How do you tame a Aberrant Megalania in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Aberrant Megalania is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Extraordinary Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Aberrant Megalania eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Aberrant Megalania is Extraordinary Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Aberrant Megalania in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Megalania spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Aberrant Megalania?

A baby Aberrant Megalania takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 29°C and 35°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Megalania Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Megalania

VARIANT

Aberrant Megalania

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

3 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Megalania spawns on 3 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Aberrant Megalania Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 45m 2s|Effectiveness: 97.7% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 700Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Extraordinary KibbleBest	11	45:02	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	23	55:13	67 Lvl (217)
Raw Prime Meat	28	1:07:13	64 Lvl (214)
Cooked Lamb Chop	42	1:40:43	54 Lvl (204)
Raw Meat	84	3:21:38	30 Lvl (180)
+6 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Extraordinary Kibble ×11)

Narcotics209

Narcoberries638

Bio Toxin105

Ascerbic Mushrooms607

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp29°C – 35°C

Maturation Time1d 13h

Quick Info

Saddle

Megalania SaddleLv.73

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Saddle Crafting XP

Megalania SaddleBase: 62.8 XP · Lv.73

251 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Aberrant Megalania's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 20 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~1~1 hits	60%~1~1 hits
Raw Meat	60%~1~1 hits	40%~1~1 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Aberrant Megalania is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	460.8	+92.16	+4.00%
Stamina	400.0	+40.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	700.0	+42.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	200.0	+20.00	+2.00%
Food	1500.0	+150.00	+2.00%
Weight	400.0	+8.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Aberrant Megalania has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Megalania can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Megalania out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Aberrant Megalania Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Aberrant Megalania in ARK: Survival Ascended. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

Welcome to the full Aberrant Megalania guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the Aberrant Megalania has 461 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 400 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Megalania is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Extraordinary Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Aberrant Megalanias produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 29°C and 35°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Megalania can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Aberrant Megalania is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.

Starting at 461 Health, it's moderately tough. Melee starts at 106% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. With 400 base Stamina, the Aberrant Megalania has good endurance. A base Weight of 400 means good carrying capacity.

The Aberrant Megalania is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Extraordinary Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

After taming, the Aberrant Megalania is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 29°C–35°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.85 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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