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What is a raptor used for? raptor battling strategies in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
I really love them. Absolutely one of my favorites. They are REALLY useful to travel around because they’re very fast, which means, if you level their stamina and speed enough, you can and will get away from anything.
Level up their strength and health and they can be used as a bodyguard to help while you tame.
They are also good gatherers of raw meat, raw prime meat and leather.
If you’re still a low level player (less than 10), I do not recommend searching for a Raptor alone (in case you’re playing with others).
If you’re single player (like me), you have to wait at least a couple more levels to get them.
Immobilize a raptor with a Bola, tranquilize it (low level Raptors can die, so be careful) and wait a while to feed it.
Don’t forget to have some narcotics on, in case torpor starts dropping too much.
Really good for early game pve/pvp and can be used as a base defense for late game because of their pounce ability. I think the best thing you can do is swap them for deinonychus late game because they’re just better in most ways as a pack Dino. If your on gen than shadowmanes are the best dinos in the game all around.
When it’s seen you to escape swim away from it soon it’ll leave you alone(NO SHALLOW WATERS)When killing bola it and then stab it with a pike or slash it with a sword(if you have a flying creature just fly away to escape)if it jumps on you it will bite you over and over again soon it’ll get tired and get off avoid it unless you have a good creature(lvl 50 or more)