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Taming / Lystrosaurus

Lystrosaurus Taming Calculator

The Lystrosaurus is a small utility companion that can provide an experience boost when petted. It is often kept near bases for passive progression support.

Diet
Herbivore
Food choice can change total taming time and effectiveness.

Calculator

Bonuses
Advanced multipliers
Most servers: choose an official preset. Only adjust these if you know your server INI values.
Knockout settings (optional)
Defaults assume 100% weapons. Open this if you want more accurate KO estimates.
Knockout notes
Method
Passive
Feed while awake.
Food
Basic Kibble
Feeds: 27
Items: 27 (1 per feed)
Time
19m
Hunger required: 2851.2 food
Effectiveness
85%
Bonus levels: +63
Estimated tame level: 213