Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved Companion

Encountering Tips

How do I kill a ammonite? ammonite battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Ammonite:I can't beat you but he can. mosa erupts from volcano. Up if you understand the reference.
If you want loads of xp then you should punch it and kill everything that comes after you
I’m not entirely sure if this theory can be considered canon, but I think that the ammonite uses the pheromones as a psychological convincer to any random creature to defend it.
That’s just a theory, a GAME THEORY!!!
They have a built in distress call, so if you attack it'll yell for help and like Every Single Ocean Creature will run to the rescue.
To the ammonites rescue, not to yours.
Basically the equivalent of the chicken in Skyrim, you hit it be ready for a big fight with the town
You touch the spaghetti, le spaghetti will not forghetti that you toucha the important ammonetti
Ever met a cry baby?..This guy will wail if you hit it and will cover you in a type of pheromone gas....causing you to attract every dino, sea or land, to bite your butt. Prepare for war. You only need to survive 80sec.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Ammonite.
General
The Ammonite is a non-aggressive animal that will not attack the player on sight.
Strategy
The shell of the Ammonite is tough and resilient against most weapons. Therefore, players should target the tentacled head, which is vulnerable to damage.
Weaponry
A Pike is the best used for close quarters, as the weak area is quite small and hard to aim with a crossbow or rifle. It is also recommended to kill all wild animals nearby, as these will become hostile when you attack the Ammonites.
Dangers
The Ammonite itself is not a danger, however, when attacked it will release a green substance into the waters, causing nearby wildlife to become aggressive for a whole minute. An Ammonite hunt can quickly become overwhelmed by masses of normally passive animals. Its rage effect will last for 60 seconds. Also, the underwater caverns and depths Ammonites dwell in have their own dangers, such as mass shoals of Cnidaria, as well as many other terrors of the deep.
Weakness
The Ammonite will not fight back in any way, making for a rather easy kill so long as there are no other animals nearby.
Guess how I found out there was a 105 Tusoteuthis in the water with me....
Don't hit them. Just... dont't
Ammonite is passive, and when you hit it, you (or your mounted tame) will get the Buff/Debuff "Rage" (depending how you look at it)
With the Buff/Debuff, everything nearby will have a sudden, uncontrollable urge to kill you. Even the Parasaurs!
You can find Ammonite dwelling in the deep ocean, usually alone or in groups of 1-3. They are untameable. They drop Ammonite Bile, used to craft Pheromone Darts. If you get hit with "Rage", Prepare for that Alpha Mosasaur you thought you had outrun or that Tuso to come out and slaughter you. Or just get offed by a Coelacanth. Both is good.
Belle Delphine and her army of SIMPS!
This thing is a crybaby. Hit it, and it'll go blubbering to all its friends. Exactly who are its friends? The whole ocean.
they are literally the biggest pussies. if you touch them they fart all over you and get eveyone to eat you.
Legend say, there is a naked man swim approaching it, punch it with only his fist. And incredible... he won
Yes.... The megalodon won
This thing is the exact equivalent of that ‘cool’ girl (who is just a spoiled brat and good for nothing; If you get mad at this tip then it could mean you). Touch her once and then all of the school bullies (Tusos, mosas, plesiosaurs or the entire ocean) comes to beat you up. How do you fight them? A basilosaurus, I swear it works (probably the equivalent of a teacher giving detention to all of them) killing all of them. Trust me, basilo are tanks and good fighters and is not effected by eels or jellyfish. A few will do. Ride on one and the rest odder them to attack the tuso while you attack the mosa and then the plesiosaur then the smaller creatures.
The Yutyrannus of the Sea.
Dododex says not enough words.
Clear out the area before attacking. If you don't a lot of things will get swarmed. It's better just to take them out 1 by 1.
This is the Justin Timberlake of the waters. Don't mess with it or get all the crazy fans coming after you(other sea creatures). If looking to kill, get rid of other sea creatures beforehand.
Aight Mr. Sensitive. Geez 🙄 😒
You’re gonna hit it and everything is going to come and molest you and everyone you love
Whatever you do don’t punch it, unless you want to be mobbed by angry rioters we know very well as… anything really, I punched one once for fun, swam to the surface with my ichthy, I was like 😆 and then I suddenly got stormed by who? Pelegornises who took free diving lessons, so they went to the water, and followed me to the deepest part, and then they drowned, don’t get on their bad side. Because pelagornises are aggressive when you attack a ammonite ☹️