
| Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Health | 1,200 | +240 | +5.4% | AVG Ranked 42 of 201 |
Stamina | 600 | +60 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 15 |
Oxygen | — | — | — | |
Food | 5,000 | +500 | +10% | HIGH Ranked 19 |
Weight | 800 | +16 | +4% | HIGH Ranked 24 |
Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +1.7% | AVG Ranked 63 |
Movement Speed | 100% | — | +1% | |
Torpor | 800 | +40 | — | AVG Ranked 56 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Karkinos vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) | ||||
| Movement Speed | Base | Sprinting (Wild) | Sprinting (Tamed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walking | 300 | 525 | 735 |
| Swimming | 300 | ||
| Movement Speed: % | |||



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! :)
If U on Ascende THEY DO HAVE BABIES they make it so much easier to tame, just kill the parents
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
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.
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.























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, Raw Fish Meat, and Bacon.
Translations: Carcino, カルキノス, 카르키노스, Каркинос, 巨蟹怪, 巨蟹怪.