Taming Calculator
X-Dunkleosteus Dossier
LandCarnivoreTameableBreedable

X-Dunkleosteus

Variant

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.

FoodFood Quantity (Current/Max)Taming TimeEffectiveness
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
2:25:08
11 Lvl (161)
15.73%
Cooked Fish Meat
2:25:08
3 Lvl (153)
4.47%

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.

40m 14s
98.58%
Base LvlTamed LvlBase Lvl 150Tamed Lvl 223Max Lvl 296Max Lvl

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.

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Narcoberries
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Bio Toxin
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Ascerbic Mushrooms
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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, 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 a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. 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.