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Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator

Dododex
Ark: Survival Evolved Taming Calculator
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. |
---|---|---|---|---|
49 | 01:54:21 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 96.7% +72 Lvl (222) | |
![]() Spoiled Meat | 194 | 04:43:01 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 64.7% +48 Lvl (198) |
![]() Raw Meat | 1,290 | 09:24:34 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 4% +2 Lvl (152) |
![]() Raw Fish Meat | 3,225 | 11:45:43 | ![]() ![]() ![]() | 0.7% +0 Lvl (150) |
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Stats
BASE STATS
Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
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![]() Health | 1,200 | +240 | +5.4% | HIGH Ranked 16 of 118 |
![]() Stamina | 600 | +60 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 5 |
![]() Oxygen | — | — | — | |
![]() Food | 5,000 | +500 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 14 |
![]() Weight | 800 | +16 | +4% | HIGH Ranked 12 |
![]() Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +1.7% | AVG Ranked 48 |
![]() Movement Speed | 100% | — | +1% | |
![]() Torpor | 800 | +40 | — | AVG Ranked 26 |
* 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: % |
Favorite Kibble
Carbonemys Kibble
Crafted in Cooking Pot

- Turtle Egg
- Rockarrot
- Prime Meat Jerky
- ×2 Mejoberry
- ×3 Fiber
- Waterskin
- Cook Time
- 30s
- Spoils In
- 3d
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
Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps
Please add how many boulders needed
Please add how many cannon balls or boulders are needed! Up vote so Dododex sees it
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.
It's a Giant crab that can throw it's enemies far away
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.
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...
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.
It looks like a giant version of crotch critters my ex had...
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 Kibble, Spoiled Meat, Raw Meat, and Raw Fish Meat.
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