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Player-written tips for taming, using, and fighting the Karkinos in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.

So, I don't know how much this will help others, but personally a cart with a cannon on top did wonders for taming this oversized crab. If you line it up right you can do it in one hit. Hope this helps someone!

If you are trying to tame a higher level one (for example 100+) I suggest using the cannon because it only takes one or two shots to knock it out and I haven’t had one die to this yet.

I have used tranq darts before but it was on ASA and it was a mod and I was creative the mods name is Jurassic terror or something like that.

I was floating above water in Crystal isles. I was close enough that if it jumped it could touch me but it didn’t attack me. I think they can only attack in water.