Taming Tier 1

ATLAS provides the ability to tame wild animals and pet or domesticate them.

Most of the creatures in Atlas are tamable via either the passive or bola methods (described below).

Dragons can only be tamed for a limited period of time using a tame token which can be purchased from a Merchant Ship for 40,000 gold.

You cannot tame on Freeport servers.

Tameable creatures

These are the known tamable creatures and their taming requirements ONLY

Tier	Creature	Reaction	Taming method	Taming Item	Eats	Interaction	Breedable	Equipment	Purpose
1	Chicken	Flee	Passive Taming	Berries / Fruits	Berries / Fruits	Carry	Yes	---	Eggs
1	Monkey	Startles	Passive Taming	Berries / Fruits	Fruits	Companion	---	Hats	Throws poop in combat (on shoulder), Health regen boost (on shoulder)
1	Parrot	Defensive	Bola	Hardtack / Berries/Fruits	Berries	Companion	Yes	Hats	Fortitude Buff (on shoulder)
1	Rabbit	Flee	Passive Taming	Carrot / Berries	Berries	Companion	Yes	---	Warns you of dangerous animals. (on shoulder)
1	Sheep	Flee	Passive Taming	File:Flowers.png Flowers / Berries	Berries / File:Flowers.png Flowers	Mount	Yes	No saddle needed	Fleece
2	Bear	Defensive	Bola	Honey / Berries / Fruits / Vegetables	Animal Meat/ Berries / Milk	Mount	Yes	Tier 2, Cargo, Carriage	Fiber (Primary), Plants, Prime Meat, Meat, Fish
2	Bull	Defensive	Bola	Rushes / Berries / Fronds / Vegetables / Fruits	Vegetables / Fruits	Mount	Yes	Tier 2	Small amount of Thatch, Small amounts of Wood, Berries, Plants, Prime meat
2	Cow	Flee	Passive Taming	Fronds / Berries / Vegetables / Fruits	Vegetables / Fruits / Milk	---	Yes	---	Milk, Prime meat
2	Crow	Defensive	Bola	Earthworms / Berries / Fruits	Fruits	Companion	Yes	---	Intelligence boost (on shoulder)
2	Horse	Startles	Bola	Sugar Cane / Vegetables / Fruits / Berries	Vegetables / Fruits	Mount	Yes	Tier 2, Cargo, Carriage	Berries, Vegetables,Travel
2	Ostrich	Defensive	Bola	Chili / Vegetables / Fruits / Berries	Vegetables / Fruits	Mount	---	Tier 2	Honey from hives, Small Amount of Wood, Small Amount of Thatch, Travel
2	Pig	Defensive	Passive Taming	Maize / Vegetables / Fruits / Berries	Vegetables / Fruits	Mount	Yes	No saddle needed	Berries, Vegetables ( Little Wood and Thatch ), can be ordered to poop for Fertilizer
2	Seagull	Defensive	Bola	Prime Fish Meat / Fish Meat	Fish Meat	Companion	Yes	---	Swim Speed & Oxygen Buff (on shoulder)
2	Vulture	Defensive	Bola	Rotten Meat / Earthworms	Rotten Meat	Companion	---	---
2	Wolf	Aggressive	Bola	File:Prime Meat.png Prime Meat / Bone / Animal Meat	Animal Meat	Mount	---	Tier 2	Meat, Hide, Keratinoid, Insulation boost (while riding)
2	Penguin	Flee	Bola	Prime Fish Meat / Fish Meat	Fish Meat	Carry	---	Hats	Provides insulation (AoE)
3	Elephant	Defensive	Bola	Wheat / Vegetables / Fruits	Berries / Vegetables / Fruits	Multi-Mount(3)	---	Tier 3	Wood, Berries, Plants, Small amount of thatch, Honey
3	Giraffe	Defensive	Bola	Beet / Vegetables / Fruits	Vegetables / Fruits	Multi-Mount(2)	---	Tier 3	Small amount of wood, small amount of thatch, Berries, Travel
3	Lion	Aggressive	Bola	Prime Animal Meat / Animal Meat	Animal Meat	Mount	---	Tier 3	Meat, Hide, Keratinoid
3	Rhino	Defensive	Bola	Turnip / Vegetables / Fruits	Berries / Vegetables / Fruits	Mount	---	Tier 3	Stone, Flint, Metal, small amounts of Thatch, Small amounts of Wood, Oil
3	Tiger	Aggressive	Bola	Prime Animal Meat / Animal Meat	Animal Meat	Mount	---	Tier 3	Meat, Hide, Keratinoid, Bleed attack
?	Drake		Merchant Ship or Freeport	40,000 Gold Coin	Gold Coin	Mount	---	No saddle needed, only stays for 6 hours
3	Razortooth	Aggressive	Bola	Jac's Beef Buns, Cooked Prime Fish Meat	Fish Meat / Animal Meat	Mount		No saddle needed
?	Shieldhorn	Defensive	Bola	Vegetables		Mount		No saddle needed

