Helicoprion

The Helicoprion is an ocean shark-like fish in ASA with a spiral of teeth. It hunts squid and ammonites, and its saddle doubles as a mobile smithy. Its signature trick is turning looted gear into blueprints.

Where to find it

It lives in the oceans of The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Genesis Part 1 and Astraeos, but it is a rare spawn.

Taming

It uses a special method. Drop looted quality equipment near it, not crafted gear. It eats the item and lets you mount it, which starts a button-prompt minigame. After ten correct prompts the last one feeds it Little Ratfish Treats, its preferred food. A missed input throws you off and makes it hostile. Wait about 20 seconds and repeat until the tame is done.

Breeding

• Egg: hatches in about 5 hours.
• Growth: a baby matures in about 4.3 days at 1x.

Uses

• Blueprints: converts non-crafted items into blueprints, with a success chance based on Crafting Skill, capped at 90%.
• Hunting: immune to Tusoteuthis grabs and ink and to Ammonite bile, and deals 3x damage to both.
• Knockouts: its tail swipe adds torpor and stuns.

Tips

The saddle unlocks at level 91 and lets its inventory work as a Smithy.