Thorny Dragon
CreatureMisc
Thorny Dragon taming calculatorKnockout
Taming the Thorny Dragon requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Torpor bleeds at 0.5/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 25m 35s | 99.63%+74 Lvl (224) | 3m 12s | |
 Raw Mutton | 37m 30s | 97.74%+73 Lvl (223) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 46m 53s | 96.55%+72 Lvl (222) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1h 14m 56s | 91.51%+68 Lvl (218) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1h 37m 24s | 86.34%+64 Lvl (214) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 57m 12s | 81.92%+61 Lvl (211) | 57s | |
 Raw Meat | 2h 30m 0s | 72.65%+54 Lvl (204) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2h 8m 7s | 48.91%+36 Lvl (186) | 58s | |
 Cooked Meat | 2h 29m 4s | 40.01%+30 Lvl (180) | 57s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3h 6m 34s | 29.88%+22 Lvl (172) | 57s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 3h 6m 6s | 9.65%+7 Lvl (157) | 29s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow50 Normal hits5% Death chance
Crossbow29 Normal hits5% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)29 Normal hits5% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart21 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart11 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow14 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow37 Normal hits5% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher15 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Thorny Dragon taming video guide
More about taming the Thorny Dragon
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Thorny Dragon based on your settings.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Thorny Dragon. 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 Thorny Dragon first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Argentavis to airlift it into a pre-built trap.
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Thorny Dragon unconscious through the full taming duration. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. At 0.5 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Thorny Dragon: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The Thorny Dragon, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a notable presence across multiple maps. It falls within the Misc classification.
Stamina sits at 350 base, providing respectable staying power. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Thorny Dragon has solid damage output. Starting at 260 Health, it's not particularly tanky. It carries 300 base Weight - generous inventory space.
Taming the Thorny Dragon requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the Thorny Dragon earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. A wild Thorny Dragon is worth 6 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.48 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
