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ARK: Survival Evolved Companion

Encountering Tips

How do I kill a karkinos? karkinos battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
I’d say I’m having pretty bad day. So, I just bought Abberation and I was so excited, so I went over to the water. I don’t know much about Abberation, so I thought the Karkinos was just a kind little crab. Oh boy was I wrong.. I went closer to the water, as I was thirsty. But the Karkinos comes running up to me, picks me up and shreds me to pieces. Let’s just say I took a little break from Abberation 1 minute after I bought it.
It's a Giant crab that can throw it's enemies far away
Available at floating island caves in Crystal Isles.
They're very rare in there so be patient
They spawn in Genesis in several caves in the Lunar biome
Make sure to carry around grappling hooks
If picked you can graple the crab and it will let go
In the wild crabs and spinos are buddies... they use the buddy system...
If you want to kill one use a Dino or a crossbow. Don't use guns because it Tales less damage from them! Thank me later!
They can walk over spiked walls.
If they are in water the can crab you, which leads to a certain death. Not so dangerous on land. (Pun intended)
Alpha version can damage stone. Everything is lost.
Will rip you off tame I repeat TAKE YOU PFF YOUR TAME AND KILL YOU EASY
Has a slow reaction time and you can usually avoid it attacking you by running under its legs.This might change in later patches
Kill and use chainsaw for organic polymer or even better use a moschops spec’d into organic farm to really increase that organic poly farm easily
They often spawn near the lake by the portal in aberration so if your looking for one be careful and don’t swim to deep!
They drop Organic Polymer when you harvest their corpse
This is a angry crab that you should not get near or it will rip your toes off and use your lungs as a doormat
Giant crab jumps super high, almost has a heart attack, the spawn in Lunar caves!
I killed one with just a bow and movement speed back up shoot turn around and run a little turn and shoot easy way to kill plus lots of chitin and organic polymer easy just bring enough ammo
Unless I am missing something, the Quetzal CANNOT pick up the Karkinos with their feet.
It'll drop you if you log out.