Megalosaurus
CreatureDMG
Megalosaurus taming calculatorKnockout
The Megalosaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Torpor bleeds at 0.3/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 1h 50m 10s | 98.04%+73 Lvl (223) | 6m 29s | |
 Raw Mutton | 1h 18m 46s | 91.94%+68 Lvl (218) | 2m 16s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1h 36m 46s | 88.12%+66 Lvl (216) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 2h 23m 51s | 77.07%+57 Lvl (207) | 2m 15s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 3h 13m 18s | 64.93%+48 Lvl (198) | 2m 15s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 2h 1m 31s | 54.1%+40 Lvl (190) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Meat | 4h 50m 16s | 45.11%+33 Lvl (183) | 2m 16s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 4h 8m 31s | 22.82%+17 Lvl (167) | 1m 10s | |
 Cooked Meat | 4h 50m 16s | 17.03%+12 Lvl (162) | 1m 8s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 6h 3m 23s | 11.6%+8 Lvl (158) | 1m 8s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 6h 2m 49s | 3.19%+2 Lvl (152) | 34s |
Required narcotics
13Narcotics
56Narcoberries
7Bio Toxin
23Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow86 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow49 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)49 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart35 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart18 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow23 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow64 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher26 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Megalosaurus taming video guide
More about taming the Megalosaurus
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Megalosaurus based on your settings.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Megalosaurus at different levels. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Megalosaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Tusoteuthis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Megalosaurus. 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.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Megalosaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The Megalosaurus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the DMG category.
Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. At 1,025 base HP, the Megalosaurus is solidly tanky. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing moderate endurance. It carries 300 base Weight - a solid weight pool.
The Megalosaurus 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 Megalosaurus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 26°C–32°C temperature window. A wild Megalosaurus is worth 25 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.34 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
