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

The Pachyrhinosaurus is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Bug Repellant 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 Pachyrhinosaurus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Pachyrhinosaurus is Bug Repellant. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Pachyrhinosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Pachyrhinosaurus 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 Pachyrhinosaurus?

A baby Pachyrhinosaurus takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 22°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Pachyrhinosaurus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Pachyrhinosaurus

SOAKER

Pachyrhinosaurus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

17 mapsFull Map →

The Pachyrhinosaurus spawns on 17 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. 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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Pachyrhinosaurus Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 14m 38s|Effectiveness: 99.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 250Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Bug RepellantBest	39	14:38	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	49	29:25	73 Lvl (223)
Crops	193	1:55:49	60 Lvl (210)
Mejoberry	257	1:55:40	52 Lvl (202)
Berries	385	1:55:30	38 Lvl (188)

Required Narcotics (Bug Repellant ×39)

Narcotics66

Narcoberries201

Bio Toxin33

Ascerbic Mushrooms190

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp22°C – 28°C

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Pachyrhinosaurus SaddleLv.27

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; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Pachyrhinosaurus SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.27

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Keratin from a Pachyrhinosaurus corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits
Keratin	2%~0~8 hits	3%~1~6 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 Pachyrhinosaurus is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 60% 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.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

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	375.0	+75.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	250.0	+15.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	365.0	+7.30	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Pachyrhinosaurus varies across 1 hitbox zone. Avoid the Head (0.25x) - it's the most armored zone.

Headc_jaw

0.25x

Can Damage

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

Pachyrhinosaurus Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Pachyrhinosaurus - and contribute your own tips. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.

This page is your complete guide to the Pachyrhinosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

At base level the Pachyrhinosaurus has 375 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 365 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding Pachyrhinosauruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 22°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 22 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

The Pachyrhinosaurus is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Soaker classification.

With 150 base Stamina, the Pachyrhinosaurus has moderate endurance. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. With 375 base Health, the Pachyrhinosaurus is reasonably durable. Weight capacity starts at 365, giving it a solid weight pool.

The Pachyrhinosaurus is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. Feed it Bug Repellant for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.

Once tamed, the Pachyrhinosaurus is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 22°C–28°C temperature window. Killing a wild Pachyrhinosaurus yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.2 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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