Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Watch out, since its temperament is defensive. Not neutral nor aggressive. It doesn't attack you within sight, but if you get really close, it will agro...
The spines are kinda broken up close as they knock you out in 1 hit. Just use a goo tank mont to knock them and you will be fine
To knock out this creature you can use a flying creature to reach a tall stone or hill that it won't be able to climb then shot it with your tranqs, if and when it suits spikes at you move back slightly to dodge them. Good luck.
Awe look at the cute lizard! Next thing you know is it's ripping you to shreds the last thing I saw was the cute face...
If your play scorched earth and you see one follow these 3 steps to survive first they are like the troodon in day it takes around 8 to 12 seconds to aggro and has a small Aggro range which means you can run right pass them. Next if you want to tame them at a starter level around 12-21 climb on a rock that you have to jump on like do parcore
Plant species Y, hide behind big rocks, shocking tranq, feed regular kibble. Done.
They have about theri aggro range and their first attack is pretty much always spikes so use this to your advantage. Pump up stamina, health and damage for the best thorny dragon. Also drink a stimulant or take stimberrys just to be safe. Their also quite slow but still proceed with caution cus once your knocked out your dead.
A good idea is to get a shield use it so you don't get Knocked out
It's a simple KO tame, the Thorny Dragon will shoot its needles at you in all directions, the needles deal damage and will make your torpidity go up.
They're commonly are in a group of 2 so you have to kill one or knock both.
Traps are not needed if your fast enough or on a cliff next to the dragon(s).
These are my favorite mounts. They're the beaver of Scorched Earth. They gather wood very well. The initial carry weight isn't too bad& neither is the health for small fights. So they're also decent battle mounts if leveled properly. One of their biggest assets is their ranged quill attack. In addition to a small amount of damage, it also deals torpor. Not a lot, but could be helpful in aiding knocking dinos out. Overall, they're a great mount in my opinion. They're biggest downside is their slow movement speed. Getting from A to B can take a while. Leveling in Health, Melee, & Movement Speed is highly recommended.
Thorny Dragon eggs no longer works for kibble ingredients, for some odd reason.
Try taming them at level 50 or 60 because they are one shots
Pick it up with an argent, let it do some damage as you fly it to a trap. Drop it in. Hide behind a rock and shoot it with tranq arrows. Got a 145 doing this.
If you ever come into contact with one get to a cliff where its easier to avoid its tail spike attack that can inflict torpour.
Use net projectile and on scorched earth instant tame with raw mutton
The thorny dragon can be rather a pain to tame as it throws quills at you and the quills end up poisoning you. So I found it easiest to build a 6 by 6 trap 4 walls high all the way around and place a ceiling to stand on so you can look down on it.. you can then use an argy to go pick one up and drop it down into your trap.. once their trapped they can’t whip their tail around anymore so you now have the full advantage… it will poison your argy on the way to the trap so make sure that your trap ain’t to far it doesn’t do much damage to your Argy as long as your quick
Tame one they are so cute like a big bearded dragon