Pachyrhinosaurus
CreatureSoaker
Pachyrhinosaurus taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Pachyrhinosaurus unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Torpor bleeds at 3.5/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bug Repellant | 7m 31s | 99.75%+74 Lvl (224) | 23s | |
 Archelon Algae | 14m 25s | 99.63%+74 Lvl (224) | 37s | |
 Crops | 57m 37s | 94.34%+70 Lvl (220) | 37s | |
 Mejoberry | 57m 37s | 90.35%+67 Lvl (217) | 28s | |
    Berries | 57m 36s | 80.63%+60 Lvl (210) | 18s |
Required narcotics
27Narcotics
81Narcoberries
14Bio Toxin
77Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow28 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)16 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow8 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow21 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Pachyrhinosaurus taming video guide
More about taming the Pachyrhinosaurus
Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Pachyrhinosaurus based on your settings.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the Pachyrhinosaurus. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Pachyrhinosaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Karkinos can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Pachyrhinosaurus sedated throughout taming. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. With Torpor draining at 3.5/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Pachyrhinosaurus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.
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.
