Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Hey guys, Mana here, Syntac has a good Karkinos trap, here is what you need:
-triangle foundations 3x (metal works best)
-door frames 4x (metal again)
-large bear trap 1x
-signboard (yes, metal)
-catapult
-boulders (depends on the karki’s level)
OPTIONAL (but recommended):
-pillars 1-3 (wood or above, stone recommended)
-ceiling; at least 1 (wood or above)
-ladders (however many pillars you brought)
To make the trap, you need to:
1: place a triangle foundation down
2: place the other two so they are in a trapezoid shape
3: place the doorframes so they are going out the longer side of the trapezoid
4: place the bear trap
5: place catapult
6: lure the karki into the trap (make sure you don’t get grabbed)
7: when the karki gets trapped, run behind it and place your metal signboard
8: make sure your hitting the karki on its shell (the spot behind its head) to do torpor, anywhere else will only do damage
If your missing a lot and its health is low (you can check with magnifying glass), kill a creature (don’t harvest it), drag it to the karki, and let it eat the corpse, this will heal it.
OPTIONAL STEPS (recommended):
Before you place catapult (does not affect steps 6 and 7):
1: place you pillars in a tower
2: place a ceiling on top (or more if needed)
3: place catapult on top
4: place ladders to get up
Reason why to do this:
If you tower up, if the karki moves or starts torpor running, it’s shell (the part you have to hit to do torpor) gets hard to hit, so with the height advantage, it is easier to hit.
That’s all, hopefully this will help anyone trying to take a karkinos. :)
-Mana
More Karkinos Taming & KO Tips
Tranq Arrows/Darts DO NOT WORK!!! To knock this out you need to use a catapult and shoot in only on it's back. If you shoot it on it's legs it will kill it.
@Stormwebb19
Cannon balls discrease taming effeciency significantly! So for high tame level, always use boulders. Please let other people know! :)
Pretty easy to tame. Trap it in a circular form of stone Dino gates, place catapult low if catapult is high the crab will die. Then shoot it with a catapult. Cannons insta kill the crab, do not use cannons
We killed the parent and imprinted on the baby, make sure to tell the others hahaha
If you are missing with your catapult and it's dying, drag dino corpses to it and let the karkinos eat the corpses. It will heal him up a lot then try again with the same torpor you left off with.
This tame is like the Rock elemental, but do not shoot it in the head. Shoot it right in the back of it's shell. Anywhere else will kill it fast.
I understand that all the previous tips submitted were useful, but just in case it was not clear, hit the TOP OF THE CRAB, it will have a special animation if you hit it in the correct spot, and will take only a small amount of boulders to tame, even a high level. (Irrelevant with Cannons)
To the guy who said "rare on floaty islands on crystal" that is a load of crap found 20 on 1 ISLAND!!!
Using a cannon will ko any level crab in one hit, but will SEVERELY drop taming effeciency. If you want one quick, use cannon. If you want a high level use a catapult (the inferior siege weapon).
Knock out with catapult. Make sure to hit body to do torpor. Hitting legs damages it and doesnt knock it out. Shove rotten meat in it.