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.
| 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 | 2:25:08 | 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.
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, 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.