Passive Taming

Place the required item in the last slot of your toolbar. Feed the animal by pressing the action button while standing close enough for the feed prompt to appear. When the Bar at the bottom of the name plate fills to 100% the animal is tamed and you may name them.

Bola Taming

The animal must be damaged to below 20%, then a Bola will be able to be used on Animal. When the Animal is Bola'ed they will be knocked to the ground. You will need to approach the mouth of the animal and feed it it's favorite food. Animals will attack if you are too close, but you need to be close to the mouth to get the option to feed it, try crouching or proneing to reduce your aggro visibility. Repeat damaging and trapping with the Bola—then feeding—until the animal's tame meter is full. When the Bar at the bottom of the name plate fills to 100% the animal is tamed and you may name them.

Too long of a gap between feedings, and the taming progress starts to decline. This is indicated by the feeding dialog switching to red lettering.

It seems to be best to approach the animal from the back in order to feed it. There is a "sweet spot" where you probably can't be hit by the attack. But terrain or structures can make this approach difficult.

Bola Taming Tip

Build a "taming trap" (see gallery) using Small Wood Gateway, Wood Fence Support, and Wood Wall with windows. After you get the animal in the trap, you can let its taming meter reset to zero while you stock up and prepare. Using a shield to approach the creature while it is bound can cancel or mitigate the damage of their attack, allowing you to get in there and feed it. Be fully fed and hydrated, with a large supply of bolas. Because this is going to take a long time and be very difficult. And have someone watch your back and deal with the roaming predators as you work.

For both types of taming, be aware that you can pick up and carry animals that are unconscious, although they can be very heavy. This can be a boon if you need to get either a passive or hostile tame candidate into a corral and away from roving predators.

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Level Gain on Taming

When you successfully tame a creature, it immediately gets a bonus to its wild level. The best bonus (at 99.9% taming efficiency) is an additional 50% to its currently level, rounded down. So a Level 5 cow tamed perfectly will start its career with its new master at level 7. From there the creature can earn experience and gain additional levels, just like the player characters and ships.

Maximum Tame Level

Every Tame can get a minimum of 30 tame level-ups put into it, plus however many base levels it had when wild. So for example, a level 5 post-tame wolf would get 35 tame level-ups to apply, whereas a level 40 post-tame wolf would get 70 tame level-ups to use. Formula: Maximum Tame Level = (Wild Level + Taming Proficiency) + (Post Tame Minimum Level 30 )

Currently Max Wild found is level 60. So 120 is the current max level at perfect tame. (60 Wild + 30 Bonus Taming Proficiency) + 30 Minimum Levels = 120.

For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator

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V10 Update

v10 Official Patch Notes Site Taming food guide

Updated taming foods to allow a variety of consumables to be used in taming creatures.

Effectiveness left(more) to right(less):

Tier 1

• Chicken - Fruits, Berries
• Monkey - Fruits, Berries
• Parrot - Hardtack, or Berries
• Rabbit - Carrots, or Berries
• Sheep - Flowers, or Berries

Tier 2

• Bear - Honey, Vegetables, Fruits or Berries
• Cow/Bull - Rushes, Fronds, Vegetables, Fruits, or Berries
• Crow - Worms, Fruits, or Berries
• Horse - Sugarcane, Vegetables, Fruits, or Berries
• Ostrich - Chili, Vegetables, Fruits, or Berries
• Penguin - Prime Fish Meat, or Fish Meat
• Pig - Maize, Vegetables, Fruits, or Berries
• Seagull - Prime Fish Meat, or Fish Meat
• Vulture - Spoiled Meat, or Worms
• Wolf - Prime Animal Meat, Bones, or other Meats

Tier 3

• Elephant - Wheat, Vegetables (cultivated), or Fruits
• Giraffe - Beets, Vegetables (cultivated), or Fruits
• Lion - Prime Animal Meat, or other Meats
• Rhino - Turnip, Vegetables (cultivated), or Fruits
• Tiger - Prime Animal Meat, or other Meats