Mosasaurus
CreatureWater
Mosasaurus taming calculatorKnockout
Taming the Mosasaurus requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 12.8/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 1h 12m 38s | 99.87%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 35s | |
 Raw Mutton | 2h 4m 5s | 98.94%+74 Lvl (224) | 56s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 2h 35m 34s | 98.35%+73 Lvl (223) | 56s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 3h 49m 23s | 96.46%+72 Lvl (222) | 56s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 5h 9m 51s | 93.72%+70 Lvl (220) | 56s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 3h 13m 59s | 90.52%+67 Lvl (217) | 28s | |
 Raw Meat | 7h 44m 49s | 86.91%+65 Lvl (215) | 56s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 6h 38m 8s | 70.49%+52 Lvl (202) | 29s | |
 Cooked Meat | 7h 44m 49s | 62.4%+46 Lvl (196) | 28s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 9h 41m 1s | 51.5%+38 Lvl (188) | 28s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 9h 41m 1s | 20.98%+15 Lvl (165) | 14s |
Required narcotics
435Narcotics
1,212Narcoberries
218Bio Toxin
1,544Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow332 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow190 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)190 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart135 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart68 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow89 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow246 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher98 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Mosasaurus taming video guide
More about taming the Mosasaurus
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Mosasaurus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Mosasaurus at different 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 Mosasaurus unconscious through the full taming duration. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). The Mosasaurus bleeds 12.8 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Mosasaurus tame in real time. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.
The Mosasaurus, a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It belongs to the Water category.
Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Mosasaurus brings solid damage output to the table. At 3,600 base HP, the Mosasaurus is one of the toughest creatures in the game. With 400 base Stamina, the Mosasaurus has good endurance. A base Weight of 1300 means massive inventory space.
You'll need to knock the Mosasaurus unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
As a tame, the Mosasaurus is a versatile aquatic mount for underwater exploration and resource gathering. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Defeating one in the wild grants 15 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.88 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
