R-Brontosaurus
CreatureVariant

R-Brontosaurus taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the R-Brontosaurus unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. The R-Brontosaurus loses Torpor at 0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54m 14s | 99.8%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 2s | ||
| 1h 3m 51s | 98.77%+74 Lvl (224) | 29s | ||
| 4h 13m 56s | 83.44%+62 Lvl (212) | 29s | ||
| 4h 13m 49s | 73.93%+55 Lvl (205) | 22s | ||
| 4h 13m 41s | 55.77%+41 Lvl (191) | 15s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow221 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow127 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)127 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Spear Bolt)65 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart90 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart45 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow60 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow164 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher65 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
R-Brontosaurus taming video guide
More about taming the R-Brontosaurus
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the R-Brontosaurus, 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 R-Brontosaurus across various creature levels. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the R-Brontosaurus first with Bear Trap or Large Bear Trap.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the R-Brontosaurus. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 0.3/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. 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 R-Brontosaurus is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.
Starting at 2,209 Health, it's a proper tank. Melee starts at 105% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Stamina sits at 240 base, providing moderate endurance. It carries 1600 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.
The R-Brontosaurus is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the R-Brontosaurus pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 28°C–31°C temperature window. Killing a wild R-Brontosaurus yields 22 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.79 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.