Acrocanthosaurus
CreatureDMG
Acrocanthosaurus taming calculatorKnockout
To tame the Acrocanthosaurus, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. The Acrocanthosaurus loses Torpor at 1.05 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level225+75
- Max level after leveling298
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 30m 42s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 3m 25s | |
 Raw Mutton | 36m 1s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 2m 1s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 44m 1s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 2m 1s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1h 5m 56s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 2m 0s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1h 27m 55s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 2m 0s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 55m 1s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 1m 1s | |
 Raw Meat | 2h 12m 1s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 2m 1s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1h 52m 0s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 1m 2s | |
 Cooked Meat | 2h 11m 1s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 1m 1s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2h 44m 1s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 1m 1s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2h 43m 31s | 100%+75 Lvl (225) | 31s |
Required narcotics
3Narcotics
9Narcoberries
2Bio Toxin
6Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow89 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow51 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)51 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart36 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart18 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow24 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow66 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher26 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Acrocanthosaurus taming video guide
More about taming the Acrocanthosaurus
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Acrocanthosaurus, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Acrocanthosaurus 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 Acrocanthosaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Acrocanthosaurus. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 1.05/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. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Acrocanthosaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Acrocanthosaurus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the DMG category.
Its base Stamina of 400 gives it solid stamina reserves. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Acrocanthosaurus has decent hitting power. With 1,300 base Health, the Acrocanthosaurus is among the tougher creatures. A base Weight of 600 means excellent carrying capacity.
You'll need to knock the Acrocanthosaurus unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Acrocanthosaurus combines solid harvesting capability with generous carrying capacity. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 43°C and 44°C. A wild Acrocanthosaurus is worth 35 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.87 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
