Desmodus
CreatureFlyer
Desmodus taming calculatorPassive
About 3 minutes at level 150.
No feedingTime to tame2:40Holding on without a break
Starting effectiveness57.1%This is the ceiling, not the floor
Drain rate12/sAt least 12 health a second, more from a strong one
Tames at192from level 150
How this tame works
- Give the survivor being carried a stack of Blood Packs and it drinks those instead of their health. That finishes in about 38 seconds instead of the full drain and the survivor takes no damage at all. Budget around 39 packs for a wild one, more if it has been eating well.
- The progress it gains is a share of what it needs, so the level cancels out. Every Desmodus takes the same 2:40 of uninterrupted draining.
- It opens at 57.1% effectiveness rather than 100%, so even a flawless tame lands well short of a perfect one.
Desmodus taming video guide
More about taming the Desmodus
The Desmodus is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Flyer classification.
Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. At 325 base HP, the Desmodus is reasonably durable. Its base Stamina of 500 gives it solid stamina reserves. It carries 350 base Weight - generous inventory space.
Once tamed, the Desmodus works well as a reconnaissance mount, offering fast travel and a bird's-eye view of the terrain. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. A wild Desmodus is worth 3 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.