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Disambig This article is about Megatherium, not to be confused with Megalania Megalania, Megalosaurus Megalosaurus, Megaloceros Megaloceros, Megalodon Megalodon, Meganeura Meganeura, or Megacerops Megacerops










































Megatherium
Megatherium
Steam 258.0
May 30, 2017
Xbox One 755.0
Jun 19, 2017
PS 509.0
Jun 14, 2017
Logo Mobile 2.0.06
Jul 8, 2019
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Megatherium/Megatherium_Character_BP.Megatherium_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megatherium (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Arctic/Megatherium_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Megatherium_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant R-Megatherium
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_Eden_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/BiomeVariants/Megatherium_Character_BP_Eden.Megatherium_Character_BP_Eden'" 500 0 0 35
Variant R-Megatherium (Summoned)
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_Eden_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Megatherium_Character_BP_Eden_Summoned.Megatherium_Character_BP_Eden_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megatherium (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Megatherium_Character_BP_STA.Megatherium_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Variant VR Megatherium (Mashup)
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_ExpG_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Megatherium_Character_BP_ExpG.Megatherium_Character_BP_ExpG'" 500 0 0 35
Variant R-Megatherium (Mashup)
cheat summon Megatherium_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Megatherium_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod.Megatherium_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod'" 500 0 0 35
Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Food
Equipment
Megatherium Saddle Megatherium Saddle (Level ?)
Gestation Time
7h 56m 11.428s
Baby Time
9h 15m 33.331s
Juvenile Time
1d 13h 2m 13.325s
Adolescent Time
1d 22h 17m 46.656s
Total Maturation Time
3d 20h 35m 33.313s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d

The Megatherium (meg-ah-theer-ee-um), or Giant Sloth, is one of the creatures 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

Megatherium formipavor

Time

Late Pliocene - Early Holocene

Diet

Omnivore (primarily Herbivore)

Temperament

Passive, but aggressive to insects

Wild

Megatherium formipavor is one of the larger mammals on the Island. This is most shocking because it is essentially a giant sloth...if you crossbred it with an elephant and a bear! Because of its size and girth, the Megatherium is uncommonly resistant to being knocked unconscious. Despite primarily being an herbivore, a typical Megatherium is very intent on consuming the Island's many insects. It is particularly adept at removing their insides without damaging much of the shell, maximizing extraction of chitin. The otherwise slow and peaceful Megatherium becomes faster and aggressive in the presence of these creatures.

Domesticated

Megatherium is an incredibly useful creature to tame, so long as you don't intend to fight other tribes. It's enormity, high resistance to torpor, and voracious attitude toward insects (and arachnids) makes it ideal for farming large quantities of chitin from the bugs of the Island, or simply defending against them.

Behavior[]

Megatherium is a slow, gentle creature that will not attack a player unprovoked. However their temperament changes to apex aggression when they are around invertebrates. They will receive an attack boost upon encountering any insect and will attack any tame, human, or wild herbivore for a few minutes. Wild Megatheriums are capable of dealing and taking damage from herbivores and medium sized carnivores, but go ignored by all of them including apex predators unless attacked first.

Appearance[]

Among the largest mammals yet found on the island, the Megatherium is a slow-moving and formidable omnivore, roughly similar to a bear in appearance, but with a small head and heavy limbs that betray its sloth ancestry. While normally content to browse from tall trees or dig for roots and tubers, giant sloths are avid insectivores and will prey upon the island's giant arthropods when they can, cracking open exoskeletons with their hooked claws and extracting the meat with a long, muscular tongue. Smaller insects like the Titanomyrma are eaten whole.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Megatherium's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Megatherium. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Megatherium 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 Megatherium's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Megatherium's "main body" magenta.

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Region 4 is not used
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Main
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Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 740 +148 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 400 +40 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 270 +27 +10%
Food Food 3000 +300 +10%
Weight Weight 725 +14.5 +4.5%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 32 +1.6 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1%
Torpidity Torpidity 1000 +60 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 320 ? ? 1280 960 960 14
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 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
Claw or Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 0 0 0
Slam Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 500 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 49
Claw Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 500 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 32
Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 650 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 32

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]

Megatherium

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[]

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming. On Ark Mobile, the Megatherium spawns only in dungeons, and can only be tamed by retrieving the creature implant from the inventory of a slayed Megatherium and reviving it at an Obelisk or Revival Platform.

