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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.
If you have a wyvern or argy, easiest way I found to tame is to set up a taming pen, 2x4 with single door frames on the first level, walls on the second(stone), with a Dino gate on one end. Go pick up your dragon of choice and drop it in! Super easy and quick.
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...
Warning if you see want run because sooner or later they will bring there gang with them fly with a argy one of the safest options to survive
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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
For me I tamed him on ark fjurdur in balheimr I used a argentavis to go to a high area and then I started shooting him with tranq arrows it took me like 14-15 tranq arrows then I gave him raw prime meat and then I tamed him. Hope this helped. Good luck for everyone taming him.
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.
A good idea is to get a shield use it so you don't get Knocked out
These guys can easily be killed when you are trying to tame it with a normal crossbow. Of course space the shots out by 5 seconds. Whether they are in a taming pen or I am tranqing them while riding another tame it doesn't hurt to kill a wild creature and make it attack you will standing over the creature it should eat it and heal up making the tame process less worrisome.
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...
How to tame:
Find one ( in cliff area of desert )
Shoot it with tranqs and dodge quills ( use a boomerang on low levels, so u don’t kill it)
Repeat this until it’s knocked out
Clear area of dangers and feed ( raw meat works but raw mutton is 100x better)
Voila! Now name it Spikey
To get one find one with a baby then kill the mother with a bow or spears. That’s how I got my level 50 fully imprinted one
Plant species Y, hide behind big rocks, shocking tranq, feed regular kibble. Done.
Thorny Dragon eggs no longer works for kibble ingredients, for some odd reason.
Super cute, they eat raw meat(I thought they just ate berries and were a passive tame) don’t approach them they will throw their quills on their tails at you(learned that the hard way) they make noises that will make you think your going crazy, but tranq them an then you have a thorny baby
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