Where can you find Deinosuchus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Deinosuchus 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 Deinosuchus?

A baby Deinosuchus takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 30°C and 34°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Deinosuchus Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Deinosuchus

WATER

Deinosuchus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

17 mapsFull Map →

The Deinosuchus spawns on 17 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 mapAstraeos →

Taming

To tame a Deinosuchus, wait for it to open its mouth while basking. Carefully approach from the front and place food directly into its open jaws. If it closes its mouth or you approach from the wrong angle, it will attack. Repeat the feeding process until tamed.

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp30°C – 34°C

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Deinosuchus yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 360 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

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

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 Deinosuchus is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 9 damage types (up to 90% reduction) and is vulnerable to 4 (up to +200% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

10%-90%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

20%-80%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

30%-70%

Projectile

35%-65%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	1000.0	+200.00	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1350.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	600.0	+12.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Deinosuchus has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Avoid the Head (0.5x) - it's the most armored zone.

HeadJaw

0.50x

Can Damage

The Deinosuchus can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Since it damages Metal, the Deinosuchus is among the most destructive creatures for base raiding.

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

Deinosuchus Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Deinosuchus.

Welcome to the full Deinosuchus 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 Deinosuchus has 1,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 600 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

Breeding Deinosuchuss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 30°C and 34°C. Full maturation takes 3 days and 20 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Deinosuchus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Water classification.

With 300 base Stamina, the Deinosuchus has moderate endurance. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Deinosuchus sits at 1,000 base, making it quite durable. It carries 600 base Weight - massive inventory space.

Once tamed, the Deinosuchus pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 30°C–34°C temperature window. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.87 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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