Dilophosaur
CreatureMisc
Dilophosaur taming calculatorKnockout
Knock the Dilophosaur unconscious using your preferred torpor weapon, then feed it to begin the taming process. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.3/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level223+73
- Max level after leveling296
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Basic Kibble | 2m 51s | 98.45%+73 Lvl (223) | 57s | |
 Raw Mutton | 3m 21s | 93.69%+70 Lvl (220) | 34s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 3m 54s | 91.03%+68 Lvl (218) | 34s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 5m 33s | 82.66%+61 Lvl (211) | 34s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 7m 13s | 72.99%+54 Lvl (204) | 34s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 4m 27s | 63.63%+47 Lvl (197) | 17s | |
 Raw Meat | 11m 7s | 53.77%+40 Lvl (190) | 34s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 9m 8s | 30.24%+22 Lvl (172) | 18s | |
 Cooked Meat | 10m 51s | 22.85%+17 Lvl (167) | 17s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 13m 21s | 16.14%+12 Lvl (162) | 17s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 13m 21s | 4.62%+3 Lvl (153) | 9s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow9 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow5 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)5 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart4 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart2 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow3 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow7 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher3 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Dilophosaur taming video guide
More about taming the Dilophosaur
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Dilophosaur at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Dilophosaur across various creature levels. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Dilophosaur first with Bola or Bear Trap. A Argentavis can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.
The table shows how many sedatives you'll need to keep the Dilophosaur 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 Dilophosaur bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.
The real-time timers below help you monitor Torpor drain and Food depletion during the tame. The torpor timer alerts you when narcotics are needed. The starve timer tracks Food depletion for starve-taming, where you let the food bar drop before placing all food at once.
The Dilophosaur is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Misc group.
Melee starts at 100% - solid damage output that scales with level-ups. Health-wise, the Dilophosaur sits at 130 base, making it glass-cannon fragile. With 100 base Stamina, the Dilophosaur has low stamina reserves. It carries 45 base Weight - very limited carrying capacity.
The Dilophosaur is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. For best results, use Basic Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.
As a tame, the Dilophosaur is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 28°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild Dilophosaur yields 1 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.12 Element plus 0 Element per level.