Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved Companion

Thorny Dragon


Stats
BASE STATS
Stat | Base (Lvl 1) | Increase Per Lvl (Wild) | Increase Per Lvl (Tamed) | Rank* |
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() Health | 260 | +52 | — | AVG Ranked 96 of 147 |
![]() Stamina | 350 | +35 | — | AVG Ranked 43 |
![]() Oxygen | 150 | +15 | — | |
![]() Food | 1,200 | +120 | — | AVG Ranked 103 |
![]() Weight | 300 | +6 | — | AVG Ranked 77 |
![]() Melee Damage | 100% | +5% | +2% | HIGH Ranked 38 |
![]() Movement Speed | 100% | — | — | |
![]() Torpor | 450 | +27 | — | AVG Ranked 69 |
* Rank of the Base Stat of the Thorny Dragon vs. all other creatures. (Rank #1 in Health = highest Health creature.) |
ABSOLUTE STATS
MOVEMENT SPEED | BASE | Sprinting (Wild) | Sprinting (Tamed) |
---|---|---|---|
Walking | 245 | 693.840027 | 588 |
Swimming | 300 | ||
Movement Speed: % |
RECIPES
Regular Kibble

- Medium Egg
- Cooked Meat Jerky
- ×2 Longrass
- ×2 Savoroot
- ×5 Fiber
- Waterskin
Thorny Dragon Kibble (MOBILE)

- Thorny Dragon Egg
- Savoroot
- Cooked Meat Jerky
- ×2 Mejoberry
- ×3 Fiber
- Waterskin
SADDLES
Thorny Dragon Saddle
- ×270 Hide
- ×150 Fiber
- ×35 Metal Ingot
- ×85 Clay
- ×125 Wood
Tips & Strategies from the iOS & Android apps
I built 3x2 stone foundation put stone door ways all around it then I put stairs on one side outside side by side so the dragon can run up
Make it chase you
run up your stairs/ramp
Once it come in run out a door way
Go back on stairs outside n shoot with tranqs
My level 85 took 22 tranqs
Also used same pen to tame X trike n pretty much anything that can’t fit through the door ways
UP IF IT HELPS
If you are going to tame one of these with no dinos, be sure to upgrade your movement speed and get tranqs. When you see it whip its tail forwards move to the right you will dodge the shots. This worked for me.
Completely irrelevant but I think it looks kinda cute.
Thorny dragon can act as a turret, set tange to high, fill it up with stone so it cant move and set to aggressive. It is beaver version in desert,doesnt collect berries thoe.
Summontamed SpineyLizard_Character_Bp_C
If you have a flyer carry one to a taming pen, it's gonna aggro and start throwing spines at everything it sees the minute it lands. Plan accordingly, and use solid walls so it can't shoot through them.
Resources
Gathering Efficiency★︎4.0★︎3.2★︎3.0★︎3.1★︎2.8★︎2.8★︎2.9★︎2.7★︎2.7★︎2.5Ratings out of 5. Collected from 40,000+ Dododex users.
Thorny Dragon Breeding

Maturation Time Calculator
More
Carryable By
Affected By







Can Damage






Fits Through






CATEGORIES
MAPS
What does a Thorny Dragon eat? In ARK: Survival Evolved, the Thorny Dragon eats Regular Kibble, Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Prime Fish Meat, Raw Meat, Cooked Meat, Raw Fish Meat, Cooked Prime Fish Meat, and Cooked Fish Meat.
Translations: الشائكة التنين, Ostnatý drak, Tornet Drage, Αγκαθωτός Δράκος, Diablo Espinoso, Piikikäs Lohikäärme, Lézard épineux, Lézard Epineux, תורני הדרקון, Trnovit Zmaj, Drago spinoso, モロクトカゲ, 가시 드래곤, Doornige Draak, Spinoasă Dragon, Шипастый дракон, Dikenli Ejder, 棘蜥.