Where can you find Lost Megatherium in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lost Megatherium 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 Lost Megatherium?

A baby Lost Megatherium takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Lost Megatherium Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Lost Megatherium

VARIANT

Lost Megatherium

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

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

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Saddle

Megatherium SaddleLv.52

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 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

Megatherium SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.52

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

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.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits
Raw Meat	60%~15~10 hits	40%~10~8 hits
Pelt	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 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 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.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

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	740.0	+148.00	+4.00%
Stamina	400.0	+40.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1000.0	+0.00	+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.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

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

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

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.

The Lost Megatherium is an omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.

Health-wise, the Lost Megatherium sits at 740 base, making it quite durable. Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. Stamina sits at 400 base, providing solid stamina reserves. It carries 725 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.

The Lost Megatherium roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Lost Megatherium is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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