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Megalania

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Disambig.png This article is about Megalania, not to be confused with  Megatherium,  Megalosaurus,  Megaloceros,  Megalodon, or  Meganeura
“ The Megalania's climb-anywhere feature is amazing, among the most game-changing Dinos yet added to ARK. „
~ Jeremy[1]










































Megalania.png
Megalania
Dossier Megalania.pngDossier Empty.pngDossier Megalania.png
Dossier Empty.pngDossier Megalania.png

Group
Reptiles
Diet
Carnivore
Temperament
Territorial
Release Versions
Steam.svg 258.0
May 30, 2017
Xbox One.svg 755.0
Jun 19, 2017
PS.svg 509.0
Jun 14, 2017
Nintendo Switch.svg 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games.svg 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia.svg 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Variants
Spawn Command
cheat summon Megalania_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Megalania/Megalania_Character_BP.Megalania_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Megalania
cheat summon Megalania_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Megalania/Megalania_Character_BP_Aberrant.Megalania_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megalania (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Megalania_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Volcanic/Megalania_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Megalania_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megalania (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Megalania_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Megalania_Character_BP_STA.Megalania_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Variant VR Megalania (Maze)
cheat summon Megalania_Character_BP_CorrMaze_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Maze/CorruptedZone/Dinos/Megalania_Character_BP_CorrMaze.Megalania_Character_BP_CorrMaze'" 500 0 0 35
Domestication
Tameable
Rideable
Breedable
Check mark.svg Yes
Check mark.svg Yes
Check mark.svg Yes
Torpor Immune
X mark.svg No
Taming Method
 Knockout
Preferred Kibble
 Extraordinary Kibble
Preferred Food
 Raw Mutton
Equipment
 Megalania Saddle (Level 73)
Rider Weaponry
Check mark.svg Yes
Data
XP for kill
8 XP
Loot
Special Loot Chance
100%
Feces Size
 Small
Drag Weight
35
Radiation Immune
Check mark.svg Yes
Carryable By
Immobilized By
Can Damage
 Thatch
 Greenhouse
 Wood
Reproduction
Egg
 Megalania Egg
Incubation Range
29 - 35 °C / 84 - 95 °F
 Egg Incubator: 32 °C / 90 °F
Incubation Time
1h 59m 59.424s
Baby Time
3h 42m 13.333s
Juvenile Time
14h 48m 53.331s
Adolescent Time
18h 31m 6.664s
Total Maturation Time
1d 13h 2m 13.328s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat

The Island Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania The Island.svg

The Center Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania The Center.svg

Scorched Earth Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania Scorched Earth.svg

Ragnarok Ocean Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania Ragnarok.svg

Extinction Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania Extinction.svg

Genesis Part 1 Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania Genesis Part 1.svg

Crystal Isles Topographic Map.jpg
Spawning Megalania Crystal Isles.svg

Lost Island map.jpg
Spawning Megalania Lost Island.svg

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Megalania (may-ga-lay-nee-a) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. They are giant monitor lizards that lived in Australia during the late Pleistocene epoch and are portrayed in the game as arboreal cave dwellers.

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.png
“
Species

Megalania muruspede

Time

Late Holocene

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

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 cave walls with little difficulty thanks to its powerful claws. Fortunately, Megalania's size means it is unlikely to sneak up on anyone. Unfortunately for spelunkers, it is an aggressive and dangerous creature nonetheless. 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 rare ability of Megalania to effortlessly climb sheer environmental walls makes it a highly sought-after mount. While it is by no means the fastest, strongest, or toughest mount, the manner in which it can effortlessly scale mountains, clamber up barricades, hide in trees or upside-down, ensures it will always have place in any tribe's stables!

