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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Utility Tips

What is a arthropluera used for? arthropluera battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
the saddle may be a bit pricy early on but this creature is literally game-breaking. tame a scorpion, collect a lot of meat and wait for it to spoil, find a nice-looking high-level danger noodle and tame it while mounted in your scorpion (I recommend doing this whole process on the south cave, it's easier to navigate and to find the arthroplueras. taming the scorpion is a lot easier too, unless you get a bad layout). skidaddle your way to the cave of the strong after obtaining a fur set/resistance buff and literally farm the artifact with your arthropluera. it's not a fast mount so don't expect it to speedrun the cave, but it's the only way to cheese your way through the hardest cave in the game. the payoff is definitely worth it.
On mobile (might work on pc/console, not sure though) you can use one of these to easily complete the hard snow cave. As long as you’re riding the arthro, none of the cavr creatures will aggro onto you, so you can go through the cave without any issues. Just make sure you have good fur/an otter to survive the cold, and some med brews so you don’t run out of health in the freezing water and you should be good 👍. Up so more people know