Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Utility Tips
What is a pteranodon used for? pteranodon battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
I just discovered my new favorite sport.
Step 1: Tame a pteranodon
Step 2: Pump all levels into movement speed
Step 3: Craft crossbow and grappling hooks
Step 4: Grapple to pteranodon
Step 5: Whistle “attack target” at anything
Step 6: Pull out pike and start jabbing at the air
Enjoy the ride as you are whipped in all directions, and occasionally hit your target!
Tip: Watch your health! This activity may result in being smashed to the ground several times!
(For sky-high, vertigo-inducing fun, whistle to attack a Dimorphodon or another PT! Enjoy the view as you spiral upwards!)
⚠️ This activity may cause injury, dizziness, vertigo, whiplash, digestive problems, serious brain damage, or death! 😊👍
Have fun!
If one were to tame a low level pteradon, it should be put to use as a travel bird, nothing more, for it is too weak for anything else. However. High level pteradons are excellent for fighting, kibble tamed 100+ can be used to kill alphas, in packs, or alone in niche cases.
How to Retrieve your Pteranodon if you lose it
1. Prepare food and healing potions incase it's hurt
2. Go to your character page
3. Click on "Tames XX/40"
4. Scroll down to the tame you want to retrieve
5.request the game to your location and wait for transfer.
6. Whistle it to stop incase that traitor tries to Escape again
7. Beat it with a club.
I remember getting stuck in the artic because my pteranodon went to fly away. Half way across the map. Had to tame raptors and walk half the way nearly getting killed by terror birds very often.
Not recommended against gigas. The spyglass barrel roll strategy (more info in the popular tips that were a great help to me btw) works well but with one fatal flaw: It's a TWO-WAY damage amplifier. Meaning the giga's attack, If it lands on you, deals much more damage than normal as well. Meaning one hit on a 1500 health ptera with journeyman saddle left my ptera with less than 500 health. So, yeah. Too much risk involved. Good for rexes and maybe alphas but not gigas. I would advise combing the allos strategy with the ptera roll. Let the allos bleed the gigs down first before going for the kill with the ptera. Also compensates for the annoying fact that if the giga dies to allo bleeding it might not give xp. Needs testing but i think it'll work.
If you want a pteranodon, please don’t use something insanely fancy or expensive. Is you use a longneck rifle for example and tranq darts on anything under level 25 chances that’s it’s gonna die first or second hit are higher than you might expect. Please just use a bow and tranq arrows. /\ so newbies see this =)