„

Behavior[]

The Megalania is found in many places including caves and caverns across many maps, the Highland Sands of Ragnarok, the volcanic wastes of Genesis and The Trench in the Extinction DLC. It waits on the ceilings and walls silently, ready to pounce on prey below. As is the case with other cavern dwellers, Megalania are neutrally disposed toward other native creatures, like  Onyc,  Dung Beetle,  Mantis, and  Megalosaurus. They tend to hide in shadowy recesses of ceilings and walls, making them extremely difficult to spot without assistance of items like a Tek Helmet. Consuming Rare Flowers will cause them to drop from the ceiling and become aggressive. Similar to the  Megalosaurus, Megalania are usually only found in limited numbers in a given cave, so while it may be common to find them in the Upper South Cave, for instance, not many live there at any given time. Aside from surprise, they have two additional main weapons- the first being their large mouth full of teeth, the second being a deadly virus-based poison that survivors call Mega Rabies. If bitten, this virus can kill quickly, even if you kill the Megalania itself. On some maps they can also be found roaming the surface. They are far less dangerous in this circumstance: Territorial beasts that are easily spotted, slow to anger, slow of movement and quick to give up a chase- but still pack the same deadly punch as their cave dwelling counterparts if you can’t or won’t get out of their way.

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 venom. 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.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

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

Megalania PaintRegion0.jpg
Region 0:
Main Body
8
13
14
21
22
23
24
25
26
32
33
34
35
45
X mark.svg

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark.svg

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark.svg

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Megalania PaintRegion4.jpg
Region 4:
Stripes
8
13
14
21
22
23
24
25
26
32
33
34
35
42
46
48
50
51
Megalania PaintRegion5.jpg
Region 5:
Belly
8
13
14
21
22
23
24
25
26
32
33
34
35
43
46
48
50
52

Drops[]

Harvest
Guaranteed Special Loot

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
 Health 480 +96 +5.4% 0.07
 Stamina 400 +40 +10%
 Oxygen 200 +20 +10%
 Food 1500 +150 +10% 15%
 Weight 400 +8 +4%
 Melee Damage 10 / 16 +0.5 / +0.8 +1.7% 5.6% 15.4%
 Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 30%
 Torpidity 700 +42 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 250 ? ? 625 500 650 7
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
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

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.[2]

Megalania

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.

KO Strategy[]

Found on the ceilings of caves, one must look up in order to find this elusive lizard. The easiest method found so far is to fire from the back of a mount and let it take the beating. While downing the Megalania is relatively easy, keeping it down is a feat. The torpor loss is extremely quick and if one is not careful they'll find their potential tame awake and angry within seconds. It eats kibble every 120 food lost.

Taming Food[]

