Carcharodontosaurus
DMG · 17 maps
Overview
The Carcharodontosaurus is a large carnivorous dinosaur with a role focused on dealing massive damage. It features a special passive taming method and excels in combat due to its high melee output and ability to damage structures. Players tame it for its powerful attacks and utility in offensive raids.
It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment.
Spawn Locations
17 mapsCarcharodontosaurus spawns in cave and wasteland biomes across 17 ARK maps. It is considered uncommon, so sightings are infrequent. Focus searches in the marked green zones on the spawn map for the highest encounter likelihood.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
Taming a Carcharodontosaurus requires the special passive method. Begin by trapping the creature using a Bear Trap or Large Bear Trap, then provide dinosaur corpses for it to consume. As it eats, a trust meter appears. Once full, mount it and hunt other creatures to complete taming.
The process takes about 40 minutes. Use the calculator below for your settings.
To tame a Carcharodontosaurus in Ark Survival Evolved, begin by trapping the creature.Then, bring dinosaur corpses to your captive Carcharodontosaurus, which it will consume.As it eats, a trust progress meter will materialize above the creature.When this meter is full, mount the Carcharodontosaurus to reveal a taming progress bar.Achieve full taming by huntingand killing other creatures while riding it.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Carcharodontosaurus yields Giganotosaurus Heart, Hide, Raw Meat, and Raw Prime Meat. The Hatchet harvests the most Hide, while Dino Prime tools yield the highest amount of Raw Prime Meat.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~21~17 hits | 60%~32~13 hits | |
| 60%~24~17 hits | 40%~16~13 hits | |
| 3%~1~17 hits | 2%~1~13 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
While ridden, Carcharodontosaurus gathers resources through its Bite and Roar attacks. Both harvest Fungal Wood, Wood, and Spoiled Meat at 3× efficiency. It also gathers Crystal, Metal, Obsidian, Oil, Stone, and Sulfur at 1.56× efficiency. The Tailspin attack does not gather resources.
Damage Resistances
Carcharodontosaurus has a strong vulnerability to spike walls, taking +400% damage. It also suffers +120% damage from instant damage sources and +55% from metal melee weapons. Explosions and certain ranged turrets are less effective, reducing incoming damage by 50%. Avoid spike wall defenses when attacking.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)750 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 70000.0 | +56.00 | +0.08% |
 Stamina | 480.0 | +2.88 | +0.50% |
 Torpidity | 6000.0 | +360.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +0.37 | +0.50% |
 Food | 4000.0 | +10.00 | +0.50% |
 Weight | 650.0 | +13.00 | +0.20% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +5.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +0.31% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 1.5x, making headshots effective for faster knockout. All other body zones take standard damage.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch, Wood, and Stone. Build at least in Metal.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteCarcha | 528 | 660.0 | 660.0 | 99.0 | — | — |
| TailspinCarnivore Carcha Tailswipe | 384 | 2112.0 | 1152.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Carcharodontosaurus Tips & Tricks
The Bite and Roar attacks gather key resources like Crystal and Metal at 1.56× efficiency.
It takes +400% damage from spike walls, making them highly effective in base defense.
Its special passive taming method requires hunting while mounted to progress taming.
It can be trapped using a Bear Trap or Large Bear Trap for safe taming setup.
Avoid using explosives against it, as it has resistance to explosion-based turrets.
This page details the Carcharodontosaurus's stats, taming process, breeding mechanics, harvest yields, and combat behavior. For precise planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on the site.
