Dunkleosteus
CreatureFarmer
Dunkleosteus taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Dunkleosteus unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. The Dunkleosteus loses Torpor at 1 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 40m 14s | 98.58%+73 Lvl (223) | 5m 45s | |
 Raw Mutton | 31m 31s | 94.22%+70 Lvl (220) | 2m 16s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 40m 31s | 91.01%+68 Lvl (218) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 58m 27s | 82.52%+61 Lvl (211) | 2m 15s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1h 18m 40s | 72.17%+54 Lvl (204) | 2m 15s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 48m 23s | 62.77%+47 Lvl (197) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Meat | 1h 57m 1s | 53.71%+40 Lvl (190) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1h 39m 25s | 29.58%+22 Lvl (172) | 1m 10s | |
 Cooked Meat | 1h 55m 53s | 22.61%+16 Lvl (166) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2h 24m 1s | 15.83%+11 Lvl (161) | 1m 8s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2h 24m 1s | 4.5%+3 Lvl (153) | 34s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow128 Normal hits2% Death chance
Crossbow73 Normal hits1% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)73 Normal hits1% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart52 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart26 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow35 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow95 Normal hits2% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher38 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Dunkleosteus taming video guide
More about taming the Dunkleosteus
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Dunkleosteus, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Dunkleosteus across various creature levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Dunkleosteus unconscious through the full taming duration. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. At 1 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
The Dunkleosteus is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Farmer group.
Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. With 710 base Health, the Dunkleosteus is solidly tanky. With 200 base Stamina, the Dunkleosteus has decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 910, giving it excellent carrying capacity.
The Dunkleosteus is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the Dunkleosteus is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 12 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.43 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
