Lost Megatherium
Lost Megatherium Overview
Lost Megatherium is a land-based omnivore in ARK: Survival Ascended, roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Untamable in the traditional sense, Lost Megatherium fields 725 base Weight, providing an enormous weight pool when survivors meet it in the wild. Reproduction is by live birth following gestation; juveniles mature over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. Once tamed it harvests Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt more efficiently than most player tools. Treat encounters with situational awareness rather than taming intent.
Spawn Locations
Lost Megatherium does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
Lost Megatherium is not tamable.
Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
Megatherium SaddleLv.52
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)4 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.
Drops & Harvest Resources
The Lost Megatherium's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 320 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.
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
Harvest Guide →Damage Resistances
The Lost Megatherium's damage profile includes 14 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 740.0 | +148.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 400.0 | +40.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 1000.0 | +60.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 270.0 | +27.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 3000.0 | +300.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 725.0 | +14.50 | +0.90% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
Damage dealt to the Lost Megatherium varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Lost Megatherium can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Lost Megatherium out.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SlamOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 49 | 269.5 | 147.0 | — | — | — |
| ClawOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
| BiteOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
| Water BiteOmnivore Harvest NoRock | 32 | 176.0 | 96.0 | — | — | — |
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
Lost Megatherium Tips & Tricks
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Welcome to the full Lost Megatherium 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 Lost Megatherium has 740 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 725 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Lost Megatherium gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.
Once tamed, the Lost Megatherium can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.