Megalania.png Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Extraordinary Kibble.png Extraordinary Kibble 3 259 87 44 0:15:21
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 6 306 102 51 0:18:01
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 11 568 190 95 0:32:58
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 7 358 120 60 0:21:01
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 14 726 243 122 0:41:58
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 18 464 155 78 0:27:01
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 21 1096 367 184 1:03:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 35 937 313 157 0:53:57
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 41 1069 358 179 1:01:31
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 52 1359 455 228 1:18:01
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 103 1346 450 225 1:17:16
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 70; Slingshot Hits × 29; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 8; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 5; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 18 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:00:38
Megalania.png Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Extraordinary Kibble.png Extraordinary Kibble 5 453 158 79 0:25:35
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 9 479 167 84 0:27:01
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 17 921 321 161 0:50:57
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 11 590 206 103 0:33:01
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 22 1198 417 209 1:05:56
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 28 756 264 132 0:42:01
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 33 1808 630 315 1:39:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 55 1545 538 269 1:24:46
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 66 1808 630 315 1:39:01
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 82 2251 784 392 2:03:01
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 164 2251 784 392 2:03:01
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 192; Slingshot Hits × 79; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 22; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 13; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 9; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 29.91 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:04
Megalania.png Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Extraordinary Kibble.png Extraordinary Kibble 6 552 196 98 0:30:42
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 13 708 251 126 0:39:01
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 23 1271 450 225 1:08:56
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 16 877 311 156 0:48:01
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 31 1721 609 305 1:32:54
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 38 1047 371 186 0:57:01
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 46 2569 909 455 2:18:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 76 2177 770 385 1:57:08
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 91 2541 899 450 2:16:31
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 114 3189 1128 564 2:51:01
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 228 3189 1128 564 2:51:01
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 318; Slingshot Hits × 130; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 36; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 21; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 15; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 39.02 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:21
Megalania.png Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Extraordinary Kibble.png Extraordinary Kibble 8 748 267 134 0:40:56
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 16 883 316 158 0:48:01
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 29 1622 579 290 1:26:55
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 20 1111 397 199 1:00:01
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 39 2191 783 392 1:56:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 49 1367 488 244 1:13:31
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 59 3333 1190 595 2:57:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 98 2840 1014 507 2:31:03
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 117 3304 1180 590 2:55:31
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 146 4131 1475 738 3:39:01
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 292 4131 1475 738 3:39:01
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 444; Slingshot Hits × 182; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 50; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 29; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 21; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 11
Torpidity-depletion: 47.21 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:34
Megalania.png Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Extraordinary Kibble.png Extraordinary Kibble 9 848 305 153 0:46:03
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 19 1058 380 190 0:57:01
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 36 2031 730 365 1:47:53
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 24 1345 484 242 1:12:01
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 48 2719 977 489 2:23:51
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 60 1689 607 304 1:30:01
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 71 4042 1453 727 3:33:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 119 3475 1249 625 3:03:24
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 142 4042 1453 727 3:33:01
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 178 5075 1824 912 4:27:01
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 355 5061 1819 910 4:26:16
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 570; Slingshot Hits × 233; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 64; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 37; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 26; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13
Torpidity-depletion: 54.85 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:43
Megalania.png Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Extraordinary Kibble.png Extraordinary Kibble 11 1046 378 189 0:56:16
Raw Mutton.png Raw Mutton 23 1292 467 234 1:09:01
Cooked Lamb Chop.png Cooked Lamb Chop 42 2385 861 431 2:05:52
Raw Prime Meat.png Raw Prime Meat 28 1580 571 286 1:24:01
Cooked Prime Meat.png Cooked Prime Meat 56 3191 1152 576 2:47:49
Raw Prime Fish Meat.png Raw Prime Fish Meat 70 1984 716 358 1:45:01
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat 84 4810 1737 869 4:12:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat.png Cooked Prime Fish Meat 140 4113 1485 743 3:35:46
Cooked Meat.png Cooked Meat 168 4810 1737 869 4:12:01
Raw Fish Meat.png Raw Fish Meat 210 6021 2174 1087 5:15:01
Cooked Fish Meat.png Cooked Fish Meat 419 6007 2169 1085 5:14:16
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 696; Slingshot Hits × 284; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 78; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 45; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 32; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 16
Torpidity-depletion: 62.11 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:52

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.

Ingredients for  Extraordinary Kibble: 1 ×  Special Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 1 ×  Giant Bee Honey, 1 ×  Lazarus Chowder, 10 ×  Mejoberry, 1 ×  Water

Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Megalania.

General[]

If you can't see them in a cave, they are likely there but not visible. Terrain on walls and ceilings can completely obscure them. You can force them to come out by making them become aggressive by gaining the rage effect, either by having your survivor eat a rare flower or by using a  Pachyrhinosaurus's alternate (default C) rage-evoking attack.

By so doing, you can prevent them from springing upon you when you don't expect it. You can force them down from a better distance and more likely engage the battle on your own terms.

Strategy[]

Use a grappling hook so the Megalania can't reach you and give you the rabies effect

Weaponry[]

Avoid close range weapons such as the Pike. Getting too close can make the Megalania give you rabies. Use weapons like the Crossbow, Longneck, or Shotgun.

Dangers[]

The rabies effect can cause health and stamina to drop very quickly.

Weakness[]

Like the Thylacoleo, shooting it knocks it down from the ceiling. It spawns on the ceilings of caves like a Thylacoleo spawns on a Redwood forest tree and, like the Thylacoleo, it can't climb back up onto the ceiling. Only tamed Megalania can climb on any surface. Use bear traps as well to slow it down.

Utility[]

Used to move around easier and make exploring easier

Roles[]

