Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
One of the most underrated tames for battle up there with the yuti and piggy in usefullness. It is respected for it's harvesting abilities. Gathers wood and thatch like no other, a pair of mammoths harvesting the entire forest is almost required for high end theri saddles and the large amount of wood they need. They can compare to rexs damage wise, tusks do less damage but attack faster than a rex's bite better for long fights, their stomp does more damage than the bite but attacks slower and is better for smaller stuff. They also have a roar debuff which works on bosses decreasing their damage by 25% (great with yuti roar and pig healing) and can pick up smaller tames and players and gore, stomp or throw them. They can also eat veggie cakes to heal. They have niche uses vs the Dragon (or anyone using fire) as they can spray water which puts out fires, and are vegetarians so don't take the extra damage from the dragons flame attack. The spray will also stun flyers and water crops or you if needed. Their turning radius is great for their size. A buddy can ride on the mammoths 2nd seat and beat a drum which gives you better stam Regen. Haven't found much of use for it other than harvesting so you don't have to stop and recharge as much but you'd be better of having the other player just harvest on their own. Finally, they are easy to find and tame don't even need a trap a lot of the time.
More Mammoth Utility Tips
As of early 2017, the mammoth now can carry wood at 12.5 weight per stack, which is now better than a beaver.
If youβre dumb like me and didnβt know: on Xbox, use the right trigger to harvest thatch, and the A button to harvest wood π I was upset for a whole day thinking it was purely a thatch harvester till I pressed A π«
To get wood with new mammoth use whatever your jump button is
A mammoth can FLY. Quetzal + Mammoth can gather thousands of wood in minutes. Attack while a tribe/alliance mate flys you though an area with trees
FOR THE PETITION OF FREE STORE ENGRAMS ON MOBILE-
You can already get them from dungeon loot and by tributing artifacts! Also, u can get mailboxes and send gifts to each other and get them for free!
(The nicer and more expensive the gift is, the better the loot!)
Mammoth needs a platform saddle!
One of the BEST tames for farming wood on mobile.
take with you a Pteranodon, your best clothing, some health brew (you can get the recipe by killing raptors or other predators easily) so you donβt die in the cold, tranc darts, narcotics, and root carrots you can easily farm in a medium sized plot.
Fly to the snow biome
Find a group of three, which is easy.
But make sure they kill any wolves or whatever would hurt you in the taming process so you donβt have to deal with it yourself
After everything is clear, kill the two mammoths you donβt need.
Then fly on a ledge and youβre all set.
To boost your taming rate, go caving wit a raptor/whatever and get smoothing balm for 10x rate
You might die the first time around by those guys who junk out of the dirt (I did lol)
New Patch brings a buff to our favourite furry friend. Now Mammoth have a 75% weight reduction of all wood in it's inventory.
The mammoth still does get loads of wood but you now have to use the A button on xbox.