X-Dunkleosteus
Variant · 2 maps
X-Dunkleosteus Taming Calculator
To tame the X-Dunkleosteus, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 1/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Superior Kibble | 40:14 | 73 Lvl (223) 98.58% | |
 Raw Mutton | 31:31 | 70 Lvl (220) 94.22% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 40:31 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.01% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 58:27 | 61 Lvl (211) 82.52% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 1:18:40 | 54 Lvl (204) 72.17% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 48:23 | 47 Lvl (197) 62.77% | |
 Raw Meat | 1:57:01 | 40 Lvl (190) 53.71% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1:39:25 | 22 Lvl (172) 29.58% | |
 Cooked Meat | 1:55:53 | 16 Lvl (166) 22.61% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2:24:01 | 11 Lvl (161) 15.83% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2:24:01 | 3 Lvl (153) 4.5% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the X-Dunkleosteus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Required Narcotics
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the X-Dunkleosteus sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The X-Dunkleosteus bleeds 1 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
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 X-Dunkleosteus is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.
The X-Dunkleosteus has 689 base Health - quite durable. With 105% base Melee Damage, the X-Dunkleosteus has respectable melee power. Its base Stamina of 200 gives it decent staying power. It carries 910 base Weight - massive inventory space.
You'll need to knock the X-Dunkleosteus unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Superior Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
As a tame, the X-Dunkleosteus is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Defeating one in the wild grants 12 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.43 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.