Shastasaurus
CreatureWater
Shastasaurus taming calculatorSpecial Passive
Bring 63 Extraordinary Kibble. About 31 minutes at level 150.
No knockoutHow this tame works
- It only surfaces for a player swimming with tamed Ichthyosaurus alongside, and counts up to 3 of them. Nothing else in the water qualifies. Every extra one buys you 30 more seconds.
- Leeches latch on in batches of 3. Knock them all off and you get 30 seconds to feed.
- Let the timer run out and it dives again, costing 5% effectiveness.
- Wild level150
- Tamed level224+74
- Max level after leveling297
Taming foods
| Food | Amount | Taming time | Effectiveness | Feeding interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Extraordinary Kibble | 31m 0s | 99.76%+74 Lvl (224) | 30s | |
 Raw Mutton | 1h 6m 30s | 98.94%+74 Lvl (224) | 30s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 2h 3m 30s | 96.46%+72 Lvl (222) | 30s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 3h 29m 0s | 90.52%+67 Lvl (217) | 30s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 6h 58m 0s | 70.49%+52 Lvl (202) | 30s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 10h 27m 0s | 51.5%+38 Lvl (188) | 30s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 20h 54m 30s | 20.98%+15 Lvl (165) | 30s |
Shastasaurus taming video guide
More about taming the Shastasaurus
Found throughout the ARKs, the Shastasaurus is a tamable, aquatic, piscivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Water group.
With 4,500 base Health, the Shastasaurus is one of the toughest creatures in the game. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Shastasaurus has solid damage output. Its base Stamina of 300 gives it decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 3000, giving it massive inventory space.
After taming, the Shastasaurus is well-suited for deep-sea exploration, cave diving, and ocean resource runs. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. Defeating one in the wild grants 15 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.88 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.