Megaloceros
Megaloceros Taming Calculator
To tame the Megaloceros, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.29/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Simple Kibble | 8:32 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.94% | |
 Archelon Algae | 8:01 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.69% | |
 Crops | 32:01 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.23% | |
 Mejoberry | 32:16 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.76% | |
    Berries | 32:01 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.29% | |
 Stimberry | 7:58:08 | 0 Lvl (150) 1.24% | |
 Sweet Vegetable Cake | 10:37:31 | 0 Lvl (150) 1.24% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Megaloceros at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Required Narcotics
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Megaloceros sedated throughout taming. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. With Torpor draining at 0.29/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. 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.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Megaloceros is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Farmer category.
Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Megaloceros brings respectable melee power to the table. Health-wise, the Megaloceros sits at 300 base, making it reasonably durable. With 280 base Stamina, the Megaloceros has decent staying power. It carries 220 base Weight - a reasonable inventory size.
Taming the Megaloceros requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
Once tamed, the Megaloceros earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Megaloceros is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.36 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.