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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Utility Tips
What is a triceratops used for? triceratops battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Trikes are one of the best starter tames you can have. They’re tanky and also hit pretty hard. Combined with their knockback, you can easily kill small to medium sized predators like raptors, carnos and sarcos. They also have a buff when large carnivores are in the vicinity. They’re slow but have great weight, and you can use their charge to run around the map. (Imprinted trikes are relatively fast). Trikes are also great berry and thatch harvesters.
Their slow speed also makes taming them pretty easy (just remember to kill the other trikes in the area first). For low levels, you can use slingshots to knock them.
One of the best games for early gameplay. While they are very slow, they have very good defenses on the front. Over time, you can end up taking on therizinosaurs with them! You can time their head swings to take the least amount of damage possible, and if you do get hit, (usually from the front) the damage taken is reduced! Health, melee, stamina, and movement speed I would prioritize since weight is already quite high. Their main attack can hit from multiple sides, making it great when predators try to attack from the side.
Triceratops is a very strong tame in early game, they can kill an Allo, Carno, Sarco, A pack of Argentavis, Megalodon, and anything that is strong, but only when you mount it. But Trike is very slow, so always upgrade their movement, make them follow you, and when you encounter a strong dino, mount the Trike and kill the dino.