The secondary bleed attack was a massive upgrade to this otherwise overlooked dinosaur. The bleed can deal up to 5% of a target's health over 10 seconds (regardless of your mount’s melee stat), applying to wild creatures and Alphas alike. On creatures with big health stats, no matter how big, you’re still guaranteed a kill in less than 200 seconds.

It has become my favorite Alpha and Giga killer (over the Thylacoleo and Deinonychus) due to its early game accessibility and criminal knockback. Of the three tames, the Carno has the best knockback while attacking, making a significant difference in the damage taken during battle between the three. I’ve eliminated Alpha Rexes by being slightly uphill and spamming the bleed attack without getting hit a single time.

Though perhaps not the most flashy tame, the Carnotaurus definitely a nostalgic weapon honed for a mighty purpose, the clawhammer in every toolbelt. I still scope out every pod of three that I find, hoping for 150s.