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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a tusoteuthis? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a tusoteuthis.
Just used a shadowmane on gen2 Nd it deals with the tuso pretty well, very well actually. I'm honestly using the shadowmanes from now on for the tuso to grab Nd bonus is you can be outside of the trap whilst doing it
I was playing on mobile once and saw one for the first time, (i have the GC so I had infinite stats and could spawn Pearls) But it said 'does not want to be tamed right now' why does it do ths?
If an alpha tuso hits your heavies... say goodbye
One good tame to use for feeding a tuso is a dunkleo, as they reduce damage by 80% and more with a saddle and have pumped health so they should be able to tank their grabe no problem.
If by any reason you end up in the middle of the ocean and you look down to see a large shadow coming up just kill yourself.
I revive deep seas creatures in shallow water so they don’t move. SQUIDS STILL MOVE IN SHALLOW WATER. Remember this so you don’t waste your amber like me.
Since the Gen 2 update it is now possible to pick up Tuso eggs without the need for Gachas!
If you find a beached squid on crystal isles, get a turtle. They’ll Argo and pick it up instantly
If you want to tame a tuso (you will at some point) bring a high health turtle and at least 100 black pearls (silica pearls don’t work) let the tuso grab the turt and go to the tusos mouth and feed it the pearls.
Warning: if on the switch make sure the black pearls do not stack when feeding. For example during an evo event one back pearl will tame the tuso 100% but if you feed it a stack of 8 it will only go up 1/3 of the way.
A mosasaurus with 20k HP will tank it without trouble, make sure you don’t get hit by its tentacles, reach its mouth and feed black pearls. Now you have the king of the ocean as a pet.
Use a gacha to produce tons of black pearls it's fast and less painfull then farming alphas
The guide says they spawn very inland please tell me if there’s a cave
I easily tamed a 140 with one turtle with 10k health and prim saddle and I just looked for one stuck on the beach
go to rag where the artifact of the Devour is. there’s loads but be carful, sometimes alphas will spawn there.
Look up how to build a trap, it's cheap and you can literally just sacrifice an hp leveled shark to tame it. It is the best way to survive this tame.
Use a plesio on following you. Ride the plesio to the tuso to get grabbed by the tuso. Feed tuso and using scuba flippers swim above repeat till done.
Solo tame is possible. Just gotta be good and have a plan before hand.
How to tame a Tuso!
First, let’s prepare!
What you need: A tame. Tuso’s can grab most creatures, except Basilio’s and other creatures that you shouldn’t use for this tame anyway. Make sure it either has a high oxygen stat or can breathe underwater. Also pump it’s levels into health. SCUBA gear, no Lazarus chowder as this tame is a longer one. Black pearls, in stacks of 50.
How to tame
Find a Tuso; I have only ever found them around Carno Island. Swim down to it on your tame. Let it aggro on you and grab your tame. You will know you have been grabbed because your screen will move around without you moving it. Now dismount, and quickly swim up to its beak-thing, with the black pearls in your last slot of your inventory (In a stack of 50), and feed. Repeat a couple times, the higher the level the more feeds, until tamed.
Now you have tamed a Tuso!
Utilities
Tuso’s are very powerful, with an ink and a grab ability. Their grab ability will deal torpor as well as regular damage to whatever they’re holding.
When they are killed they drop:
Black pearls.
Tuso tentacle-a tribute for a boss, I believe the dragon.
Absorbent Substrate, a material for the gas mask.
There are also alpha variants of the Tuso, which drop:
Even more black pearls.
Alpha Tuso Eye, a tribute for the Overseer boss.
Absorbent Substrate
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You can use a spino to it has a lot of hp and demage