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

The Basilisk is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Fertilized Voidwyrm Egg in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Basilisk eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Basilisk is Fertilized Voidwyrm Egg. It also accepts Fertilized Rock Drake Egg, Fertilized Magmasaur Egg.

Where can you find Basilisk in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Basilisk 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 Basilisk?

A baby Basilisk takes 7 days and 17 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 32°C and 38°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Basilisk Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Basilisk

DMG

Basilisk

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

5 mapsFull Map →

The Basilisk spawns on 5 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. 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 →

Basilisk Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 33m 21s|Effectiveness: 98.5% (+73 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Fertilized Voidwyrm EggBest	5	33:21	73 Lvl (223)
Fertilized Rock Drake Egg	6	41:41	73 Lvl (223)
Fertilized Magmasaur Egg	6	41:42	73 Lvl (223)

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp32°C – 38°C

Maturation Time7d 17h

Quick Info

Saddle

Basilisk SaddleLv.85

Carried By

Procoptodon

Tusoteuthis

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 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

Basilisk SaddleBase: 55 XP · Lv.85

220 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Basilisk yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 360 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%~15~12 hits	60%~22~9 hits
Raw Meat	60%~17~12 hits	40%~11~9 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~12 hits	2%~0~9 hits
Basilisk ScaleDrop	—	—

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.

Weight Reduction

Stone-75%

Damage Resistances

The Basilisk's damage profile includes 14 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +400% 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	2750.0	+550.00	+4.00%
Stamina	650.0	+65.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	175.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	2500.0	+250.00	+2.00%
Weight	800.0	+16.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Basilisk has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 2.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headr_jaw

2.50x

Can Damage

The Basilisk can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Basilisk out.

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

Basilisk Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Basilisk. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Basilisk mid-tame.

This page is your complete guide to the Basilisk in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Basilisk has 2,750 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 800 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Basilisk is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Fertilized Voidwyrm Egg without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

Breeding Basilisks produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 32°C and 38°C. Full maturation takes 7 days and 17 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Basilisk is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the DMG group.

Starting at 2,750 Health, it's extremely durable. Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Its base Stamina of 650 gives it exceptional endurance. Weight capacity starts at 800, giving it massive inventory space.

This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Fertilized Voidwyrm Egg.

As a tame, the Basilisk pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 32°C–38°C temperature window. Killing a wild Basilisk yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.78 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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