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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
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With the TLC, the stego is one of the most useful creatures in the game. Its high health and good damage makes it an extremely useful utility mount, only rivaled in diversity by a few other well-known creatures, like the argy and the moschops.
The stegosaurus is very easy to tame. You only need a bow, lots of tranq arrows, and a cliff. Shoot the stego from the cliff, and chase it one it is running away. Since this is a utility post, there won’t be much information on this area.
Once tamed, the stegosaurus has three back plate modes:
The hardened plate (orange): defends the stego making it tanky. It can harvest wood
Heavy plate (blue): instead of protection, it slows enemies using its primary attack. Harvests thatch
Sharp plate (yellow): gives the stego armor penetration. Harvests tons of berries
All modes prevent riders from being knocked off (microraptor proof!!)
The stego has a decent attack range and AoE. It also has a secondary (impale) attack which can hold down the enemy while draining its health. Use this against ASE forest titan on extinction.
Also, the stego is very tanky and carries a lot. The only downside being its extremely low speed. If you need anything that doesn’t have to be quick, the stego is extremely useful.
—Cerato rider