This Dino is a MUST tame for transition between early to mid game. Forget about sarcos, megaladons, or itchy’s. This thing is the best water tame you can get. They’re faster than spinos on water and land. They eat anything underwater for breakfast because of their special attack. They’re also great on land as well because of its speed and damage. Its special attack immobilises creatures (only works in water) for enough time for you to kill them. It has infinite oxygen and I think it’s the perfect Dino for caves on both land and water. Nothing can stand up to it in water, and when I say nothing I mean absolutely nothing. It’s stun is absolutely broken no doubt.

Dinos like thyla, sabertooth, or direwolves are great cave Dino’s but baryonyx is so much better. It’s because they are extremely fast and they deal good damage. One of the best things about them is that they heal so fast if they eat fish meat. They are fish eating Dino’s so if you want good results make sure to keep fish meat in its inventory instead of regular raw meat. It’s crazy how they can heal thousands of health in a matter of minutes with fish meat without force feeding. I personally think this is why they’re the best for caves

I recommend getting the Barry as soon as u unlock its saddle. Their easy to tame because their not that big so just find a small hill or use a tanky Dino as bait while u shoot it with tranqs. Or just simply use a bear trap if it’s a low lvl

The way i tamed my first Barry (lvl 89):

I used my arg which has around 6500 health as bait and I simply just shot it with tranqs. It took about 25-30 tranq arrows on a journeyman crossbow.

Journey man is one the many qualities of items that you can get from the supply drops or from killing alpha Dino’s (got mine from killing an alpha raptor)

In my experience, Low lvl Barry’s (up to level 40 or 50) take very less amount of tranq arrows to knock out, about 15-25. They’re an easy tame and like I said, Great first tame definitely recommend it.

You can't stun creatures on land they can only stun in water

These can stun your quetz when trying to pick them out of the water.

I tamed mine when I first unlocked my tranq arrows.

Note :- 1) Tame a level 6 or 7 when you

are in low level.

2) They are Piscivorous so they

only eat fish meat.

3) Mostly found in swamps but

sometimes they do spawn in the

southern islets.

4) The things you need to level up

are Stamina,Melee damage and

health.

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Great for taming basilosaurus. Stun and kill the manta hoard around it (and any sharks) and then tame the whale at your leisure.

Reminder for those in 2024, argentavis can no longer pick up the bary, don’t learn the hard way like I did 😭

If you see one dont try to escape in the water because it will have a great time killing you

I’ve been playing ark for a bit but I’m not too good. I was a coward but when I tamed a baryonyx and took it to a swamp man I’m ready to take on a giga.

If you ever see one alone, get the heck out of there. It will kill your friends, your family, and everyone you ever met. Including you. I had a shotgun. And I killed one. Then sometime later, a Baryonyx comes and eats my Tapejara, my raptor pack, my rex, and most of my thatch home (Don't ask) I ended that Baryonyx with my trusty shotgun I named Cal.

Elite everywhere but the sky

I can handle you, wet or dry

Just know where to run

When im ready to stun

Unless you wish to die

Creature Limericks #5

I intentionally tamed one while it hit my raptor 100 times… the raptor is still alive and healthy…

How to tame:

For levels below 55 and above 25:

If you have the 4 of these engrams (One is optional,) (Crossbow, Tranq Arrow, Large Bear Trap, and the optional one, Baryonyx Saddle,) Create at least two large bear traps (I’ve had my experience with one bear traps.) After, create about 20 - 40 tranq arrows depending on the level of the Bary. After that, create a crossbow in your smithy (7 metal ingots, some wood, and around 30 fiber.) Finally though optionally, create a baryonyx saddle.

Steps:

1: Find a Baryonyx.

2: Kill off any carnivore that could interfere with the taming (Such as Kaprosuchus and Titanoboa.)

3: Place 2 Large Bear Traps (Make sure they are spaced apart.)

4: Lure the Baryonyx in (Usually by crossbow.)

5: Shoot it with Tranq Arrows (Shoot it at the head.)

6: :)

7: Shoot it with Tranq Arrows.

8: Wait until the Baryonyx is unconscious (Baryonyx has infinite oxygen.)

9: Repeat step 2.

10: Baryonyx does not eat raw meat; feed it fish meat by putting it in it’s inventory.

11: Scan for hostiles eternally (The Compy (Compsognathus) will eat your Baryonyx’s corpse.)

12: Wait.

13: :) Great job, great job! Name it then put the saddle on it.

Stats: A extinct genus large-sized theropod with a croc-like snout could move very fast on land and on water. It has a interest in weight and after tamed, never eats raw meat; so feed it fish meat. It has high health, and is versatile in most situations. It also does a lot of damage, too! Baryonyx will not rage on you (unlike the Giganotosaurus,) and most small carnivores know not to bother it except Kapro and Utahraptor (Raptor.) Some small carnivores WILL attack you while riding on your Baryonyx such as Compy, Deinonychus, and some invertabraes.

Pro tip: if you cant find these guys, kill everything in the swamp or river. Creatures belonging to the same biome share "spawn slots".

This thing is overpowered, and I highly recommend you tame this.

1: It's fast. This is a good utility, since mainly they're found in swamps and saddles are easy to make. This could allow a quick and safe getaway from there. It's also faster than a spinosaur in water, also a helpful factor or escapes.

2: They are easy to find. On the Island, if you go off that little water barrier thing that disconnects the main island and that Island next to it, you're almost guaranteed to find one.

3:It can jump. While it may not seem like the best factor, it can really help when escaping a spino or a Rex if you're not near water.

4: Extremley powerful. Due to its fast speed and jumping abilities, it can easily take down larger animals, like a carnotorus or even an allosaurus. This can also help in pvp situations, with a special ability I'll get to later.

5: It's easy to tame. While it cannot be bola'd, it can easily be trapped using a wooden box. Since they're found near water, fish is easy to get and is an easy knockout. (With tranq arrows)

6: It has a large health and stamina pool. While it doesn't match that of a Rex, it can certainly help in sticky situations, along with its strength and speed.

7: And lastly, it has a special ability. This is an ability I like to call, "The Spin & Stun" which is exactly what it does! The baryonyx would spin and stun everything around it. Sadly and gladly, it can only be used in water. It's sad because, well, it's in water. But it can also be very helpful for taming say, a megalodon or a mosasaur, and can be used to drown enemies. The stun lasts for around 7-8 seconds which could drain oxygen and fast, also giving the Baryonyx enough time to regenerate its stamina and fire the attack again.

And these are 7 reasons why the piscivorus Iguanadon but better, should be tamed a lot more often. Thank you for reading though, and I hope this helps!

Never use these dudes in the lava cave no matter how hard you try,they will easily be pushed off by the bats to lava and die with you.I lost mine :(. RIP Grim

ok so I left my bary go aggressive and wander and 2 days later come to check on it and I found him with megalodon teeth and bio toxin they good farmers alone (level 26 just so you know)

I killed a Rex, Spino, and bronto with mine. It’s only level 30. Safe to say they are kings of killing things.

These can be picked up by argy in MOBILE. you can build a trap and drop the bary off on the trap for easy taming.

Excellent Dino for caves. Nimble and can get into caves easily.

A Jumper, Swimmer and Sprinter, Bary is a really good package

also don't forget the Tail Whip when in the water

They are the Raptors of the Water.