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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Utility Tips

What is a ankylosaurus used for? ankylosaurus utility tips and strategies in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Great for metal. You don't actually need the saddle to go on a mining expedition. As far as I know it only works for the metal concentrated rocks with gold veins on them (can be found on mountains mostly), but you can whistle move them (with the green arrow) towards the rock and they auto-harvest. Game can be finicky and not have the anky do it if it decides the metal is in a weird spot, but a great way to get lots of metal for early metal items before you can unlock the saddle.
This guy is LITERALLY the most overpowered metal gatherer on at LEAST, The Island! He is just great! I used to use a system where I carried this guy up the mountain I used, using an argemtavis and it worked great. I could carry the guy to the tippy top and have him smashing away at the great metal spots on top there.
Jurassic Bio: Ankylosaurus
Name means: Fused Lizard
Period: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Height: 5ft
Length: 15ft
Description: Ankylosaurus was a heavyweight herbivore who typically minds its own business, unless threatened by a predator. Its hammer like tail (wild card drew its tail wrong) served as a weapon, while its boney armor seved as a shield.
— The Wyvern King tm
An ankylo (leveled in melee) and a quetz or argy (leveled in weight) is the single best way to farm metal. Just pick the anky with your bird and drop it on metal rocks. Then get on the anky and hit the metal rocks. The ankylo’s weight does not matter since the bird carries all