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Megalania

CreatureDMG

  • Land
  • Carnivore
  • Tamable
  • Breedable
  • Knockout tame
Megalania

Megalania taming calculatorKnockout

To tame the Megalania, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. The Megalania loses Torpor at 3.6 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.

Taming time45m 2s
Effectiveness97.65%
  1. Wild level150
  2. Tamed level223+73
  3. Max level after leveling296
Torpor6,958-15.12 per second, wakes in 7m 40s

Taming foods

FoodAmountTaming timeEffectivenessFeeding interval
Extraordinary Kibble45m 2s97.65%+73 Lvl (223)4m 6s
Raw Mutton55m 13s90.27%+67 Lvl (217)2m 25s
Raw Prime Meat1h 7m 13s85.89%+64 Lvl (214)2m 25s
Cooked Lamb Chop1h 40m 43s73.22%+54 Lvl (204)2m 24s
Cooked Prime Meat2h 14m 17s60.27%+45 Lvl (195)2m 24s
Raw Prime Fish Meat1h 24m 1s49.23%+36 Lvl (186)1m 13s
Raw Meat3h 21m 38s40.22%+30 Lvl (180)2m 25s
Cooked Prime Fish Meat2h 51m 25s19.6%+14 Lvl (164)1m 14s
Cooked Meat3h 20m 26s14.47%+10 Lvl (160)1m 13s
Raw Fish Meat4h 10m 51s9.76%+7 Lvl (157)1m 13s
Cooked Fish Meat4h 10m 15s2.64%+1 Lvl (151)37s

Required narcotics

  • 211Narcotics
  • 642Narcoberries
  • 106Bio Toxin
  • 614Ascerbic Mushrooms

Knockout weapons

  • Bow78 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Crossbow45 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)45 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Spear Bolt)23 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Tranquilizer Dart32 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Shocking Tranquilizer Dart16 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Tek Bow21 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Compound Bow58 Normal hits0% Death chance
  • Harpoon Launcher23 Normal hits0% Death chance

Starve & Torpor Timers

Estimated time until optimal feeding point45m 2sFood to consume through starvation 938 · Target food level -938

Megalania taming video guide

More about taming the Megalania

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

The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Megalania at different levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.

To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Megalania first with Bola or Chain Bola. Alternatively, use a Argentavis to airlift it into a pre-built trap.

Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Megalania sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The Megalania bleeds 3.6 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.

Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. 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.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Megalania is a tamable, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the DMG category.

Its base Stamina of 400 gives it good endurance. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Megalania has respectable melee power. With 480 base Health, the Megalania is decently sturdy. Weight capacity starts at 400, giving it good carrying capacity.

You'll need to knock the Megalania unconscious before taming it. Tranquilizers are the standard approach. Extraordinary Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the Megalania is primarily used for resource harvesting, excelling at gathering specific materials. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 29°C and 35°C. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.85 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.