Hesperornis
Misc · 20 maps
Hesperornis Taming Calculator
Kill a fish and drag the corpse up to the Hesperornis rather than putting it in your inventory. Unlike most fish tames, size makes no difference at all: only the species does. Sabertooth Salmon is worth four Coelacanth and well over one and a half Piranha, so it is the only one worth catching. It cannot reach full effectiveness however carefully you play it.
How this tame works
No knockoutBring 18 Sabertooth Salmon. About 14 minutes at level 150.
| Fish | Progress each | Needed | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabertooth Salmon | 462 | 18 | 86.03% |
 Piranha | 277 | 29 | 69.64% |
 Coelacanth | 116 | 69 | 28.66% |
| Aberrant Coelacanth | 116 | 69 | 28.66% |
- A vitamin-infused fish is worth 5 times as much, which is by far the biggest lever on this tame.
- Each one is worth the same no matter its level. Higher levels simply need more of them.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The timer below tracks feeding intervals for your passive Hesperornis tame - it tells you exactly when the next feeding window opens.
The Hesperornis is a tamable, aquatic, piscivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Misc group.
Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Hesperornis sits at 95 base, making it very frail. With 200 base Stamina, the Hesperornis has decent staying power. A base Weight of 70 means not built for hauling.
As a tame, the Hesperornis is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–30°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 0.5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.25 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.