Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus Taming Calculator
Taming the Giganotosaurus requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 120/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 38:22 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.61% | |
 Raw Mutton | 45:01 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.36% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 56:16 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.46% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:20:55 | 71 Lvl (221) 94.73% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1:50:08 | 68 Lvl (218) 90.72% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:08:38 | 64 Lvl (214) 86.26% | |
 Raw Meat | 2:44:16 | 61 Lvl (211) 81.38% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2:19:52 | 45 Lvl (195) 61.25% | |
 Cooked Meat | 2:43:08 | 39 Lvl (189) 52.35% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3:24:46 | 30 Lvl (180) 41.17% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 3:24:12 | 11 Lvl (161) 14.92% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Giganotosaurus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Required Narcotics
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Giganotosaurus. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 120/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Giganotosaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
The Giganotosaurus, a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is a common sight across multiple maps. It falls within the DMG classification.
With 100% base Melee Damage, the Giganotosaurus has decent hitting power. With 80,000 base Health, the Giganotosaurus is extraordinarily tanky. With 400 base Stamina, the Giganotosaurus has respectable staying power. It carries 700 base Weight - excellent carrying capacity.
Taming the Giganotosaurus requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. For best results, use Exceptional Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Giganotosaurus is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 43°C and 44°C. Killing a wild Giganotosaurus yields 200 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.99 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.