Taming Calculator
X-Otter Dossier
LandPiscivoreTameableBreedable

X-Otter

Variant

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X-Otter Taming Calculator

The X-Otter is passively tamed - no tranquilizers required. Approach carefully and hand-feed it.

FoodFood Quantity (Current/Max)Taming TimeEffectiveness
Raw Mutton
4:31
74 Lvl (224)
98.97%
Cooked Lamb Chop
6:45
73 Lvl (223)
97.48%
Raw Prime Fish Meat
6:46
69 Lvl (219)
92.87%
Cooked Prime Fish Meat
13:52
58 Lvl (208)
77.66%
Raw Fish Meat
21:24
44 Lvl (194)
59.96%
Cooked Fish Meat
21:23
20 Lvl (170)
27.59%

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.

4m 31s
98.97%
Base LvlTamed LvlBase Lvl 150Tamed Lvl 224Max Lvl 297Max Lvl

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.