Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Taming & KO Tips

How do I tame a rex? Tips and strategies on taming and knocking out a rex.
Find a spot with many large rocks, kite it over to said area, have one of you riding a flying mount, your friend will pick you up and you will do the shooting using a crossbow with tranq arrows when it starts to run This is when the rocks you kited it to is useful. after getting it to low health it will run just herd it into a corner then KO it. easy
It takes more than 74 arrows with an ordinary crossbow on a 109
Make 2 stone dinosaur gates and 20 stone walls and make a pen with dino gates on each end and and fence foundations as markers of ur pen size and put 2 walls next to the dino gates and 2 high and 4 on the left and right 2 high
Try getting a friend to fly a quetz or smaller bird while you shoot rex in the head, if it heads towards water fly to it and guide it to land and rinse and repeat.
Kite it into rocks on foot and shoot it in the face with tranqs
I made a raft with STONE walls, his head will stick out but he can't bite you
Rule one! Know your enemy-
- can NOT navigate large rocks or some trees
-turning radius of a limo
Rule two! Know your self-
- can you out run a Rex?
-can you remember your safety spots and retreat zone if things go south?
Rule three! Maintain control-
-trap a Rex
- out run a Rex
- out smart a Rex
Shoot and it shall be yours...........or it might eat you!😂
Build a taminging raft 3x2 and 2 walls high put Ramps at one end and lead the Rex onto and into the trap with a bird then drive back to base and KO
The easiest method ive found to tame a rex is to lure it into a taming pen made of stone dino gates. Lure with a flier or on foot by closing the gate furthest from the gate you entered from. Then close the gate behind the rex. ( yes rexs can walk through dino gates! So doors are nessisary) then shoot from a safe place till knocked out. Always bring extra tranqs with you and delay shots with tranq arrows to prevent killing the rex by accident. If useing a flier, argies have always worked best for me. Their extra health and slow pace keeps the rex on you as they quickly lose interest and go for whatever else is nearby. The starve method is the safest to prevent spoilage of whatever food source you use.
Good strategy if you're low enough to only have tranq arrows is to find a cliff high enough that you can shoot the rex without it being able to attack you.
That way any level is able to tranq it to tame it.
If you have a tribe-Have a friend carry you on an argentavis, and shoot it till it goes down.
If you're alone- you can: make a trap out of wood or stone with a bethemoth gate with a box inside so you can shoot it safely.
Or you could: make a ballista and a chain bola to subdue it then shoot it down.
Or wildly shoot it and run and hope for the best :)
If you are just beginning your journey and don't have many Dino's, I suggest aggro it and run to to a Cliff where you can begin tranqing it. After it has been knocked out take spike walls and place them around it (make sure you leave a gap for you to get to it 😛)
Make a trapper boat from metal. 2 walls high all the way around then a ramp for the rex to walk up. Lure it in with a bird or by foot. Then it's safe for transport and taming. Can tame over water and have no worries. Take 2 walls down and walk out when done.
You can kite said Rex into a rock or stand above it and shoot it if it starts to run after a couple shots it is not going down but simply finding something else to attack or repositioning itself if it is the first then chase it or shot it again but don't let it hit you hope this helps oh spike walls around it too
There are multiple places to find them in the center map but in the original map and scorched earth.in sorched earth you head to the center of the map or to where the giant spikes are you can knock them out any way that you can but I suggest to bring as many tranq darts as you can or tranq arrows .and they spawn just about anywhere near the red or blue obelisk in the normal major in the center around red wood
Rex's tend to get stuck on rocks easily, so what you should do is find a valley like spot. (( all on one side and then another on the opposite side) then what you want to do is use a bird to find a way up to the top of the cliff line, start pounding tranqs. Onice it drops, your then have a wall (unbreakable) and then put spikes around the Rex for extra protection.
The best way in my opinion is someone carry you on an Argentavis and you shoot it in the head with tranquil arrows or darts. This method works on most dinosaurs and is the safest. Have fun using this tip and I suggest getting dodo dexter pro it makes it better without ads.
Make a 4 by 5 box base (specifically stone material to insure no breakout) make three sides of the box with door frame walls about 4 high (use stone material)to make shooting the tame easy and efficient to shoot through. On the 4th wall side add 3 rows of ramps to lead the tame into the trap box(metal or wood ramps Will do). In addition u can add a Dino gate to get the tame out of the box once tamed or just demolish the walls- I hope this was somewhat useful to taming ur creature :) Have fun
Once knocked out, you can honestly get away without taming spikes if it's just a good Rex. Nothing naturally attacks them in the wild if it's not fully tamed. You don't need to waste material and sit next to the rex if you're kibble taming it for 3 hours. Just knock it, fly back 10 mins before torpor time and make yourself productive. Unless you're on a busy server with a lot of traffic