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WATER

Xiphactinus

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Xiphactinus Taming Calculator

Knock the Xiphactinus unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 3.13/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.

Food	Taming Time	Effectiveness
Superior Kibble	15:21	74 Lvl (224) 99.65%
Raw Mutton	18:01	73 Lvl (223) 98.52%
Raw Prime Meat	22:31	73 Lvl (223) 97.71%
Cooked Lamb Chop	31:28	71 Lvl (221) 95.35%
Cooked Prime Meat	43:28	68 Lvl (218) 91.67%
Raw Prime Fish Meat	27:01	65 Lvl (215) 87.63%
Raw Meat	1:04:31	62 Lvl (212) 83.17%
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	54:43	48 Lvl (198) 64.18%
Cooked Meat	1:03:46	41 Lvl (191) 55.48%
Raw Fish Meat	1:20:16	33 Lvl (183) 44.18%
Cooked Fish Meat	1:19:53	12 Lvl (162) 16.57%

Taming Results

The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Xiphactinus at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.

15m 21s

99.65%

Knockout Weapons

The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Xiphactinus at different levels. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.

Poison SpecialistAssassin Weapon Trait

Required Narcotics

Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Xiphactinus 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 Xiphactinus bleeds 3.13 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.

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Narcoberries

Bio Toxin

Ascerbic Mushrooms

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Starve & Torpor Timers

The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. Starve taming is recommended for valuable high-level Xiphactinus: let the Food stat deplete first, then add food. This way nothing is wasted if something goes wrong.

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Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 15m 21s

Food to consume through starvation: 511

Target food level: 6489

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ARK: Survival Ascended features the Xiphactinus as a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Water category.

Starting at 450 Health, it's moderately tough. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. Its base Stamina of 420 gives it solid stamina reserves. Weight capacity starts at 300, giving it good carrying capacity.

To tame the Xiphactinus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Superior Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Xiphactinus provides safe and efficient underwater traversal with good utility. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a -75°C–75°C temperature window. A wild Xiphactinus is worth 12 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.37 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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