Malwyn
The Malwyn is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.5/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 13:08 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.56% | |
Raw Prime Meat | 16:53 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.7% | |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 24:21 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.21% | |
Cooked Prime Meat | 31:51 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.83% | |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 20:38 | 65 Lvl (215) 87.4% | |
Raw Meat | 48:45 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.02% | |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 41:26 | 47 Lvl (197) 63.87% | |
Cooked Meat | 47:49 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.37% | |
Raw Fish Meat | 1:00:00 | 33 Lvl (183) 44.13% | |
Cooked Fish Meat | 1:00:00 | 12 Lvl (162) 16.47% |
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Malwyn at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Malwyn. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 0.5/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 13m 8s
Food to consume through starvation: 350
Target food level: 3850
ARK: Survival Ascended features the Malwyn as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the DMG category.
The Malwyn has 850 base Health - solidly tanky. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. With 350 base Stamina, the Malwyn has solid stamina reserves. It carries 425 base Weight - a solid weight pool.
To tame the Malwyn, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Raw Mutton - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Malwyn is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.58 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Malwyn at different levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Malwyn first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Karkinos can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.