Giganotosaurus

The Giganotosaurus is the largest land carnivore in ARK, with the highest raw damage of the classic creatures. When it takes damage it can enrage and hit even harder, which makes it as dangerous to its rider as to its enemies.

Where to find it

It has its own spawn zones, which hold only Giganotosaurs, on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero and Astraeos in ASA. In ASE it also has them on Crystal Isles, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2. Extinction has it in mixed spawns.

Taming

• Method: a knockout tame, and one of the hardest.
• Torpor: it loses torpor extremely fast, about 120 per second in the ASE files, so you need a large stock of Narcotics or Biotoxin ready before it drops.
• Effectiveness: taming effectiveness falls quickly with every hit. Use the strongest tranquilizers you have.
• Food: feed it meat or kibble, and check the taming calculator first.

Breeding

• Egg: takes about 50 hours to hatch at default rates.
• Temperature: it needs a hot, narrow range, 43 to 44 °C in ASE.
• Growth: a baby takes about 10 days to mature at 1x.

Uses

Raw damage for fights and raids, and fast Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat and Hide harvesting. In our data it has the top meat yield.

Tips

The saddle needs level 96. Keep its health topped up, and back off when it enrages.