What does a Tek Stryder eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Tek Stryder is Mutagel.

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Tek Stryder spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

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

Tek Stryder

FARMER

Tek Stryder

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

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

Tek Stryder Taming Calculator

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Special PassiveTime: 1386h 6m 41s|Effectiveness: -Infinity% (+-Infinity Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
MutagelBest	500	1386:06:41	-Infinity Lvl (-Infinity)

Quick Info

Immobilized By

Bear Trap

Large Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Tek Stryder's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 20 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
Hide	40%~1~1 hits	60%~1~1 hits
Raw Meat	60%~1~1 hits	40%~1~1 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Tek Stryder is modified by 12 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 6 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%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	4000.0	+800.00	+4.00%
Stamina	600.0	+60.00	+2.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Weight	1250.0	+25.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Can Damage

The Tek Stryder can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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 Stryder Tips & Tricks

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This page is your complete guide to the Tek Stryder in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

The Tek Stryder starts with 4,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 1250 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

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

Found throughout the ARKs, the Tek Stryder is a tamable, unknown creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Farmer group.

The Tek Stryder has 4,000 base Health - one of the toughest creatures in the game. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Tek Stryder has respectable melee power. With 600 base Stamina, the Tek Stryder has exceptional endurance. A base Weight of 1250 means an enormous weight pool.

As a tame, the Tek Stryder pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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