Desmodus
Desmodus Taming Calculator
To tame a Desmodus, use a passive approach. Equip Blood Packs in your hot bar and allow the creature to seize you. It will quickly use up 10 Blood Packs before releasing you. Continue this process until it’s fully tamed.
Unlike knockout tames, the Desmodus must be fed by hand while conscious. Approach slowly and avoid sudden movements.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blood Pack | 2:25:16 | 75 Lvl (225) 100% |
Taming Results
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Desmodus, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The timer below tracks feeding intervals for your passive Desmodus tame - it tells you exactly when the next feeding window opens.
The Desmodus is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Flyer classification.
Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. At 325 base HP, the Desmodus is reasonably durable. Its base Stamina of 500 gives it solid stamina reserves. It carries 350 base Weight - generous inventory space.
The Desmodus is passively tamed - approach it carefully and feed it by hand without knocking it out. Its preferred food is Blood Pack.
Once tamed, the Desmodus works well as a reconnaissance mount, offering fast travel and a bird's-eye view of the terrain. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Desmodus is worth 3 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.