Hardy Ankylosaurus

The Hardy Ankylosaurus is the Hardy variant of the regular Ankylosaurus. It looks nearly the same but bigger and less spikes, it only has spikes on its side and some on its back as well as its face horns.

##### Wild

*The Hardy Ankylosaurus, or Ankylosaurus cisternina, is the descendant of Ankylosaurus crassacutis. However, most tribes refer to these evolved forms as "Hardy" variants of the former species rather than an entire new species. I have tried to convince them but they refuse so from now on, I will refer to these evolved forms as Hardy variants. The Hardy Ankylosaurus lives alone or in groups of two-three, I believe this is because they have one of, if not, the hardest armor of all creatures, in fact, it's armor is so hard that even a Rex has trouble bringing it down. I once saw a Rex try to hunt a Hardy Ankylosaurus only to get whacked by its clubbed tail and killed. The club on the end of its tail is a formidable weapon, able to break bones and shatter metal.*

##### Domesticated

*Not only is a Hardy Ankylosaurus excellent at gathering berries, thatch and wood, its tail club has enough force to allow it to be used for gathering metal, crystal and even obsidian. Many tribes utilize them for grinding large amounts of metal, crystal and obsidian because of their high weight they can carry a lot.*

## Info

Group: Dinosaurs

Diet: Herbivore

Temperament: Territorial

Tameable: Yes

Breedable: Yes

Rideable: Yes

Torpor immune: No

Taming Method: Knockout

Preferred Kibble: Exceptional

Preferred Food: Crops, Sweet Vegetable Cakes, All berries

Equipment: Hardy Ankylo Saddle

Rider Weaponry: Yes

Drag Weight: 535

Radiation Immune: No

Carryable by: Karkinos, Quetzal, Tusoteuthis, Tek Quetzal

Immobolized by: Large Bear Trap

Can Damage: Thatch, Greenhouse, Wood, Stone, Metal (hitting metal structures slowly drains the Hardy Ankylo's stam)

## Drops

* Hide
* Keratin
* Raw Meat
* Raw Prime Meat
* Ankylo Armor

## Base Stats

Health: 2200

Stamina: 478

Oxygen: 100

Food: 3000

Weight: 450

Melee Damage: 130

Walk Speed: 99

Swim Speed: 98

## Taming

### KO Strategy

Due to the Hardy Ankylo's slow movement speed you can easily outrun it but because of its high melee damage and wide range of attack, you should always tranq it with Tranq Arrows or Darts from a distance. Aim for its legs and belly because its hard armor makes it take a 50% damage reduction if struck on the armored parts of its body.

### Taming Food

* Exceptional Kibble
* Mejoberry
* Other Berries
* Crops
* Sweet Vegetable Cakes

## Combat

### General

The Hardy Ankylosaurus attacks the same way as a regular Ankylosaurus. It's attack can easily shred even armored players. Keeping your distance is a must, shoot it with a ranged weapon or try to lure it into a trap.

### Strategy

Keep your distance, shoot with a ranged weapon. Aim for its legs and belly, as the rest of its body is heavily armored.

### Weaponry

Use a Bow, Crossbow, Longneck Rifle or any other ranged weapons. You can use melee weapons too but be very careful and try to avoid its tail club as much as possible.

### Dangers

The Hardy Ankylo's tail club does a LOT of damage and has a decent range, keep your distance and aim for the unarmored parts of its body.

### Weakness

You can easily outrun a Hardy Ankylosaurus but their attack animation is surprisingly fast meaning that they can attack multiple times faster than you would expect so you should still keep your distance.

## Utility

### Roles

* Combat: Hardy Ankylosauruses have very high HP, a mostly-armored body and great melee. It has a weak bite attack (tamed Hardy Ankylos only) and a much stronger tail club, which deals a lot of damage, has decent knockback, and has decent AOE. Combine this with the fact that its attack animation is relatively fast and it can move while swinging its tail, this means the Hardy Ankylosaurus can hit multiple dinosaurs multiple times in a short amount of time. Plus, it can be healed with Sweet Veggie Cakes.
* Gatherer: The Hardy Ankylo can harvest Berries, Thatch and Wood with its bite and Metal, Crystal and Obsidian with its tail club. They can also harvest Rock Elemental corspes. The Hardy Ankylosaurus is slow but since it can be carried by Quetzals, you can use Quetzals to transport Hardy Ankylos across the map faster.

## Bonus Facts

* The Hardy Ankylosaurus' scientific name is *Ankylosaurus cisternina,* which means "fused lizard tank".
* The Hardy Ankylosaurus is more paleo-accurate than the normal Ankylosaurus.