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What is a triceratops used for? triceratops battling strategies in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
If you find a high enough lvl one these slow moving high Dps Tanks make Amazing Battle mounts, strong enough to kill off a whole pack of allows if you use its knockback capabilities right. And it's journal card of it stabbing the mighty Rex? You better believe it can eat rexes for breakfast!
Great early tame for berry farming but without high movement speed and stamina that is pretty much all it is good for. Maybe a good battle mount of you are cornered by something while berry gathering but not my first pick when it comes to all round farming. (Igunadon is better)
The trike is a good early tank, so I will show you a guide to the Triceratops! #1. The trike is found on most beaches, and sometimes come in duos. They are tanky, and have head protection, so shoot the body. They can also charge you, and stun you after they hit. #2. They have not too great stats when they are tamed, but they have okay health, damage, and weight. But their stamina and speed are bad, so level that up. You unlock the saddle at level 16, so not too far from the start. They have a standard melee attack, and the same charge. The charge also destroys trees in front of it. #3. All you need to do is knock it out, and feed it berries! Here are some ways to knock one out: Stand on a high rock where they can’t get to you, Trap them between rocks, or build a trap for them. This is my guide to the Triceratops, and I hope you like it! Signed, Pickle844Luvr
Listen very carefully to what I'm about to say. These have a huge damage reduction on their head--about 50%. The application for this is twofold: first, never pump tranqs into their head, it will take about 50% more. When taming, get above and shoot for the back. Second, because the player is protected by their head while riding, they are actually quite good for mid level raiding. You can hide behind it while riding on top, either shooting rockets or dropping c4 (it's like a built in riot shield). Furthermore, they can tank auto turrets as well if not better than turtles simply because auto turrets always hit their damage reduction area! In short, if you are using turtles, you might want to consider a high level trike as an alternative.