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

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

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

Where can you find Yutyrannus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Yutyrannus 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 Yutyrannus?

A baby Yutyrannus takes 7 days and 17 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 32°C and 34°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Yutyrannus Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Yutyrannus

SUPPORT

Yutyrannus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

20 mapsFull Map →

The Yutyrannus 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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Yutyrannus Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 34m 6s|Effectiveness: 99.6% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 1,550Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Extraordinary KibbleBest	10	34:06	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	21	42:01	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Meat	26	52:01	73 Lvl (223)
Cooked Lamb Chop	38	1:15:55	70 Lvl (220)
Raw Meat	77	2:34:01	60 Lvl (210)
+6 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Extraordinary Kibble ×10)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp32°C – 34°C

Maturation Time7d 17h

Quick Info

Saddle

Yutyrannus SaddleLv.80

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill2,385 XP

30 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

Yutyrannus SaddleBase: 86 XP · Lv.80

344 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Yutyrannus's corpse can be harvested for Pelt, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 520 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
Pelt	40%~27~17 hits	60%~40~13 hits
Raw Meat	60%~24~17 hits	40%~16~13 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~17 hits	2%~1~13 hits
Yutyrannus LungsDrop	—	—

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 Yutyrannus is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +400% 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	1100.0	+220.00	+4.00%
Stamina	420.0	+42.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1550.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	500.0	+10.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Yutyrannus has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

HeadJaw

1.50x

Can Damage

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

Yutyrannus Tips & Tricks

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

Everything you need to know about the Yutyrannus in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Yutyrannus has 1,100 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 500 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Yutyrannuss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 32°C and 34°C. Full maturation takes 7 days and 17 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Yutyrannus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Support category.

Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. The Yutyrannus has 1,100 base Health - impressively tough. With 420 base Stamina, the Yutyrannus has good endurance. A base Weight of 500 means massive inventory space.

The Yutyrannus is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Extraordinary Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

After taming, the Yutyrannus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 32°C–34°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 30 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.94 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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