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Common
Rare
Untameable
Cave
The Electrophorus (eh-lek-trof-er-uhs) is an aquatic creature 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.
- Wild
Occupying a space in the low-to-middle end of the food chain, Electrophorus beluadomito is a carnivorous swimmer that feeds mostly off of shellfish and small fish. Despite its common name, it is actually a very long knifefish, and not an eel. It does not provide much meat, so many predators simply leave it be. Unlike most predators, it does not use brute strength to bring down its prey, but instead releases an electrical charge around itself to knock its prey unconscious. Alone, this can take out a small creature. When attacking together, Electrophorus can even bring down the larger ocean lifeforms, then feed as a group.
- Domesticated
By far, the most common use of Electrophorus is to subdue large ocean creatures. Knocking out a Plesiosaur or other giant deep-sea leviathan can be incredibly difficult, thus many tribes employ small schools of Electrophorus to shock targets into submission!
Behavior
Electrophorus will attack if within view of the creature. Once within its aggro distance, Electrophorus will follow the player, even upon swimming to the surface of the water. It can be found at middle deep-sea and is faster than the Cnidaria. Due to their paralyzing shock attacks and fast swimming speeds it is best to steer well clear of these creatures without proper preparation. Electrophorus will ignore wild dinos if there is a player or tamed dino in the area. They will chase their prey at very fast speeds and only let go if the prey is very far away, the electrophorus is killed, or the prey moves out of the water. If the electrophorus reaches it's target, it will zap them. This will stun any creature except for Basilosaurus and Tusoteuthis for 8-10 seconds, rendering them completely useless. After the prey is zapped, the Electrophorus and any nearby wild dinos such as Megalodons will start to feast on the helpless meal.
Appearance
Electrophorus is a long eel like fish with a fin running from the back of its head to its abdomen. Its mouth is packed with sharp teeth to attack the small fish and shellfish that make up its diet.
This section displays the Electrophorus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Electrophorus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Electrophorus 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 Electrophorus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>
in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6
would color the Electrophorus's "body" magenta.
Drops
Base Stats and Growth
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
Health | 180 | +36 | +5.4% | -0.2 | |
Stamina | 165 | +16.5 | +10% | ||
Oxygen | 1050 | +105 | +10% | ||
Food | 1500 | +150 | +10% | ||
Weight | 150 | +3 | +4% | ||
Melee Damage | 3 | +0.15 | +1.7% | -25% | 11% |
Movement Speed | 100% | N/A | +2.5% | ||
Torpidity | 175 | +10.5 | N/A | 0.5 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement [u/s] |
Base Speed | Sprinting Speed | Stamina | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | ||
Walking | 400 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Swimming | 330 | ? | ? | 759 | 1518 | 1518 | ? |
- 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.
Bite (Tamed) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 400 | 0 | 629 | ||||||||||
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 | 3 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Bite (Untamed) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 400 | 0 | 629 | ||||||||||
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 | 15 | 7.5 | 0.5 |
Shock (Untamed) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 1020 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | 35 | 35 | 1 |
Shock (Tamed) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 1020 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
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]
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.
