Ankylosaurus

The Ankylosaurus (an-KYE-luh-SAWR-us) is a species of Dinosaur in ARK Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

Wild: Unlike many of the herd animals on the island, Ankylosaurus crassacutis tends to live in small family units. I believe they can afford to stick with smaller groups because of their incredibly thick skin for which they're named.

Domesticated: Without a doubt, the best trait of a trained Ankylosaurus is its enormously dense tail. This tail is powerful enough to shatter the resource-laden rocks of the island. One of the wealthier human tribes on the island utilizes a squad of Ankylosaurus in its mines and quarries.

Known Information: Despite not being among the largest of the islands herbivores, the Ankylosaurus is one of the more difficult Creatures to take down. Its thick, armored skin seems to make it more than a match for several of the mid-sized predators that would otherwise hunt it. Reckless carnivores are just as likely to hurt themselves on Ankylosaurus' spikes as they are to get hit by its tail.

Behavior

Ankylosaurus are peaceful unless disturbed and will defend their herds aggressively. Ankylo can be found at any elevation and are usually in the northern half of the island traveling in small herds of 2-6 individuals. Solitary Ankylo are not uncommon as well. When attacking, Ankylo will thrash their tail and ram you with the large spikes protruding from its back. Ranged battle is advised. They are surprisingly quick over land when necessary and aren’t half bad swimmers as well.

Appearance

Ankylosaurus are a species of large, quadrupedal herbivore on the island. About 25-35 feet in length, an estimated 4 feet in height, and roughly 3-4 tons in weight they are pure bone armor tanks. Being low to the ground, covered with scutes & spikes while donning a large mace-like tail make the Ankylo a formidable opponent and valuable companion. Body color usually ranges from browns to greys with splashes of bright color on certain individuals.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Stats Level 1	Increase per Point
Health	700.0	+189.0
Stamina	175.0	+17.5
Oxygen	150.0	+15.0
Food	3000.0	+345.0
Weight	250.0	+10.0
Melee Damage	50.0^*	+20.8%
Movement Speed	150.0%	+3.8%
Torpor	420.0	?

The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage (always 100% at Level 1).

Taming

Level 1 - Level 30

Time

Taming an Ankylosaurus can take between 1,5 hours - 4 hours depending on the animal's level and your taming strategy.

Resources

380 - 970 Narcoberry
70 - 170 Narcotic

Preferred Berry

110-250 Mejoberries

Note these are approximations, always bring extra supplies!
Resources vary depending on animal's level and your taming strategy!
Patch v179.4

KO Strategy

It is not recommended that you get into a punching match with this spiky and very well-armored beast, you'll probably lose that fight. Instead you should look to a few other methods of knocking one out. The best method would be using a Scorpion and/or Tranquilizer Arrows, but if neither are available to you, then a simple Slingshot will do the trick. Aim at the head for best results.

15 - 25 Tranquilizer Arrows

Utility

Roles

Tank: Excellent tank due to its high HP and natural defenses.
Damage: Very good AOE and base damage. Too slow to chase down prey.
Transport: While slow, has a very good base carrying capacity. Good for local transport.
Gatherer: Excellent for gathering materials.

Collectibles

Efficiency

	Ankylo	Metal Tools
Berries	✔
Flint	✔
Metal	✔
Stone		✔
Thatch	✔
Wood		✔

Highest yielding technique marked with ✔.

Dev Confirmed: Increasing Melee Damage on Ankylosaurus yields more per action/node as with all creatures/players. Does not increase area of effect as rumoured.

Notes/Trivia

Ankylosaurus means "Fused Lizard".
Its spiky armor is actually the fused bones of its skull all the way to the clubbed tail.
Ankylo armor is coated with a thin layer of Keratin.