Andrewsarchus
CreatureWall Runner
Andrewsarchus taming calculatorSpecial Passive
About 4 minutes at level 150.
No knockoutWrong inputs cost no progress, only 0.1% effectiveness each, so accuracy decides the level you end up with.
How this tame works
- Ride it and steer whichever way it wants to go. Hold that direction and you gain about 200 progress a second, with roughly 0.5s of leeway when it switches.
- Getting off late costs 2.0% effectiveness, so drop the moment it stops.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 2m 10s | 99.97%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Giant Bee Honey | 2m 50s | 99.95%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Raw Mutton | 4m 40s | 99.88%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 5m 50s | 99.81%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 8m 40s | 99.59%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 11m 40s | 99.27%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 14m 40s | 98.85%+74 Lvl (224) | 10s | |
 Raw Meat | 17m 30s | 98.37%+73 Lvl (223) | 10s | |
  Cooked Prime Fish Meat, Mejoberry | 29m 20s | 95.59%+71 Lvl (221) | 10s | |
 Cooked Meat | 35m 10s | 93.78%+70 Lvl (220) | 10s | |
    Raw Fish Meat, Amarberry, Azulberry, Tintoberry, Cianberry, Magenberry, Verdberry | 44m 0s | 90.62%+67 Lvl (217) | 10s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 1h 28m 0s | 70.74%+53 Lvl (203) | 10s | |
 Archelon Algae | 3h 40m 0s | 27.91%+20 Lvl (170) | 10s |
Andrewsarchus taming video guide
More about taming the Andrewsarchus
The Andrewsarchus is a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Wall Runner category.
The Andrewsarchus has 800 base Health - solidly tanky. Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. With 400 base Stamina, the Andrewsarchus has respectable staying power. Weight capacity starts at 500, giving it excellent carrying capacity.
After taming, the Andrewsarchus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Andrewsarchus is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
