X-Otter
Variant
X-Otter Taming Calculator
The X-Otter is passively tamed - no tranquilizers required. Approach carefully and hand-feed it.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Raw Mutton | 9:01 | 72 Lvl (222) 96.62% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 15:45 | 67 Lvl (217) 90.57% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 13:31 | 58 Lvl (208) 77.66% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 28:54 | 34 Lvl (184) 46.24% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 42:46 | 20 Lvl (170) 27.59% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 43:20 | 6 Lvl (156) 8.71% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the X-Otter at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Starve & Torpor Timers
Use the feeding timer to know when the X-Otter will accept its next meal. No more guessing between feeds.
Found throughout the ARKs, the X-Otter is a tamable, piscivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.
Health-wise, the X-Otter sits at 39 base, making it extremely fragile. With 105% base Melee Damage, the X-Otter has solid damage output. Stamina sits at 180 base, providing decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 30, giving it minimal inventory space.
This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Raw Mutton.
As a tame, the X-Otter earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Killing a wild X-Otter yields 4 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.84 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.