Plesiosaur
CreatureWater
Plesiosaur taming calculatorKnockout
To tame the Plesiosaur, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. The Plesiosaur loses Torpor at 2.13 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 55m 15s | 98.75%+74 Lvl (224) | 2m 3s | |
 Raw Mutton | 1h 8m 25s | 94.6%+70 Lvl (220) | 1m 13s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1h 25m 13s | 91.84%+68 Lvl (218) | 1m 13s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 2h 5m 52s | 83.7%+62 Lvl (212) | 1m 12s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2h 49m 1s | 73.9%+55 Lvl (205) | 1m 12s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1h 46m 13s | 64.33%+48 Lvl (198) | 37s | |
 Raw Meat | 4h 14m 25s | 55.64%+41 Lvl (191) | 1m 13s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 3h 37m 37s | 31.12%+23 Lvl (173) | 37s | |
 Cooked Meat | 4h 13m 49s | 23.9%+17 Lvl (167) | 37s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 5h 17m 25s | 16.73%+12 Lvl (162) | 37s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 5h 17m 7s | 4.79%+3 Lvl (153) | 19s |
Required narcotics
124Narcotics
402Narcoberries
62Bio Toxin
322Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow177 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow101 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)101 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart72 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart36 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow48 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow131 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher52 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Plesiosaur taming video guide
More about taming the Plesiosaur
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Plesiosaur, 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 Plesiosaur 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 Plesiosaur. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 2.13/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
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.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Plesiosaur is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Water group.
With 100% base Melee Damage, the Plesiosaur has decent hitting power. At 2,400 base HP, the Plesiosaur is extremely durable. With 800 base Stamina, the Plesiosaur has exceptional endurance. A base Weight of 800 means an enormous weight pool.
You'll need to knock the Plesiosaur unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Superior Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Plesiosaur 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 0.42 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
