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Karkinos

Karkinos
LVL
Taming Multiplier
Consumption
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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
Exceptional Kibble
4901:54:21
Bio Toxin 48
Narcotics 95
Narcoberries 401
96.7%
+72 Lvl (222)
Spoiled Meat
Spoiled Meat
19404:43:01
Bio Toxin 210
Narcotics 419
Narcoberries 1,778
64.7%
+48 Lvl (198)
Raw Meat
Raw Meat
1,29009:24:34
Bio Toxin 481
Narcotics 961
Narcoberries 4,078
4%
+2 Lvl (152)
Raw Fish Meat
Raw Fish Meat
3,22511:45:43
Bio Toxin 617
Narcotics 1,233
Narcoberries 5,230
0.7%
+0 Lvl (150)
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Stats

BASE STATS

StatBase
(Lvl 1)
Increase Per Lvl
(Wild)
Increase Per Lvl
(Tamed)
Rank*
Ark Health Icon
Health
1,200+240+5.4%
HIGH
Ranked 16 of 121
Ark Stamina Icon
Stamina
600+60+10%
HIGH
Ranked 6
Ark Oxygen Icon
Oxygen
———
Ark Food Icon
Food
5,000+500+10%
HIGH
Ranked 12
Ark Weight Icon
Weight
800+16+4%
HIGH
Ranked 9
Ark Melee Damage Icon
Melee Damage
100%+5%+1.7%
AVG
Ranked 43
Ark Movement Speed Icon
Movement Speed
100%—+1%
Ark Torpor Icon
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 SPEEDBASESprinting
(Wild)
Sprinting
(Tamed)
Walking300525735
Swimming300
Movement Speed:   %

RECIPES

Exceptional Kibble

Exceptional Kibble
Quantity
-
1
+
Preferred By
Basilosaurus
Basilosaurus
Brontosaurus
Brontosaurus
Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus
Karkinos
Karkinos
Mosasaurus
Mosasaurus
Quetzal
Quetzal
Rex
Rex
Therizinosaurus
Therizinosaurus

Carbonemys Kibble (MOBILE)

Carbonemys Kibble (MOBILE)
  • Turtle Egg
    Turtle Egg
  • Rockarrot
    Rockarrot
  • Prime Meat Jerky
    Prime Meat Jerky
  • Mejoberry
    ×2 Mejoberry
  • Fiber
    ×3 Fiber
  • Waterskin
    Waterskin
Quantity
-
1
+
Preferred By
Brontosaurus
Brontosaurus
Karkinos
Karkinos

SADDLES

Karkinos Saddle

Lvl 65
  • Blue Gem
    ×80 Blue Gem
  • Fiber
    ×225 Fiber
  • Fungal Wood
    ×200 Fungal Wood
  • Hide
    ×170 Hide
Engram Points
28
Crafted In
Smithy
Quantity
-
1
+
Saddles List

Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps

All Taming & KO Utility Encountering Funny Name Ideas
2687 points   Taming & KO  
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
614 points   Utility  
Jumps super high and can launch stegos ... two at a time RIP turrets lol
16 points   Encountering  
Make sure to carry around grappling hooks If picked you can graple the crab and it will let go
405 points   Taming & KO  
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.
348 points   Taming & KO  
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.
298 points   Utility  
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...
1 point   Encountering  
Unless I am missing something, the Quetzal CANNOT pick up the Karkinos with their feet.
295 points   Encountering  
It's a Giant crab that can throw it's enemies far away
225 points   Utility  
Be careful when carrying a Dino that has a tribe mate mounted on it. I was walking up a hill carrying my anky with a tribe mate on it and they went under the map and died. RIP ANKY AND SHINEHORN. Tribemate was eh anyway.
210 points   Taming & KO  
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.
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Gathering Efficiency Ratings

TOP RESOURCES
Pelt
Pelt
★︎2.7
Chitin
Chitin
★︎3.2
Raw Meat
Raw Meat
★︎3.4
Keratin
Keratin
★︎3.4
Raw Fish Meat
Raw Fish Meat
★︎3.5
Hide
Hide
★︎3.6
All Gathering RatingsRate This Creature
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Drops

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Carryable By

Tapejara
Tapejara
✖︎
Pteranodon
Pteranodon
✖︎
Griffin
Griffin
✖︎
Argentavis
Argentavis
✖︎
Quetzal
Quetzal
✔︎
Wyvern
Wyvern
✖︎
Human
Human
✖︎
Megalosaurus
Megalosaurus
✖︎
Karkinos
Karkinos
✖︎
Tusoteuthis
Tusoteuthis
✖︎
Procoptodon
Procoptodon
✖︎
Kaprosuchus
Kaprosuchus
✖︎
Gigantopithecus
Gigantopithecus
✖︎
Carryable Creature Chart

Can Damage

Thatch
Thatch
✔︎
Wood
Wood
✔︎
Adobe
Adobe
✖︎
Stone
Stone
✖︎
Metal
Metal
✖︎
Tek
Tek
✖︎

Affected By

Lasso
Lasso
✖︎
Bola
Bola
✖︎
Chain Bola
Chain Bola
✔︎
Plant Species Y Trap
Plant Species Y Trap
✖︎
Bear Trap
Bear Trap
✖︎
Large Bear Trap
Large Bear Trap
✔︎

Fits Through

Doorframe
Doorframe
✖︎
Double Door
Double Door
✖︎
Dinosaur Gateway
Dinosaur Gateway
✖︎
Behemoth Dinosaur Gateway
Behemoth Dinosaur Gateway
✔︎
Hatchframe
Hatchframe
✖︎
Giant Hatchframe
Giant Hatchframe
✖︎

Categories

AberrationAberration ExclusiveTerrestrialRideableTamableKnockout TamingOmnivoresBattle CreaturesMidgameValguero

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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