KO Strategy[]

Build a small pen with stone pillars and metal fence foundations or a stone taming pen to safely knock it out, be careful of fighting Megatheriums near cliffs as they can knock you off the edge.

Taming Food[]

Megatherium Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 4 0 0 0 0:07:31
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 7 0 0 0 0:12:20
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 5 0 0 0 0:14:05
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 13 24 5 3 0:22:52
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 9 0 0 0 0:15:51
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 18 70 16 8 0:31:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 22 5 1 1 0:19:22
Raw Meat Raw Meat 26 145 32 16 0:45:47
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 43 108 24 12 0:38:54
Mejoberry Mejoberry 43 143 31 16 0:45:25
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 52 145 32 16 0:45:47
Berries Berries 65 145 32 16 0:45:47
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 65 205 45 23 0:57:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 129 203 44 22 0:56:47
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 100; Slingshot Hits × 41; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 12; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 7; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.9 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:31
Megatherium Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 6 0 0 0 0:11:16
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 12 0 0 0 0:21:08
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 8 0 0 0 0:22:32
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 22 62 15 8 0:38:42
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 15 0 0 0 0:26:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 30 167 39 20 0:52:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 38 22 6 3 0:33:27
Raw Meat Raw Meat 45 365 85 43 1:19:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 75 280 65 33 1:07:50
Mejoberry Mejoberry 75 365 85 43 1:19:13
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 89 358 83 42 1:18:21
Berries Berries 112 362 84 42 1:18:52
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 112 510 118 59 1:38:35
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 223 507 117 59 1:38:09
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 274; Slingshot Hits × 112; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 31; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 18; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:30:32
Megatherium Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 8 0 0 0 0:15:01
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 18 0 0 0 0:31:42
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 11 0 0 0 0:30:59
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 32 154 37 19 0:56:17
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 22 0 0 0 0:38:44
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 43 323 78 39 1:15:37
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 54 77 19 10 0:47:32
Raw Meat Raw Meat 64 648 156 78 1:52:40
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 107 509 123 62 1:36:46
Mejoberry Mejoberry 107 651 157 79 1:53:01
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 128 648 156 78 1:52:40
Berries Berries 160 648 156 78 1:52:40
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 160 895 215 108 2:20:50
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 320 895 215 108 2:20:50
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 454; Slingshot Hits × 186; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 51; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 29; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 21; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 11
Torpidity-depletion: 1.96 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:38:47
Megatherium Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 11 0 0 0 0:20:39
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 23 0 0 0 0:40:30
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 14 0 0 0 0:39:26
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 42 283 70 35 1:13:52
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 28 44 11 6 0:49:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 56 522 130 65 1:38:29
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 70 164 41 21 1:01:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 84 1002 248 124 2:27:52
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 140 795 197 99 2:06:37
Mejoberry Mejoberry 140 1002 248 124 2:27:52
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 167 993 246 123 2:27:00
Berries Berries 209 995 247 124 2:27:10
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 209 1352 335 168 3:03:58
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 418 1352 335 168 3:03:58
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 634; Slingshot Hits × 259; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 71; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 41; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 29; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 15
Torpidity-depletion: 2.37 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:44:46
Megatherium Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 13 0 0 0 0:24:24
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 28 0 0 0 0:49:18
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 18 13 4 2 0:50:42
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 51 421 107 54 1:29:41
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 35 128 33 17 1:01:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 69 752 191 96 2:01:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 86 275 70 35 1:15:42
Raw Meat Raw Meat 103 1380 351 176 3:01:19
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 172 1110 282 141 2:35:33
Mejoberry Mejoberry 172 1384 352 176 3:01:40
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 206 1380 351 176 3:01:19
Berries Berries 258 1384 352 176 3:01:40
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 258 1859 472 236 3:47:05
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 515 1854 471 236 3:46:39
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 814; Slingshot Hits × 333; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 91; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 52; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 37; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 19
Torpidity-depletion: 2.75 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:49:28
Megatherium Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Superior Kibble Superior Kibble 16 0 0 0 0:30:01
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 33 53 14 7 0:58:06
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 21 65 17 9 0:59:09
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 61 598 155 78 1:47:16
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 41 209 55 28 1:12:11
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 82 1007 262 131 2:24:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 103 414 108 54 1:30:40
Raw Meat Raw Meat 123 1809 469 235 3:36:32
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 205 1464 380 190 3:05:24
Mejoberry Mejoberry 205 1809 469 235 3:36:32
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 245 1799 467 234 3:35:39
Berries Berries 307 1805 468 234 3:36:11
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 307 2403 624 312 4:30:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 613 2399 622 311 4:29:47
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 994; Slingshot Hits × 406; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 111; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 64; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 45; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 3.11 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:20

