How do you tame a Iguanodon in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Iguanodon is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Simple Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Iguanodon eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Iguanodon is Simple Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Iguanodon in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Iguanodon spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Iguanodon?

A baby Iguanodon takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 24°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Iguanodon Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Iguanodon

MISC

Iguanodon

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

20 mapsFull Map →

The Iguanodon spawns on 20 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Iguanodon Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 12m 48s|Effectiveness: 99.6% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 210Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Simple KibbleBest	15	12:48	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	38	15:12	73 Lvl (223)
Crops	149	59:36	54 Lvl (204)
Mejoberry	199	59:42	45 Lvl (195)
Berries	298	59:36	30 Lvl (180)

Required Narcotics (Simple Kibble ×15)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp24°C – 28°C

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Iguanodon SaddleLv.30

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill80 XP

1 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Iguanodon SaddleBase: 13 XP · Lv.30

52 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat from a Iguanodon corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Iguanodon has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	250.0	+50.00	+4.00%
Stamina	200.0	+20.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	210.0	+12.60	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1800.0	+180.00	+2.00%
Weight	375.0	+7.50	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+2.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Iguanodon has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (2x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_head

2.00x

Can Damage

The Iguanodon can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Since it damages Metal, the Iguanodon is among the most destructive creatures for base raiding.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Iguanodon Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Iguanodon - and contribute your own tips. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Iguanodon guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the Iguanodon has 250 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 375 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Iguanodon is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Iguanodons produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 24°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 22 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Iguanodon can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Iguanodon as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Misc classification.

With 250 base Health, the Iguanodon is on the squishy side. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it solid damage output. Its base Stamina of 200 gives it decent staying power. A base Weight of 375 means a solid weight pool.

To tame the Iguanodon, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

After taming, the Iguanodon earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 24°C–28°C temperature window. A wild Iguanodon is worth 1 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.32 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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