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Otter

Otter
ARK's base taming speed on PC, PS4, and Xbox is now doubled, meaning 1× is as fast as what 2× was previously. Dododex has been updated to reflect this. Use the "presets" dropdown for common multipliers.
LVL
Taming Speed ?
Food Drain
Multiplier
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Taming Calculator (Passive)

To tame an otter, kill some fish, approach the otter, and then use the action button to feed the fish to it. Level of fish does not impact taming. The Sabertooth Salmon is by far the most effective fish, followed by the Piranha and the Coelacanth. Please ignore timing and effectiveness as calculations are not yet complete.

FOOD QTY TIME FEEDING
INTERVAL		EFFECT.
Sabertooth Salmon (1.5x)
Sabertooth Salmon (1.5x)
200:00:5527s
99.6%
+74 Lvl (224)
Sabertooth Salmon (0.5x)
Sabertooth Salmon (0.5x)
400:01:4927s
97.6%
+73 Lvl (223)
Piranha (1.2x)
Piranha (1.2x)
600:02:4327s
94.8%
+71 Lvl (221)
Piranha (1.0x)
Piranha (1.0x)
700:03:1027s
92.9%
+69 Lvl (219)
Piranha (0.8x)
Piranha (0.8x)
900:04:0427s
89%
+66 Lvl (216)
Coelacanth (2.5x)
Coelacanth (2.5x)
200:00:5527s
99.6%
+74 Lvl (224)
Coelacanth (2.0x)
Coelacanth (2.0x)
200:00:5527s
99.4%
+74 Lvl (224)
Coelacanth (1.5x)
Coelacanth (1.5x)
300:01:2227s
98.9%
+74 Lvl (224)
Coelacanth (1.0x)
Coelacanth (1.0x)
400:01:4927s
97.8%
+73 Lvl (223)
Coelacanth (0.5x)
Coelacanth (0.5x)
700:03:1027s
92.7%
+69 Lvl (219)
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Knock Out

Tranquilizer Dart
%
Tranquilizer Dart
16
100%
CHANCE
OF DEATH
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart
%
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart
8
43.8%
Bow
%
Bow
39
100%
Compound Bow
%
Compound Bow
70
100%
Crossbow
%
Crossbow
23
100%
Harpoon Launcher
%
Harpoon Launcher
12
100%
Fists
%
Fists
249
100%
Slingshot
%
Slingshot
147
100%
Wooden Club
%
Wooden Club
174
100%
Boomerang (Melee)
%
Boomerang (Melee)
83
100%
Boomerang
%
Boomerang
50
100%
Electric Prod
%
Electric Prod
14
Tripwire Narcotic Trap
%
Tripwire Narcotic Trap
15
S+ Tranq Turret
%
S+ Tranq Turret
14
Equus (Buck Kick)
%
Equus (Buck Kick)
91
100%
Beelzebufo (Sweep)
%
Beelzebufo (Sweep)
58
100%
Beelzebufo (Stab)
%
Beelzebufo (Stab)
97
100%
Basilisk
%
Basilisk
22
100%
Pulmonoscorpius
%
Pulmonoscorpius
78
100%
Pachy (Charge)
%
Pachy (Charge)
59
100%
Pachy (Primary Attack)
%
Pachy (Primary Attack)
348
100%
Thorny Dragon (Tail Needles)
%
Thorny Dragon (Tail Needles)
870
100%
Tusoteuthis (In Seconds)
%
Tusoteuthis (In Seconds)
348
Bow (Toxicant Arrow)
%
Bow (Toxicant Arrow)
20
100%
Compound Bow (Toxicant Arrow)
%
Compound Bow (Toxicant Arrow)
15
100%
Crossbow (Toxicant Arrow)
%
Crossbow (Toxicant Arrow)
20
100%
Longbow
%
Longbow
47
100%
Recurve Bow
%
Recurve Bow
20
100%

The Otter does not have multipliers for headshots or any other areas.

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Stats

BASE STATS

StatBase
(Lvl 1)
Increase Per Lvl
(Wild)
Increase Per Lvl
(Tamed)
Rank*
Ark Health Icon
Health
40+8+5.4%
LOW
Ranked 132 of 133
Ark Stamina Icon
Stamina
180+18+10%
AVG
Ranked 92
Ark Oxygen Icon
Oxygen
600+60+10%
Ark Food Icon
Food
400+40+10%
LOW
Ranked 128
Ark Weight Icon
Weight
30+0.6+4%
LOW
Ranked 129
Ark Melee Damage Icon
Melee Damage
100%+5%+2%
AVG
Ranked 107
Ark Movement Speed Icon
Movement Speed
100%—+7.5%
Ark Torpor Icon
Torpor
350+21—
AVG
Ranked 72
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Otter vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.)

