics, Oil, Element Dust from a Tek Raptor corpse. The corpse has 80 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
Scrap Metal	60%~4~3 hits	40%~2~2 hits
Electronics	60%~4~3 hits	40%~2~2 hits
Oil	60%~4~3 hits	40%~2~2 hits
Element Dust	60%~4~3 hits	40%~2~2 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 Tek Raptor is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (up to +120% incoming damage). 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	200.0	+40.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	180.0	+10.80	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	140.0	+2.80	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.50%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Tek Raptor varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 3x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

HeadCnt_Neck_000_JNT_SKL

3.00x

Can Damage

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

Tek Raptor Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Tek Raptor - and contribute your own tips. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Tek Raptor 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 Tek Raptor has 200 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 140 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Tek Raptors produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 20°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Tek Raptor can harvest Scrap Metal, Electronics, Oil, Element Dust. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

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

The Tek Raptor has 200 base Health - relatively fragile. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. Its base Stamina of 150 gives it moderate endurance. It carries 140 base Weight - a reasonable inventory size.

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

Once tamed, the Tek Raptor is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 20°C–28°C temperature window. A wild Tek Raptor is worth 3 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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