Aberrant Carnotaurus
CreatureVariant
Aberrant Carnotaurus taming calculatorKnockout
The Aberrant Carnotaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Torpor bleeds at 0.3/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 | 42m 12s | 98.73%+74 Lvl (224) | 3m 51s | |
 Raw Mutton | 51m 46s | 94.55%+70 Lvl (220) | 2m 16s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1h 5m 16s | 91.67%+68 Lvl (218) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1h 34m 24s | 83.66%+62 Lvl (212) | 2m 15s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2h 8m 7s | 73.63%+55 Lvl (205) | 2m 15s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1h 19m 53s | 64.18%+48 Lvl (198) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Meat | 3h 11m 16s | 55.48%+41 Lvl (191) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2h 42m 59s | 31.04%+23 Lvl (173) | 1m 10s | |
 Cooked Meat | 3h 10m 8s | 23.83%+17 Lvl (167) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3h 58m 31s | 16.64%+12 Lvl (162) | 1m 8s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 3h 57m 57s | 4.77%+3 Lvl (153) | 34s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow39 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart8 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow11 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow29 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Aberrant Carnotaurus taming video guide
More about taming the Aberrant Carnotaurus
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Carnotaurus 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 Aberrant Carnotaurus. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Aberrant Carnotaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Quetzal can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Aberrant Carnotaurus sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Aberrant Carnotaurus bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Aberrant Carnotaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Carnotaurus as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Stamina of 300 gives it decent staying power. Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it respectable melee power. Starting at 403 Health, it's moderately tough. It carries 300 base Weight - good carrying capacity.
To tame the Aberrant Carnotaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Aberrant Carnotaurus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 26°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild Aberrant Carnotaurus yields 18 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.26 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.