Andrewsarchus
Wall Runner
Andrewsarchus Taming Calculator
Throw Giant Bee Honey from your hotbar near an Andrewsarchus, then mount it while it is eating. Its aggro range is low enough that you do not need a Ghillie Suit. Once you are on, a minigame starts: hold the direction it asks for while the arrow is green and release when it stops. Steering wrong costs effectiveness and some of your remaining time on its back. It changes direction every few seconds, much faster near water, and getting off late costs effectiveness too.
How this tame works
No knockoutAbout 7 minutes at level 150.
Wrong inputs cost no progress, only 0.1% effectiveness each, so accuracy decides the level you end up with.
- Ride it and steer whichever way it wants to go. Hold that direction and you gain about 100 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.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 4:20 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.89% | |
 Giant Bee Honey | 5:50 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.81% | |
 Raw Mutton | 9:20 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.53% | |
Raw Prime Meat | 11:40 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.27% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 17:20 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.41% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 23:20 | 72 Lvl (222) 97.15% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 29:20 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.59% | |
 Raw Meat | 35:10 | 70 Lvl (220) 93.78% | |
  Cooked Prime Fish Meat, Mejoberry | 58:40 | 63 Lvl (213) 84.46% | |
 Cooked Meat | 1:10:20 | 59 Lvl (209) 79.08% | |
    Raw Fish Meat, Amarberry, Azulberry, Tintoberry, Cianberry, Magenberry, Verdberry | 1:28:00 | 53 Lvl (203) 70.74% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2:56:00 | 28 Lvl (178) 37.69% | |
 Archelon Algae | 7:20:00 | 6 Lvl (156) 8.83% |
Starve & Torpor Timers
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.