ABSOLUTE STATS

10
PRIMARY ATTACK
%
MELEE DAMAGE
MOVEMENT SPEEDBASESprinting
(Wild)
Sprinting
(Tamed)
Walking65136.5136.5
Swimming300
Movement Speed:   %

Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps

All 🥚 Taming & KO 🔧 Utility ⚔️ Encountering 😂 Funny 📖 Stories NEW! 🏷️ Name Ideas
161 points   🔧 Utility       Report
Fun fact: If your on mobile, you can just tap on tames and you’ll be able to summon your lost companions.

To the person that lost Otty, I’m not sure if you knew this but if he’s alive, you’ll be able to get him back, he won’t have his inventory items though
50 points   ⚔️ Encountering       Report
Once I went out to tame Raptors, or... try to shoot one from the safety of my raft... but then I saw a lil otter, my heart melted!!! Then I realized, the OTHER things that were in the area included: A baryonyx, a pack of 7 Raptors, A theri, and sum other aggressive friggin things, and the otter STILL LIVES THERE. Soooo many trikes and parasaurs died to the pack of FREAKING 10 RAPTORS! But the otter. Just lives. How.
26 points   🔧 Utility       Report
Wearing them on shoulders also add resistance to heat by 100!
You can also craft a helmet and equip it on them to add to their cuteness and defense!
349 points   🔧 Utility       Report
Dear owner of Henry otter, he is fine you dont need to worry abput him. He was simply accepted into Woghorts and the disappering you saw was simply him entering fish #13 3/4.
197 points   🔧 Utility       Report
They warm you when your cold when on your shoulder
174 points   🔧 Utility       Report
They can hold more than one of the same Artifact
1325 points   🔧 Utility       Report
The otter can be very useful for gathering fish meat — it will harvest fish on demand. You can also use it to forage for Silica Pearls, and it will occasionally find Black Pearls.
265 points   🥚 Taming & KO       Report
These little guys are so much easier to tame in mobile, but harder to find. You still need to kill a megipirahna, but you don’t need to grab its corpse to feed the otter. After harvesting its meat you can easily walk up to it and feed it until it’s tamed. It doesn’t run away in mobile, and I’m sure you can use any fish meat.
60 points   🔧 Utility       Report
If these guys are that cute that how cute are the BABIES?
71 points   🔧 Utility       Report
The more stats you add to melee damage the more rezistance they will give you.
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Resources

Gathering Efficiency

Silica Pearls
Silica Pearls
★︎3.9
Rated #3 for gathering
Raw Fish Meat
Raw Fish Meat
★︎3.6
Black Pearl
Black Pearl
★︎3.4
Rated #4 for gathering
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Drops

Pelt
Pelt
Raw Meat
Raw Meat
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Otter Breeding

1d 4h 58m 52s
Total Time
(PREGNANCY to Adult)
4:19 AM
7h 56m 10s
Pregnancy
7:17 AM
21h 2m 42s
Total Maturation
2h 6m 16s
Baby
5:48 PM
8h 25m 5s
Juvenile
2:13 AM
10h 31m 21s
Adolescent
4:19 AM

Maturation Time Calculator

Maturation Progress
%
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Can Damage

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Adobe
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Metal
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✖︎
Tek
Tek
✖︎

Affected By

Lasso
Lasso
✖︎
Bola
Bola
✔︎
Chain Bola
Chain Bola
✖︎
Plant Species Y Trap
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✔︎
Bear Trap
Bear Trap
✔︎
Large Bear Trap
Large Bear Trap
✖︎

Fits Through

Doorframe
Doorframe
✔︎
Double Door
Double Door
✔︎
Dinosaur Gateway
Dinosaur Gateway
✔︎
Behemoth Dinosaur Gateway
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✔︎
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Categories

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What does a Otter eat? In ARK: Survival Evolved, the Otter eats Sabertooth Salmon (1.5x), Sabertooth Sphoenalmon (1.0x), Sabertooth Salmon (0.5x), Piranha (1.2x), Piranha (1.0x), Piranha (0.8x), Coelacanth (2.5x), Coelacanth (2.0x), Coelacanth (1.5x), Coelacanth (1.0x), and Coelacanth (0.5x).

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