Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Utility Tips
What is a rex used for? rex battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
These guys are a one of the best midgame Center tames (Center tames are tames that are good for defense and offense). They are also play an important role in PvP servers. If u play in a PvP server, and ur looking for a good Center tame, this is the dino u need. I know most of you know that the Rex is an offense tame, but it has a lot of HP, so its a center tame, If im wrong, im sorry.
One of the best Dinos for base defense, meat runs and guarding your team in general. We have two in our tribe, within the first few hours our female laid 5 eggs. One is level 86 and the other 161, never have had to worry about them in battle, they've held their own against alphas, packs of the overrated Allos and many other Dinos that some may consider troublesome.
Best tame, once you get the ability to make a saddle, go an tame one be be prepared to be on the move constantly cause they cover a lot of ground.
Also avoid water combat unless you're in shallow water. I plan on taming a 3rd, They're the best in my opinion. If you can't tame a giga, the next best land carnivore is the Rex, hands down.
While most people think of a rex as a disadvantage, I think opposite.
1. Tank. These guys can deal quite some dmg before low, along with hp. I fought a lvl 9 alpha rex with my lvl 20 with ascendant saddle, and I made it up to 12/25K hp before I died & refresh my game.
2. High apex. This creature can be safe from most of the islands threats (NOT TERRITORIAL BOIS) meaning you'll be safe for long distances.
3. Lvls. While people say Luling up is hard, my rex levels up fast. It's pretty useful for combat (raptor dues within 2 bites for me)
4. Rarities/Farming. Albino Rex's can be hard, but truly worthy. Mine is albino for example. Female Rex's can give pretty good eggs as well to sustain hunger, or even kibble
5. Grinding. The rex is useful to collect TONS of meat and possibly hide within minutes of rampage. If your team is mainly carnivores, this rex is useful for getting the food you need. They also don't eat much, so it's also very useful.
6. Taming. If you have prime meat or better, it's possible to not even need narcotics. It takes a decent amount of time, but very time-saving.
7. Abilities. The roar can affect most creatures with a low apex lvl and if their lvl is lower than the rex. It stuns them for a short period of time, and sometimes can force them to drop feces. (Bleh)
Now for weaknesses.
1. Low speed. This dino has poor stamina for running, and can't escape fast enough for alphas (like how the alpha rex killed me) along with not recommending long travels.
2. Bad weight. A rex normally has about 500 weight before its basically sad.
3. Low armor/defence. Without a strong saddle or high hp/dmg, your weak spot on a rex grows.
4. Breeding. I never bred a rex, but It must be a pain from research. The egg takes s long time to hatch, and it eats about every minute, along with growth time.
5. Swimming. The biggest weak spot of a rex is swimming. They dont have enough stamina for long trips, and extremely slow in water. It's a good hinting method, but still.
6. Abilities. Above it showed the good advantages, but there's weak spots as well. The roar doesn't affect creatures with a higher apex or higher lvl than the rex, and doesn't affect alphas. Doesn't affect any aquatic creatures either, and some creatures might even target the rex instead of stunning. (Slim chance, but in some worlds its possible)
7. Saddles. Requiring a high lvl along with tons of material is a true pain. It's also very rare to get a saddle from supply crates as well. I tamed my rex around lvl 40-50, and yet the saddle is about lvl 75.
I hope these tips helped your taming for a rex! Pls up do others may see.
Who else thinks the rex should be bigger. Like in real life the giga was only 3 feet taller or so bigger than the rex but in ark it twice it’s size!! Also in real life the rex could easily kill a giga , much unlike ark. In other words the giga should be the short one and the rex should take its rightful place as king of the ark! Also the giga should be around the same size of the rex and the spino and a tamed rex should be able to kill a wild giga
The Rex is a apex predator of the game, only out macho from the giga, and sometimes a spino. As well that giga os about to have a new rivalry over powering it. Back to the Rex, the Rex is a high classed power house that will take out almost and prey. I’ve seen Rex’s ( in my friends discord sever ) we both found the Rex’s prey items. Diet : trikes, paras, and I’m not going to say another 17 Dino’s. The Rex we have found was a level 15 so about a average level Rex in the “lost island” map. The Rex can take on almost anything. ( not in game but they should add ) -Females will nest in the high hills in the forest. The best should be are 4 foundations big. The nest will be covered in rooten vegetation, and tree wood as well as bones. The female Rex’s will have 3 eggs in a nest, if the baby rexes yacht they will be wild Rex’s but have to grow following the female mother. The Rex hatchlings will be slimmer and have fur and lose it when they grow. The Rex is a idle power hunter and a really carring parent. Anyways back to the nest 1 / 3 eggs will make it to sub adult. ( why are Rex’s so big ) their genificly modified from Helena walkers notes. ( what is the best taming method ) to use prime meat and mutton. Btw the Rex hunts large sour pods
You can traverse the swamp safely as long as you have a rex as barely anything agroes them including that kapro and if anything do agroes you can obliterate it. Spino blocking you're way you can obliterate it so if you're heading to the redwoods with no flyer than bring a rex
Actually pretty easy to tame. If you’re near a convenient cliff just get on top of it and fire tranqs into the rex until it runs. They’re not fast, so chasing it down is a piece of cake. If you don’t have a cliff or a flying mount, kite the rex with something faster than it is and tranq it at intervals. Taming pens always work too, but in my opinion they’re a waste of resources when taming these guys.
Rexes are one the most anti climactical and yet practical tames in ARK.
While they can be easily tranquilized with no challenge, they provide a backbone for a dino army and are a great way to defeat bosses. They are strong if bred and mutated, and are also respectable hunters and intimidators.