Taming
Level 1 | Feeding Interval | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 2 | 05:26 | 0:05:26 |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 4 | 03:36 | 0:10:50 |
Bio Toxin | 2 | 04:53 | 0:04:53 |
Raw Prime Meat | 3 | 04:04 | 0:08:08 |
Cooked Prime Meat | 5 | 03:23 | 0:13:32 |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 7 | 01:35 | 0:09:30 |
Raw Meat | 8 | 03:05 | 0:21:41 |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 13 | 01:30 | 0:18:06 |
Cooked Meat | 15 | 01:27 | 0:20:20 |
Raw Fish Meat | 19 | 01:25 | 0:25:45 |
Cooked Fish Meat | 37 | 00:41 | 0:25:04 |
Level 30 | Feeding Interval | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 5 | 03:23 | 0:13:33 |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 8 | 03:05 | 0:21:40 |
Bio Toxin | 4 | 03:15 | 0:09:46 |
Raw Prime Meat | 6 | 03:15 | 0:16:16 |
Cooked Prime Meat | 11 | 02:58 | 0:29:47 |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 13 | 01:28 | 0:17:37 |
Raw Meat | 16 | 02:53 | 0:43:22 |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 26 | 01:26 | 0:36:12 |
Cooked Meat | 31 | 01:24 | 0:42:00 |
Raw Fish Meat | 39 | 01:23 | 0:52:51 |
Cooked Fish Meat | 78 | 00:41 | 0:52:51 |
Level 60 | Feeding Interval | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 7 | 03:09 | 0:18:59 |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 12 | 02:57 | 0:32:29 |
Bio Toxin | 6 | 02:55 | 0:14:38 |
Raw Prime Meat | 8 | 03:05 | 0:21:41 |
Cooked Prime Meat | 16 | 02:53 | 0:43:19 |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 20 | 01:25 | 0:27:06 |
Raw Meat | 24 | 02:49 | 1:05:02 |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 40 | 01:25 | 0:55:41 |
Cooked Meat | 48 | 01:23 | 1:05:02 |
Raw Fish Meat | 60 | 01:22 | 1:21:18 |
Cooked Fish Meat | 120 | 00:40 | 1:21:18 |
Level 90 | Feeding Interval | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 9 | 03:03 | 0:24:24 |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 16 | 02:53 | 0:43:19 |
Bio Toxin | 9 | 02:44 | 0:21:57 |
Raw Prime Meat | 11 | 02:58 | 0:29:49 |
Cooked Prime Meat | 22 | 02:50 | 0:59:33 |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 27 | 01:24 | 0:36:35 |
Raw Meat | 33 | 02:47 | 1:29:26 |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 54 | 01:25 | 1:15:11 |
Cooked Meat | 65 | 01:22 | 1:28:04 |
Raw Fish Meat | 81 | 01:22 | 1:49:45 |
Cooked Fish Meat | 162 | 00:40 | 1:49:45 |
Level 120 | Feeding Interval | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 11 | 02:58 | 0:29:49 |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 21 | 02:50 | 0:56:51 |
Bio Toxin | 11 | 02:41 | 0:26:50 |
Raw Prime Meat | 14 | 02:55 | 0:37:57 |
Cooked Prime Meat | 28 | 02:48 | 1:15:48 |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 34 | 01:23 | 0:46:04 |
Raw Meat | 41 | 02:46 | 1:51:06 |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 68 | 01:24 | 1:34:40 |
Cooked Meat | 82 | 01:22 | 1:51:06 |
Raw Fish Meat | 102 | 01:22 | 2:18:12 |
Cooked Fish Meat | 204 | 00:40 | 2:18:12 |
Level 150 | Feeding Interval | Time | |
---|---|---|---|
Raw Mutton | 14 | 02:55 | 0:37:57 |
Cooked Lamb Chop | 25 | 02:49 | 1:07:40 |
Bio Toxin | 13 | 02:38 | 0:31:43 |
Raw Prime Meat | 17 | 02:52 | 0:46:04 |
Cooked Prime Meat | 33 | 02:47 | 1:29:20 |
Raw Prime Fish Meat | 42 | 01:23 | 0:56:55 |
Raw Meat | 50 | 02:45 | 2:15:29 |
Cooked Prime Fish Meat | 83 | 01:24 | 1:55:33 |
Cooked Meat | 99 | 01:22 | 2:14:08 |
Raw Fish Meat | 124 | 01:21 | 2:48:00 |
Cooked Fish Meat | 247 | 00:40 | 2:47:20 |
Preferred Food
Strategy
- Passive tame, it is very aggressive with a wide aggro radius. Stay clear if not prepared.
- Riot Armor / high fortitude for Torpor reduction recommended.
- High oxygen to chase them down and feed them bait/taming feed.
- Mount Basilosaurus and allow the Electrophorus to shock your creature, while mounted. The Basilo will not take any damage and its movement will not be impaired. While the Electrophorus is recharging its electrical attack, quickly dismount your Baslio and passively feed your attempted tame. Remount, rinse and repeat.
