How to Tame Gigadesmodus in ARK
Gigadesmodus is an enormous ASA Aberration vampire bat. Hostile, blood-draining, and excellent for transporting tames after capture.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Gigadesmodus Taming Details
Gigadesmodus is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
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 Gigadesmodus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Gigadesmodus 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) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). 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, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Gigadesmodus.
Gigadesmodus base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 1450 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 750 | +10.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 600 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 2000 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Gigadesmodus spawns on Lost Colony.
Related tools & resources
Gigadesmodus — Background & Lore
The Gigadesmodus is a giant mutated 
Desmodus from ASA's Lost Colony, a flying fortress of a bat with lifesteal and an execute attack. You do not find it in the wild. You earn it from a boss and raise it from an egg sac.
Where to find it
It belongs to the Red Palace, which you reach through the Red-Handed mission started at the Red Terminal on Lost Colony.
How to get one
Defeat the 
Lost King and 
Lost Queen to get a 
Gigadesmodus Egg Sac. Every surviving player receives one. Hatch it and raise the baby to adulthood. Wild ones spawned by admins can be knocked out and prefer the same food as a 
Rex.
Breeding
- Egg: the egg sac hatches in about 5 hours.
- Growth: a baby takes about 5.5 days to mature at 1x.
Uses
- Damage: a 150 damage bite, and a Tail Execution that kills targets under 10% health and grants bonus damage. It does not work on saddled creatures.
- Sustain: heals 15% of the damage it deals, and its rider gets 5%.
- Platform: an optional Platform Saddle lets you build on its back.
Tips
It flies 25% faster at night. Its Blood Spit costs its own health but adds torpor, which helps against hard targets.