Terror Bird
CreatureMisc
Terror Bird taming calculatorKnockout
Taming the Terror Bird requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Torpor bleeds at 2.25/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 23m 2s | 98.61%+73 Lvl (223) | 2m 34s | |
 Raw Mutton | 30m 1s | 93.73%+70 Lvl (220) | 1m 31s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 36m 1s | 90.88%+68 Lvl (218) | 1m 31s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 53m 57s | 81.73%+61 Lvl (211) | 1m 30s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1h 11m 56s | 71.28%+53 Lvl (203) | 1m 30s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 45m 1s | 61.35%+46 Lvl (196) | 46s | |
 Raw Meat | 1h 48m 1s | 52.41%+39 Lvl (189) | 1m 31s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1h 31m 42s | 28.53%+21 Lvl (171) | 47s | |
 Cooked Meat | 1h 47m 16s | 21.68%+16 Lvl (166) | 46s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2h 14m 16s | 15.03%+11 Lvl (161) | 46s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2h 13m 53s | 4.25%+3 Lvl (153) | 23s |
Required narcotics
88Narcotics
282Narcoberries
44Bio Toxin
230Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow34 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow19 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)19 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart14 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart7 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow25 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher10 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Terror Bird taming video guide
More about taming the Terror Bird
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Terror Bird based on your settings.
Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Terror Bird across various creature levels. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Terror Bird first with Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Argentavis to airlift it into a pre-built trap.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Terror Bird. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 2.25/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Terror Bird 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.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Terror Bird is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Misc group.
Stamina sits at 160 base, providing decent staying power. Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Terror Bird brings decent hitting power to the table. At 270 base HP, the Terror Bird is on the squishy side. It carries 120 base Weight - a reasonable inventory size.
Taming the Terror Bird requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Terror Bird earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 20°C and 28°C. Killing a wild Terror Bird yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.36 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.