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Plesiosaur
Plesiosaur
Steam 181.0
Jun 30, 2015
Xbox One 729.0
Dec 16, 2015
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Logo Mobile 1.0
May 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon Plesiosaur_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Plesiosaur/Plesiosaur_Character_BP.Plesiosaur_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Plesiosaur (Escort)
cheat summon Plesiosaur_Character_BP_Escort_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Escort/Ocean/Plesiosaur_Character_BP_Escort.Plesiosaur_Character_BP_Escort'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Plesiosaur (Retrieve)
cheat summon Plesiosaur_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Ocean/Plesiosaur_Character_BP_Retrieve.Plesiosaur_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35
Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Kibble ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile
Preferred Food
Preferred Food ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile
Equipment
Data
XP for kill
60 XP
Special Loot Chance
100%
Gestation Time
7h 56m 11.428s
Baby Time
11h 34m 26.667s
Juvenile Time
1d 22h 17m 46.667s
Adolescent Time
2d 9h 52m 13.334s
Total Maturation Time
4d 19h 44m 26.667s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat

The Elasmosaurus (el-lazz-mo-sore-us), more commonly known as the Plesiosaur (PLEE-see-uh-sore), is one of the marine Reptiles in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info[]

Dossier[]

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

NoteHelena
Species

Elasmosaurus remuspissa

Time

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Wild

Elasmosaurus remuspissa is typically found in the deep oceans, and has a strange role in the oceanic food chain. It almost exclusively hunts the smaller creatures in the waters, leaving most even moderately large creatures alone. The sheer size of the Elasmosaurus means that the quantity of food it must eat to sustain itself is nothing short of enormous. Elasmosaurus is a formidable fighter. Aside from the Megalodon, I have only ever seen two creatures bring down an Elasmosaurus: a Mosasaurus, and human beings. Though I will admit, I have yet to thoroughly explore the staggeringly deep underwater caverns surrounding the Island.

Domesticated

Much like the Brontosaurus on land, Elasmosaurus is an excellent way to transport large quantities of goods over water. These powerful creatures are in fact so large that they can be used as mobile water bases. Ambitious tribes sometimes build bunkers right onto the backs of Elasmosaurus instead of building cargo ships.

Behavior[]

Plesiosaurs swim around in groups of two or three in the depths of the ocean, never surfacing. They are aggressive and have a fairly large aggro distance. They start to attack and will follow them for a short distance; they lose interest if it swims too far up.

Appearance[]

The Plesiosaur has an almost teardrop-shaped body. Its size, long neck, and four whale-like flippers make it unmistakable for any other creature. The neck itself makes up half of the creature's length, and the mouth is lined with many sharp teeth. Commonly found in pairs, this large marine reptile hunts in the island's deeper waters for fish and squid, working as a team to corral their prey. Despite their size and often camouflaged coloration, Plesiosaurs are sometimes preyed upon by other large marine predators and, occasionally, adventurous Spinosaurus heading out from the coast.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Plesiosaur's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Plesiosaur. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Plesiosaur will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Plesiosaur's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Plesiosaur's "body" magenta.

Plesio PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
14
19
20
21
22
23
24
28
29
Plesio PaintRegion1
Region 1:
Facial Fins
13
14
20
22
24
26
27
33
34
35
Plesio PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Underside Highlights
13
14
20
22
24
26
27
33
34
35
X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Plesio PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Back
13
14
20
22
24
26
27
33
34
35
Plesio PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Belly
8
14
21
23
28
32
33
36

Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 2400 +288 +3.24% 0.0224
Stamina Stamina 800 +80 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 N/A
Food Food 5000 +500 +10% 15%
Weight Weight 800 +16 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 75 +3.75 +1.7% 14% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +0.5%
Torpidity Torpidity 1600 +96 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 800 ? ? ? ? ? 20
Swimming 800 ? ? 1200 3600 3600 3
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (Xbox One), the Plesiosaur bites the target.
0 2000 0 2300
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 75

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[1]

Plesiosaur

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Plesiosaur.

