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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Went down in the depth with my lvl 440 imprinted Basilo equipped with…

Went down in the depth with my lvl 440 imprinted Basilo equipped with ascendent saddle. Fought a lvl 110 alpha mosa with 160k HP in a head on fight (aka standing still and holding down attack). Killed it in about a minute, and my Basilo lost just 1k out of 70k HP.
A high lvl imprinted one with a good saddle is completely OP, takes a while to breed and raise tho.
More Basilosaurus Utility Tips
Reasons to tame a basilo:
1. Water tanks. They can take damage and dish it back out. I killed a moss with mine.
2. Fast health regeneration near surface. Fight any surface predator and barely lose any health
3. Makes oil.
4. Keeps you warm in cold places and cool in warm ones
If you don’t have a basilo, tame a basilo.
King of the sea. A tuso or mosa will do more damage but you can not be knocked off a basil making them essential for underwater caves which are full of jellies, Eels and even tuso's. They are also the perfect size to navigate through them without getting stuck or having to dismount. If you have a Baryonyx they are very easy tames, just use the AoE spin attack to kill all the Manta's and you can passively tame it at your leisure. Combine their oil with organic poly and water in a cooker to make soap which doesn't expire and can be ground back into oil and organic poly when you need it.