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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for thorny dragon? Tips and strategies for thorny dragon in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
These guys can shoot their spikey scales at you when tamed
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).
Boomerang + Regular Kibble
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Use tranq arrows on the thorny, I keep accidentally killing them with a boomerang and slingshot
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
Took more mutton than dododex states and food needs to go down more than it states too
I knocked one out by just circling around a big tree and shooting its tail with narc arrows
These creatures are dangerous me and my friend died multiple times just trying to walk away from it.
Pretty easy knockout tame. Got a level 8 down with a few tranq arrows(with a regular bow) and just fed raw meat
Ride a fast animal get tranqs shoot it and run then Repeat
When taking avoid spines they are deadly
It takes more cooked mutton than it is stated here. I placed 40 in the inv of 120 and it was not enough.
If u r looking to breed make sure u r close to the Egg as it changes in temperature from beign too cold to going back to incubating. So this is a Dino you can't take ur eyes of the egg