The X-ankylosaurus is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. The X-ankylosaurus loses Torpor at 0.1 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.

Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the X-ankylosaurus, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.

Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the X-ankylosaurus across various creature levels. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.

To simplify the knockout, immobilize the X-ankylosaurus first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.

Use the torpor and starve timers to track your X-ankylosaurus tame in real time. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.

The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the X-ankylosaurus unconscious through the full taming duration. Your options are Narcotics (40 Torpor), Bio Toxin (80 Torpor, best efficiency), or Narcoberries (7.5 Torpor, cheapest but slowest). The X-ankylosaurus bleeds 0.1 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the X-ankylosaurus as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.

At 679 base HP, the X-ankylosaurus is impressively tough. Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it respectable melee power. With 175 base Stamina, the X-ankylosaurus has average stamina. A base Weight of 250 means generous inventory space.

To tame the X-ankylosaurus, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. For best results, use Regular Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

As a tame, the X-ankylosaurus is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 16°C–20°C temperature window. Killing a wild X-ankylosaurus yields 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.93 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.