Base Stats (Wild Lv150)
| Stat | Base Value | Per Level (Wild) | Per Level (Tamed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 1,200 | +240 | +5.4% |
| Stamina | 700 | +70 | +10% |
| Weight | 800 | +16 | +4% |
| Melee Damage | 100% (32 base) | +5% | +1.7% |
Taming Guide
| Food | Amount (Lv150, 1x) | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exceptional Kibble | 22 | ~1h 20min | +99% |
| Raw Mutton | 44 | ~1h 45min | +85% |
| Raw Prime Meat | 55 | ~2h 10min | +78% |
Aerial Taming Methods
Okay so the Tapejara carry method is honestly the easiest way to tame a quetz and basically you need a friend to fly the tapejara while you sit in the passenger seat and since the tapejara can hover and strafe you can freely shoot tranq darts in any direction and I've done this a bunch of times and it's pretty much foolproof if you have a buddy who can fly decently. But if you're solo the Griffin dive method works too you ride a griffin fly above the quetzal dive down to catch up shoot a few darts then pull up and repeat and it's kind of tricky ngl and requires good flying skills and I've messed this up so many times and watched the quetz fly off into the distance it's infuriating. And then there's the Rare Flower aggro method where you eat a rare flower near the quetzal and it actually aggros on you and stops fleeing so you can build a trap on the ground and lure it in but this is risky because other creatures also aggro on you when you use rare flowers and I've had raptors and carnos show up mid-tame and ruin everything so maybe save this for when the area is clear. Also for late game there's the Tek Tapejara saddle chain bola that can immobilize a quetzal mid-air which is basically cheating but in a good way and you get the idea about how nice that is. And the most important thing honestly is never ever try to shoot a quetzal from the ground because they literally never land and you'll just waste all your tranqs and tranq arrows from a crossbow are too slow anyway so use tranq darts from a longneck rifle or don't bother and this is one of those lessons I learned the hard way after chasing a quetz for 20 minutes on foot like an idiot.
Platform Saddle
So the platform saddle unlocks at level 97 which is kind of late game but honestly it's worth the grind because you can put 80 structures on it and build a bed storage forge smithy fabricator generator refrigerator and turrets and basically it's a flying FOB and I've built some ridiculous things on quetz platforms over the years. And the farming rig setup is like the most efficient thing in the game you carry an Anky for metal or a Mammoth for wood with a ramp setup and you fly to resource nodes deploy the farmer harvest load back and repeat and honestly once you've done this you'll never go back to walking harvesters up mountains and stuff like that. But also you can build a taming pen on the platform and fly it to any creature drop the pen around them and it's an instant trap anywhere on the map which is kind of broken tbh and I've used this to tame gigas and stuff in really dumb locations. And for PvP you can put auto-turrets rocket turrets and heavy turrets on the platform and a quetzal gunship absolutely dominates aerial PvP it's not even close and I've seen tribes with fully kitted quetz gunships wipe entire server wars so yeah it's pretty good.
Farming Strategy
The Quetzal and Anky combo for metal is literally the gold standard of farming and I mean nothing else comes close one run with a weight-specced quetz can yield over 10,000 metal which is just ridiculous and you do the same thing with a Mammoth for wood by flying it to dense redwood forests and stuff. But you absolutely have to pump weight on your farming quetzal a 5,000 plus weight quetzal can carry entire industrial forge loads and honestly if you're not investing in weight you're doing it wrong and I've seen people put points into melee on a quetz and it just hurts to watch. Also don't neglect stamina because a quetz that runs out of stamina mid-harvest is literally a sitting duck floating there waiting to get attacked and I've lost quetzals to wild wyverns this way and it sucks so much so keep an eye on that stam bar and land somewhere safe to regen before you push your luck and you get the idea about why that matters.