  • Climbing walls and ceilings: Megalania has excellent mobility, as it is the one of the only creatures in Ark along with the  Rock Drake, and the only creature outside of Aberration that can climb on walls and ceilings, while  Thylacoleo can only climb walls vertically, Megalania has the ability to climb them horizontally.
  • Mass Infector: The attack of a Megalania can infect a survivor with Rabies, a condition that constantly damages both health and stamina over time. In addition, someone with Rabies can spread it to others around them. An afflicted survivor cannot infect another who is riding the Megalania with that spread that strain of Rabies.
  • Cave Crawler: Its ability to traverse many surfaces makes it an almost ideal option for cave exploration, as you can skip most enemies with ease. Although its sub-par melee damage and slow attack may lead to struggled fights, and its turning radius will be troublesome when dealing with  Onyc.
  • Surface Survivor: Because it is immune to radiation, it can be used as an alternative of the  Rock Drake, but it won't be able to detect reapers like the Rock Drake does.
  • Damage: It does a pretty decent amount of damage if you handle the tame properly and utilize its Mega Rabies debuff carefully.
  • Ambushing Mount: Due to their ability to cling on walls, and the ability to allow you to use ranged weapons while mounted, they make for very good ambush mounts. The last thing most players will expect is to be sniped by a player clinging to a ceiling. Despite what the dossier says, the Megalania can not, unfortunately for beginners, climb trees, prior to what the dossier says.
  • Weight: Higher level megalania can easy have over two thousand pounds of weight for carrying resources around base.
  • Escape Vehicle: Because of their excellent mobility the megalania can be used to climb rocks, walls, trees and other surfaces that other animals can't access. This is a good way to escape dangers that players run into.

Collectibles[]

Spotlight[]

Notes/Trivia[]

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

  • The Megalania’s climb ability Is possibly inspired by the Giant Komodo Dragons from “Avatar The Last Airbender” In the scene were the Fire nation uses the Komodo Dragons as mounts and use them to climb the walls of the Water Nation. Dino Dossier was revealed on 12/07/15 on Steam.[3]
  • Megalanias do not take fall damage, see Fall Damage for more info.
  • 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.[4]
  • 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.
  • using the jump-key (Space, A, Cross) you can switch between climbing and walking. If you are currently climbing, switching will make you fall off the wall or ceiling.
  • It appears the Megalania is unable to access the boss arenas much like flyers to avoid the climbing breaking the fights.
  • Cheat-summoned Megalania will be teleported to nearby cliffs and stop moving. If there is no nearby cliff, it will wander and try to attack preys.
  • Megalania was the only climbing mount, until the introduction of Aberration, in which  Rock Drake is introduced, another mount that can climb ceiling with additional benefits. However, because of the size and the location where you find it, this makes it the only large-sized climbing mount, while Megalania remains the only medium-sized climbing mount with the Thylacoleo.
  • Aberrant Megalania don't spawn on Aberration due to a design choice, however they now spawn on Fjordur.[5]
  • Monitor Lizards like the Megalania, or Varanus priscus, were most likely solitary animals like other monitor species, given that living species only congregate to breed and hunt and feed in unorganized groups; living monitors tend to not stay near one another as this increases the likelihood of competition and even possible cannibalism. Ark's Megalania seems to be a tad different in this regard, as they often spawn in groups of 2 or greater.
  • Megalania's ability to cause Mega Rabies isn't really accurate, as rabies is only found in mammals. however the Dossier seems to state it is a poison rather then a illness which seems to make more sense, disregarding the fact that this "poison" is contagious.
  • Despite the dossier stated that Megalania is 3 meters long, in game however, is more or less 8 meters.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
258.0  Megalania is added to the game
258.2
  • Fixed Megalania rotation when climbing in certain narrow corridors
  • Fixed attack animation in the water
  • Altered  Megalania Kibble recipe to be craftable in  Cooking Pot
259.35 Fixed Megalania not being able to climb after server restart
260.0 Added new apex drop,  Megalania Toxin
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release Added  Aberrant Megalania, but never implemented spawn locations for the creature on Aberration
275.4
  • Fixed Megalania not dropping their  Megalania Toxin
  • Fixed a bug that allowed climbing creatures like the Megalania to move while  Encumbered
291.100 Decreased Megalania  Torpor loss by 50%

Gallery[]

  • Megalania on cavewall.jpg
  • Megalania raiding a cave.jpg

References[]

