X-Spino
Variant
X-Spino Taming Calculator
The X-Spino is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 2.13/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
| Food | Food Quantity (Current/Max) | Taming Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 41:16 | 74 Lvl (224) 99.58% | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 29:35 | 72 Lvl (222) 97.32% | |
 Raw Mutton | 59:10 | 72 Lvl (222) 97.32% | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 1:12:37 | 71 Lvl (221) 95.95% | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 1:47:27 | 68 Lvl (218) 91.51% | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 59:25 | 67 Lvl (217) 90.3% | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 2:25:03 | 64 Lvl (214) 85.53% | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 1:27:24 | 60 Lvl (210) 80.35% | |
 Raw Meat | 3:37:49 | 54 Lvl (204) 72.4% | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 1:26:03 | 38 Lvl (188) 51.09% | |
 Cooked Meat | 3:36:29 | 29 Lvl (179) 39.71% |
Taming Results
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the X-Spino at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Required Narcotics
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the X-Spino unconscious through the full taming duration. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. At 2.13 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
Starve & Torpor Timers
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. 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.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the X-Spino as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it solid damage output. Health-wise, the X-Spino sits at 781 base, making it quite durable. Its base Stamina of 350 gives it solid stamina reserves. A base Weight of 350 means generous inventory space.
To tame the X-Spino, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Exceptional Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the X-Spino is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 30°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild X-Spino yields 60 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.