How to tame Drakeling in ARK Survival Ascended

Drakelings are the adorable little dragons added with ARK Survival Ascended’s latest Ragnarok expansion. Once tamed, they will sit on your shoulder while you travel and help you during combat. They also provide different passive buffs that can be very useful.

Not only are these creatures adorable, they also provide many benefits. This guide will help you tame your first Drakeling.

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Drakeling locations in ARK Survival Ascended

All types of Drakelings in Ark Survival Ascended (Image via Studio Wildcard)

There are four kinds of Drakelings — each resembling a season — and can be found across different biomes. These are Autumn Drakelings, Summer Drakelings, Winter Darkelings, and Spring Drakelings.

Autumn Drakelings are located within the small region under the frozen area. Look for them somewhere around longitude ~50 and latitude ~50. If you travel up in the frozen landmass, you can find Winter Drakelings.

If you are looking for a Summer Drakeling, check longitude ~20 and latitude ~40 around the canyons. The location of the Spring Drakeling is currently unknown, and this article will be updated once we have that information.

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How to tame a Drakeling in ARK Survival Ascended

Drakeling combat in Ark Survival Ascendant (Image via Studio Wildcard)

Taming a Drakeling can be tricky and is a two-step process. They are passive creatures, so they won't attack you unless you do, but they will test your skills if you plan to tame them.

The first step is to get them to land on your shoulder. Food of any type will not work on them; you need a torch to lure them. Once a Drakeling lands on your shoulder, the second step of taming will begin, where they will take you hunting.

You will see a set of instructions near your hotbar asking you to kill other creatures. Once the bar is full, feed the Drakeling a Superior Kibble. This will increase the taming progress by a small percentage, and the progress bar will reset, along with the timer. Repeat the process of killing other creatures and feeding the little dragon until the bar reaches 100%, and you’ve tamed your first Darkeling.

Note that if you fail to hunt animals within the time limit, the Drakeling will fly away.

Here’s what you need to keep in mind while taming a Drakeling:

1. Approach the Drakeling with a torch and wait for them to land on your shoulder.
2. Collect enough XP by hunting other creatures to impress the Drakeling.
3. Feed the Drakeling a Superior Kibble to increase taming progress.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until the taming progress reaches 100%.

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Drakeling abilities and uses in Ark Survival Ascended

Ascendant Dragon Hoard in Ark Survival Ascended (Image via Studio Wildcard)

Once tamed, the Drakeling will provide you with a new weapon in the inventory. When it is equipped, you will gain the ability to use your little flying buddy in combat. Apart from that, taming the creature gets you a few passive abilities. Here are the details:

• Bite attack: Bite attack is the default attack
• Fire breath: Once the weapon recharges, the Drakeling can do a short-range fire attack.
• Soft fall: When jumping from a height with the Drakeling on your shoulder, you won’t take fall damage.
• Experience sharing (Passive): The Drakeling will store a portion of XP, which can be transferred to another tamed creature.
• Double XP (passive): Your XP gain is doubled for a certain period.
• Special aspect (Passive): Each Drakeling will give you or other tamed creatures a different aspect buff that can be movement speed, melee damage, loot, etc.

Apart from these abilities, Drakelings can also use the Ascendant Dragon Hoard Key to reveal the loot chest on the map. The chest contains valuable loot, and the key decays after some time, so you’ll need to be quick.