How to Tame Megaloceros in ARK
A large deer. Males have antlers for combat, females are faster and harvest Thatch efficiently.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Temperament
- Skittish
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Megaloceros Taming Details
Megaloceros is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Crops.
Alternative foods: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables.
Harvest yield: a tamed or killed Megaloceros drops Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Hide, Pelt.
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 Megaloceros on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Megaloceros 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 Crops in its inventory (alternatives: Mejoberry, Other berries, Fresh Vegetables). 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 Megaloceros.
Megaloceros 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 | 300 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 280 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1200 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 220 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 175 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Megaloceros spawns on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Lost Colony, Genesis Part 1, Astraeos, Extinction.
Megaloceros variants
- Brute Megaloceros (Genesis: Part 1)
- Eerie Megaloceros
Related tools & resources
Megaloceros — Background & Lore
The Megaloceros is a giant deer and a quick early mount. Males carry huge antlers for fighting, and its carcass gives 
Raw Prime Meat and 
Pelt.
Where to find it
It grazes on The Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Extinction and Genesis Part 1 in both games, on Astraeos and Lost Colony in ASA, and on Crystal Isles, Fjordur, Lost Island and Genesis Part 2 in ASE. Ragnarok and Valguero have the most.
Taming
A knockout tame. It is skittish and runs, so slow it down before you knock it out, then feed it berries, crops or herbivore kibble. Its saddle unlocks at level 30. See the taming calculator.
Breeding
- Birth: a live birth, about 6 hours 6 minutes of gestation.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 3 days at 1x.
Uses
Fast travel in the early game, and 
Thatch gathering in our ASA data.
Tips
Hunt wild ones for Raw Prime Meat when you need a better taming food for carnivores.