Megaloceros
CreatureFarmer
Megaloceros taming calculatorKnockout
To tame the Megaloceros, you need to knock it unconscious first. Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, and Shocking Tranq Darts all work. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 0.29/s, so keep Narcotics or Bio Toxin ready.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Simple Kibble | 14m 56s | 99.78%+74 Lvl (224) | 2m 8s | |
 Archelon Algae | 16m 1s | 98.76%+74 Lvl (224) | 1m 1s | |
 Crops | 1h 4m 1s | 83.29%+62 Lvl (212) | 1m 1s | |
 Mejoberry | 1h 3m 46s | 73.78%+55 Lvl (205) | 46s | |
    Berries | 1h 3m 31s | 55.64%+41 Lvl (191) | 31s | |
 Stimberry | 15h 50m 38s | 0.31%+0 Lvl (150) | 23s | |
 Sweet Vegetable Cake | 21h 7m 31s | 0.31%+0 Lvl (150) | 31s |
Required narcotics
0Narcotics
0Narcoberries
0Bio Toxin
0Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow20 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)12 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart8 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart4 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow15 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher6 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
Megaloceros taming video guide
More about taming the Megaloceros
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the Megaloceros at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
The table below shows how many hits from each torpor weapon are needed to knock out the Megaloceros at different levels. Wait between shots for torpor to tick up. Firing too fast can kill the creature before it goes down.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the Megaloceros first with Bola or Bear Trap. Alternatively, use a Argentavis to airlift it into a pre-built trap.
Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Megaloceros sedated throughout taming. Bio Toxin is twice as potent as Narcotics (80 vs 40 Torpor per use), while Narcoberries work in a pinch at just 7.5 Torpor each. With Torpor draining at 0.29/s, don't wait until the bar is nearly empty to apply narcotics.
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.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Megaloceros is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Farmer category.
Dealing 100% base Melee Damage, the Megaloceros brings respectable melee power to the table. Health-wise, the Megaloceros sits at 300 base, making it reasonably durable. With 280 base Stamina, the Megaloceros has decent staying power. It carries 220 base Weight - a reasonable inventory size.
Taming the Megaloceros requires rendering it unconscious first - use Tranq Arrows, Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts to apply torpor. Feed it Simple Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
Once tamed, the Megaloceros earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Megaloceros is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.36 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.