The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the R-Direwolf at your selected level and food.Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.

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

The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the R-Direwolf unconscious through the full taming duration.Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each.At 0.5 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.

Use the torpor and starve timers to track your R-Direwolf tame in real time.Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level R-Direwolf: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food.This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.

Found throughout the ARKs, the R-Direwolf is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.Classified under the Variant group.

With 100% base Melee Damage, the R-Direwolf has solid damage output.Starting at 330 Health, it's decently sturdy.Stamina sits at 260 base, providing average stamina.It carries 170 base Weight - modest carrying capacity.

Taming the R-Direwolf requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor.Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

After taming, the R-Direwolf fills a general-purpose role, adaptable to whatever your tribe currently needs.Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process.Defeating one in the wild grants 6 base XP.It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.