Tranq Arrow

Tranq Arrow
Less deadly than other arrows, but rapidly increases the victim's torpidity.
Weapon
Type	Arrow
Ammo for	Bow Crossbow Compound Bow
Item
Weight	0.2
Stack Size	100
Stack Size (Mobile)	50
Single use	Yes (recollectible as stone arrow)
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Found in Supply Crate	Green
Crafting
Required level	Level 21
Engram Points	8 EP
Crafting XP	0.05 XP
Crafting Time	1s
Prerequisites	Stone Arrow Narcotic
Crafted in	Inventory
Required Stations	Mortar and Pestle
Ingredients
Resources breakdown [Expand] 1 × Stone Arrow 2 × Thatch 2 × Fiber 1 × Flint 1 × Narcotic 5 × Narcoberry 1 × Spoiled Meat 1 × Raw Meat Total Base Ingredients 5 × Narcoberry 1 × Flint 2 × Thatch 2 × Fiber 1 × Raw Meat
Purchase (Mobile)
Purchase Yields	10 Pieces
Purchased in	Loading Bench
Cost	20 ×  Reloads

Overview

The Tranq Arrow (or Tranquilizer Arrow) is used for rendering creatures unconscious. It does less damage than a Stone Arrow, but increases the target's Torpor. Tranq Arrows can be used as ammo for the Bow, Crossbow and Compound Bow.

Upon hit, they instantly increase the target's torpor by an amount equal to 200% of the weapon damage and give an additional amount of torpor equal to 250% of the weapon damage over the course of the next 4 seconds. (ex. A standard quality Bow would Cause 40 Torpor damage immediately, with a timed release of 50 torpor over 4 seconds.)

They can usually be recovered by walking up to the area of impact, but will be recovered as Stone Arrows, the Narcotic being expended.

Tranquilizer comparison table

Ammunition	Weapon	Damage	Instant torpor	Over time	Total
Tranq Arrow	Bow	20	40	50	90
Tranq Arrow	Compound Bow	27	54	67.5	121.5
Tranq Arrow	Crossbow	35	70	87.5	157.5
Tranquilizer Dart	Longneck Rifle	26	156	65	221
Tranq Spear Bolt	Harpoon Launcher	36	216	90	306
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart	Longneck Rifle	26	312	130	442
Toxicant Arrow	Bow	20	80	100	180
Toxicant Arrow	Compound Bow	27	?	?	240
Toxicant Arrow	Crossbow	35	80	100	180

Notes

• A second arrow hitting the target will not override the torpor-over-time effect of the first arrow, the effects of multiple arrows will instead stack. That means it's not necessary to wait in between shots to gain the maximum torpor. On the other hand, the torpor increase takes 5 seconds. So if the creature is near unconsciousness, it's better to wait after each shot as to not harm the creature unnecessarily.
• A Tranq Arrow fired from a Crossbow is more effective in terms of both damage and torpor when compared to either a normal Bow or Compound Bow.
• Flying creatures take 1.5x damage from non-bullet ranged weapons. This bonus stacks with the 2.5x bonus from head shots. A single Tranq Arrow striking the head of an Argentavis can do a lot of torpor over 5 seconds.
• In Survival of the Fittest, Tranq Arrows become available at level 10 (along with Bow), and can be crafted by using 5 Narcoberries instead of Narcotic (to prevent the need for a foundation, mortar & pestle, and spoiled meat).
• Tranq Arrows are the preferred method for knocking out Giganotosaurus due to the higher reload speed of the crossbow, the outrageous torpor-drop of the Giganotosaurus, and the non-existent risk of it dying during torpor-delivery.
• You can collect tranq arrows from killing higher level dinos.
• On ARK: Mobile, there is a variant of Tranq Arrow known as Toxicant Arrows