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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Thorny dragons have a low Aggro radius, so if you don't want to fight one, running past it is simple!
This is the easiest of the wood gatherers to obtain. I'm a solo player on ragnorak. They don't wake up as fast as beavers and don't take as long as mammoths. It's a bit of a distance, but if you have a ptera I'd say find the highest level Thorny Dragon that you can find so it doesn't wake up too fast, then fly to the highlands and kill a sheep or two and mutton tame it.
Use a chain bola and then shoot it from a distance with traq darts
If you’re in a terrain where you can have the high ground you’ll only need an argy.
1: Lore them closer to the rock/cliff you’re standing on and set your argy to passive.
2: Start firing tranqs until they’re knocked out.(their spikes don’t do much damage or torpor so it’s okay if you get hit a few times).
3: use the Argy to kill large creatures and gather prime meat/or use kibble if you have it.
4: Pick up your new Thorny Dragon with the Argy and fly it back to your base.
They shoot poison. Just be careful. Me and my friend tamed one, and it got killed to fast.
I just got it to follow me, netted it and used tranq darts to knock it out. It went out pretty fast but took quite a few minutes to tame.
Boomerang + Regular Kibble
The sounds it makes... Awww! *scrumch* *grrr* *some weird af sound*
Sit on a small ledge so they can't get up, then use a boomerang ( for lower level players), or a bow to kill or tame. When taming, take time between shots to allow torpor to rise, and to avoid spikes.
A weird and maybe good strategy I found was to make a simple wooden pen out of three walls and one window wall, alternative is to use a ramp. Tranq the adorable little demon and feed it whatever you have that’s good for taming, you have a living tranq now.
When I was playing I got scared of taming this guy because they always killed me constantly but then I got on a rock and tranqed him and finally got him don’t be afraid to take this guy
Use tranq arrows on the thorny, I keep accidentally killing them with a boomerang and slingshot
Surround It With Pillars So When It Shoots The Thorns It Is Less Likely To Hit you
If you encounter a thorny dragon at a low level, either run back into your house or go in between two rocks. You can easily dodge the torpor projectiles.
there are 2 of them next to my base in lost island, help. I dont know what to do!
They are pretty easy to kill, just 3-5 hits in the head with a spear, works with a level 20-30.
Remco The Quick