How to Tame a Woolly Mammoth in ARK

 

    The Mammoth — "the Mammoth or Woolly Mammoth," per ark.wiki.gg — is a knockout (KO) tame, not a passive grazer feed, despite being a herbivore. The wiki describes it as "a large, herbivorous mammal known for its ability to harvest large amounts of Wood, Thatch, and Berries as well as grab and intimidate creatures with its trunk," and its saddle "comes with a war drum that, when played, provides a buff that replenishes stamina and makes the mammoth and its allies immune to the fear roars of Yutyrannus." This guide covers what the source documents: the KO method, preferred food and kibble, the Level 1 and Level 30 knockout figures, and what you get once it's saddled — base stats, saddle level, and combat abilities. Where the page doesn't give a figure, this guide says so instead of guessing.

 

The Knockout (KO) Taming Method

 

    The infobox lists Tameable: Yes, Rideable: Yes, Breedable: Yes, with a Taming Method of Knockout. The page text is direct: "The Mammoth is tamed violently, i.e. it must be knocked out and fed with food it likes." It is not Torpor Immune, so standard tranquilizing works as expected. Its preferred kibble is Superior Kibble, with a second listed entry reading "Kibble (Raptor Egg)." Preferred food category is Crops, with Fresh Sorghum named specifically.

 

    For the knockout itself, the KO Strategy section says: "Kite it like anything else, they're relatively slow." It flags a real hazard, though — Mammoths spawn in the snow biome, "usually littered with animals that want to kill you," where "the low temperatures will slowly drain your life." Its own suggestion: try to "kite them out of the snow biome into the warmer jungle" if you can't protect yourself from the cold, and "if you have a quetzal, use it to your advantage by carrying it to somewhere safe or a pen."

 

Best Foods and Kibble for Taming

 

 

    Superior Kibble is made from 2× Citronal, 1× Prime Meat Jerky, 1× Large Egg, 5× Fiber, 2× Rare Mushroom, 1× Sap, and 1× Water. The taming-food table gives exact amounts and feeding time by level: Superior Kibble needs 4 at Level 1 (0:04:29), 8 at Level 30 (0:08:58), 13 at Level 60 (0:14:33), 18 at Level 90 (0:20:09), 22 at Level 120 (0:24:37), and 27 at Level 150 (0:30:13).

 

    Feeding Berries instead, the same table lists 66 at Level 1 (0:27:44) climbing to 532 at Level 150 (3:43:27). The arithmetic: 532 ÷ 66 ≈ 8.06× more Berries needed for a Level 150 tame than a Level 1 one — steeper than Superior Kibble's own 27 ÷ 4 = 6.75× increase over the same range, which is the wiki's own case for spending crafting materials on kibble at higher levels. One caveat quoted directly: "Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!"

 

Level 1 Knockout Numbers and Torpidity

 

 

    For a Level 1 Mammoth, the taming table lists six KO figures side by side: ×55; ×23; ×7; ×4; ×3; ×2. The extracted page text doesn't label which weapon or ammo each number belongs to, so this guide won't guess a mapping — treat these as the wiki's own six-tool spread for a Level 1 knockout. At Level 1, Torpidity depletes at 0.3/second, with 00:30:33 until fully drained. At Level 30, the spread rises to ×151; ×62; ×17; ×10; ×7; ×4, depleting faster at 0.5/second with a 00:50:23 window.

 

    Base Torpidity itself starts at 550, +33 per level (wild).

 

Combat Abilities, Weaknesses, and the Saddle

 

 

    Tamed, the Mammoth has four abilities. Swing (20 stamina) hits for 48 damage, "good for farming Thatch and Berries." Grab (5 stamina) picks up a medium creature with the trunk, usable every 1.45s. Intimidate (C, 200 stamina) "bars and Intimidates the targets for 15 seconds," cutting target Melee Damage by 25% and negating Bola/Net Projectile effects, usable every 3.28s; near water it also removes any Enflame effect. Stomp (Space, 40 stamina) hits for 69 damage, "good for farming Wood," usable every 1.26s. Passively, it gets a flat 75% Weight reduction on carried Wood.

 

    Equipment: the Mammoth Saddle unlocks at Level 31; a Mammoth Side Saddle is listed with no level given — undocumented on the source, not guessed here. A "Hats" slot is also listed, but its required level is literally written as "Level ?" on the wiki itself.

 

    Base stats (ASA): Health 1020 (+204/level), Stamina 330 (+33/level), Oxygen 150 (+15/level), Food 5000 (+500/level), Weight 500 (+10/level), Melee Damage 48/69 (+2.4/+3.45 per level), Movement Speed 100%. Damage multipliers: Fire ×0.375, Explosives ×0.6, Head ×1.5; on ASA, body-region multipliers "also apply for player's melee attacks."

 

    The wiki's own defense note: "The Mammoth is extremely slow, the easiest way to gain its precious pelt is using a Metal Hatchet," and its "knockback effect can be extremely dangerous" near cliffs. Its stated weakness: "you can easily stay a few paces in front of it, and pelt it with bullets."

 

Trap and prep first: the wiki lists Chain Bola, Large Bear Trap, and Net Projectile under "Immobilized By." In the snow biome, kite toward the jungle if the cold is draining you, and use a Quetzal to relocate a knocked-out Mammoth to a pen. The wiki's own combat advice: attack from behind or use a crossbow and retreat, ideally with "a high level sabertooth or other creature" tanking hits while you shoot from range — melee is called "extremely dangerous."

 

Running your own ARK server

 

    Kiting a Mammoth out of the snow biome, keeping a Quetzal on standby, and stockpiling Superior Kibble ingredients all take time — easier to spend on a dedicated, always-on world than racing a shared host's play session. A private ARK server keeps your trap and kibble supply where you left them, with no risk of a raid or scheduled restart interrupting a tame mid-Torpidity-drain, and makes coordinating the wiki's tank-and-shoot approach with tribemates a matter of scheduling, not luck.

 

Conclusion

 

    Taming a Woolly Mammoth in ARK comes down to what the wiki documents: it's a knockout tame that isn't Torpor Immune, prefers Superior Kibble or Fresh Sorghum, a Level 1 knockout needs one of six listed tool counts (55/23/7/4/3/2, unlabeled by weapon), and the Mammoth Saddle unlocks at Level 31. Past that — the exact weapon mapping for those KO figures, the Mammoth Side Saddle's level, and the "Hats" slot's level — the source itself leaves those as "?" or unlabeled, and this guide isn't filling in the blanks with a guess.

 

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