X-Ankylosaurus
Variant
X-Ankylosaurus Taming Calculator
The X-Ankylosaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. The X-Ankylosaurus loses Torpor at 0.1 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular Kibble | 40:56 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.8% | |
 Archelon Algae | 48:01 | 74 Lvl (224) 98.77% | |
 Crops | 3:12:01 | 62 Lvl (212) 83.32% | |
 Mejoberry | 3:11:43 | 55 Lvl (205) 73.77% | |
    Berries | 3:11:24 | 41 Lvl (191) 55.59% |
Taming Results
Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the X-Ankylosaurus, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.
Required Narcotics
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the X-Ankylosaurus unconscious through the full taming duration. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). The X-Ankylosaurus bleeds 0.1 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Use the torpor and starve timers to track your X-Ankylosaurus tame in real time. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the X-Ankylosaurus as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.
At 679 base HP, the X-Ankylosaurus is impressively tough. Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it solid damage output. With 175 base Stamina, the X-Ankylosaurus has decent staying power. A base Weight of 250 means generous inventory space.
To tame the X-Ankylosaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
As a tame, the X-Ankylosaurus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 16°C–20°C temperature window. Killing a wild X-Ankylosaurus yields 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.93 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.