Megachelon
Soaker · 2 maps
Megachelon Taming Calculator
A Megachelon is tamed by bringing it a Parakeet Fish School, which the game renames a Microbe Swarm once it fixes on you. Find one in deep water and let it target you as a survivor rather than the creature you are riding, then lead it slowly to the Megachelon. From there progress runs off the swarm's health, so keeping the swarm alive is the whole job: Salmon and Coelacanth spawn specifically to eat it and have to be cleared as they arrive. Lose the swarm and the bar empties as fast as it filled.
How this tame works
No feedingAbout 28 minutes at level 150.
- The moment the swarm is gone the progress runs backwards at the same speed, so losing the fish is worse than never starting.
- Progress runs at the swarm's health, so the swarm is what you protect. The fish circling it are the threat: they bite the swarm every few seconds and respawn, and clearing them is the job.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The Megachelon, a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended, is well-known across multiple maps. It falls within the Soaker classification.
With 1,920 base Health, the Megachelon is among the tougher creatures. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Megachelon has respectable melee power. Stamina sits at 100 base, providing low stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 2500, giving it massive inventory space.
As a tame, the Megachelon combines solid harvesting capability with generous carrying capacity. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between -75°C and 75°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.74 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.