- It is possible, if difficult, to tame Electrophorus one on one. Clear out any threats nearby, have -at least- bio toxin ready, and lure one out into shallow water. From there, it is a matter of time and caution. Make sure to bring either health potions or a solid amount of meat, and possibly stimulant so you can take breaks on land.
- Electrophorus are found at the very bottom of the South East Trench on The Center.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Electrophorus.
General
Strategy
- Basil or bust
- Use a Basilosaurus, and the eels cannot knock you off your mount, and can't even do much damage to your mount with their biting. Their shock does nothing to the basil, even when they chain a huge shock. You the rider will be completely unharmed as well, with no topor gain. A squid does the same but eels can get stuck in the collision box and cause you problems.
Stay away from large rocks at the bottom of the sea, if not riding on a basil or squid- as eels sometimes glitch spawn into them and can easily swim through to get to you in a nasty sudden surprise. And don't be lured into a false sense of security just because you never seen them in a certain area, they seem to spawn in many places around the map. Sadly this means most mounts are poor ocean mounts now. Keep this in mind before you risk that amazing frog you are so proud of- 1 shock is all it takes to ruin 30 hours of work.
Since the Electrophorus can use the same combative patterns as Cnidaria (using electric attack to immobilize the target) it can deal massive damage to even a full health Megalodon. If you come with a Baryonyx and attempt to stun it, there is a significant chance you might lose your mount if not leveled well enough. An approach from distance is preferable, using spears, or a crossbow.
Do not come close to one without a fast swimming mount or Flippers.
If you don't have a basilo (because there are too many eels underwater) then simply arm yourself with a crossbow, good armor, and 2 points in oxygen. When dismounted, simply swim upwards when your stun wears out and snipe the eels from above. Usually they swim away after taking a hit. However, it's recommended to simply stay away from them and not engage in combat.
Weaponry
Flippers are required or a fast swimming mount. Distance weapons are the best choice (spears, crossbow), avoid contact. Another, more expensive option is to use a tek rifle.
Dangers
- Swims very fast (Note: Due to the clarity of the ocean, dinos may appear farther than they actually are.)
- Will stun and immobilize mount (except for Basilosaurus and Tusoteuthis); Will knock the player off of their dino.
- They can chain their electric shock to other eels to unleash even more powerful attacks.
- One shock is often enough to kill you outright even in flak armor, or at least stun you and leave you helpless.
- High aggro radius.
- Tend to be in packs of 2 or more.
- Often are inside of rocks or behind walls, and can swim through them to surprise you when you least expect it, and not only in the sea caves but even large rocks at the bottom of the ocean.
- Harder to see at daytime because the glow they have is less obvious.
- Can kill your tames in a swarm very quickly, except for a basil.
- Like the Cnidaria, the Electrophorus stuns you and anything near you for 8-10 seconds.
- The range of the stun is much larger than any other creature, and they are over 5 times faster than Cnidaria.
Weakness
No real weakness yet, but its extremely easy to spot and identify from a distance. Basilosaurus doesn't get shocked, so use that.
They will kill you and your dinos unless you have enough health to wait out being brutally beaten by electrophorus and all surrounding creatures while stunned.
Utility
Roles
- Taming other creatures
- Their shock-ability makes them useful to tame other, larger creatures.
- PvP Weapon
- Despite the general lack of PvP that occurs underwater, the Electrophorus still finds a purpose in dismounting players on mosasaurs and brutally killing them and their tames. Pair a school of these with a school of high-level mantas, and you can easily shred any underwater mount.
- One good strategy would be to have an "alpha" eel, which you max out in movement speed, and send it after a mounted player to dismount them, while the rest of the swarm catches up and finishes the job.
Collectibles
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Electrophorus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- This dossier was revealed on 07/27/2015 on Steam.[2]
- Electrophorus is one of the only creatures in ARK with a genus that still exists today, such as the Coelacanth or Achatina. The real electric eel, as its name implies, is also capable of producing electric discharges to kill prey and deter predators.
- Unlike in the real world, Electrophorus does not look like a knifefish, an order of fish that Electrophorus belongs to; but like the unrelated moray eels.
- The Electrophorus is a simple capacitive generator invented by Alessandro Volta, who also coined its name, meaning Electricity Bearer