To tame an Enigmasaur, track its blue-green glow, wait for it to disguise itself, and ride a tamed mount of the exact same species next to it. Skip tranquilizers entirely; this passive tame strictly requires matching its rotating wildlife forms until the progress bar fills.

Enigmasaur Quick Reference

Review these core mechanics before hunting your first target.

Pack a diverse cryopod roster of common mounts before searching so an unexpected disguise never forces a base run.

Where to Find Enigmasaur

Enigmasaur spawns across Ragnarok, The Center, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Valguero, Lost Colony, and Astraeos. In our field testing, Ragnarok delivered the fastest sightings when sweeping open plains with a Gene Scanner rather than relying on visual checks alone.

Use these primary Ragnarok coordinates to locate a target fast.

Start your patrol at 18, 56 and clear surrounding mobs to force fresh spawns if the node is dry.

Pro Tip: Enigmasaur pulls disguises from the entire map spawn pool rather than nearby creatures, so carry rare mounts like a Mantis even in basic jungle zones.

How to Tame Enigmasaur

Matching the active disguise with a ridden tame of the identical species is the only way to advance the taming bar. In our taming runs, staring directly at the creature never interrupted the cycle, so maintain close visual contact the entire time.

• Pin Target: Mark the wild Enigmasaur with a waypoint before it wanders into hostile packs.
• Verify Disguise: Wait for it to shift into a wild creature and confirm the exact species.
• Deploy Match: Unpod a tamed mount of that identical species and equip its saddle.
• Trigger Progress: Ride right alongside the disguised Enigmasaur until it reverts to its native form and awards taming progress.
• Reset Loop: Dismount immediately and wait for the next transformation before deploying your next matching creature.

Pro Tip: If an Enigmasaur refuses to register your matching mount after two minutes, abandon it immediately—bugged wild spawns lock their state and never recover.

How to Study and Use Mimic Forms

Once tamed and saddled, Enigmasaur copies both wild and tamed creatures—including endgame apexes like a tamed Giga—for 1 hour per scan. Forms switch instantly with zero cooldown, letting you chain utility and combat roles on the fly.

• Scan Target: Ride your Enigmasaur up to the target creature and Hold C to complete the study animation.
• Assign Slot: Bind the newly scanned species to an open mimic wheel slot.
• Execute Shift: Press R to open the radial menu and select your stored form to transform.

Stat Inheritance & Leveling Rules

Studied creatures only grant their rig and abilities, never their stats or level. In our testing, scanning a Level 150 Bison with a low-level Enigmasaur yielded weak damage because mimic forms strictly scale off the Enigmasaur's own stat points.

Pro Tip: Spend all available level-up points in your base Enigmasaur form before shifting, as the game locks stat allocation while you are transformed.

Timers, Cryopods & Boss Arena Limits

Every studied form starts with a 60-minute timer, and placing the Enigmasaur inside a Cryopod cuts remaining mimic time by 50% (dropping a 40-minute timer down to 20 minutes). Furthermore, while your Enigmasaur saddle armor stays fully active across all shifted forms, boss arenas block transformation completely.

Best Enigmasaur Form Loadouts

Combine gathering, mobility, and heavy DPS forms across your slots instead of stacking redundant attackers. We tested these four role-swapping loadouts to maximize inventory efficiency and combat survivability.

Run the Anky, Doedicurus, and Argentavis trio first to master instant weight-reduction swaps during solo metal runs.

Pro Tip: Morphing into a Wyvern transfers your equipped Enigmasaur saddle armor onto a creature that normally lacks a saddle slot, creating the tankiest flyer in PvP.

Do you need to knock out Enigmasaur to tame it?

No, Enigmasaur is a passive tame. Ride a tamed creature matching its current active disguise right next to it until it reverts and fills the taming bar.

Can Enigmasaur copy a Giga?

Yes, holding C near a tamed or wild Giga stores its form. However, damage and health scale strictly off your Enigmasaur's stats, not the scanned Giga's level.

How long do Enigmasaur mimic forms last?

Each studied form lasts 1 hour with zero cooldown between swaps. Cryopodding your Enigmasaur immediately cuts all active form timers by 50%.

Does Enigmasaur keep its saddle armor when transformed?

Yes, your equipped Enigmasaur saddle armor carries over to every mimic form. This grants full saddle mitigation to creatures like Wyverns that normally cannot equip saddles.

Can Enigmasaur transform inside a boss arena?

No, Enigmasaur can enter boss arenas in its base form, but the radial transformation ability is locked inside boss instances.