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I was once afraid of titanosaurs until I tamed this monster. Me and my friend are playing on a non cheat world and tamed 2 145 deinos and they ended up being lv 214. We bred them and got imprinted ones and took them out to fight a titanosaur (I didn’t think it was a good idea but my friend told me we got it). So we both mega chomp it and run. Turns out the broken bones debuff they apply does the same amount of damage the mega bite does every half a second and the titanosaur died in just 2 hits. He gave our deinos 40 levels and we are no longer in fear of titanosaurs.
This thing is awesome!! Surprisingly fun and easy to tame. When it chases you with its mouth open like a baby bird its so silly, just dont get bit! This thing is a beast on land and the sea, swims pretty fast and you can coast on the surface without diving. Even stand on the back if need be. 10/10 totally recommend taming this massive beast. Im from Florida and i approve this Gator 👍
It got nerfed , the giga bite used to give an effect for about like 10 seconds that takes a percentage of your health whenever you move , that's why it could easily solo the alpha manticore, nunatak and the dragon because they move a lot but it doesn't work for bosses anymore they're still really strong would rather take them over rexes
Had a strong melee and tail whip. Has a super strong charge attack that des great damage. Stats scale well too!
This mount provides you with oxygen like the Diplocaulus. If you dismount this Dino in the water, it’s highly suggested to have it in follow or it will resurface.
It’s a passive kibble tame (superior). While on land, wait for it to lay and open its mouth (basking) sneak up and feed. Then run away as it will aggro. Let
It reset and repeat
Helps to get the info out there!
I used to be afraid of the ocean biome in this game. But after getting this bad boy??? NOT ANYMORE.
Say hello to your brand spanking new and indispensable sea mount! This creature is no joke at all. That giga bite is also not to be trifled with and can be used to DEVASTATING effect. I have been caught in the middle of swarms of Megalodon and Plesiosaurs multiple times and this animal hung in there and took care of them pretty dang well. Deinosuchus can and will kill Mosaurus as well but watch out for those high level ones of course! This mega gator also dispatches alphas pretty easily (Alpha Raptors are a nonissue but it takes way more effort to kill a high level Alpha Meg though. Proceed with caution!).
I recommend pumping up health and melee and maybe some weight especially if you’re doing any expeditions and away from your base for a bit. The higher the level you can find, the better! My strongest one has around 70k+ health and around 600 melee and he is the goat.
Tldr; Wildcard, please NEVER nerf this thing.
This might be one of if not my favourite ark creatures in the whole game it’s amazing and pretty easy to tame it’s extremely bulky and does insane melee damage for best levels ragnarok is the best map found in any swamp biome to tame it full ghille works best but can be done by simply crouching wait for it to open its mouth. Be aware of its giga bite attack if it opens its mouth while chasing you don’t go near it instead try and lead it to something else it will attack basically anything. The only downside to the deinosuchus is its saddle is unlocked at level 74. It’s my favourite for getting tributes for boss fights it can 1v1 brontos and rexes if you have good melee and health and it can also swim meaning it can get both water and on land tributes.
This is an absolutely amazing tame to have at any stage in the game.
To tame you just have to get ghille and sneak up on it while it sunbathes. They just put the food in its mouth.
Once tamed it has incredible health, and damage.
The normal bite is very powerful but if you charge up a giga bite, it will do over 3 times the damage.
You can use them for underwater travel as well as exploring the swamps.
Overall I really recommend getting the giant gator, trust me you’ll love it
-Gator Tamer
I won’t recommend the deinosuchus over the basilosaurus but I’ve been using these guys to go into the underwater caves on the island and have found success in getting their artifacts. If you try these guys out, make sure their stats are good, they’re imprinted and give them the best saddle you can manage. While in the caves, kill any jellyfish that get too close before they stun you, use the maga-bite to help clear out swarms of creatures, DON’T aggro any dunkleosteus at all cost and avoid the Xiphactinus if you can help it! Do this and you should be fine.
Their stats are actually amazing. Low points in even HP still yield awesome stats. They are definitely boss worthy. Just need to obtain a good saddle BP if your server/cluster has them added to the loot pool. Might seem clumsy on last but they trap and overpower basically any other dino/boss.