How to Tame Golden Striped Megalodon in ARK
The Golden Striped Megalodon is a variant of the Megalodon. It appears in the Ocean during the "The Teeth Underneath" mission on Genesis: Part 1, started from the Mission Dispatcher. It is aggressive and has a carnivore diet.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Golden Striped Megalodon Taming Details
Golden Striped Megalodon 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 Golden Striped Megalodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Golden Striped Megalodon 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, Golden Striped Megalodon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
Golden Striped Megalodon variants
- Alpha Megalodon
- Brute X-Megalodon (Genesis: Part 1)
- Golden Striped Brute Megalodon (Genesis: Part 1)
- Megalodon (Astraeos)
- X-Megalodon (Genesis: Part 1)
Related tools & resources
Golden Striped Megalodon — Background & Lore
The Golden Striped Megalodon is a variant of the 
Megalodon that only appears in a Genesis: Part 1 mission in ASE. It is an aggressive carnivore. It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred, despite looking like a normal shark.
Where to find it
It swims in the Ocean biome during The Teeth Underneath mission, started from a 
Mission Dispatcher. A tougher Golden Striped Brute Megalodon appears in the same mission.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed. It exists only for the mission.
Tips
It waits until you enter the water before it attacks, so plan your approach from the surface or the shore.