Aberrant Purlovia
CreatureVariant
Aberrant Purlovia taming calculatorKnockout
To tame the Aberrant Purlovia, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.3/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 35m 10s | 97.89%+73 Lvl (223) | 3m 12s | |
 Raw Mutton | 43m 8s | 91.22%+68 Lvl (218) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 54m 23s | 86.82%+65 Lvl (215) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1h 20m 33s | 74.96%+56 Lvl (206) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1h 48m 38s | 62.14%+46 Lvl (196) | 1m 53s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1h 7m 30s | 51.38%+38 Lvl (188) | 57s | |
 Raw Meat | 2h 41m 15s | 42.42%+31 Lvl (181) | 1m 53s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2h 17m 45s | 20.99%+15 Lvl (165) | 58s | |
 Cooked Meat | 2h 41m 15s | 15.54%+11 Lvl (161) | 57s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3h 21m 34s | 10.54%+7 Lvl (157) | 57s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 3h 21m 6s | 2.87%+2 Lvl (152) | 29s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow56 Normal hits12% Death chance
Crossbow32 Normal hits12% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)32 Normal hits12% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow15 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow41 Normal hits8% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher17 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Aberrant Purlovia taming video guide
More about taming the Aberrant Purlovia
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Purlovia at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Aberrant Purlovia. 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 Aberrant Purlovia first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Quetzal to airlift it into a pre-built trap.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Aberrant Purlovia 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 Purlovia bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Aberrant Purlovia is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.
With 264 base Health, the Aberrant Purlovia is on the squishy side. Dealing 106% base Melee Damage, the Aberrant Purlovia brings respectable melee power to the table. With 300 base Stamina, the Aberrant Purlovia has decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 400, giving it a solid weight pool.
You'll need to knock the Aberrant Purlovia unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Regular Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the Aberrant Purlovia earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Aberrant Purlovia is worth 6 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.32 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.