Daeodon
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Spawn Locations

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The Daeodon spawns on 19 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.

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Daeodon Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 6m 25s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 800Lv.150
FoodQtyTimeEffectiveness
Superior KibbleBest
136:2574 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton
13839:5672 Lvl (222)
Raw Prime Meat
17249:4671 Lvl (221)
Cooked Lamb Chop
2551:13:4268 Lvl (218)
Raw Meat
51629:5253 Lvl (203)
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Required Narcotics (Superior Kibble ×13)
Narcotics
Narcotics0
Narcoberries
Narcoberries0
Bio Toxin
Bio Toxin0
Ascerbic Mushrooms
Ascerbic Mushrooms0
TypeLive Birth
Maturation Time2d

Quick Info

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)
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; the values above already reflect official rates.

Saddle Crafting XP

Daeodon Saddle
Daeodon SaddleBase: 62.8 XP · Lv.59
251 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Keratin from a Daeodon corpse. The corpse has 120 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

%
%
Resource
PickPick
HatchetHatchet
40%~5~4 hits60%~7~3 hits
60%~6~4 hits40%~4~3 hits
2%~0~4 hits3%~0~3 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

Harvest Guide →

Damage Resistances

The Daeodon has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. 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
StatBase (Lv.1)Wild +/LvTamed +/Lv
HealthHealth
900.0+180.00+4.00%
StaminaStamina
250.0+25.00+2.00%
TorpidityTorpidity
800.0+48.00+0.00%
OxygenOxygen
150.0+15.00+2.00%
FoodFood
2500.0+250.00+2.00%
WeightWeight
400.0+8.00+0.80%
Melee Damage MultiplierMelee Damage Multiplier
100.0%+5.00%+10.00%
Speed MultiplierSpeed Multiplier
100.0%+0.00%+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Daeodon varies across 2 hitbox zones. The c_snout is the most vulnerable spot at 2x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_jaw
2.00x
c_snoutc_snout
2.00x

Can Damage

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

ThatchThatch
WoodWood
StoneStone
MetalMetal
TekTek

Tools & Guides

Daeodon Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Daeodon - and contribute your own tips. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Daeodon.