  1. ↑ Jeremy on Twitter
  2. ↑ ARK Smart Breeding
  3. ↑ Introducing the Megalania!
  4. ↑ Aggressive Diet and Carnivorous Temperament
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/bubblywums/status/967540320186576898/
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  80. Enraged Corrupted Rex
  81. Enraged Triceratops
  82. Equus
  83. Eurypterid
  84. Featherlight
  85. Ferox
  86. Ferox (Large)
  87. Fire Wyvern
  88. Forest Titan
  89. Forest Wyvern
  90. Gacha
  91. GachaClaus
  92. Gallimimus
  93. Gasbags
  94. Giant Bee
  95. Giant Queen Bee
  96. Giant Worker Bee
  97. Giganotosaurus
  98. Gigantopithecus
  99. Glowbug
  100. Glowtail
  101. Golden Striped Megalodon
  102. Griffin
  103. Hesperornis
  104. Human
  105. Hyaenodon
  106. Ice Golem
  107. Ice Titan
  108. Ice Wyvern
  109. Iceworm Male
  110. Iceworm Queen
  111. Ichthyornis
  112. Ichthyosaurus
  113. Iguanodon
  114. Insect Swarm
  115. Jerboa
  116. Jug Bug
  117. Kairuku
  118. Kaprosuchus
  119. Karkinos
  120. Kentrosaurus
  121. King Titan
  122. Lamprey
  123. Lava Elemental
  124. Leech
  125. Leedsichthys
  126. Lightning Wyvern
  127. Liopleurodon
  128. Lymantria
  129. Lystrosaurus
  130. Maewing
  131. Magmasaur
  132. Mammoth
  133. Managarmr
  134. Manta
  135. Manticore
  136. Mantis
  137. Mantis Ghost
  138. Mega Mek
  139. Megachelon
  140. Megalania
  141. Megaloceros
  142. Megalodon
  143. Megalosaurus
  144. Meganeura
  145. Megapithecus
  146. Megatherium
  147. Mek
  148. Mesopithecus
  149. Microraptor
  150. Moeder, Master of the Ocean
  151. Morellatops
  152. Mosasaurus
  153. Moschops
  154. Nameless
  155. Noglin
  156. Oil Jug Bug
  157. Onyc
  158. Otter
  159. Overseer
  160. Oviraptor
  161. Ovis
  162. Pachy
  163. Pachyrhinosaurus
  164. Paraceratherium
  165. Parakeet Fish School
  166. Parasaur
  167. Party Dodo
  168. Pegomastax
  169. Pelagornis
  170. Phiomia
  171. Phoenix
  172. Piranha
  173. Plesiosaur
  174. Polar Bear
  175. Polar Purlovia
  176. Poison Wyvern
  177. Procoptodon
  178. Pteranodon
  179. Pulmonoscorpius
  180. Purlovia
  181. Quetzal
  182. Raptor
  183. Ravager
  184. Reaper
  185. Reaper King
  186. Reaper Prince
  187. Reaper Queen
  188. Rex
  189. Rex Ghost
  190. Rock Drake
  191. Rock Elemental
  192. Rockwell
  193. Roll Rat
  194. Rubble Golem
  195. Sabertooth
  196. Sabertooth Salmon
  197. Sarco
  198. Scout
  199. Seeker
  200. Shadowmane
  201. Shinehorn
  202. Skeletal Bronto
  203. Skeletal Carnotaurus
  204. Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  205. Skeletal Jerboa
  206. Skeletal Quetzal
  207. Skeletal Raptor
  208. Skeletal Rex
  209. Skeletal Stego
  210. Skeletal Trike
  211. Snow Owl
  212. Snow Owl Ghost
  213. Spino
  214. Spirit Dire Bear
  215. Spirit Direwolf
  216. Stegosaurus
  217. Subterranean Reaper King
  218. Summoner
  219. Super Turkey
  220. Surface Reaper King
  221. Surface Reaper King Ghost
  222. Tapejara
  223. Tek Parasaur
  224. Tek Quetzal
  225. Tek Raptor
  226. Tek Rex
  227. Tek Stegosaurus
  228. Tek Stryder
  229. Tek Triceratops
  230. Terror Bird
  231. Therizinosaur
  232. Thorny Dragon
  233. Thylacoleo
  234. Titanoboa
  235. Titanomyrma
  236. Titanomyrma Drone
  237. Titanomyrma Soldier
  238. Titanosaur
  239. Triceratops
  240. Trilobite
  241. Troodon
  242. Tropeognathus
  243. Tropical Crystal Wyvern
  244. Tusoteuthis
  245. Unicorn
  246. Velonasaur
  247. Voidwyrm
  248. Vulture
  249. Water Jug Bug
  250. Woolly Rhino
  251. Wyvern
  252. Yeti
  253. Yutyrannus
  254. Zombie Fire Wyvern
  255. Zombie Lightning Wyvern
  256. Zombie Poison Wyvern
  257. Zombie Wyvern
  258. Zomdodo