General[]

It is recommended to fight in a group against a Plesiosaur. If alone, a powerful water mount or SCUBA Flippers can be invaluable. Remember that there will be two and possibly more(so far, the highest recorded amount around a single sea cave has been six individuals) attacking, so keep this in mind.

Strategy[]

As the Plesiosaur will only reach up to a certain height, you may be able to swim above where it won't reach and shoot down. Make sure during a battle that other creatures in the water do not attack as well. Megalodon and Dunkleosteus in the area will prove deadly and a Mosasaur can ruin the adventure if it is gone unnoticed.

With SCUBA Flippers it is easy to keep swimming above it and it will only rarely take a hit on you.

Weaponry[]

The crossbow is recommended for ranged attacks, as it can be fired underwater. Melee weapons can be used, but are not recommended due to the Plesiosaur's attack range and AOE (Area Of Effect). A melee battle will almost always end in the Plesiosaur's favor. Overall the best weapon to use is the harpoon launcher as it has the specific purpose of killing/tranquilizing underwater creatures.

Dangers[]

As a larger creature, the Plesiosaur has a bigger attack range, giving it a melee advantage. Try using crossbows/harpoon when attacking it. Beware of other creatures in the area. Staying too close to the sea floor can expose the player to the poisonous sting of a Eurypterid, which neutralizes the player completely. Such a hindering leads to certain death.

Weakness[]

Although very large, the Plesiosaur can be weak if trapped inside cave mouths. This can be useful for both killing it or taming it.

Taming[]

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy[]

The taming of the Plesiosaur is by far one of the most difficult in the game. Generally, the Plesiosaur's level seems to create an extreme difference in the resources required to tame. Due to their very fast torpor decrease, you need a large amount of narcotics to keep a Plesiosaur unconscious. It should be noted that bio toxin would be more effective at keeping the creature down, and given the locale of most Plesiosaurs (deep ocean mostly) obtaining bio toxin (from Cnidaria) is at least somewhat feasible, utilizing a sea mount that has a good sized attack box (Mosasaurus being No.1 choice) or use a Basilosaur as it is immune to status effects just be careful of your depth as the Basilo will continually take damage.

Bows and guns will not work underwater and wild Plesiosaurs will not swim to the surface of the ocean, so you will need to either use a crossbow, a harpoon launcher or lure the Plesiosaur into a cave where they can surface.

Another technique is to use the crossbow and attack the Plesiosaur from above. They seem to lose interest in you when you're near the surface, this allows you to take shots at them while still moving far enough away to make them lose interest. Repeat this process and you should be able to knock it out without much issue. This still leaves the risk of Megalodons and other Plesiosaurs attacking you and your tame, though, so be cautious.

Yet another teqnique, arguably the fastest and the easiest to execute involves using a crossbow or harpoon launcher when riding an aquatic mount. You can either kite the plesiosaur by swimming away and stopping every few seconds to shoot, or you can do circles around the plesio, constantly unloading your tranquilizers. The main danger of this strategy is Cnidaria because of its dismounting ability, so before starting the process, survivor should ensure no Cnidaria are in proximity, or at least know where they are to carefully manouver around them and minimise the risk. Both Ichthyosaurus and Sarco are mounts perfectly fit for that purpose thanks to their great swimming and turning speed and being able to use weapons when in saddle. (When attempting to tame a Plesio or Mosa it's a good idea to choose the Sarco because of it's superior survivability and little chance of death in case things go wrong)

It is also recommended to have a raft with some storage boxes and beds floating above the spot where you are planning to tame a Plesio in case you need to respawn after dying, or you want to store your narcotics and other valuables you don't want to lose. However, beware of the mighty leedsichthys which can destroy a raft extremely quickly, caution is advised.

If you lure one to an underwater cave, you can stand inside the cave where you can breathe air and tranq it safely.

