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Karkinos
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To knock out a Karkinos, aim for its abdomen. Hitting its limbs will only inflict damage and not torpor.
| FOOD | QTY | TIME | NARCS. | EFFECT. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Exceptional Kibble | 49 | 01:54:21 |  48 95 401 | 96.7% +72 Lvl (222) |
 Spoiled Meat | 194 | 04:43:01 | 210 419 1,778 | 64.7% +48 Lvl (198) |
 Raw Meat | 1,290 | 09:24:34 | 481 961 4,078 | 4% +2 Lvl (152) |
 Raw Fish Meat | 3,225 | 11:45:43 | 617 1,233 5,230 | 0.7% +0 Lvl (150) |
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BASE STATS
| Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 1,200 | +240 | +5.4% | HIGH Ranked 16 of 121 |
 Stamina | 600 | +60 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 6 |
 Oxygen | — | — | — | |
 Food | 5,000 | +500 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 12 |
 Weight | 800 | +16 | +4% | HIGH Ranked 9 |
 Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +1.7% | AVG Ranked 45 |
 Movement Speed | 100% | — | +1% | |
 Torpor | 800 | +40 | — | AVG Ranked 30 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Karkinos vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) | ||||
ABSOLUTE STATS
32
PRIMARY ATTACK
25
SECONDARY ATTACK
%
MELEE DAMAGE
| MOVEMENT SPEED | BASE | Sprinting (Wild) | Sprinting (Tamed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | 300 | 525 | 735 |
| Swimming | 300 | ||
| Movement Speed: % | |||
RECIPES
Exceptional Kibble
Extra Large Egg (Basilisk, Brontosaurus, Giganotosaurus, Quetzal, Rex, Therizinosaurus
Focal Chili
Rare Flower
×10 Mejoberry
×5 Fiber
Waterskin
Quantity
1
Carbonemys Kibble (MOBILE)
Turtle Egg
Rockarrot
Prime Meat Jerky- ×2 Mejoberry
- ×3 Fiber
- Waterskin
Quantity
1
Preferred By
SADDLES
Karkinos Saddle
Lvl 65
×80 Blue Gem- ×225 Fiber
×200 Fungal Wood
×170 Hide
- Engram Points
- 28
- Crafted In
- Smithy
Quantity
1
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Please add how many cannon balls or boulders are needed! Up vote so Dododex sees it
Please add how many boulders needed
Tranq Arrows/Darts DO NOT WORK!!! To knock this out you need to use a catapult and shoot in only on it's back. If you shoot it on it's legs it will kill it. UP-VOTE SO EVERYONE KNOWS & TO GET DODODEX TO ADD THIS!!!
@Stormwebb19
Jumps super high and can launch stegos ... two at a time RIP turrets lol
This tame is like the Rock elemental, but do not shoot it in the head. Shoot it right in the back of it's shell. Anywhere else will kill it fast.
If you are missing with your catapult and it's dying, drag dino corpses to it and let the karkinos eat the corpses. It will heal him up a lot then try again with the same torpor you left off with.
It's a Giant crab that can throw it's enemies far away
If you're carrying a tamed Doedicurus in your claw the Doedic will automatically start harvesting any stones you hover him over. Just start pumping points into your Doedic's weight because it will stop at about half of its own carry weight. I've yet to discover another tame it will work with though...
It looks like a giant version of crotch critters my ex had...
Knock out with catapult. Make sure to hit body to do torpor. Hitting legs damages it and doesnt knock it out. Shove rotten meat in it.
Gathering Efficiency Ratings
TOP RESOURCES
Pelt
★︎2.7
Raw Prime Meat
★︎3.2
Raw Prime Fish Meat
★︎3.4
Raw Meat
★︎3.4
Chitin
★︎3.4
Keratin
★︎3.4
Hide
★︎3.7
Raw Fish Meat
★︎3.7
Ratings out of 5. Collected from 30,000+ Dododex users.
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Carryable By
Can Damage
Thatch
✔︎
Wood
✔︎
Adobe
✖︎
Stone
✖︎
Metal
✖︎
Tek
✖︎
Affected By
Lasso
✖︎
Bola
✖︎
Chain Bola
✔︎
Plant Species Y Trap
✖︎
Bear Trap
✖︎
Large Bear Trap
✔︎
Fits Through
Doorframe
✖︎
Dinosaur Gateway
✖︎
Behemoth Dinosaur Gateway
✔︎
The Karkinos is a massive crab-like creature in Ark: Aberration that can grab and smash creatures and players. It can also throw them at great lengths. Using its strong legs, the Karkinos can leap to impressive heights.
What does a Karkinos eat? In Ark: Survival Evolved, the Karkinos eats Exceptional Kibble, Spoiled Meat, Raw Meat, and Raw Fish Meat.
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