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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for karkinos? Tips and strategies for karkinos in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
ASA: Cannon ball to head, no effectiveness loss from the hit, single hit KO on a 150 (mine was on Aberration). Just have to time it right, make sure your cannon is properly aimed, and maybe a silent prayer. Spoiled meat is effective for the game if you don't have kibble, although kibble is probably the best idea.
You can knock these out using catapults. HOWEVER, you have to make sure you hit their back, and not their legs, or you will only deal damage, without any torpor.
Trapping it in a simple trap made out of stone double door frames usually helps alot. It will enable you to shoot it with a catapult more easily :)
These things are a must have on Aberration. They'll help you get down to the radiation zone to allow you to get better creatures such as rock drakes. However, they're pretty slow without movement speed upgrades :/
Be careful when attacking them since then can grab you off of most mounts (including your own crab)
Throwing a plant z grenade can cause a Karkinos to drop you or your dino. Essential when traveling on Ravenger back.
You need Exceptional Kibble since the new kibble system.
Despite being a pain to ko and tame these are some of the best aberration tames(besides the rock drake)
They can pick up most dinos and can easily kill most powerful dinos.
They can jump and are super useful for carrying ally survivors and dinos to raid bases.
best krob
also their chibi is one of the only chibis that aren’t super ugly which is good
Unless I am missing something, the Quetzal CANNOT pick up the Karkinos with their feet.
can be found along with ravagers and other creatures on Valguero. northeast of map, look for underground waterfall.
I talked to a dev he said I should try to tame it like a rock golem he suggested catapults
Had more luck with the catapult but instead of spacing shots out just violently shot it with the boulders (body) until knocked out. Spacing it out resulted in dead Dino after 50 boulders. Spamming resulted in 16 boulders and knocked out.
Make sure you know where your Larkin is is before you set up your trap. Do not lead them to your trap on foot. Kill EVERYTHING in the area before leading them over. Place down bed or sleeping bag. These tips will save you a lot of stress
Put catapult on paraser and have a friend run underneath it with a rock drake and the crap won't be able to walk
When using the catapult stick something on your screen where your crosshairs would normally be ( so dead centre of screen)
Will help tremendously when for aiming the thing
Stryder cannon does not work for torpor. Does insta-boil the Karkinos though.
I have knocked out a 150 with 10 catapults but I have tamed over 100 so have at least 18 ready cause not all topor is the same...