Taming Food[]

Plesiosaur Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 4 0 0 0 0:05:07
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 7 0 0 0 0:08:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 13 29 7 4 0:15:35
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 9 0 0 0 0:10:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 18 84 21 11 0:21:35
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 22 7 2 1 0:13:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 27 184 45 23 0:32:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 44 135 33 17 0:27:08
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 53 178 44 22 0:31:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 66 250 61 31 0:39:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 132 250 61 31 0:39:37
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 160; Slingshot Hits × 66; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 18; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 11; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 2.14 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:12:30
Plesiosaur Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 8 0 0 0 0:10:14
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 17 0 0 0 0:20:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 31 195 52 26 0:37:10
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 21 54 15 8 0:25:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 42 349 93 47 0:50:21
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 53 132 35 18 0:31:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 63 646 172 86 1:15:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 105 518 138 69 1:04:44
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 125 638 170 85 1:15:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 157 864 229 115 1:34:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 313 860 229 115 1:33:55
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 439; Slingshot Hits × 179; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 49; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 28; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 20; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 3.55 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:37
Plesiosaur Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 13 0 0 0 0:16:38
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 27 81 23 12 0:32:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 50 439 122 61 0:59:57
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 34 190 53 27 0:40:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 67 703 196 98 1:20:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 84 315 88 44 0:50:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 100 1219 339 170 2:00:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 167 997 277 139 1:42:57
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 200 1219 339 170 2:00:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 250 1608 447 224 2:30:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 500 1608 447 224 2:30:01
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 727; Slingshot Hits × 297; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 81; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 47; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 33; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 17
Torpidity-depletion: 4.63 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:26:11
Plesiosaur Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 18 0 0 0 0:23:02
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 37 197 57 29 0:44:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 68 710 204 102 1:21:31
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 46 346 99 50 0:55:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 92 1107 318 159 1:50:17
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 115 537 154 77 1:09:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 138 1872 537 269 2:45:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 230 1543 442 221 2:21:48
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 275 1864 534 267 2:45:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 344 2436 698 349 3:26:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 688 2436 698 349 3:26:25
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1015; Slingshot Hits × 415; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 113; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 65; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 46; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 5.6 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:30:13
Plesiosaur Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 22 0 0 0 0:28:08
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 47 333 98 49 0:56:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 87 1025 301 151 1:44:18
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 59 541 159 80 1:10:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 117 1544 453 227 2:20:15
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 146 784 230 115 1:27:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 175 2552 749 375 3:30:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 292 2118 622 311 3:00:01
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 350 2552 749 375 3:30:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 438 3314 973 487 4:22:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 875 3310 972 486 4:22:31
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1303; Slingshot Hits × 532; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 145; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 83; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 59; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 30
Torpidity-depletion: 6.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:33:23
Plesiosaur Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 27 0 0 0 0:34:32
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 57 484 145 73 1:08:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 105 1342 402 201 2:05:52
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 71 735 220 110 1:25:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 142 2004 600 300 2:50:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 178 1058 317 159 1:46:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 213 3279 981 491 4:15:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 355 2730 817 409 3:38:51
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 425 3270 979 490 4:15:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 532 4229 1265 633 5:19:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1063 4224 1264 632 5:18:55
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1591; Slingshot Hits × 650; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 177; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 101; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 72; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 36
Torpidity-depletion: 7.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:00

