Thank God/Wildcard for adding the tranq harpoon, it made taming so much easier

If you tranq them from the right angle you can get them to start swimming into the ground which will force them up resulting in them swimming to the surface. You can then build walls or structures around it so it doesn't escape then sit back like you are tranqing a giga until it falls unconscious.

On THE ISLAND IN ASE the only thing this is useful for is harvesting oil since the only places where metal, obsidian and crystal spawn are in underwater caves and your dunkleosteus can't go in there to harvest them or else it goes above water and dies.

Also if you are clever yes there are some rocks that spawn underwater but they are located near shores so you can use your dunkleosteus to harvest those but there are only a few places where this happens like in the northern shores and at herbivore island.

Remember that this only applies to the dunkleosteus on the map the island and on the game version ase so on other maps dunkles may be more useful and on asa more rocks do spawn underwater.

If you are playing on ark ultimate mobile edition then there are only oily rocks in the ocean as that is ase.

If you are off your mount and you swim close enough to one of these they will get aggressive and attack you, they do have an aggro range but it is very small.

Baryonyx are really good for taming these! Once they start running, a Bary is fast enough to chase them, and since it allows rider weaponry you can keep firing. Since Dunkleos are pretty chunky, it's hard to miss a shot on them even while moving. Aim anywhere except the head. I tamed a 135 with a harpoon launcher loaded with tranq spear bolts, SCUBA gear, and my 276 Baryonyx I use for caves.

For mobile players: From experience they won't attack you on Ichthyosaurus (which also allows rider weaponry,) so you can chase one down and tame it with an Ichthy and a crossbow. Harpoon launchers don't exist on mobile.

For both versions, you could also use a Tusoteuthis and grab/hold the desired Dunkleo, but this takes a long time since they have high torpor and I wouldn't recommend it. You could also be interrupted by other hostile creatures such as Megalodons or Plesiosaurs if you do this. If you don't press attack, the Tuso will inflict torpor but no damage. You'll need more tranquilisers than you think.

Beware! When taming, if you stay on your ichy, the dunk you are taming will consistently move away from you- BUT- it will agro other Dunks nearby. I recently tamed a max level Dunk on official and I was being chased down by a whole gang of them while tailgating the one I wanted to tame. You can easily out swim them just be aware they don’t take bullying lightly.

The dossier says its docile, but no, It isn't run away and avoid they can hit like a SUBMARINE and tank ANOTHER, Very agressive

Really easy to raise baby’s, high weight allows for more meat stacks early, it also eats incredibly slow so it doesn’t burn through food very quickly.

This tame has the worst stamina ever, if you sprint with it you will be winded in less than 10 seconds.

They are found in deep ocean water

Just tamed a 140 X Dunky. Yeahhh, really recommend that you build a trap for these peeps, spent 40+ mins trying to knock out this bad boy with a decent crossbow all while dodging tussos ect. Good times, stressful but good.

If you're planning on just shooting them from the back of a baryonyx while it tanks the damage, like I did. Don't think it will be that easy. They try to swim away the whole time, and you have to chase them down.

Find the height ceiling for it, you'll be able to easily shoot it from there as it does not swim any higher.

Eels can't dismount you but they WILL shock you Dunkle, making you slower

The easiest way to tame a Dunkleosteus:-

1) Tame a Baryonyx.

2) Bring a scuba gear.

3) Bring a really good crossbow to knock it out.

4) Find a Dunkleosteus (mainly found in deep ocean).

5) Kill all hostiles around it.

6) Use Baryonyx's spin attack to stun a Dunkleosteus.

7) Then knock it out with crossbow (hit on it's body because it's head is fully armored).

8) Then feed it superior kibble, raw mutton, raw prime meat etc.

9) You have a Dunkleosteus.

10) It's really good for harvesting oil from oil nodes in the ocean.

If one is chasing you run for the surface as there's a limit to how high they can go.

Great tame for the ocean biome in Genesis. There is a of of metal and stone nodes all over for it to harvest, and in select spots there is abundant crystal for it to get as well. There are also mushrooms for fungal wood and thatch (look like brown coral).

Beware eels and cnidria, as these guys arenbulnerable to both, and has shit speed to outrun them. Good to bring an escort, like a basilo.

It has poor weight, so make sure to pump it. Though 2000 might seem like a lot, the dunkleo does not reduce the weight of any resource. Spare levels after weight can go into other stats, like melee, speed and stam.

As a final note the dunkleo is great for taming tusos. As they have natural armour they take less dmg from the grab, and it has good base health for it.

You NEED scuba gear or lazurus chowder and if your thinking 'nah I upgraded my oxygen so I'll be fine' NO they take too long to take down. Also on mobile they don't fight back

It’s cool and big and great for metal gathering

Everyone speaks of the dunkle’s mining capabilities, but it’s actually a surprisingly capable combatant too!

They shockingly have:

*The same base damage as a rex

*A fairly large hp pool

*Smallish stature

*Stone structure damage

Just mind that they have rather poor speed and turning radius for their size, and they still lack rider weaponry. Dunkles might not be as good as a megalodon, but they are more competent then one would expect when attacked.