Tek Triceratops
CreatureVariant

Tek Triceratops taming calculatorKnockout
The Tek Triceratops is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. The Tek Triceratops loses Torpor at 0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20m 28s | 99.8%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 17s | ||
| 24m 1s | 98.77%+74 Lvl (224) | 37s | ||
| 1h 35m 25s | 83.4%+62 Lvl (212) | 37s | ||
| 1h 35m 25s | 73.86%+55 Lvl (205) | 28s | ||
| 1h 35m 6s | 55.74%+41 Lvl (191) | 18s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow28 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Spear Bolt)9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow8 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow21 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
More about taming the Tek Triceratops
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Tek Triceratops, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Tek Triceratops. 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 Tek Triceratops 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.
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Tek Triceratops unconscious through the full taming duration. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). The Tek Triceratops bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Tek Triceratops tame in real time. 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 Tek Triceratops as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it solid damage output. The Tek Triceratops has 375 base Health - moderately tough. Stamina sits at 150 base, providing average stamina. A base Weight of 365 means a solid weight pool.
To tame the Tek Triceratops, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Simple Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
As a tame, the Tek Triceratops is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. A wild Tek Triceratops is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.