Soothing Balm Megatherium Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 4 0 0 0 0:07:31
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 5 0 0 0 0:14:05
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 10 0 0 0 0:17:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 20 89 20 10 0:35:11
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 25 19 5 3 0:22:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 30 182 40 20 0:52:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 49 137 30 15 0:44:19
Mejoberry Mejoberry 49 177 39 20 0:51:46
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 59 177 39 20 0:51:56
Berries Berries 74 178 39 20 0:52:07
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 74 247 54 27 1:05:08
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 147 245 53 27 1:04:42
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:03:46
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 2 0 0 0 0:05:38
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:07:03
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 7 0 0 0 0:12:19
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:07:56
Raw Meat Raw Meat 10 0 0 0 0:17:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 17 0 0 0 0:15:23
Mejoberry Mejoberry 17 0 0 0 0:17:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 20 0 0 0 0:17:37
Berries Berries 25 0 0 0 0:17:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 25 19 5 3 0:22:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 49 17 4 2 0:21:34
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:49
Mejoberry Mejoberry 2 0 0 0 0:02:07
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:46
Berries Berries 3 0 0 0 0:02:07
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:02:39
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:02:13
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:55
Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:01:04
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:43
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:27
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 100; Slingshot Hits × 41; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 12; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 7; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 6; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 5; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.9 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:18:31
Soothing Balm Megatherium Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 7 0 0 0 0:13:08
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 9 0 0 0 0:25:21
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 17 0 0 0 0:29:56
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 34 220 51 26 0:59:48
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 43 55 13 7 0:37:51
Raw Meat Raw Meat 51 444 103 52 1:29:47
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 85 347 80 40 1:16:52
Mejoberry Mejoberry 85 444 103 52 1:29:47
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 102 444 103 52 1:29:47
Berries Berries 128 447 103 52 1:30:08
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 128 615 142 71 1:52:40
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 255 612 142 71 1:52:14
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 3 0 0 0 0:05:38
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 3 0 0 0 0:08:27
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:10:34
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 12 0 0 0 0:21:07
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:13:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 17 0 0 0 0:29:56
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 29 0 0 0 0:26:14
Mejoberry Mejoberry 29 1 1 1 0:30:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 34 0 0 0 0:29:56
Berries Berries 43 0 0 0 0:30:17
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 43 55 13 7 0:37:51
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 85 52 12 6 0:37:25
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:32
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:32
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:02:43
Mejoberry Mejoberry 3 0 0 0 0:03:11
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 4 0 0 0 0:03:32
Berries Berries 5 0 0 0 0:03:32
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:04:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:03:58
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:55
Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:01:04
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:43
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:27
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 274; Slingshot Hits × 112; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 31; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 18; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 16; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 12; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 1.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:30:32
Soothing Balm Megatherium Level 75 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 11 0 0 0 0:20:39
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 15 3 1 1 0:42:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 29 85 21 11 0:51:03
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 57 540 132 66 1:40:14
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 71 191 47 24 1:02:30
Raw Meat Raw Meat 85 998 244 122 2:29:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 141 793 194 97 2:07:31
Mejoberry Mejoberry 141 992 242 121 2:28:56
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 169 990 242 121 2:28:45
Berries Berries 211 989 242 121 2:28:35
