Kairuku
CreatureMisc
Kairuku taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Kairuku unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. The Kairuku loses Torpor at 1 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Basic Kibble | 4m 45s | 98.71%+74 Lvl (224) | 57s | |
 Raw Mutton | 6m 7s | 94.21%+70 Lvl (220) | 34s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 7m 47s | 91.09%+68 Lvl (218) | 34s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 11m 6s | 82.8%+62 Lvl (212) | 34s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 15m 0s | 72.49%+54 Lvl (204) | 34s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 9m 11s | 63.25%+47 Lvl (197) | 17s | |
 Raw Meat | 22m 14s | 54.17%+40 Lvl (190) | 34s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 18m 51s | 29.99%+22 Lvl (172) | 18s | |
 Cooked Meat | 22m 14s | 22.75%+17 Lvl (167) | 17s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 27m 31s | 15.99%+11 Lvl (161) | 17s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 27m 31s | 4.56%+3 Lvl (153) | 9s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow34 Normal hits98% Death chance
Crossbow19 Normal hits96% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)19 Normal hits96% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart14 Normal hits5% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart7 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow25 Normal hits98% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher10 Normal hits2% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Kairuku taming video guide
More about taming the Kairuku
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Kairuku, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Kairuku at different levels. 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 Kairuku first with Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Kairuku. 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. At 1 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Kairuku as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Misc category.
Its base Stamina of 200 gives it decent staying power. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. Starting at 95 Health, it's extremely fragile. It carries 70 base Weight - minimal inventory space.
To tame the Kairuku, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Basic Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
After taming, the Kairuku earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–30°C temperature window. A wild Kairuku is worth 0.5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.41 Element plus 0 Element per level.