Soothing Balm Plesiosaur Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 4 0 0 0 0:05:07
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:01
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 20 106 26 13 0:23:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 25 24 6 3 0:15:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 30 217 53 27 0:36:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 50 169 42 21 0:30:50
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 60 217 53 27 0:36:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 75 300 73 37 0:45:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 150 300 73 37 0:45:01
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:02:34
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:04:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 7 0 0 0 0:08:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:05:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 17 0 0 0 0:10:29
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 20 0 0 0 0:12:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 25 24 6 3 0:15:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 50 24 6 3 0:15:01
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:01:31
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:19
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 160; Slingshot Hits × 66; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 18; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 11; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 9; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 7; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 2.14 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:12:30
Soothing Balm Plesiosaur Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 9 0 0 0 0:11:31
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 24 97 26 13 0:28:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 48 434 115 58 0:57:33
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 60 181 48 24 0:36:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 72 772 205 103 1:26:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 120 626 167 84 1:13:59
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 143 765 203 102 1:25:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 179 1018 271 136 1:47:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 358 1018 271 136 1:47:25
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 3 0 0 0 0:03:51
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:09:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 16 0 0 0 0:19:11
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 20 0 0 0 0:12:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 24 97 26 13 0:28:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 40 48 13 7 0:24:40
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 48 97 26 13 0:28:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 60 181 48 24 0:36:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 120 181 48 24 0:36:01
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:02:28
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 5 0 0 0 0:03:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:03:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:03:37
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:19
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 439; Slingshot Hits × 179; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 49; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 28; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 25; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 19; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 20; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 3.55 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:37
Soothing Balm Plesiosaur Level 75 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 17 0 0 0 0:21:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 46 362 102 51 0:55:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 91 1085 307 154 1:49:05
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 114 539 153 77 1:08:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 136 1813 512 256 2:43:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 227 1500 424 212 2:19:57
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 272 1813 512 256 2:43:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 340 2361 667 334 3:24:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 679 2357 666 333 3:23:43
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 6 0 0 0 0:07:41
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 16 0 0 0 0:19:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 31 119 34 17 0:37:10
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 38 0 0 0 0:22:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 46 362 102 51 0:55:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 76 249 71 36 0:46:52
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 91 354 100 50 0:54:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 114 539 153 77 1:08:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 227 535 151 76 1:08:07
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:04:48
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:02:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 5 0 0 0 0:06:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:04:56
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 10 0 0 0 0:06:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:07:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 23 0 0 0 0:06:55
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:00:37
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 871; Slingshot Hits × 356; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 97; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 56; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 49; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 37; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 40; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 20
Torpidity-depletion: 5.12 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:20
Soothing Balm Plesiosaur Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 31 55 17 9 0:39:39
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 81 914 274 137 1:37:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 162 2362 707 354 3:14:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 203 1282 384 192 2:01:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 243 3817 1142 571 4:51:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 405 3191 955 478 4:09:41
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 486 3817 1142 571 4:51:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 608 4909 1469 735 6:04:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1215 4905 1468 734 6:04:31
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 11 0 0 0 0:14:04
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 27 0 0 0 0:32:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 54 429 129 65 1:04:44
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 68 72 22 11 0:40:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 81 914 274 137 1:37:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 135 706 211 106 1:23:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 162 914 274 137 1:37:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 203 1282 384 192 2:01:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 405 1277 382 191 2:01:31
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:02:34
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:07:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:04:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 9 0 0 0 0:10:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 14 0 0 0 0:08:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 17 0 0 0 0:10:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 21 0 0 0 0:12:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 41 0 0 0 0:12:19
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:00:55
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1591; Slingshot Hits × 650; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 177; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 101; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 89; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 67; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 72; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 36
Torpidity-depletion: 7.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:00
Soothing Balm Plesiosaur Level 300 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 58 480 153 77 1:14:10
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 153 2272 721 361 3:03:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 305 5250 1667 834 6:05:36
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 381 3008 955 478 3:48:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 458 8262 2622 1311 9:09:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 762 6955 2207 1104 7:49:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 915 8252 2619 1310 9:09:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1143 10491 3330 1665 11:25:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2286 10491 3330 1665 11:25:49
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 20 0 0 0 0:25:35
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 51 268 86 43 1:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 102 1268 403 202 2:02:16
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 127 514 163 82 1:16:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 153 2272 721 361 3:03:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 254 1829 581 291 2:36:35
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 305 2262 718 359 3:03:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 381 3008 955 478 3:48:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 762 3008 955 478 3:48:37
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:02:34
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:07:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 11 0 0 0 0:13:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 13 0 0 0 0:07:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 16 0 0 0 0:19:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 26 0 0 0 0:16:02
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 31 0 0 0 0:18:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 39 0 0 0 0:23:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 77 0 0 0 0:23:07
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:01:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 3031; Slingshot Hits × 1237; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 337; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 193; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 169; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 127; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 138; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 69
Torpidity-depletion: 11.27 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:44:50
Soothing Balm Plesiosaur Level 450 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 84 975 320 160 1:47:25
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 224 3736 1224 612 4:28:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 448 8324 2727 1364 8:57:01
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 560 4886 1601 801 5:36:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 672 12932 4237 2119 13:26:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1120 10948 3587 1794 11:30:27
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1343 12922 4233 2117 13:25:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1679 16370 5363 2682 16:47:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 3358 16370 5363 2682 16:47:25
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 28 0 0 0 0:35:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 75 678 222 111 1:30:01
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 150 2214 725 363 2:59:49
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 187 1057 347 174 1:52:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 224 3736 1224 612 4:28:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 374 3082 1010 505 3:50:34
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 448 3736 1224 612 4:28:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 560 4886 1601 801 5:36:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1120 4886 1601 801 5:36:01
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 3 0 0 0 0:03:51
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:09:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 15 0 0 0 0:17:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 19 0 0 0 0:11:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 23 0 0 0 0:27:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 38 0 0 0 0:23:26
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 45 0 0 0 0:27:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 56 0 0 0 0:33:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 112 0 0 0 0:33:37
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Rex Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:51
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:02:25
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 4471; Slingshot Hits × 1825; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 497; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 284; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 249; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 187; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 203; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 102
Torpidity-depletion: 14.78 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:50:26


Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.


Utility[]

Roles[]

  • Warship: The Plesiosaur has high Health Health and Melee Damage damage, which makes it useful in battle. The Plesiosaur Platform Saddle platform saddle also allows for Cannon Cannons and siege weapons, allowing for naval warfare (Level up Health and Damage).
  • Aquatic Tank: Having a high base Health Health, the Plesiosaur can take massive amounts damage (Level Health and Melee Damage).
  • Oil Rig: Due to the fact the Plesiosaur can carry a large amount of Weight Weight, you can make it built for collecting enormous amounts of Oil Oil and converting it to Gasoline Gasoline. While not an ideal or recommended use, you could also use it for collecting Crystal Crystal as well (Level up Weight, Damage and Health).
  • Deep Sea Crate Farmer: The Plesiosaur can not be put aside as another contender for this by virtue of its respectable speed and much higher combat capability to handle various wild creatures that may be guarding a loot crate. In the case of a PvP situation it is nearly certain that anyone on a smaller creature will not trifle with a Plesiosaur being used for these runs. As of v265.0 the Plesiosaur got a significant buff to its Stamina Stamina (about 3x more base Stamina Stamina) so it can sprint for much longer periods of time without Stamina Stamina investment. It also easily has enough carry Weight Weight to carry most items found without being encumbered. (Level up speed and some stamina.)
  • Destroyer: Along with its very high Movement Speed speed, good Stamina Stamina and Plesiosaur Platform Saddle platform saddle you can put 2 Minigun Turret miniguns to both ends of the Plesiosaur Platform Saddle platform and one Rocket Turret Rocket Turret to the middle, so it can be used to destroy any Wooden Raft raft, beach base or other sea animal in seconds and make a speedy escape.

Collectibles[]

Elementos relacionados[]

Notes/Trivia[]

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Plesiosaur, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