Italics denote creatures that have not yet been released! See also Gallery of Dossiers.
Dinosaurs
Allosaurus  •  Amargasaurus  •  Ankylosaurus  •  Baryonyx  •  Brontosaurus  •  Carnotaurus  •  Compy  •  Deinonychus  •  Dilophosaur  •  Diplodocus  •  Gallimimus  •  Giganotosaurus  •  Iguanodon  •  Kentrosaurus  •  Megalosaurus  •  Microraptor  •  Oviraptor  •  Pachycephalosaurus  •  Pachyrhinosaurus  •  Parasaur  •  Pegomastax  •  Raptor  •  Rex  •  Spino  •  Stegosaurus  •  Therizinosaur  •  Titanosaur  •  Triceratops  •  Troodon  •  Yutyrannus
Mammals and Synapsids
Andrewsarchus  •  Basilosaurus  •  Castoroides  •  Chalicotherium  •  Daeodon  •  Dimetrodon  •  Dinopithecus  •  Dire Bear (Polar, Dire Polar, Spirit)  •  Direwolf (Spirit)  •  Doedicurus  •  Equus  •  Gigantopithecus  •  Hyaenodon  •  Human  •  Jerboa  •  Lystrosaurus  •  Mammoth  •  Megaloceros  •  Megatherium  •  Mesopithecus  •  Moschops  •  Onyc  •  Otter  •  Ovis  •  Paraceratherium  •  Phiomia  •  Procoptodon  •  Purlovia (Polar)  •  Roll Rat  •  Sabertooth  •  Thylacoleo  •  Woolly Rhino
Reptiles and Amphibians
Beelzebufo  •  Carbonemys  •  Dimorphodon  •  Diplocaulus  •  Ichthyosaurus  •  Kaprosuchus  •  Liopleurodon  •  Megalania  •  Mosasaurus  •  Plesiosaur  •  Pteranodon  •  Quetzal  •  Sarco  •  Sinomacrops  •  Tapejara  •  Thorny Dragon  •  Titanoboa  •  Tropeognathus
Birds
Archaeopteryx  •  Argentavis  •  Dodo  •  Hesperornis  •  Ichthyornis  •  Kairuku  •  Pelagornis  •  Snow Owl  •  Terror Bird  •  Vulture
Fish
Anglerfish  •  Coelacanth  •  Dunkleosteus  •  Electrophorus  •  Lamprey  •  Leedsichthys  •  Manta  •  Megalodon (Golden Striped)  •  Piranha  •  Sabertooth Salmon
Invertebrates
Achatina  •  Ammonite  •  Araneo  •  Arthropluera  •  Cnidaria  •  Dung Beetle  •  Eurypterid  •  Gasbags  •  Giant Bee (Queen, Worker)  •  Glowbug  •  Jug Bug (Oil, Water)  •  Leech (Diseased)  •  Lymantria  •  Mantis  •  Meganeura  •  Pulmonoscorpius  •  Titanomyrma (Drone, Soldier)  •  Trilobite  •  Tusoteuthis
Fantasy Creatures
Astrocetus  •  Astrodelphis  •  Basilisk  •  Bloodstalker  •  Bulbdog  •  Chalk Golem  •  Crystal Wyvern (Blood, Ember, Tropical)  •  Deathworm  •  Desert Titan Flock  •  Eel Minion  •  Featherlight  •  Ferox (Large)  •  Gacha  •  Glowtail  •  Griffin  •  Ice Golem  •  Iceworm Male  •  Insect Swarm  •  Karkinos  •  Lava Elemental  •  Macrophage  •  Maewing  •  Magmasaur  •  Managarmr  •  Megachelon  •  Morellatops  •  Nameless  •  Noglin  •  Parakeet Fish School  •  Phoenix  •  Ravager  •  Reaper (Elemental, King, Prince, Queen, Subterranean, Surface)  •  Rock Drake  •  Rock Elemental  •  Rubble Golem  •  Seeker  •  Shadowmane  •  Shinehorn  •  Summoner  •  Unicorn  •  Velonasaur  •  Voidwyrm  •  Wyvern (Fire, Forest, Ice, Lightning, Poison)
