X-Spino
CreatureVariant
X-Spino taming calculatorKnockout
The X-Spino is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. Once unconscious, Torpor drains at 2.13/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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 1h 13m 22s | 98.52%+73 Lvl (223) | 4m 36s | |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 57m 49s | 90.27%+67 Lvl (217) | 1m 21s | |
 Raw Mutton | 1h 55m 38s | 90.27%+67 Lvl (217) | 2m 42s | |
 Raw Prime Meat | 2h 25m 13s | 85.53%+64 Lvl (214) | 2m 42s | |
 Cooked Lamb Chop | 3h 32m 13s | 73.14%+54 Lvl (204) | 2m 42s | |
 Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 1h 57m 26s | 70.14%+52 Lvl (202) | 1m 23s | |
 Cooked Prime Meat | 4h 47m 25s | 59.81%+44 Lvl (194) | 2m 42s | |
 Raw Fish Meat | 2h 52m 6s | 50.89%+38 Lvl (188) | 1m 21s | |
 Raw Meat | 7h 10m 15s | 39.86%+29 Lvl (179) | 2m 42s | |
 Cooked Fish Meat | 2h 50m 46s | 20.82%+15 Lvl (165) | 41s | |
 Cooked Meat | 7h 10m 15s | 14.21%+10 Lvl (160) | 1m 21s |
Required narcotics
278Narcotics
902Narcoberries
139Bio Toxin
723Ascerbic Mushrooms
Knockout weapons
Bow94 Normal hits0% Death chance
Crossbow54 Normal hits0% Death chance
Fabricated Crossbow (Tranq Arrow)54 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tranquilizer Dart39 Normal hits0% Death chance
Shocking Tranquilizer Dart20 Normal hits0% Death chance
Tek Bow26 Normal hits0% Death chance
Compound Bow70 Normal hits0% Death chance
Harpoon Launcher28 Normal hits0% Death chance
Starve & Torpor Timers
X-Spino taming video guide
More about taming the X-Spino
The results below show total taming time, effectiveness, and bonus levels for the X-Spino at your selected level and food. Higher-quality foods yield more bonus levels.
Use the knockout chart to see exactly how many Tranq Arrows, Darts, or other torpor weapons it takes to down the X-Spino. Space your shots to let torpor accumulate - rapid firing risks killing it before knockout.
To simplify the knockout, immobilize the X-Spino first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Tusoteuthis 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 X-Spino unconscious through the full taming duration. 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. At 2.13 Torpor drain per second, apply narcotics proactively - a wakeup mid-tame wastes everything.
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.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the X-Spino as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It falls within the Variant classification.
Its base Melee Damage sits at 105%, giving it solid damage output. Health-wise, the X-Spino sits at 781 base, making it quite durable. Its base Stamina of 350 gives it solid stamina reserves. A base Weight of 350 means generous inventory space.
To tame the X-Spino, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Feed it Exceptional Kibble for the fastest tame and highest effectiveness bonus.
After taming, the X-Spino is valued for its harvesting efficiency, collecting key resources faster than most tools. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 30°C–32°C temperature window. Killing a wild X-Spino yields 60 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.67 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.