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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
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What is a quetzal used for? quetzal battling strategies in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Single player uses:
1. Dino carryer: It can carry pretty big dinos (biggest dino it can carry iirc is Allosaurus), dinos that would otherwise be a pain in the ass to tame can just be grabbed by a quetzal and dropped into a cage
2. Mobile base: It's basically a flying Paraceratherium, you could even build the aforementioned cage on a second quetzal
These guys are great for metal collection. Movement speed 757% is enough to get you from herbivore island to the volcano on the island in about 30secs to a minute, and 9000 weight is about enough to bring back the metal u need for an industrial grinder with the same speed. IK it’s kinda hard to lvl it that much without Ascendant creatures tho XD. Anyway, Quetzals are good for collecting tonnes of the heavier materials even without lvling them into oblivion. I used mine to bring back 5000 metal. Patience is key tho, coz these things are SLOW AS. Took me half an hour to bring it back to my base 😂.
Once tamed a Quetzal’s stats go up a RIDICULOUS amount. It’s weight goes up by around 200 for a wild lvl 80, which means they are PERFECT for collecting MASSIVE amounts of heavy mats like Metal, Obsidian and Wood. Their health from a wild lvl80 also goes up by around 2000, which is pretty good, and when lvled their health goes up by 500, more or less, each time, which can make them AMAZING 🤩 tankers. Their melee tamed stat can also go up by 100%, And don’t get me started on the overpowered knockback. I just wish these guys fitted in caves.