How to Tame Erymanthian & Kalydonios in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Erymanthian & Kalydonios: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Unknown
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Erymanthian & Kalydonios Taming Details
Erymanthian & Kalydonios is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Erymanthian & Kalydonios on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Erymanthian & Kalydonios is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Erymanthian & Kalydonios will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Erymanthian & Kalydonios — Background & Lore
Erymanthian and Kalydonios are a pair of giant 
Daeodon world bosses from the Astraeos content for ASA. Erymanthian is always on fire, with burning tusks; Kalydonios is covered in mushrooms and gives off poison gas. Neither can be tamed, ridden or bred.
Where to find it
Northern Lemnokis on Astraeos. Summoning them takes 2 
Corrupt Hearts, 25 
Corrupted Nodules, 5 Fire Talons, 5 
Poison Talons and 10 
Therizino Claws. They now always spawn at level 1.
Uses
A kill gives a guaranteed 2 × 30 
Element.
Tips
- Gas mask: wear one against Kalydonios's toxic fumes.
- Team:
Giganotosaurus, 
Carcharodontosaurus, 
Yutyrannus, Daeodon and 
Deinosuchus all work well. - No minions: unlike the Fjordur world bosses they bring no minions, but wild creatures nearby can join in or pull their attention away.