Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Troodon.
General
It is not advised to engage in combat with a Troodon in melee range as these cheeky buggers are small, move very fast, and their poisons cause rapid torpor gain that is not lessened by Riot Gear. Fight them mounted, or keep stimberries on your hotbar and constantly eat them while fighting. However the latter is less likely to work against more than one Troodon.
Strategy
Their venom only drains stamina on other creatures but adds torpidity to survivors, so as listed above it is advisable to fight them on a mount. Any mount will do, since Troodons have low HP, but high stamina is advised. If you must dispatch of a Troodon then do so during the day if you can help it. They can very easily conceal themselves in environments dense with foliage, rocks and trees so be sure to take all pack mates into account before attacking.
Weaponry
To combat a Troodon, use either a tamed & mounted dino or ranged weapons so it can't knock you out. You can also try to throw a bola at it. Then you can just use a range weapon, or a melee weapon with reach to kill it (i.e. Pike). Avoid getting too close.
Dangers
Troodons are considerably stronger at night. Their aggro range and speed increase by a large amount. A huge danger to early game Survivors. They also gain pack bonus similar to compies, max of +4 only works at night. Packs usually consist of 3-4 individuals.
Weakness
Long ranged weapons such as the Crossbow can nullify the Troodon's torpor effect if used properly. Troodon are scared of most light sources and will run away from campfires and torches, carry one on you to deter attacks
More Troodon Encountering Tips
Hitting them with a torch will de-aggro them and they will run away! As long as you have 1 or 2 points into fortitude, you can get bit once and stay standing
On mobile they are only found in dungeons!
They are the deadliest thing in the game besides app errors
While trying to kill this strong fierce little animalβ¦ I got knocked out and while I was knocked out instead of killing me it just spun around me also I was there for a long time ,and when I awoken it just knocked me out and started spinning around me again β¦. I would recommend never encountering these beasts they may be small but are mighty and do not give mercy. 1 up = 1 for hope i or u will never meet this specie
You might as well fight a level 100 giga than two level two troodons
Most annoying dino on the island will knock you out just to never finish the job and keep attacking to keep you unconscious
They're a pain in the butt to low level players. When starting out steer clear of these.
Worst dino EVER. They are really good at bullying you. Dey be like HIPPITY HOPPITY GET OFF MY PROPERTY. One like equals -1 troodon
They are afraid of light sources such as Torch and campfire. They will stay away from fires.
These guys suck they knock you out and kill you then you lose your stuff in the grass and then cry