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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for basilosaurus? Tips and strategies for basilosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
I haven’t advanced to try to tame one of these guys, because my server has a glitch were I go god speed in water. Help. But, I have seen that they have manta allies that follow them, so good luck taming them.
But, it wouldn’t be a tip if I just said that. I believe if you have a flying mount, tapejara and Quetzal would work, because you can jump out at the water off your tapejara and shoot it with tranqs. For the Quetzal, it would just be to get off onto its platform saddle. (If it has one.)
Then, shoot it with tranqs until it goes unconscious. Get a group of ichys (or low level megs ) to attack the mantas, then drive them away from the basilosaurus. (kill the mantas if you prefer that method.) keep it unconscious by shooting it again, punching it, etc, until it has low food. Wait for it to wake up, (make sure you have a tracker on it, which you access via your inventory (it’s the dinosaur track with the plus sign next to it) so that you now where he/she is) but before that make sure there are no mantas around to come protected it. Then, feed it. (But, this is just an idea. This may not work. I am unsure, though.)
K tamed Moby d*ck now for Leo liopeuridon
If you're taming one of these on mobile ride an itchthyosaurus because megalodons and mantas won't attack you even if you feed it. Well mantas will look like thwy will attack but they don't. Up so mobile players know this tip. Thanks 😊
B4 I got him I had 4 dolphins and we destroyed the sea, until I tamed this dude mega always want to kill this guy(he can take 5 megs on his own easy) so 2 of my itchy died trying to fight the megs rip to them also when u tame him he will level up like crazy due to all the megs he will kill ONLY LEVEL UP HIS HP his HP will go up like 235 every time u level up HP u will also get slot of iron axes and picks due to the killing of sharks u also get free oil from the basilo I guess it's for fuel but he is a tank I recommend getting two u don't need two but u should just do u can burn everything in your watery path they like regular meat from land animals instead of fish meat
Not worth what they give once they reach a certain tameing percentage they will swim down and you lose all your taming bar that's why I think its not worth it.
I was travelling in the water when I saw a basilosaurus I only saw two in my solo server but it was usually surrounded by fish animals the first I saw was surrounded by itchys about four or five the next I saw it surrounded by mantas and one carbonemy hit it and every manta charged at the carbonemy I suggest if you want one go look for one that’s surrounded by something you can kill it’s very risky tho so I suggest taking a sarco or a fish T. rex (I forget what it’s called) to help you
For those who want to tame this in new ark mobile, i recommen luring it to the trap you set, they alway swimming , if you are lucky enough you will find it in herbivore island bay . Goodluck cuz on ark mobile, you will find it really hard to passive tame
Got a lev 120 with mutton last night. Watch out for the mantas. Kill them all first. Bring two tanks as they break your gear fast. Don't try raw mutton it will spoil half way through. Had to kill another sheep....After it eats the first piece it takes a few minutes then stay on it. After it eats the second piece it's on! Every 8 sec. Stay close and bring a water tame so you can regenerate stamina and eat. Easy tame and a whale of a good time! It's damage puts Moby Dick to shame! :)
I always find them in the south at the stone pillars... I used my bary to stun and brutally murder everything!!! 😡😈😈😈😈 then I tamed moby dick... 😇😇😇
They get hurt the more deaper you go and they make oil once tamed
I can't take it literally.
It just looks like a very surprised seal
Don't use raw meat as it will not fully tame. At some point it will stop taming and the bar will drop super fast.
Only feed them prime meat. About 1/2 to 1/3 through the tame on a level 15, the taming meter started depleting rapidly, faster than you can keep up with. Must use prime meat.
Absolutely useless on mobile there are no caves and tusos are rare I mean really rare there is no reason to tame one I found a lvl 300 used a soothing balm and after realized they are trash absolute garbage other people might say different but with out caves what's the point.
So how you wanna tame this dude.
1.You trap it in a small area of water.
2. Make sure Megalodons and Mantas aren’t
able to get in.
3.feed him raw fish meat. (he prefers raw prime fish meat)
4. Make sure he doesn’t die or swim away.
5. Enjoy your new Basilosaurus!
Bye! up if this helps or don’t lol.
Watch when taming these guys. Electric eels come out of nowhere. They are quite tricky to tame because of the mantas and eels.