Megalodon
CreatureDMG
Megalodon taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Megalodon unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Torpor bleeds at 0.3/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 42m 12s | 98.73%+74 Lvl (224) | 3m 51s | |
 Raw Mutton | 51m 46s | 94.55%+70 Lvl (220) | 2m 16s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1h 5m 16s | 91.67%+68 Lvl (218) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1h 34m 24s | 83.66%+62 Lvl (212) | 2m 15s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2h 8m 7s | 73.63%+55 Lvl (205) | 2m 15s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1h 19m 53s | 64.18%+48 Lvl (198) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Meat | 3h 11m 16s | 55.48%+41 Lvl (191) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2h 42m 59s | 31.04%+23 Lvl (173) | 1m 10s | |
 Cooked Meat | 3h 10m 8s | 23.83%+17 Lvl (167) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3h 58m 31s | 16.64%+12 Lvl (162) | 1m 8s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 3h 57m 57s | 4.77%+3 Lvl (153) | 34s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow89 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow51 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)51 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart36 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart18 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow24 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow66 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher26 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Megalodon taming video guide
More about taming the Megalodon
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Megalodon based on your settings.
Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Megalodon across various creature levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Megalodon. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. At 0.3 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 Megalodon is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the DMG group.
Stamina sits at 320 base, providing decent staying power. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Megalodon sits at 600 base, making it solidly tanky. It carries 250 base Weight - a solid weight pool.
The Megalodon is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Superior Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
After taming, the Megalodon 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 0.37 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
