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ARK: Survival Evolved Companion

Karkinos


Stats
BASE STATS
Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Health | 1,200 | +240 | +5.4% | HIGH Ranked 28 of 147 |
![]() Stamina | 600 | +60 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 9 |
![]() Oxygen | — | — | — | |
![]() Food | 5,000 | +500 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 15 |
![]() Weight | 800 | +16 | +4% | HIGH Ranked 18 |
![]() Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +1.7% | AVG Ranked 61 |
![]() Movement Speed | 100% | — | +1% | |
![]() Torpor | 800 | +40 | — | AVG Ranked 36 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Karkinos vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) |
ABSOLUTE STATS
MOVEMENT SPEED | BASE | Sprinting (Wild) | Sprinting (Tamed) |
---|---|---|---|
Walking | 300 | 525 | 735 |
Swimming | 300 | ||
Movement Speed: % |
RECIPES
Exceptional Kibble

- Extra Large Egg
- Focal Chili
- Rare Flower
- ×10 Mejoberry
- ×5 Fiber
- Waterskin
Focal Chili

- ×9 Cooked Meat
- ×5 Citronal
- ×20 Tintoberry
- ×20 Azulberry
- ×20 Amarberry
- ×10 Mejoberry
- Waterskin
- +25% Movement Speed
- +100% Crafting Speed
- Effect duration
- 15m
Carbonemys Kibble (MOBILE)

- Turtle Egg
- Rockarrot
- Prime Meat Jerky
- ×2 Mejoberry
- ×3 Fiber
- Waterskin
SADDLES
Karkinos Saddle
- ×80 Blue Gem
- ×225 Fiber
- ×200 Fungal Wood
- ×170 Hide
Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps
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.
@Stormwebb19
Cannon balls discrease taming effeciency significantly! So for high tame level, always use boulders. Please let other people know! :)
Are this guys worth taming thereβs a max level in around my base up if I should go for it down if no
Pretty easy to tame. Trap it in a circular form of stone Dino gates, place catapult low if catapult is high the crab will die. Then shoot it with a catapult. Cannons insta kill the crab, do not use cannons up/vo/te so people can see
You can pickup and yeet dinos with it
Guide to using Stego(s) as Swords:
1. Put Stego(s) on aggressive.
2. Pick them up using the Crab
3. Walk near target.
4.Enjoy
Jumps super high and can launch stegos ... two at a time RIP turrets lol
TRANQ ARROWS DON,T WORK you haft to shoot a cannonball shoot it in its head if you shoot it in the leg or it will die. Up if helpful
Try to get high ground to get it in the top of the head with a cannon
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.
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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.
Translations: Karkinos, Carcino, γ«γ«γγγΉ, μΉ΄λ₯΄ν€λ Έμ€, ΠΠ°ΡΠΊΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡ, ε·¨θΉζͺ.