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

The Megatherium 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 Megatherium eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Megatherium is Superior Kibble. It also accepts Giant Bee Honey, Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat.

Where can you find Megatherium in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Megatherium 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 Megatherium?

A baby Megatherium takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Megatherium Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Megatherium

DMG

Megatherium

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

20 mapsFull Map →

The Megatherium spawns on 20 maps, typically found in most regions of the map. 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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Megatherium Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 24m 1s|Effectiveness: 99.7% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 1,000Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Superior KibbleBest	8	24:01	74 Lvl (224)
Giant Bee Honey	11	30:59	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	17	29:56	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Meat	62	1:49:09	62 Lvl (212)
Berries	154	1:48:27	33 Lvl (183)
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Required Narcotics (Superior Kibble ×8)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Saddle

Megatherium SaddleLv.52

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Megatherium SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.52

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Megatherium yields Hide, Raw Meat, Pelt. The corpse has 320 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 hits
Raw Meat	60%~15~10 hits	40%~10~8 hits
Pelt	40%~13~10 hits	60%~20~8 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Megatherium is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +120% 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	740.0	+148.00	+4.00%
Stamina	400.0	+40.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1000.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	270.0	+27.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	725.0	+14.50	+0.90%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Megatherium varies across 1 hitbox zone. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

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

Megatherium Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Megatherium. Players often share optimal trap layouts and torpor weapon comparisons for the Megatherium.

Everything you need to know about the Megatherium in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Megatherium has 740 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 725 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Megatherium 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.

The Megatherium gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

The Megatherium is a tamable, omnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the DMG group.

Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. With 740 base Health, the Megatherium is impressively tough. Its base Stamina of 400 gives it good endurance. Weight capacity starts at 725, giving it excellent carrying capacity.

The Megatherium is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. For best results, use Superior Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

As a tame, the Megatherium pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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