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 211 1333 326 163 3:05:43
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 422 1333 326 163 3:05:43
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 4 0 0 0 0:07:31
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 5 0 0 0 0:14:05
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 10 0 0 0 0:17:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 19 0 0 0 0:33:25
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 24 0 0 0 0:21:08
Raw Meat Raw Meat 29 85 21 11 0:51:03
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 47 5 2 1 0:42:31
Mejoberry Mejoberry 47 72 18 9 0:49:39
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 57 77 19 10 0:50:11
Berries Berries 71 75 19 10 0:50:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 71 191 47 24 1:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 141 187 46 23 1:02:04
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:32
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:02:39
Raw Meat Raw Meat 3 0 0 0 0:05:17
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:04:32
Mejoberry Mejoberry 5 0 0 0 0:05:17
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 6 0 0 0 0:05:17
Berries Berries 8 0 0 0 0:05:38
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:07:03
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:06:37
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:55
Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:01:04
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:43
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:27
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 544; Slingshot Hits × 223; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 61; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 35; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 31; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 23; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 25; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13
Torpidity-depletion: 2.16 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:41:59
Soothing Balm Megatherium Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 18 0 0 0 0:33:46
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 24 158 41 21 1:07:36
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 47 326 85 43 1:22:45
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 94 1241 322 161 2:45:18
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 117 551 143 72 1:42:59
Raw Meat Raw Meat 140 2140 555 278 4:06:27
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 234 1754 455 228 3:31:37
Mejoberry Mejoberry 234 2148 557 279 4:07:09
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 280 2140 555 278 4:06:27
Berries Berries 350 2140 555 278 4:06:27
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 350 2823 732 366 5:08:04
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 700 2823 732 366 5:08:04
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 6 0 0 0 0:11:16
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 8 0 0 0 0:22:32
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 16 0 0 0 0:28:10
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 32 33 9 5 0:56:17
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 39 0 0 0 0:34:20
Raw Meat Raw Meat 47 326 85 43 1:22:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 78 191 50 25 1:10:33
Mejoberry Mejoberry 78 322 84 42 1:22:23
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 94 326 85 43 1:22:45
Berries Berries 117 322 84 42 1:22:23
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 117 551 143 72 1:42:59
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 234 551 143 72 1:42:59
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:32
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:07:03
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:03:32
Raw Meat Raw Meat 5 0 0 0 0:08:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:07:15
Mejoberry Mejoberry 8 0 0 0 0:08:27
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 10 0 0 0 0:08:49
Berries Berries 12 0 0 0 0:08:27
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:10:34
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 24 0 0 0 0:10:34
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:55
Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:01:04
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Berries Berries 1 0 0 0 0:00:43
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:00:53
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 994; Slingshot Hits × 406; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 111; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 64; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 56; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 42; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 45; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 3.11 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:20
Soothing Balm Megatherium Level 300 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 32 0 0 0 1:00:02
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 42 680 190 95 1:58:18
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 84 1068 298 149 2:27:52
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 168 3001 837 419 4:55:25
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 210 1552 433 217 3:04:50
Raw Meat Raw Meat 252 4943 1379 690 7:23:36
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 420 4107 1146 573 6:19:49
Mejoberry Mejoberry 420 4943 1379 690 7:23:36
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 503 4932 1376 688 7:22:44
Berries Berries 629 4934 1376 688 7:22:54
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 629 6385 1781 891 9:13:38
