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Tips & Strategies

What are tips for gargantar? Tips and strategies for gargantar in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Its basically a flying tek stryder with dragontopia skills and some tankiness for flavor.
So far its a 65% or so weight reduction in standard resource harvesting (wood, metal, stone, etc…)
The real question is, can it harvest element dust from structures such as in Extinction or Lost Colony and if so, is there weight reduction?
🦖 OFFICIAL GARGANTAR TAMING GUIDE (v924.1)
Unlike other Fantastic Tames, the Gargantar cannot be knocked out or passively fed from your hotbar. It utilizes a hidden "Digestive Submission" mechanic. Because it has the ability to swallow players whole, you must tame it from the inside out.
Step 1: The Naked Offering
The Gargantar refuses to swallow anyone wearing armor or carrying heavy weapons. You must strip completely naked. Place exactly 100 × Narcotics and 20 × Superior Kibble directly into your personal inventory slot (do not consume them).
Step 2: The Ingestion Phase
Find a wild Gargantar. Walk directly up to its mouth and use the "Surrender" emote (Hold t → Emotes → Surrender). This triggers its ambient AI to view you as easy prey. Wait for it to activate its "Swallow Whole" animation.
Step 3: Inside the Belly (The Tickle Trial)
Once swallowed, you will enter the Gargantar's stomach bay. You will begin taking minor torpor and acid damage. Do not panic.
• You must immediately equip a Torch or a Therizinosaurus Feather (if you have one).
• Spam your primary attack button to "tickle" the stomach lining.
• Every 5 seconds, open your inventory and manually consume one Narcotic to match its digestive rhythm.
If done correctly, the Gargantar will vomit you back up after 3 minutes, and its taming bar will instantly jump to 100%. If you die or pass out inside, the taming bar resets, and you will have to find a new one.