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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Encountering Tips

How do I kill a castoroides? castoroides battling strategies in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
On fjordur you can find regular dams all over Asgard! No more suffering through that giant beaver den in deinonychus territory!
Don't kill these for pelt, it's a waste. Raid their dams and they will build more (just be ready to run immediatly!). Better to use them for endless cp.
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Do not engage if you are low level with bad weapon they will wreck your day
In early game if attacked do not fight back with if unprepared
Not very strong but wanna get the stuff in their dam? I'd say leave every thing home then go over to their dam. Take everything then drop the heaviest thing (typically the wood) and a. Run or b. If your near your house let them kill you. Then go back and get the stuff from your inventory, then grab a dino or 2 and get the wood. Both works for me
It was a not a good day when I found my first one
if you don't have a powerful Dino, bolas work a wonder, just be careful if you run away, these things in water can match a megalodon tit for tat
These guys are relentless! They will chase you like you own them money if you open the inventory of their dams. Your best option is to take everything in the dam and let yourself die and come back for the loot.
Don’t try to kill it unless you have good weapons
If you destroy a nest/dam run these will murder you and you entire family if they take you by suprise
The easiest way to tame it is very simple
1:slingshot 25 stone 1 bola berries and narcotic
2: bola it and shoot it with the slingshot and knock it out
3: feed him berries and narcotic so he doesn’t wake up
Hope this was helpful
Their dams give really good supplies like Pearls, cementing paste, mushrooms, etc. Put a bed near the beaver dam, go collect your items from the beaver dam, watch yourself die. Then respawn at the bed and collect your items from your dead body. Otherwise if you go up to a beaver dam and try to get supplies they're just going to kill you and you'll lose your stuff. If you bring a dino, leave it on passive as the beavers are very vicious and can easily kill anything especially since they're in groups.
How to safely farm beaver dams:
Step 1: Make a stone enclosure (preferably 3×3 or larger and 2 walls high) a little bit away from spawn zones
Step 2: Using an argy, place beavers in the enclosure. May be a little tricky if they're swimming.
Step 3: Enjoy farming cp, mushrooms, flowers, etc.
Step 4: Return the beavers to their natural habitat
DONT LISTEN TO THE PERSON WHO SAID KILL THESE FOR PELT EARLY GAME THESE BEAVERS DEAL TONS OF DAMGAE AND HAVE HIGH TORPOR AND LITTLE PELT SO DONT KILL THEM EARLY ON!
I saw with my own eyes Two! TWO! i say killed a sarco!
Be carefull with these guys they might look harmless but they are absolutely not
Just go to the dam leave your stuff at your base take all let it kill you and then loot your dropped inventory and then they won't aggro you
Take a flying dino.
whistle it to follow, take the dam then ride the flying bird and fly away.
A quetzal is recommended if u take the wood too
My first tip lol
If there is a dam with one of these bad boys near your territory, don’t approach! Wait a few days and the beaver will die and the dam is all yours
I see one of these dudes after being killed after a therizino and I got it made a huge mistake the thing mauled me alive
If you want to take on one of them take a bow and take a sword p.s don’t forget to bring arrows