How do you tame a Megalosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Megalosaurus is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Superior Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

What does a Megalosaurus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Megalosaurus is Superior Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Megalosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Megalosaurus 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 Megalosaurus?

A baby Megalosaurus takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 26°C and 32°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Megalosaurus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Megalosaurus

DMG

Megalosaurus

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

17 mapsFull Map →

The Megalosaurus spawns on 17 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Megalosaurus Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 58m 20s|Effectiveness: 99.5% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 775Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Superior KibbleBest	9	58:20	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	18	40:31	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Meat	22	49:31	72 Lvl (222)
Cooked Lamb Chop	33	1:14:11	69 Lvl (219)
Raw Meat	65	2:26:16	57 Lvl (207)
+6 more in calculator→

Required Narcotics (Superior Kibble ×9)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp26°C – 32°C

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Saddle

Megalosaurus SaddleLv.57

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,988 XP

25 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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Megalosaurus SaddleBase: 72.4 XP · Lv.57

290 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Megalosaurus's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Keratin. The corpse has 360 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%~15~12 hits	60%~22~9 hits
Raw Meat	60%~17~12 hits	40%~11~9 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~12 hits	2%~0~9 hits
Keratin	2%~1~12 hits	3%~1~9 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.

Damage Resistances

The Megalosaurus's damage profile includes 14 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +200% incoming damage). 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	1025.0	+205.00	+4.00%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	775.0	+46.50	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	2000.0	+200.00	+2.00%
Weight	300.0	+6.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Megalosaurus has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 3x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Megalosaurus can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Megalosaurus 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

Megalosaurus Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Megalosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

Welcome to the full Megalosaurus 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 Megalosaurus has 1,025 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 300 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Megalosaurus is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

Breeding Megalosauruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 26°C and 32°C. Full maturation takes 3 days and 20 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Megalosaurus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Keratin. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Megalosaurus is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the DMG category.

Melee starts at 100% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. At 1,025 base HP, the Megalosaurus is solidly tanky. Stamina sits at 300 base, providing moderate endurance. It carries 300 base Weight - a solid weight pool.

The Megalosaurus is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Superior Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

After taming, the Megalosaurus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 26°C–32°C temperature window. A wild Megalosaurus is worth 25 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.34 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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