  • Despite being able to use a Plesiosaur Platform Saddle platform saddle it cant have Vacuum Compartment Vacuum Compartments built onto it meaning unless you have SCUBA Armor SCUBA Gear you will drown.
    • this is even weirder when you take in the fact that in both its dossier and Plesiosaur Platform Saddle platform saddle description both state it can have bases built on it but in game it's not the best use of the Plesiosaur Platform Saddle saddle due to the risk of drowning.
  • The Plesiosaur was the first aquatic tame to have a Plesiosaur Platform Saddle platform saddle.
  • The Plesiosaur was the second creature added to Ark in the same update as Icthyosaurus
  • The generic name means "thin-plate lizard". The specific name appears to be intended to mean "thick oar" (referring to its flippers), but is incorrectly constructed and of the wrong grammatical gender; the correct form would be spissiremus.
  • The dossier for Elasmosaurus actually mentions the underwater caves found in the game. This also seems to indicate that there are even more fearsome creatures in the depths of the caverns.
  • Due to its enormous size the taming time is extremely long in which it is susceptible to enemies like Megalodon Megalodons. They might also lower the effectiveness due to possible inflicted damage.
  • Plesiosaurs always drop Fireworks Flaregun Skin Fireworks Flaregun Skin when killed.
  • Plesiosaurs are pretty rare to find but they are usually near the underwater caves, in numbers varying from about 1 - 4.
  • Despite the dossier stating it leaves most creatures the size of Human Humans and larger alone, it is common for them to attack Megalodon Megalodons and other creatures on sight.
  • Before the introduction of the Crossbow Crossbow, plesiosaurs were usually kited into an underwater cave so that they could be tranqed.
  • The name 'Plesiosaur' refers to a large group of animals that ruled the seas from the Jurassic up to the end of the Age of Reptiles. Genus Elasmosaurus thrived in the shallow seas that covered the central United States during the Late Cretaceous period.
  • The Dossier says that the Megalodon Megalodon is the only predator of the Plesiosaur, though the latter is mostly stronger.
  • the Dossier states that "Have yet to explore ... The underwater caves" directly after talking about predators of the Plesiosaur. This could have been referencing the Mosasaurus Mosasaurus and the Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis.
  • For players who actually read the dossier rather than just the text on mobile, they can notice that the text says that a Mosasaurus Mosasaurus can kill a Plesiosaur, when in fact the dossier says that a Spinosaurus Spinosaurus that found its way into the deep killed a Plesiosaur.
  • Until v263.0 Plesios always spawned with a minimum level of 35.
  • Plesiosaur dossier's temperament was "Docile" before changed into "Aggressive"
  • Plesiosaur do not produce Feces Feces.
  • Real reptiles, including all aquatic ones, can breathe air but Ark's Plesiosaur does not need Oxygen Oxygen.
  • Real Elasmosaurus were only half the size portrayed in the game, reaching nearly thirty feet in length which is still reasonably large.
  • The power and strength of Elasmosaurus are heavily exaggerated in the game, as in reality their slender form and anatomy would not have allowed them to put up a fight. They preyed on fish and fell prey to sharks and marine reptiles in their ecosystem.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
181.0 Plesiosaur Plesiosaur is added to the game
182.0 Fixed water creature breaching death cases
183.0 Fixed issue where water creatures were attempting to beach themselves to eat corpses
183.2 Water creatures should no longer be able to breech the water and die instantly
183.3 Water creatures no longer die when surfacing in underwater caves
193.0 Water creatures swimming against the water's surface is now smoother and shouldn't result in as much hard-stopping
204.0 Fixed an unusual bug with limitng NPC's when using certain mods that resulted in huge numbers of Plesiosaurs to be spawned underwater
204.1 Fixeed overspawning Plesiosaurs in mods
213.0 Water creatures will now correctly follow Wooden Raft Rafts
214.0 Added Plesiosaur Platform Saddle Plesiosaur Platform Saddle
231.8 Fixed a rare case where a water creature would appear on a client to fly off into the air when unboarding it
242.0 Auto Turret Auto Turrets and Plant Species X Plant Species X can no longer be built or grown on Plesiosaur Platform Saddle Plesiosaur Platform Saddle. Any existing turrets on such platforms will no longer fire. This can be toggled off with "?OverrideStructurePlatformPrevention=true"
250.0 Platforms now add on 33% instead of 0% inventory Weight Weight and 85% inherent carry weight of creatures and people standing on the Plesiosaur, overall making entities heavier to carry on the platform
263.0 Fixed an issue where Plesiosaurs would spawn way to often at level 35
264.52
  • Greatly increased base Plesiosaur Stamina Stamina
  • Spyglass Spyglass and GPS GPS are now usable on all water creatures
279.275 Reduced Movement Speed Movement Speed of the Plesiosaur by approximately 35%
312.65 Reduced Plesiosaur maturation time. Now matches Gacha Gacha

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