Electrophorus
Water · 19 maps
Overview
The Electrophorus is a passive water-dwelling carnivore known for its ability to deliver powerful electric shocks. It tames without knockout through passive feeding, making it safe and straightforward to acquire. Players tame it primarily to leverage its unique Shock attack, useful for defending underwater bases or deterring aggressive aquatic threats.
It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment.
Spawn Locations
22 mapsElectrophorus spawns commonly in dark, submerged environments such as caves and ocean floors. It also appears in oases and other deep water zones. This creature is found across 19 ARK maps, with higher concentrations visible in the green zones of the spawn map.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Electrophorus is tamed passively by feeding it directly. The best food is Bio Toxin, which provides the fastest taming progress. Raw Mutton also works well due to its high affinity. Feed it while standing nearby or from a safe distance using an off-hand feed. About 13 units of Bio Toxin are needed. The tame time is around 2 minutes with no Narcotics needed. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bio ToxinBest | 13 | 1:50 | 73 Lvl (223) |
 Raw Mutton | 14 | 2:12 | 72 Lvl (222) |
 Raw Prime Meat | 17 | 2:43 | 71 Lvl (221) |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 25 | 4:04 | 68 Lvl (218) |
 Raw Meat | 50 | 8:18 | 53 Lvl (203) |
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Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing an Electrophorus yields Raw Fish Meat. The Pick is the best tool for maximizing Raw Fish Meat harvest.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 60%~11~8 hits | 40%~7~6 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
Electrophorus has a strong weakness to explosions, taking +50% more damage from explosive sources. It is also highly vulnerable to melee attacks from metal weapons, suffering +55% more damage. Conversely, it resists mining drill damage completely, taking -100% damage. Spike walls and turrets deal reduced damage due to its resistance to ranged and impact-based attacks.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)8 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 | 180.0 | +36.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 165.0 | +16.50 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 175.0 | +10.50 | +0.00% |
 Food | 1500.0 | +150.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 150.0 | +3.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head is a critical hit zone, taking 1.5× damage. Target the head during combat for more efficient takedowns. All other body zones take standard damage.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bite - TamedCarnivore Medium Torpor | 3 | 16.5 | 9.0 | — | — | — |
| Bite - UnTamedCarnivore Medium Torpor | 15 | 82.5 | 45.0 | — | — | — |
| Shock - UnTamedCarnivore Small Electrocute Eel | 35 | 192.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Shock - TamedCarnivore Small Electrocute Eel | 5 | 27.5 | — | — | — | — |
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
Electrophorus Tips & Tricks
The Shock attack deals 35 damage untamed with a 10.2-meter range, effective for keeping predators at bay.
Tamed, Shock damage is reduced to 5 but has a shorter 3-second cooldown, allowing frequent use in defense.
It resists all forms of projectile impact damage, taking -50% damage from such sources.
Explosions are extremely dangerous to Electrophorus due to its +50% weakness, so avoid using rocket launchers nearby.
This page details the Electrophorus's taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat characteristics. For precise taming calculations, use the taming calculator. Breeding data and spawn locations are also available through the respective tools.