Breeding the X-Helikoprion 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-Helikoprion 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.

The raising calculator above shows exactly how much food you need for each maturation phase of the X-Helikoprion. 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-Helikoprion raises by totaling food across all babies. Different food types have different spoil timers - factor that into which food you stockpile.

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

Stamina sits at 500 base, providing respectable staying power. Dealing 105% base Melee Damage, the X-Helikoprion brings decent hitting power to the table. With 1,261 base Health, the X-Helikoprion is among the tougher creatures. It carries 500 base Weight - massive inventory space.

Taming the X-Helikoprion 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-Helikoprion 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-Helikoprion 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.

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-Helikoprion 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.