Pachyrhinosaurus
Pachyrhinosaurus Overview
Survivors looking at Pachyrhinosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a land-based herbivore that is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It is a herbivore tamed through knockout taming, with Bug Repellant as its top-tier food, and brings 365 base Weight, providing a solid weight pool to the table. It reproduces by laying fertilized eggs that incubate between 22°C and 28°C, with babies maturing slowly. Its harvest profile centers on Hide, Raw Meat, Keratin, making farming runs noticeably faster. It earns its place in the stable for survivors looking to graduate from early-game tames.
Spawn Locations
20 mapsThe Pachyrhinosaurus spawns on 20 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.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Pachyrhinosaurus Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| 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) |
    | 385 | 1:55:30 | 38 Lvl (188) |
Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)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.
Saddle Crafting 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.
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
Harvest Guide →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.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| 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.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →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| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head AttackHerbivore Medium | 28 | 154.0 | 84.0 | — | — | — |
| Camo CloudHerbivore Medium | 10 | 55.0 | 30.0 | — | — | — |
| Rage CloudHerbivore Medium | 10 | 55.0 | 30.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
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.
