Plesiosaur
Plesiosaur Taming Calculator
To tame the Plesiosaur, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. The Plesiosaur loses Torpor at 2.13 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 55:15 | 74 Lvl (224) 98.75% | |
 Raw Mutton | 1:08:25 | 70 Lvl (220) 94.6% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1:25:13 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.84% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 2:05:52 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.7% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2:50:13 | 55 Lvl (205) 73.76% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 1:46:49 | 48 Lvl (198) 64.2% | |
 Raw Meat | 4:15:37 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.53% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 3:38:51 | 23 Lvl (173) 31% | |
 Cooked Meat | 4:15:01 | 17 Lvl (167) 23.82% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 5:19:13 | 12 Lvl (162) 16.65% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 5:18:55 | 3 Lvl (153) 4.76% |
Taming Results
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the Plesiosaur, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Required Narcotics
Use the narcotic calculator to determine exactly how many Narcotics, Bio Toxin, or Narcoberries you need for the Plesiosaur. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). With Torpor draining at 2.13/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Plesiosaur is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Water group.
With 100% base Melee Damage, the Plesiosaur has decent hitting power. At 2,400 base HP, the Plesiosaur is extremely durable. With 800 base Stamina, the Plesiosaur has exceptional endurance. A base Weight of 800 means an enormous weight pool.
You'll need to knock the Plesiosaur unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. For best results, use Superior Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
Once tamed, the Plesiosaur is a versatile aquatic mount for underwater exploration and resource gathering. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Defeating one in the wild grants 15 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.42 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.