X-Ankylosaurus
CreatureVariant
X-Ankylosaurus taming calculatorKnockout
The X-Ankylosaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. The X-Ankylosaurus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 40m 56s | 99.8%+74 Lvl (224) | 2m 34s | |
 Archelon Algae | 48m 1s | 98.77%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 13s | |
 Crops | 3h 10m 49s | 83.4%+62 Lvl (212) | 1m 13s | |
 Mejoberry | 3h 10m 49s | 73.86%+55 Lvl (205) | 55s | |
    Berries | 3h 10m 12s | 55.74%+41 Lvl (191) | 36s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow47 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow27 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)27 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart19 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart10 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow13 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow35 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher14 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
X-Ankylosaurus taming video guide
More about taming the X-Ankylosaurus
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the X-Ankylosaurus, 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 X-Ankylosaurus across various creature levels. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the X-Ankylosaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the X-Ankylosaurus 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 X-Ankylosaurus bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your X-Ankylosaurus 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.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the X-Ankylosaurus as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.
At 679 base HP, the X-Ankylosaurus is impressively tough. Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it solid damage output. With 175 base Stamina, the X-Ankylosaurus has decent staying power. A base Weight of 250 means generous inventory space.
To tame the X-Ankylosaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
As a tame, the X-Ankylosaurus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 16°C–20°C temperature window. Killing a wild X-Ankylosaurus yields 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.93 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
