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Aberrant Megalosaurus- Argentavis
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Common
Rare
Untameable
Cave
This article is about Megalania, not to be confused with 
The Megalania (me-ga-lai-nia) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. While not currently available, this creature will be added in a future update.
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
Megalania Muruspede is among the largest creatures found throughout the island's complicated cave networks. Reaching up to three meters long, it can traverse vertically up the cave walls with little difficulty, using its claws as iron-strength grips. Fortunately, Megalania’s size means it is unlikely to sneak up on anyone. Unfortunately for spelunkers, it is an aggressive and dangerous creature nonetheless.
- Known Information
Like other Varanidae, Megalania is a venomous creature.. Its poison is slow-acting, but will drain the victim's effective strength and health until death unless cured by a rare antidote. That said, the Megalania's prey are usually ripped apart well before they succumb to the poison's long-term effects.
- Domesticated
The extremely rare ability of Megalania to effortlessly climb walls makes it a highly sought after mount. While it is by no means the fastest, strongest, or toughest mount—the way it can effortlessly climb in the caves and scale mountains means it will always have a place in any advanced tribe's stables.
Behavior
Appearance
The Megalania is a huge lizard resembling a Komodo Dragon. It has a stocky, low-lying build with a powerful tail and a toothy maw, drooling with poison. Despite its size, it is capable of climbing walls like a gecko to sneak up on prey and traverse difficult terrain - a useful adaptation for a massive cave-dweller like it.
The Megalania's information is currently unknown, because it is unreleased and not yet in the game.
Drops
Note: Information is not guaranteed to be accurate, as it is a guess based on information of similar creatures.
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
 Health |
? | ? | ? | ||
 Stamina |
? | ? | ? | ||
 Oxygen |
? | ? | ? | ||
 Food |
? | ? | ? | ||
 Weight |
? | ? | ? | ||
 Melee Damage |
? | ? | ? | ||
 Movement Speed |
? | N/A | ? | ||
 Torpidity |
? | ? | N/A | ||
- 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 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Swimming | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
- 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 | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 20 | 450 | 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 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| Detach | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Bite (Climbing) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Claw | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 30 | 450 | 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 | 16 | ||||||||||||
| Bite (Swimming) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
Taming
| Level | Tranq Arrows | Narcotics / Narcoberries | Food | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ? | ? | ? | ?  Raw Meat |
00:00 |
Note that this creature was recently released, so official taming data is not yet available.
The information presented here is based on anecdotal evidence and may not be entirely accurate.
For a level-dependent count of time and resources needed, try an external taming calculator, but keep in mind that their numbers are also unofficial.
Preferred Food
KO Strategy
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Megalania.
General
Strategy
Weaponry
Dangers
Weakness
Utility
Roles
Collectibles
Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Megalania, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Dino Dossier was revealed on 12/07/15 on Steam.[1]
- The original release of the dossier had diet and temperament switched, resulting in an aggressive diet and a carnivorous temperament. This has since been fixed.[2]
- Megalania is actually no longer a valid genus. The real-life animal is currently known as Varanus priscus after it was concluded Megalania is related to modern day monitor lizards, which belong to the genus Varanus. Despite this, the name "Megalania" is still used to describe the animal as a common name.
