How to Tame X-Xiphactinus in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming X-Xiphactinus: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
X-Xiphactinus Taming Details
X-Xiphactinus 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 X-Xiphactinus on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
X-Xiphactinus 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 X-Xiphactinus.
X-Xiphactinus 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 | 450 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 420 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 300 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 1100 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
X-Xiphactinus spawns on Genesis Part 1.
Related tools & resources
X-Xiphactinus — Background & Lore
The X-Xiphactinus is the Genesis Part 1 variant of the 
Xiphactinus, a large predatory fish. It is a rideable ocean mount with its own color pattern, found in ASA.
Where to find it
It lives in the Ocean biome of Genesis Part 1.
Taming
A knockout tame. It is aggressive and stays in the water, so pull it into the shallows or box it in with dino gateways, then tranquilize it with a crossbow. Feed it fish meat, prime meat or 
Superior Kibble.
Breeding
- Egg: hatches in about 5 hours.
- Growth: a baby takes about 3.9 days to mature at 1x.
Uses
A fast water mount for travel and fights in the Genesis ocean. The 
Xiphactinus Saddle unlocks at level 55.
Tips
Its torpor drops quickly once it is down, so bring 
Narcotics, and clear nearby ocean predators before you start feeding.