Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the Mek across various creature levels.Always pace your shots.Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.

Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the Mek 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 Mek bleeds 0.3 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.

Use the torpor and starve timers to track your Mek tame in real time.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 Mek is a tamable creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Stamina sits at 1000 base, providing exceptional endurance.With 100% base Melee Damage, the Mek has respectable melee power.At 5,500 base HP, the Mek is one of the toughest creatures in the game.Weight capacity starts at 1250, giving it massive inventory space.

You'll need to knock the Mek unconscious before taming it.Tranquilizers are the standard approach.

As a tame, the Mek pulls double duty as both a capable resource harvester and pack animal.Defeating one in the wild grants 2 base XP.It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 100 Element plus 5 Element per level.