How to Tame Monodon in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Monodon: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Defensive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Monodon Taming Details
Monodon 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 Monodon on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Monodon 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, Monodon will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Monodon 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 | 2300 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 275 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 1700 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 300 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 1000 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Where it spawns & other details
Related tools & resources
Monodon — Background & Lore
The Monodon is a narwhal-like tame added to ASE with the Aquatica expansion. It can be tamed at level 1, needs no saddle to ride, and doubles as a healer and a kibble maker.
Where to find it
It lives on the Aquatica map.
Taming
A non-violent tame. Swim up and mount it, then spear small fish (not 
Piranhas) on its horn and feed them to it with the secondary attack. Spearing three at once gives a bonus. Each feeding resets a three-minute timer, so keep feeding. An optional 
Monodon Saddle unlocks at level 10.
Breeding
- Gestation: about 5 hours 17 minutes.
- Growth: a baby matures in about 2.4 days at 1x.
Uses
- Support: a saddled male fires a short laser that hurts hostiles and heals allied creatures.
- Kibble: a female with
Kibble Mash and three speared fish makes Kibble. - Resistance: it is immune to the electric stuns of jellyfish and eels.