Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a ankylosaurus? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a ankylosaurus.
Head to herbivore island off the south east shore. Try to bring a pulmenoscorpius or beelzebufo for topor attacks. Knocking it out wont be too hard on those mounts but if you don’t have one hop on the cliff above everything and fire away a bow crossbow compound bow or gun. Berries aren’t too hard to find just remember to keep narcotics on you just in case. In the time it takes to tame it you could start making a second base on herbivore island because it has metal infused rocks.
They are incredibly slow and you can easily outrun them even with default movement speed. In fact you can walk backwards and still outrun them, so backtrack and pelt them with your tranq of choice. If scorched earth use boomerangs, when they fall use kibble or Mejo berries. Some narcotics might be required depending on their level.
Very easy tame for any level
They are good limestone/clay/metal collectors move faster in water.
I would reccomend getting dilos asap for eggs and a pack of 4-5 med-high levelswill be great for base defense early on in the game. Once you get enough dilo kibble for a decent level ankyo then go for it. The ankylo is a must have if you plan on advancing to metal gear.
For a lvl 20 female i use 5 tranq arrows and a crossbow
1. Craft club and tranq arrows
2. Go to Herbivore Island and find a couple
3. Kill most. The others will get mad
4. You can also carry most away with a Large-flier-that-can-carry-most-things or a Tusoteuthis if the group is near a beach
5. Knock one out
6. Put berries in inventory
7. While taming unlock saddle
8. Enjoy your Ankylo
tame a argentavis find a ankylo pick it up bring it back to your house were its safe and tranq it out, never tame sum to close to danger cause they usually spawn in the red woods or moubtains... GIGA!!!!
Once knocked out, keeping it down will be the least of your problems if you taming in the wild. I suggest to build a primitive trap with stone foundations and pillars. Get an argy and pick one up with right click. Drop it off in the trap and keep a distance - it will fight back, and it will hurt. Once down in the trap, it will very unlikely to wake up before it will be tamed. Good luck.
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When taming a lvl 300, I was able to do it successfully with a 450 scorpion. Just sting it twice, then run away for 20 seconds. Repeat
For you newbies never try to tame an ankylo near one another because once you attack 1. The others team on you. I saw a Rex attack one and seven others teamed on it and killed a lvl 22 Rex. So if you are trying to tame one I recommend finding a suitable lvl that is not near the others
With a quetz you can harvest lots of metal and obsidian, if you build a small hut on the side of the volcano you can put forges in and convert to ingots fast to bring home easier.
Exactly 2hrs. Lv. 25 ankylo. Tossed in, 1500 mejoberries, used narcotic and narcoberries. (Just kept meter full entire time). I wouldn't try the stimberry trick mentioned above,unless you don't care about the bonus.
Don't believe the narcotics or tranq arrows needed. It has taken me more than 30 over the amount DoDoDex recommended.
Regular kibble in this guide doesn’t work.. bug ?
Use shocking darts it's stronger an takes less to knock em out
Go to herbivore island. Take a few tranq arrows and berries. Ez
You can back peddle faster than they can sprint allowing you to shoot them while being chased.
Metal ore only weigh a quarter inside an ankylo, great alone but even better paired with a quetzal farm saddle build.