Malleocephalus

Creature

Water
Carnivore
Tamable
Breedable
Knockout tame

Spawns on: 1 map
Saddle: Level 15
Kill XP: 9
Taming method: Knockout
Preferred kibble: Superior Kibble

LevelPresetVariantTaming speedSanguine Elixir

Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level

Stat	Base	Wild +/lvl	Tamed +/lvl	Wild growth
Health	550	+110	+5.4%	20%
Stamina	325	+32.5	+10%	10%
Torpidity	800	+48	+0%	6%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%	10%
Food	1800	+180	+10%	10%
Weight	325	+6.5	+4%	2%
Melee damage	100%	+5%	+1.7%	5%
Movement speed	100%	+0%	+1%	0%

TamingOpen calculator

MethodKnockout

Base torpor800+48 per level

Affinity needed2,000+100 per level

Preferred kibbleSuperior Kibble

Taming time: 42m 12s
Effectiveness: 98.7%
Tamed level: 224 from 150

Required narcotics (Superior Kibble ×11)None needed at these settings

Spawn zones

1 maps with recorded spawn entriesOpen full map ›

Map

1142 recorded spawn entriesCave entries

Drops and interactions

Drops

Raw Fish Meat

Raw Prime Fish Meat

Harvest yields by tool

Drops & harvest resources

Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.

SettingsHarvest body HP 520 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1

Harvest body HPPlayer melee %Weapon damage %Harvest rate ×

Harvesting tool

Raw Fish Meat
~2593% · ~17 hits
Raw Prime Fish Meat
~00% · ~17 hits

Resource	Pick	Sickle	Harvest Weapon
Raw Fish Meat	~2593% · ~17 hits	~2593% · ~11 hits	~2593% · ~18 hits
Raw Prime Fish Meat	~00% · ~17 hits	~313% · ~11 hits	~14% · ~18 hits

Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.

Combat & abilities

Attacks and abilities

BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek

Bite
Base damage33
1. Thatch181.5
2. Wood99
3. Stone-
4. Metal-
5. Tek-

Damage taken

ResistsWeak to

Weapons

Mining DrillImmune
Stone weapons-34%
Player melee-20%
Piercing projectiles+40%
Anti-creature damage+120%

Explosives

Demolition explosives+50%

Creatures

Creature attacks-50%
Herbivore attacks-40%
Strong creature attacks+50%
Raid creature attacks+55%

Environment & other

Plant Species X-50%
Environmental damage-30%
Spike Wall+400%

Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint.

ExperienceBase XP per kill: 9

Malleocephalus kill XP

Base XP per kill: 9

Creature levelKill count

Toilet (+33%)Broth of Enlightenment (1.5x)Explorer note (2x)Explorer note (4x)Lystrosaurus nearby (1.35x)Genesis: Part 1 wild kill (2.5x)

Per kill

572 XP

9 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1× wild × 1× server

Saddle crafting XP

Quality

Malleocephalus Saddle
Base 13.1 XP · Level 15
52 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Server XP settings1×

Server XP rate

Full XP calculator →

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Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level

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