Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
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What is a raptor used for? raptor battling strategies in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
This is the reason why you need to upgrade to a wooden shelter as soon as possible. I have a love hate relationship with raptors because they are incredibly useful and equally infuriating. Unlike the dilos that you will eventually be able to punch to death in less than a minute, For some reason raptors find a way to be irritating and dangerous in literally every game stage, and although you may get stronger, they will still be strong and fast enough to kill you if you let your guard down for a second. Raptors are a surprisingly versatile mount that can serve as both a scout and calvary unit. Their weight isn't great, but they are fast and they can definitely do some damage. If you focus on stamina, damage, and health you will get a great mount that can help you explore while being able to take down smaller threats, and allow you to escape large ones.
Really difficult to rate... It's a fast, deadly (yeah well deadly in packs), fearsome predator if you're on foot. But almost no sweat with a good mount. Even if they manage to pin u your mount should be able to make short work of them due to the relatively low health. Good for starter tames, not very well for mid to late game due to their low weight, health, and limited utility. I usually play on easy where u can knock a lv1 ~ lv 12 raptor out with only one bola and your fists. The earliest pack hunter available, but not the best option especially since there's a limit to how many u can tame(well, at least on mobile) i recommend skipping them and go right on to tame direwolves or allosaurs as they are also pack hunters but do it at least slightly better.
Here is a quick thing to tell how many tranq and stuff u would need for a lvl 1 to a 150
Lvl 1:literally 10 or something slingshots not worth it lol
Lvl 30 if ur on easy mode then it's good can be tamed with 10 or so pieces of meat and 5 tranq i think
80:pretty decent to tame to get a better one needs a good amount of meat and tranq arrows
Lvl 150:ove not tamed one myself yet but if i could guess it requires a stack of meat and 20 or so tranq
Also when ur taking ANYTHING remember to put spikes sprout them raptors and dilos can easily remove all the taking effectiveness
IMPORTANT!
Do not listen to Dododex they can fit through a door frames! I was tricked by this and left my two Raptors in a breeding pen with a door frame opening because I thought they couldn’t get out and they did they are as fast as -_- and I had to run around my base catching them 😐 so ya…