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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Tips & Strategies

I hate these bastards with a burning passion. They have knocked me off my mount so many times in the red woods, get my health down while I’m stunned and then some Carno or terror bird comes over and finishes me off. They will kill you, your family and anything you have ever loved.
Be ware!, they are the best kicker of all ARK. Imagine they hit your head with their super tiny leg, and surprisingly, with its power, they can knock u off from your mount and stunt both of you easily. Thats the power of the chiken leg
Oh yeah, dont forget with their massive scream. If you translate it, they say " u expecting an archeo, but its me MICRO!!! ORA!ORA!ORA!ORA!"
I’m not even kidding when I say that I thought I saw one of these in the redwoods while riding my thyla, so I immediately attacked and killed it.
“Your thylacoleo(level 82) killed an archaeopteryx!”
I think you know what happened next. I’m really not kidding.
This little birdie will knock you off your mount. He is a must tame for pvp servers
We all hate this annoying pest, but here’s a guide to tame one for those of you who want to
1. Microraptors will knock you off your mount, and that’s the easiest way to tame them, so before attempting kill everything aggressive to a player, because they could kill you
2. The best way to tame this is by standing still and letting it pounce you off your mount. After doing so, it should aggro on you or your mount, instead of running around at Mach 5, so it will be easier to hit. I recommend bringing armor, so you won’t take much damage.
3. Shoot it with tranq arrows or tranq darts, it shouldn’t take very many, so bring 10ish tranq arrows, or 5ish tranq darts. They are slow once they have pounced you, so you don’t need to trap it because you can outrun it
4. If you have access to kibble or mutton they are great to use, if not, use prime, you may lose a few levels though it’s torpor doesn’t drop very fast, so bring a few berries or narcs and you should be good. It’s a pretty quick tame so I recommend just waiting near it for it to tame
Happy taming!
P.S. I am making an in depth taming guide for every creature in ark, so please check out my other tips, which all follow this format and end in Happy taming! If any are helpful please raise them to the sky so they can help others. Thanks!
It literally looks like an archaeopteryx, but it’s evil. It’s also fast, and it wants to kill you. Use strong tames…
A single rare flower will tame up to a level 150. They are incredibly fast, use tranquilizer darts or shock darts. Beware the stun and ability to knock you off your mount.
I’m a lvl 100 with my favourite mount being a lvl 250 wyvern and if I see one on these I run away
I keep confusing these things for archaeopteryx and dimorphs. One will flee in fear and climb onto the trees, one won’t react at all unless you attack them, and one will tackle you off your mount and eat your face.
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ANNOYING
You can trap them in wooden cages apparentally ive got a super angry little dude held captive right now. Kinda scared lol
That's a cute little birdie...RKO outta nowhere!!!
These romanticraptors get jealous and rip you off another tame but you can win them over with a nice flower
Insanely good at knocking people off of tames.Also just Bola it and knock it out.
Yes finally!!!!!
Mobile players have these pests
I hope you mobile players feel my pain
Youve got off the hook long enough
- TheScugMaster
Stegosaurus is the natural enemy of the things, as you can’t get knocked off by Micros on a Stego