Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for karkinos? Tips and strategies for karkinos in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Use catapults to knock them out because cannons do to much damage and you will never get a perfect tame with a cannon
Can be fought by 3 main options:
Having at least 3 decently strong creatures so while it picks up 2 the third one will fight.
Have a mount that it can't pick up fight against it.
Shoot at it metal arrows to counter it's damage resistance from most projectiles.
A cannon KO’s a 150 with one shot, but make sure you only hit the center shell or else you only do damage and no torpor. A catapult works on low levels but it deals too much damage and not enough torpor for a high level, and a cannon kills very low levels instantly so use catapults for low levels or cannons for high levels.
Don’t hit it in the head you will kill it. If you want to tame it hit its shell it’s like the rock golem because you have to tame it with something powerful like a canon
You have to hit the body. We hit the head the first time and it did that was a 145. We Found a 130 and shot the body and it ko. Use catapults with boulders. Cannon also works but it needs to be a high level (125+) it it will be a one shot kill. If using a cannon then aim for the head. Should knock out with first cannon shot. If not the second will ko it.
It‘s like The Rock Elemental thingy. Shoot it on his Body with a Canon
You must knock out with either cannon or a catapult. Hit it in the body/ head.bdont hit legs or arms. Cannon will kill low level krabbs. I suggest catapult
From what I’ve seen people have been using catapults since darts don’t work
To knock out a Karkinos you will need to target it’s body with catapults and cannon balls. That is the ONLY way to inflict torpor.
You need to have a Cannon or a catapult for knocking it out.
Use a catapult hit only the body to make HIS torpidity Go high
Use Cannons or catapults. Similar to knocking out a rock elemental.
Need a catapult to knock out. Put a catapult on a paracer platform saddle for easy KO.
Knock-out down wita a catapult on the body
Use a catapult and design a large trap to knock it out. Then, name it Mr.Krabs.
Must be knocked out with a cannon or catapult, similar to the rock elemental. Do not hit the legs, you must hit the body or head.
They can be out ran on foot but have some speed upgrades
DODODEX it drops organic polymer too
Very slow, but can see you from far away and grab u he's hella spoopy