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1258 6385 1781 891 9:13:38
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 11 0 0 0 0:20:39
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 14 0 0 0 0:39:26
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 28 0 0 0 0:49:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 56 420 118 59 1:38:29
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 70 0 0 0 1:01:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 84 1068 298 149 2:27:52
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 140 789 220 110 2:06:37
Mejoberry Mejoberry 140 1068 298 149 2:27:52
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 168 1068 298 149 2:27:52
Berries Berries 210 1068 298 149 2:27:52
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 210 1552 433 217 3:04:50
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 420 1552 433 217 3:04:50
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:03:46
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 2 0 0 0 0:05:38
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:05:17
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:10:34
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:06:10
Raw Meat Raw Meat 9 0 0 0 0:15:51
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 14 0 0 0 0:12:40
Mejoberry Mejoberry 14 0 0 0 0:14:48
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 17 0 0 0 0:14:58
Berries Berries 21 0 0 0 0:14:48
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 21 0 0 0 0:18:29
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 42 0 0 0 0:18:29
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:55
Mejoberry Mejoberry 1 0 0 0 0:01:04
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:46
Berries Berries 2 0 0 0 0:01:25
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:20
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1894; Slingshot Hits × 774; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 211; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 121; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 106; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 79; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 86; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 43
Torpidity-depletion: 4.76 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:06:26
Soothing Balm Megatherium Level 450 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 46 166 49 25 1:26:18
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 61 1387 405 203 2:51:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 121 1974 576 288 3:33:00
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 242 5008 1460 730 7:05:32
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 303 2741 799 400 4:26:42
Raw Meat Raw Meat 363 8055 2349 1175 10:39:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 605 6744 1966 983 9:07:07
Mejoberry Mejoberry 605 8055 2349 1175 10:39:00
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 726 8055 2349 1175 10:39:00
Berries Berries 908 8060 2350 1175 10:39:21
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 908 10342 3015 1508 13:19:11
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1815 10336 3014 1507 13:18:45
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 16 0 0 0 0:30:01
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 21 0 0 0 0:59:09
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 41 0 0 0 1:12:11
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 81 967 282 141 2:22:26
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 101 203 60 30 1:28:54
Raw Meat Raw Meat 121 1974 576 288 3:33:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 202 1542 450 225 3:02:41
Mejoberry Mejoberry 202 1980 577 289 3:33:22
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 242 1974 576 288 3:33:00
Berries Berries 303 1980 577 289 3:33:22
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 303 2741 799 400 4:26:42
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 605 2734 798 399 4:26:15
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:03:46
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 3 0 0 0 0:08:27
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:08:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 9 0 0 0 0:15:50
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 11 0 0 0 0:09:41
Raw Meat Raw Meat 13 0 0 0 0:22:54
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 21 0 0 0 0:19:00
Mejoberry Mejoberry 21 0 0 0 0:22:11
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 25 0 0 0 0:22:01
Berries Berries 31 0 0 0 0:21:50
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 31 0 0 0 0:27:18
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 61 0 0 0 0:26:51
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Baryonyx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Giant Bee Honey Giant Bee Honey 1 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:46
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:49
Mejoberry Mejoberry 2 0 0 0 0:02:07
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:46
Berries Berries 3 0 0 0 0:02:07
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:02:39
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:02:13
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 2794; Slingshot Hits × 1141; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 311; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 178; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 156; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 117; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 127; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 64
Torpidity-depletion: 6.24 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:43