Mechanical Creatures
Attack Drone  •  Defense Unit  •  Enforcer  •  Exo-mek  •  Mek (Mega)  •  Scout  •  Tek Stryder
Aberrant Creatures
Abberant Coelacanth  •  Aberrant Achatina  •  Aberrant Anglerfish  •  Aberrant Ankylosaurus  •  Aberrant Araneo  •  Aberrant Arthropluera  •  Aberrant Baryonyx  •  Aberrant Beelzebufo  •  Aberrant Carbonemys  •  Aberrant Carnotaurus  •  Aberrant Cnidaria  •  Aberrant Dimetrodon  •  Aberrant Dimorphodon  •  Aberrant Diplocaulus  •  Aberrant Diplodocus  •  Aberrant Dire Bear  •  Aberrant Dodo  •  Aberrant Doedicurus  •  Aberrant Dung Beetle  •  Aberrant Electrophorus  •  Aberrant Equus  •  Aberrant Gigantopithecus  •  Aberrant Iguanodon  •  Aberrant Lystrosaurus  •  Aberrant Manta  •  Aberrant Megalania  •  Aberrant Megalosaurus  •  Aberrant Meganeura  •  Aberrant Moschops  •  Aberrant Otter  •  Aberrant Ovis  •  Aberrant Paraceratherium  •  Aberrant Parasaur  •  Aberrant Piranha  •  Aberrant Pulmonoscorpius  •  Aberrant Purlovia  •  Aberrant Raptor  •  Aberrant Salmon  •  Aberrant Sarco  •  Aberrant Spino  •  Aberrant Stegosaurus  •  Aberrant Titanoboa  •  Aberrant Triceratops  •  Aberrant Trilobite
Tek Creatures
Corrupted and Enraged Creatures
R-Creatures
R-Allosaurus  •  R-Brontosaurus  •  R-Carbonemys  •  R-Carnotaurus  •  R-Daeodon  •  R-Dilophosaur  •  R-Dire Bear  •  R-Direwolf  •  R-Equus  •  R-Gasbags  •  R-Giganotosaurus  •  R-Megatherium  •  R-Parasaur  •  R-Procoptodon  •  R-Quetzal  •  R-Reaper King  •  R-Reaper Queen  •  R-Snow Owl  •  R-Thylacoleo  •  R-Velonasaur
VR Creatures
VR Allosaurus  •  VR Araneo  •  VR Argentavis  •  VR Astrodelphis  •  VR Bloodstalker  •  VR Carnotaurus  •  VR Chalicotherium  •  VR Dilophosaur  •  VR Dimorphodon  •  VR Enforcer  •  VR Ferox  •  VR Kaprosuchus  •  VR Karkinos  •  VR Lymantria  •  VR Mantis  •  VR Megalania  •  VR Megatherium  •  VR Onyc  •  VR Pachy  •  VR Pulmonoscorpius  •  VR Parasaur  •  VR Raptor  •  VR Ravager  •  VR Rex  •  VR Shadowmane  •  VR Stegosaurus  •  VR Tapejara  •  VR Terror Bird  •  VR Titanoboa  •  VR Triceratops  •  VR Velonasaur
X-Creatures
X-Allosaurus  •  X-Ankylosaurus  •  X-Argentavis  •  X-Basilosaurus  •  X-Dunkleosteus  •  X-Ichthyosaurus  •  X-Megalodon  •  X-Mosasaurus  •  X-Otter  •  X-Paraceratherium  •  X-Parasaur  •  X-Raptor  •  X-Rex  •  X-Rock Elemental  •  X-Sabertooth  •  X-Sabertooth Salmon  •  X-Spino  •  X-Tapejara  •  X-Triceratops  •  X-Woolly Rhino  •  X-Yutyrannus
Malfunctioned Tek Creatures
Alpha Creatures
Brute Creatures
Event Creatures
Bosses and Titans

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