Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the VR Terror Bird, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.

Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the VR Terror Bird across various creature levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.

Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the VR 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.

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.

The VR Terror Bird, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. Classified under the Variant group.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the VR Terror Bird has decent hitting power. Starting at 270 Health, it's on the squishy side. Its base Stamina of 160 gives it average stamina. It carries 120 base Weight - modest carrying capacity.

Taming the VR 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 VR Terror Bird fills a general-purpose role, adaptable to whatever your tribe currently needs. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 20°C and 28°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.36 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.