Great at collecting prime meat from bodies

Raptors are incredible but in a pack unstoppable on official with my raptor pack 175+ (and I have 14) killed an alpha Caron with no pain and I have no doubt about killing an alpha t-Rex

I suggest getting Eerie raptor it looks cool at night

This is a very good tame, took down two carbos without prob. Defiantly a need. Easy tame too as long as it isnt a alpha.

In my opinion if you don’t have raptor in early game you feel weak but if you tame a raptor (any lvl even low) you feel unstoppable like me

On ase you can use the pounce ability to double jump

Very much usefull in early and mid game .A pack of four or five can deal with carno or allos .I killed 3 Theizinosaurs in early which spawned near my base

These jerkholes are smart enough to dodge bola shots

So basically, I'm new to Ark and I Caught a level 4 raptor. I named it Echo and i usually ride him when hunting for meat. Then I learned that they are actually great tames when gathering meat and running away but make sure to upgrade it's health and stamina so that he can endure attacks long enough to run away. Make sure to protect it well especially if it's low level. I hope this helps and take care.

currently using as caravan guards due to their speed and damage definitely worth getting

The best early to mid game tame. Once you get just one, your hide and meat problems are made much less difficult. A high level with a pack of weaker raptors are enough to take down most regular Dino’s and the occasional alpha without losses.

I recommend leveling to around 2k~ hp assuming use of saddles. Then maxing damage. Stamina shouldn’t be an issue for high levels and most mid levels.

Bolas are recommended, crossbow/bow is nice, but slingshot can also do the job. Just don’t expect to tame the entire pack with bolas and a slingshot.

As a travel mount they are ok. Trikes are generally better because of their great knock back and weight early on.

Typically you’ll see packs of 3-2 but you can see packs of 6-7 if unlucky.

Generally, you're going to want to invest in stamina and carrying weight for a while if you tame a low-level raptor. They're naturally fast,so you don't truly need many points in movement speed, and you can outrun almost all other predators, so health isn't needed either.

When tamed, these are powerful allies, especially early game. I shouldn't invest in movement speed, carry weight or stamina as they're already fast with a bunch of stamina. Instead, go for health and melee damage. They're useful as hunters and are useful for caves

Amazing mount espacially for early or midd game. So easy to tame and very powerful in a big pack.

Dakotaraptor. Make this popular for a strong and speedy tame by convincing wild card to add it

Mine walked in lava and instead of taking 5000 DPS like my Carno, he only took 15 and 45 DPS.

When leveling up a Raptor, try and find a Diplodocus near.

Hey sorry I meant swipe down for pounce on mobile

There useful for lots of stuff... hunting, protection, killing aggressive dinos around your base or you have spike walls and there's a neutral dino around you base that's a brontosaurus or a pair of high lvl therizinosaurus ... they have good health after lvl 35 and can do great damage.. they do 1-3 hits a second cause of there amazing attack speed and if you have a pack of em then just go out and kill strong high lvl dinos or alpha raptors and carnos

The babies are incredibly small, don’t loose em!