Aberrant Megalania
Knock the Aberrant Megalania unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 3.6/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
Extraordinary Kibble | 45:02 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.65% | |
Raw Mutton | 55:13 | 67 Lvl (217) 90.27% | |
Raw Prime Meat | 1:07:13 | 64 Lvl (214) 85.89% | |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:40:43 | 54 Lvl (204) 73.22% | |
Cooked Prime Meat | 2:14:17 | 45 Lvl (195) 60.27% | |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:24:01 | 36 Lvl (186) 49.23% | |
Raw Meat | 3:21:38 | 30 Lvl (180) 40.22% | |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2:52:39 | 14 Lvl (164) 19.49% | |
Cooked Meat | 3:21:38 | 10 Lvl (160) 14.39% | |
Raw Fish Meat | 4:12:03 | 7 Lvl (157) 9.72% | |
Cooked Fish Meat | 4:11:27 | 1 Lvl (151) 2.63% |
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Aberrant Megalania at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Aberrant Megalania. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. At 3.6 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Aberrant Megalania tame in real time. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Aberrant Megalania: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Aberrant Megalania at different levels. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Aberrant Megalania first with Bola or Chain Bola. A Karkinos can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 45m 2s
Food to consume through starvation: 938
Target food level: 4312
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.