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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Utility Tips

What is a plesiosaur used for? plesiosaur battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
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Forget the trap. If you're riding on an itchy, hit the one you want to tame with a tranq arrow. It'll aggro your itchy, but if your itchy has decent HP, it'll probably push through. Just make sure when your itchy's being attacked, lure the plesiosaur a little higher, near a rock if one's avaliable. When it's attacking your itchy, hit it with arrows. It'll torpor run, and keep up with it until it's unconsious. If I were you, tame it with minor soothing balm. It's cheap. I tamed a low lvl 2 male with 1 rex kibble and a minor balm. I had used the aggro itchy strategy, and knocked it unconsious and it tamed with one bite. Also, to the person who said Plesiosaurs are the Quetzals of the ocean, I will also change your mind. As everybody knows, itchy's are super fast sprinting. Well when I tamed my Plesiosaur, I decided instead of requesting, i'd bring it home. Well, it kept up with my itchy, even though the itchy was sprinting. Also, you cannot request Plesiosaurs in shallow water, only in deep water. They're pretty stubborn. Please ^ if this was helpful!
A very good mule and mount, and an essential part of your navy. It is extremely fast with very good HP and weight. Decent melee and huge AOE on their attack makes them great against groups of mantas/sharks. I would focus on levelling hp and weight, with some melee, and if you are mounting it, sharks can sorta keep up with you as escorts. Good way to hunt alphas.
Tip: If you're struggling to hit your target, trust the AOE; stop moving and spam left click. You will want to be slightly above everything. Everything, sharks, dolphins, mantas, will immediately die, but you will also tank their hits beforehand.