What does a Deinonychus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

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

Where can you find Deinonychus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Deinonychus 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 Deinonychus?

A baby Deinonychus takes 1 day and 13 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 40°C and 45°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Deinonychus Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Deinonychus

WALL RUNNER

Deinonychus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

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Found across 1 map in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green zones have the highest spawn density. Each species has a population cap per area, so wiping out other creatures nearby can trigger new Deinonychus spawns.

Official

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.

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Taming

Deinonychus is tamable by stealing an Egg.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp40°C – 45°C

Maturation Time1d 13h

Quick Info

Saddle

Deinonychus SaddleLv.32

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill239 XP

3 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

Deinonychus SaddleBase: 17.6 XP · Lv.32

70 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Deinonychus's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat. 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.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~5~4 hits	60%~7~3 hits
Raw Meat	60%~6~4 hits	40%~4~3 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.

Damage Resistances

The Deinonychus's damage profile includes 13 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (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	200.0	+40.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	180.0	+10.80	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1200.0	+120.00	+2.00%
Weight	140.0	+2.80	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.50%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Deinonychus has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headjaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Deinonychus can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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

Deinonychus Tips & Tricks

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Welcome to the full Deinonychus 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.

The Deinonychus starts with 200 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 140 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Breeding Deinonychuss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 40°C and 45°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 13 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

Found throughout the ARKs, the Deinonychus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Wall Runner classification.

With 150 base Stamina, the Deinonychus has moderate endurance. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Deinonychus has respectable melee power. The Deinonychus has 200 base Health - relatively fragile. It carries 140 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

As a tame, the Deinonychus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 40°C and 45°C. A wild Deinonychus is worth 3 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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