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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Basilosaurus


Stats
BASE STATS
Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
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![]() Health | 2,400 | +480 | +4.86% | HIGH Ranked 19 of 168 |
![]() Stamina | 300 | +30 | +10% | AVG Ranked 67 |
![]() Oxygen | — | — | — | |
![]() Food | 8,000 | +800 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 7 |
![]() Weight | 700 | +14 | +4% | HIGH Ranked 28 |
![]() Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +1.7% | HIGH Ranked 35 |
![]() Movement Speed | 100% | — | +5% | |
![]() Torpor | 2,000 | +120 | — | HIGH Ranked 16 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Basilosaurus vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) |
ABSOLUTE STATS
MOVEMENT SPEED | BASE | Sprinting (Wild) | Sprinting (Tamed) |
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Swimming | 300 | 420 | 1350 |
Movement Speed: % |
RECIPES
Exceptional Kibble

Focal Chili

- ×9 Cooked Meat
- ×5 Citronal
- ×20 Tintoberry
- ×20 Azulberry
- ×20 Amarberry
- ×10 Mejoberry
- +25% Movement Speed, +100% Crafting Speed
- Effect duration
- 15m
Therizinosaurus Kibble (Old ARK Mobile)

SADDLES
Basilosaurus Saddle
- ×200 Hide
- ×250 Fiber
- ×55 Metal Ingot
Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps
Regens health fast near the surface.
Gradually loses health when deep.
Passive oil generator.
Immune to electrophorus and Cnidaria stun and dismount effects.
Cannot be grabbed by tusoteuthis.
Passive Tame.
How to tame a basilosaurus.
Let's prepare. You will need a few things:
1. Raw meat(s). I prefer raw mutton or prime meat.
2. A weapon. I used a mix of a raft and an ascended bow. But a strong weapon that fires underwater is strongly recommended.
3. A clear coast. Make sure no hostile creatures are nearby.
Taming the basilosaurus: The first feed takes the longest, then after that it'll eat whenever. Keep a fast water tame by your side at all times.
Once tamed, it will offer these buffs:
1. Oil. It generates oil in its inventory.
2. Insulation. It'll keep you warm.
3. A new water tame.
🔺️ if this helped and is accurate!
When taming this, be careful, Mantas and sharks follows a basilosaurus around and will attack you if you approach or feed the basilosaurus. According to the Basilosaurus dossier, Mantas usually follow them because of their eating habits (Well very messy) and it leaves plenty of leftovers for them. They attack you when you feed a basilosaurus because it leaves no leftovers for them.
I believe the dossier, but yeah.
Ride dolphin or manta, water creature won't attack you while riding a water dino, then go near basilo feed it, Don't unride or you'll see your self dying, put food on your hot bar then click it when near basilo u can feed basilo without unriding. Up! So no noobs will be eaten by manta or megalodon lol
Tame:
1. Grab an Ichthyosaurus.
2. Put Meat desired by Basilosaurus in your Hot Bar.
3. Ride Ichthyosaurus.
4. Put Basilosaurus-desired Meat Type in Basilosaurus's mouth.
5. Repeat.
6. When tamed, Megalodon/Mantas/Ichthyosauruses-in-wild will follow Basilosaurus.
7. Once Basilosaurus is in a safe spot, Basilosaurus can kill predators.
8. PROTECT ICHTHYOSAURUS FROM CARNAGE!!! I MADE THAT MISTAKE AND REGRETTED IT.
In crystal isles, these guys spawn in the tropical beach area in the southwest of map, it’s not common, but they can.
How to tame basilosaurus
Where to find:
Basilosaurus are found in the oceans surrounding herbivore Island
Taming details:
Basilosaurus are passive tames that arent aggressive towards you at all and they are carnivores so feed them meat.
Problems:
Basilosaurus are surrounded by mantas and they will attack you when you feed or attack the Basilosaurus, there are plesiosaurs,megalodons,leedsicthis and tusothuthis where the Basilosaurus are,
Advantage:
Basilosaurus are slow so you're underwater mount can keep up with it.
Abilities when tamed:
Basilosaurus are immune to jellyfish stings and eel shocks and cannot be grabbed by squid, they produce oil in there inventory but it spoils, they regenerate health fast near the surrface, they can shoot rainbows out of their blowhole using one of their attacks
Disabilities when tamed:
Basilosaurus lose health when they are in deep water
Resources
Gathering Efficiency★︎3.7★︎3.4★︎3.5★︎3.1★︎3.1★︎3.1★︎2.9Ratings out of 5. Collected from 0+ Dododex users.
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The Basilosaurus is a dolphin-like creature that primarily dwells along the shallow areas of the ocean. It has the ability to keep survivors warm or cool.
What does a Basilosaurus eat? In ARK: Survival Evolved, the Basilosaurus eats Exceptional Kibble, Therizinosaurus Kibble, Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Prime Fish Meat, Raw Meat, Cooked Prime Fish Meat, Cooked Meat, Raw Fish Meat, and Cooked Fish Meat.
Translations: باسيلوسورس, Βασιλόσαυρος, Basilosaure, בזילוזאורוס, Basilosauro, バシロサウルス, 바실로사우루스, 바실로사우르스, Basilossauro, Базилозавр, 龙王鲸, 龍王鯨.