Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for spinosaurus? Tips and strategies for spinosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
Compared to taming a rex, this thing is actually harder to tame unless this thing spawns in the middle of two cliffs so it’ll have nowhere to run. I once tamed a rex with only a bow and a few tranq arrows on easy mode, obviously, but I can actually kill rexes up to lvl 100+ when on lvl 30+ yourself, on mobile that is. This thing runs when it has high torpor or near death, and it runs FAST. So unless you’re a WWII veteran sniper and can track this bad boy’s movement up to an island away, you’d have to lure it in the middle of two cliffs. Griffins are also good to help you tame this guy, but they’re a pain in the arse to tame on mobile... Use bio toxin to keep down, or a ton of narcoberries. Best method is starve taming. Clear out the area of every single aggressive thing though, and remember this guy has an oxygen stat, so it’ll drown if you knock it out in waters deep enough to make it swim (shallow waters where it can stand doesn’t make it drown, same thing goes for everything that you have to tame thru knock out method). Use ascendant bows or ascendant crossbows to knock out, or a tranq dart which is more efficient. Bring 10x more the amount of narcotics, if that’s what you use, better use bio toxin to keep this down. Around two or three stacks of bio toxin should be enough for levels 100+ of a spino.
Spinos are pretty easy to tame. First get a moschops and set it on wander for Narco berries, then get at least 60 narcotics for a level one spino ( always have extra narcotics), make a crossbow, have at least 20 tranq arrows, find a good cliff, shoot the spino till it falls over, if it runs away from the cliff keep an eye on it but don’t run after it one time I ran after it and it turned around and killed me. Hope you enjoy your spino :)
(ARK MOBILE) Tamed a level 300 in redwoods without any narcotics just 4 argy kibbles and a 10× balm.
These things are super bad at the start if you see one grab your tames and run It killed my best friend rapti and my parasaur for no reason
Knocking out a Spino is pretty easy if you have a good crossbow, tranq arrows and a damage sponge tame. My taming does not involve traps, and as such I recommend a Sarco or a Baryonyx.
Alternative: A T. Rex will almost always be targeted by a Spino, so put the Rex on Passive and pump the Spino full of tranquilizers as it takes one for the team.
If you can help it, knock out the Spino on the riverbank next to Sabertooth Salmon. Use your best sickle to get Prime Fish Meat from them, or if you don't have that pray to R-N-you-know-who for some while you use your metal pick.
I always search for Spinos in the southern portion of the map, in the range of 60-75 latitude and 40-70 longitude. The eastern portion of that area is what I call "Spino Valley." I get very lucky witb Spinos there, and there are plenty of spots where fleeing Spinos get stuck. I hope all of this info helps you find my favorite dinosaur!
It cant deal damage to stone structures so make a trap with 4 big stone portals and a big bear trap
I just agroed the spino then put up a Dino gate as it got close and it works well because it tries to get you but can’t. Then when it starts torpor running you can just chase it. ☝️Up if helpful.
Takes a 2x2x3 cage with a ramp. Don’t make two or less walls high - it will climb out. Better kite it on a flier or have decent hp and armor - it will catch up and hit you due to hydration buff. Remember to bring narcotics - unlike rex, spino doesn’t stay down for a very long time.
On the island ther is a lot of them behind the redwoods
I've tamed many spinos all from the same trap, 4 stone dino gates and one large bear trap. Place three down so you can make a rectanlge out of the four, then put the large bear trap down inside of them. Shoot the spino, and run through the trap. Go to the other side and place the dino gate to finish the rectangle. Now you just need lots of narcotic arrows and lots of narcotics( boi toxin works best). I tamed 10 spinos on mobile with this method, one being level 200. But the trap works great for other gaming devices to.
Was contemplating whether to attempt gaming one of these and finally went for it. My first carnivorous animal tame. Miraculously knocked it down and tamed it to completion. While leading it back, it got stuck in some unbreakable rocks. Had to build foundations and walls before finally getting it out after about 30 mins of trying. As soon as it was free it was swarmed by jellyfish and pirhanas and died. RIP
They have really handy water buff,
If you go in water, they are strenger
When you see a loan 15 spino get 18 tqrac arrows and some fish and alot of drugs
I needed more narcotics for a level 150 dododex... i tamed it because i was near my base but some people could no be as lucky as me...
At redwoods lake I found one lvl 120, it ended 179 and after some training it reached 18k of HP and 700% of melee damage, it’s an absolute BEAST! I can take on alpha rexes, alpha megalodons, and almost any other creature (expect wild gigas and titanosaur), it’s a very versatile Dino, totally recommended!
Umm so I have a question. is the game broken? Because in the tips they say that beaches have the lowest treats and fewest resources but I found out that beaches have fewest resources and it is also hangout spot of the spino and theri so is this a normal thing or a bug ?
It is one of my mildly easiest all you need is a lot of narcotic and plenty of tranq arrows
WARNING: the spinos knockout decreases fast and if you don't have any more meat or narcotic on you your screwed
They are not easy to tame if you see one I recommend running if you’re a low level
Im just taming my spino, nothing big. Then i see a sarco BLAST ONTO MY SCREEN. IM HAVING A LOT OF FUN. *dies*