This is a must have on solo play. My level 76 can take out an Alpha carno lv 1 and an Alpha Raptor level 6 back to back with no problem. When fighting with them don't forget to be near water as they gain increased movement and damage being in (Spino foot) foot deep water.

If you want to catch one properly you can setup 1-3 large bear traps in a row a good distance away from the Spino, then aggro it into one of the traps and tranq it. Don't forget, large bear traps take a few seconds before they become activated.

Bring a shield in case it gets to you before it gets to the traps, they're fast.

Ark 101 taming all large dinos. 4x4 behemoth trap. Leave a space that is person sized that you can shoot through. Use ptera or argy to bait dino into trap. Fly over the other side where dino in trap can't see you. Loop around and close open gate. Trapped. Clear dilos and other junk around trap. Knock out the large dino in trap and tame peacefully protected by gates. Ive used this method on diplos, brontos, gigas, spinos, rexes, allos, theri, etc. All in one trap.

For the guy that asked what to do cuz there is a spino next to his camp so if you are a pro and have a good bow or a crossbow you could find a high place and try to kill it or tame it but you will need some bio toxin or narcotics and knock it out with the traq arrows but if you are noob just try to not go to him cuz he will kill you and your dinos.

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Ok so here is how I tamed my Spino. I had the help of my brother, so maybe bring some help just in case. All we did was find the nearest Spino, and I shot arrows at it to lure it out of the water so it wouldn't drown while unconscious. Then my bro shot a couple tanq arrows while i shot tranq darts. It took 2 hits from each to knock it out. So it was fairly easy for me. Good luck and I hope this helps.

I read all the tips, and even though I'm a newbie to ark the methods of taming the spino I've seen are pretty.. Inefficient

I just downloaded dododex

I tamed a spino at lvl 26 using a raft, wooden structures such as wall, foundation, roof and door etc on the raft.

You can find spinos, (on mobile as far as I know) between 40-50 LON, and 70-80 LAT, just look on your map.

Now taming them is relatively easier and less resource consuming than the other methods. I used this method as an uncultured and unknowledged swine and it worked. Spinos often spawn near water so build a raft and house on top of the raft, build a bow or crossbow, or the bow you get from dilo hunt persuit, once you see a spino position the raft so that you can peek out your door and shoot arrows, agro it with an arrow then drive the raft again luring it to land so that you don't tame it in water.. Lol

Stay inside the house you built on the raft while spamming tranq arrows on it (they will often circle the raft so just wait for them to pass by the Door, when they run just chase and keep shooting tranq arrows till they knock down) make sure to have at least 15-20 narcotics. Normal meat works even though it will take time. If you need more narcotics just make some more, if you have the soothing balm use it.

And then voila, you have a spino

There is a very easy trap to make Taming this beast easier, use pillars in a T shape on the ground, take 14 stone pillars, look up the vid on YT. You can get on your flyer, bump into spino to agro and lead it straight into the trap and it's stuck there. Tranq, feed, breed and saddle up your partner

You can tame them is the following way

1#is making a stone trap and but a bear trap in it then use flyer to lure it in and lock it in, i recommend build trap near water so after you knock it out you can have easy access to prime fish meat(use sickle harvest salmon)

2#is stand on a cliff with a flyer in ready position, then lure it over to the cliff and knock it out, when it torpor is high it will try to run away so get on your flyer and chase it,while it running it will randomly stop for a short time so try to land a shoot it down or switch seat and shoot it if you are riding a tapejara

I have tamed 2 of these guys when I was around lvl 35-40s. Find some near rivers, find a good rock and shoot them (with tranqs of course) to knock them out. It helps to have a flier eg. pteranodon to move between rocks.

You can also use your pteranodon’s twirl ability to hit low level Spinos in mid-air so a higher level may spawn in it’s place.

Good luck! I hoped this helped :)