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.


Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Megatherium.

General[]

The Megatherium is a large omnivore, eating both plants and animals. It is slightly larger than the Woolly Rhino, but smaller than the Mammoth. They are similar to a Chalicotherium, walking on their knuckles and they can even sit.

Strategy[]

The Megatherium can easily get stuck on rocks and trees. By then taming or killing is very simple.

Weaponry[]

Any gun or a crossbow can make short work of a Megatherium, but it is advised to have a mount nearby, as Megatherium can be quite fast.

Dangers[]

Becomes more powerful when it kills insects. It will get a glowing aura around it which means, like it says below, the Insect Killer buff is active. Because of this, they should be avoided at all costs when riding an insect mount. Especially if they are high level, even a melee damage oriented mantis with a good quality sword is in extreme danger in the vicinity of these creatures. If chased while riding a Mantis, use their leap attack to get away!

It is worth noting that when the Insect Killer buff is active, Megatherium appears to enter an enraged state. During this period, any creature (or player) close enough to them are at risk of being attacked.

Weakness[]

The Megatherium loses a lot of power when not buffed. If it is buffed then attack it with ranged weapons or wyverns. Don't come too close if it's buffed! For example, a level 12 buffed wild Megatherium is capable of doing around 150 damage per hit.

Utility[]

Roles[]

Tank: The Megatherium's moderately high base HP can make it a great tank. (Level Health)

Chitin Farmer: Once a tamed Megatherium kills an insect (Meganeura Meganeura, Giant Bee Giant Bee, Titanomyrma Titanomyrma, or Mantis Mantis) or arthropod (Araneo Araneo, Arthropleura Arthropleura, Pulmonoscorpius Pulmonoscorpius, or Trilobite Trilobite), it will get a buff called Insect Killer. Insect Killer causes the Megatherium's damage to multiply by 250% to any target for 120 seconds (which is multiplicative with the passive 150% multiplier against bugs.). When Insect Killer is active while fighting bugs, the Megatherium's damage will be multiplied by 375%. In addition, this buff reduces all damage by about 75% (35 damage from a tranq arrow fired from a primitive crossbow is reduced to 8 damage on a wild Megatherium.) This makes the Megatherium incredibly potent against bugs. Harvesting the bug's corpses will yield a massive amount of Chitin. At 200% Melee Damage, you can easily get 200+ chitin from a single scorpion. They are, however, too large to fit into many caves unless you take them in Cryopod (Extinction) Cryopod. On ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, the Megatherium is also able to more efficiently harvest Neura Husk (Mobile) Neura Husk from Meganeura Meganeura.

DeathWorm Killer: A Megatherium under its Insect Killer buff can make killing Deathworms a much easier process.

Gatherer: The Megatherium is able to collect berries and fiber from bushes, thatch and wood from trees and meat, chitin and hide from corpses. (Level Melee Damage, Stamina, Weight, and Speed (optional))

Broodmother Killer: A Megatherium makes killing the Broodmother Lysrix much easier due to its Insect Killer buff and is also able to easily fend off the many Araneo spawned by the boss. (Level Health and Melee Damage)

Damage: The Megatherium can be used for dealing large amounts of damage in short amounts of time due to their unique ability to gain a huge stat boost that can be activated by killing bugs. (Level Health and Melee Damage)

Travel:

Transport:

Collectibles[]

Resource Efficiency
Chitin Chitin ★★★★★
Thatch Thatch ★★★★★
Cactus Sap Cactus Sap ★★★★★
Fiber Fiber ★★★★☆
Berries Berries ★★★★☆
Hide Hide ★★★☆☆
Wood Wood ★★☆☆☆

Spotlight[]

Notes/Trivia[]

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

  • The dossier was revealed on July 29, 2015[2]
  • The full-name of the Megatherium Formipavor means "Ant Feared Great beast ", a reference to its size and its increased damage against insects.
  • Although described as omnivorous, the real animal, sometimes called the giant ground sloth, was likely just a herbivore. This change in diet is based on the dietary habits of anteaters (which are related to sloths) and a controversial theory that Megatherium may have supplemented its diet with meat.
  • The Megatherium in-game is one of the most accurate models of any genera present. The only noticeable inaccuracy is that the ARK creature walks on its whole foot like most animals. It is known from trackways of other ground sloths, the design of the animal's feet, and modern relatives such as the giant anteater; that ground sloths actually walked on the sides of their feet.
  • On ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile, the Eerie Megatherium Eerie Megatherium can only be found in the Dungeons. For use on The Island, it must be killed and revived in order to tame it.
  • The Megatherium will get the Insect Killer buff, if used to kill an Ammonite Ammonite.
  • Despite its docile nature, wild Megatherium is treated as Large Carnivore, as wild Yutyrannus Yutyrannus and Rex Rex will leave it alone, and it will attack almost anything in sight once it gains Insect Killer buff.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
258.0 Megatherium Megatherium is added to the game
287.100 Fixed harvest component so that Megtherium can harvest Thatch Thatch and Berries Berries from bushes on Extinction
313.10 Fixed a level-up animation glitch with the Megatherium

Gallery[]

References[]

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