How do you tame a Baryonyx in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Baryonyx is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Regular 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 Baryonyx eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Baryonyx is Regular Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Fish Meat.

Where can you find Baryonyx in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Baryonyx 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 Baryonyx?

A baby Baryonyx takes 1 day and 22 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.

Baryonyx Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Baryonyx

DMG

Baryonyx

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

18 mapsFull Map →

The Baryonyx spawns on 18 maps, typically found in most regions of the map. 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.

Explore full interactive mapAberration →

Baryonyx Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 15m 38s|Effectiveness: 98.3% (+73 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 400Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Regular KibbleBest	11	15:38	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Mutton	24	20:01	69 Lvl (219)
Cooked Lamb Chop	44	36:38	58 Lvl (208)
Raw Prime Fish Meat	73	30:26	42 Lvl (192)
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	146	1:02:31	18 Lvl (168)
+2 more in calculator →

Required Narcotics (Regular Kibble ×11)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp29°C – 35°C

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill398 XP

5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Baryonyx SaddleBase: 17.6 XP · Lv.49

70 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Baryonyx corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Baryonyx is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (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

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	440.0	+88.00	+4.00%
Stamina	325.0	+32.50	+2.00%
Torpidity	400.0	+24.00	+0.00%
Food	2250.0	+225.00	+2.00%
Weight	325.0	+6.50	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Baryonyx varies across 1 hitbox zone. 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 Baryonyx can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Its ability to break Metal structures makes the Baryonyx a serious raid threat - account for it in base defense.

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

Baryonyx Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Baryonyx - and contribute your own tips. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Imagine

It can stun

Welcome to the full Baryonyx 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 Baryonyx has 440 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 325 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Baryonyxs produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 29°C and 35°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 22 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Baryonyx as a tamable, piscivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the DMG category.

Starting at 440 Health, it's reasonably durable. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it solid damage output. Stamina sits at 325 base, providing moderate endurance. A base Weight of 325 means generous inventory space.

To tame the Baryonyx, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

After taming, the Baryonyx 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. A wild Baryonyx is worth 5 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.52 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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