Found throughout the ARKs, the X-Геликоприон is a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.

Dealing 105% base Melee Damage, the X-Геликоприон brings respectable melee power to the table. With 1,261 base Health, the X-Геликоприон is extremely durable. Stamina sits at 500 base, providing respectable staying power. It carries 500 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.

Taming the X-Геликоприон doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Little Ratfish Treats!.

After taming, the X-Геликоприон is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between -75°C and 75°C. A wild X-Геликоприон is worth 8 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.7 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

Breeding the X-Геликоприон produces fertilized eggs that require careful temperature control. Incubation temperature must stay between -75°C and 75°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 4 hours and 59 minutes.

The baby X-Геликоприон takes approximately 4 days and 6 hours to fully mature at default rates - at a glacially slow pace - plan for a multi-day commitment. The most labor-intensive part is the baby phase (0–10% maturation) when it can't use a Feeding Trough yet.

Each baby inherits stats from both parents with a chance of mutation - +2 wild levels to a random stat plus a color change. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.

Maturation has three phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~617 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~41h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~51h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.

Imprint bonuses are significant: a fully imprinted X-Геликоприон gains 30% extra damage and damage resistance with its imprinter mounted. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.

The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the X-Геликоприон. Expect ~617 minutes of active care during the Baby phase before it graduates to trough-feeding as a Juvenile.

The multiplier feature helps plan large-scale X-Геликоприон raises by totaling food across all babies. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.