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Thorny Dragon

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Thorny Dragon Taming Calculator

Taming the Thorny Dragon requires applying enough torpor to knock it out. Use tranquilizer projectiles, then place food in its inventory. Torpor bleeds at 0.5/s, requiring regular sedative application to prevent a premature wakeup.

FoodFood Quantity (Current/Max)Taming TimeEffectiveness
Regular Kibble
25:35
74 Lvl (224)
99.63%
Raw Mutton
37:30
73 Lvl (223)
97.74%
Raw Prime Meat
46:53
72 Lvl (222)
96.55%
Cooked Lamb Chop
1:14:56
68 Lvl (218)
91.51%
Cooked Prime Meat
1:37:24
64 Lvl (214)
86.34%
Raw Prime Fish Meat
58:08
61 Lvl (211)
81.68%
Raw Meat
2:30:00
54 Lvl (204)
72.65%
Cooked Prime Fish Meat
2:08:07
36 Lvl (186)
48.91%
Cooked Meat
2:30:00
29 Lvl (179)
39.86%
Raw Fish Meat
3:07:30
22 Lvl (172)
29.78%
Cooked Fish Meat
3:07:02
7 Lvl (157)
9.61%

Taming Results

Use the calculator results to plan your tame - they show the exact time, food quantity, and bonus levels for the Thorny Dragon based on your settings.

25m 35s
99.63%
Base LvlTamed LvlBase Lvl 150Tamed Lvl 224Max Lvl 297Max Lvl

Required Narcotics

The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Thorny Dragon unconscious through the full taming duration. 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. At 0.5 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.

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Narcotics
0
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Narcoberries
0
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Bio Toxin
0
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Ascerbic Mushrooms
0

Starve & Torpor Timers

The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Thorny Dragon: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.