How do you tame a R-Giganotosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The R-Giganotosaurus is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Exceptional 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 R-Giganotosaurus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a R-Giganotosaurus is Exceptional Kibble. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find R-Giganotosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the R-Giganotosaurus 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 R-Giganotosaurus?

A baby R-Giganotosaurus takes 10 days and 3 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 43°C and 44°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

R-Giganotosaurus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

R Giganotosaurus

VARIANT

R-Giganotosaurus

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

R-Giganotosaurus does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

R-Giganotosaurus Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 38m 22s|Effectiveness: 99.6% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 10,000Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Exceptional KibbleBest	10	38:22	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	20	45:01	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Prime Meat	25	56:16	73 Lvl (223)
Cooked Lamb Chop	36	1:20:55	71 Lvl (221)
Raw Meat	73	2:44:16	61 Lvl (211)
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Required Narcotics (Exceptional Kibble ×10)

Narcotics261

Narcoberries697

Bio Toxin131

Ascerbic Mushrooms1025

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp43°C – 44°C

Maturation Time10d 3h

Quick Info

Saddle

Giganotosaurus SaddleLv.96

Immobilized By

Bear Trap

Large Bear Trap

Plant Species Y Trap

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill15,900 XP

200 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

Giganotosaurus SaddleBase: 303 XP · Lv.96

1,212 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The R-Giganotosaurus's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 520 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%~21~17 hits	60%~32~13 hits
Raw Meat	60%~24~17 hits	40%~16~13 hits
Raw Prime Meat	14%~4~17 hits	9%~2~13 hits
Giganotosaurus HeartDrop	—	—

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

The R-Giganotosaurus has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 6 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +400% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. 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	77600.0	+38.80	+0.04%
Stamina	400.0	+0.20	+0.20%
Torpidity	10000.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+0.37	+0.50%
Food	4000.0	+10.00	+0.50%
Weight	700.0	+7.00	+0.20%
Melee Damage Multiplier	105.0%	+5.25%	+5.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+0.31%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the R-Giganotosaurus has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The R-Giganotosaurus can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone. It can break Stone structures, so only Metal-tier builds are fully safe from it.

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

R-Giganotosaurus Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the R-Giganotosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

Welcome to the full R-Giganotosaurus guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the R-Giganotosaurus has 77,600 base Health, 105% base Melee Damage, 700 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

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

Breeding R-Giganotosauruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 43°C and 44°C. Full maturation takes 10 days and 3 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the R-Giganotosaurus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the R-Giganotosaurus as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.

Its base Stamina of 400 gives it solid stamina reserves. Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it respectable melee power. The R-Giganotosaurus has 77,600 base Health - an absolute bullet sponge. Weight capacity starts at 700, giving it an enormous weight pool.

To tame the R-Giganotosaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Exceptional Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the R-Giganotosaurus combines solid harvesting capability with generous carrying capacity. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 43°C–44°C temperature window. A wild R-Giganotosaurus is worth 200 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.99 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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