Desmodus
Flyer · 3 maps
Overview
Desmodus is a flying carnivore known for its passive taming method. It excels at carrying small creatures into the air, making it a unique utility flyer. It can airlift smaller mounts such as Achatina, Araneo, Archaeopteryx, and Armadoggo for transport or tactical positioning.
This flyer is primarily used for aerial cargo delivery and niche combat support due to its life steal mechanic and lightweight carry capacity.
Spawn Locations
3 mapsDesmodus spawns commonly in snow biomes. It appears across 3 ARK maps, with higher concentrations in colder regions. Look for it near icy cliffs and high-altitude zones where flyers often patrol.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming a Desmodus requires a passive approach. Equip Blood Pack in your hotbar and allow the creature to grab you. It will consume 10 Blood Packs per interaction until tamed. The process takes about 582 Blood Packs and roughly 145 minutes at level 150 on official settings with 100% effectiveness. No narcotics are needed. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Blood PackBest | 582 | 2:25:16 | 75 Lvl (225) |
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Desmodus yields Hide and Raw Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick favours Raw Meat.
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
Desmodus has a strong vulnerability to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% more damage. It is also weak to spike walls (+100%), explosions (+50%), and projectiles (+50%). It resists Mining Drill Harvest completely (-100%) and takes 50% less damage from melee attacks with impact effects. Focus on ranged or explosive damage to exploit its weaknesses.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)3 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 | 325.0 | +55.25 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 500.0 | +25.00 | +1.20% |
 Torpidity | 450.0 | +27.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1600.0 | +160.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 350.0 | +7.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 3x, making headshots highly effective for knocking out a Desmodus. Focus on the jaw area to maximize torpor gain during knockout attempts.
Can Damage
Desmodus can damage Thatch and Wood structures. Build at least in Stone to resist its attacks.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ScreamCarnivore Medium Flyer | 18 | 39.6 | 21.6 | — | — | — |
| ToggleLifeStealCarnivore Medium Flyer | 18 | 39.6 | 21.6 | — | — | — |
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
Desmodus Tips & Tricks
The Bite attack deals 40 damage, the highest among its moveset. Its Scream and ToggleLifeSteal abilities have a 10-meter range, useful for kiting. It takes +120% more damage from Instant HurtDinos, making it fragile in dino combat. It is immune to Mining Drill Harvest damage, preventing resource nodes from affecting it.
This page details the Desmodus's stats, taming process, breeding mechanics, harvest output, and combat traits. Use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.