Megalosaurus
DMG · 16 maps
Megalosaurus Taming Calculator
The Megalosaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Torpor bleeds at 0.1/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 58:20 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.48% | |
 Raw Mutton | 40:31 | 73 Lvl (223) 97.8% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 49:31 | 72 Lvl (222) 96.67% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:14:11 | 69 Lvl (219) 92.89% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1:38:54 | 65 Lvl (215) 87.88% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:01:53 | 61 Lvl (211) 82.26% | |
 Raw Meat | 2:26:16 | 57 Lvl (207) 76.57% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 2:06:00 | 40 Lvl (190) 53.87% | |
 Cooked Meat | 2:26:16 | 33 Lvl (183) 44.92% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3:03:23 | 25 Lvl (175) 34.21% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 3:02:49 | 8 Lvl (158) 11.54% |
Taming Results
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Megalosaurus based on your settings.
Required Narcotics
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Megalosaurus. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. At 0.1 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Megalosaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
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.