Apatosaurus (ARK: Survival Evolved Full)

The Apatosaurus is one of the dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.

## (Canon) Habitats

### The Island

Cragg's IslandFootpawSouthern IsletsSouth HavenWeathertopNortheast ShoresNorthern ShoresWestern CoastEastern ForestDeep IslandDrayo's Cove

## Basic Info

**Dossier**

**Wild:** Among the larger creatures on the Island, Apatosaurus ajax is a large and powerful creature that can avoid most predators with its sheer size and strength.

**Domesticated:** Because of its docile nature and size, Apatosaurus makes an ideal pack-animal. It can also be used in war, as a large and powerful fighter than can prove troublesome to all but the strongest opponents

**Known Information:** It tends to just go around, eating plants without a care in the world. However, if threatened, it can attack with devastating force

**Behavior**

The Apatosaurus wanders throughout its range, eating plants. If attacked, it will fight back. If it defeats the opponent (does more damage than the opponent has health left over), it will spare the opponent's life.

**Prey**

Plants

Deathbottle

Future Fungus

Slithersucker

**Appearance**

The Apatosaurus is a large herbivorous creature, with an elephant like body, a long neck with a small head, and a long tail. It is 75 feet long, 20 feet tall, and weighs 80.3 US tons.

**Drops**

50 Raw Meat

25 Raw Prime Meat

75 Hide

**Base Stats and Growth**

**Taming**

In order to tame an Apatosaurus, one must hit it with a viable weapon until it is unconscious. Once it is unconscious, place the taming food in its inventory, and make sure to guard both you and it from local predators.

**Taming Food**

 Vegetables
 Other berries/seeds
 Fiber, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Thatch, Wood | 755
194 Narcotics

**Combat**

General

The Apatosaurus is an opponent that should be given a respectable distance, as even though its attacks are not as deadly as other creatures, it is still a powerful combatant, and a battle could leave you vulnerable to more dangerous creatures in the area.

Strategy

The most straightfoward strategy is using a combination of level, Armor, and weaponry that can outmatch and defeat it. One could also backpedal while shooting at it, as long as you are careful not to walk off a cliff, or head right into a more aggressive and dangerous creature. However, be warned that it can still outspeed a Level 14 Human survivor.

Weaponry

A Slingshot or Spears could be used while backpedaling, but it is risky, and one must avoid direct two-way combat. Torch (Must be Level 45 with four pieces of Chitin Armor, one piece of Hide Armor, and Mastercraft quality), Stone Pick (Must be Level 35 with full Chitin Armor, and Journeyman quality), Stone Hatchet (Must be Level 35 with three pieces of Chitin Armor, two pieces of Hide Armor, and Journeyman quality), Bow (Stone Arrow (Recommended to be at least Level 45 with one piece of Flak Armor and four pieces of Chitin Armor), Tranq Arrow (Recommended to be at least Level 30, with Chitin Chestpiece, Leggings, and Helmet, and Hide Gloves and Boots)), Fists (Taming, must be Level 15 with one piece of Hide Armor and four pieces of Cloth Armor), Metal Pick (Must be Level 35 with full Chitin Armor and Apprentice quality), Metal Hatchet (Must be Level 30 with Chitin Chestpiece, Leggings, and Helmet, Hide Gloves and Boots, and Apprentice quality), Pike (Must be Level 30 with Chitin Chestpiece, Leggings, and Helmet, Hide Gloves and Boots, and Apprentice quality), Grenade (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with one piece of Chitin Armor and four pieces of Hide Armor), Simple Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 with one piece of Hide Armor and four pieces of Cloth Armor), Auto Turret (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with one piece of Cloth Armor), Longneck Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with one piece of Cloth Armor), Improvised Explosive Device (viable upon unlocking at Level 45 with no armor), Fabricated Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 50 with no armor), Assault Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor), Shotgun (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with no armor), C4 Charge (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with no armor), Rocket Launcher (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with no armor), Bio Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor), Fighter Jet (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor), Nuclear Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with no armor), Allosaurus (can be tamed at Level 27, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 5), Stegosaurus (can be tamed at Level 2, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 4 when hitting first), Ceratosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 8), Triceratops (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 6), Tyrannosaurus (can be tamed at Level 30, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 4), Archelon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 3 while hitting first), Compsognathus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 31 while hitting first), Dimetrodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can knock out Apatosaurus at Level 1), Dinilysia (can be tamed at Level 63, and can knock out Apatosaurus at Level 2), Diplodocus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 1), Edaphosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 1), Eryops (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 51 when hitting first), Megalochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 8), Ornithomimus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 15), Pachycephalosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 11 when hitting first), Parasaurolophus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 2 when hitting first). Proganochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 30 when hitting first), Pteranodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Apatosaurus at Level 54 when hitting first).

Dangers

The Apatosaurus is a powerful creature than can hit fairly hard. Its size allows it to do significant knockback to most creatures, potentially pushing them off a cliff or into the claws and teeth of more aggressive and dangerous predators.

Weakness

It cannot hit as hard as other denizens of the ARK. In addition, the fact it does not gain Torpor when leveling up means it is vulnerable to being knocked out even at high levels.

**Locations**

Cragg's Island

Footpaw

Southern Islets

South Haven

Weathertop

Northeast Shores

Northern Shores

Western Coast

Eastern Forest

Deep Island

Drayo's Cove

**Utility**

Gatherer- The Apatosaurus is an excellent gatherer, able to get potentially thousands of berries, and hundreds of Wood and Thatch from trees, which doubles as a way to feed it.

Transport- The Apatosaurus can carry a good amount of weight, equal to 328 Metal without getting encumbered, and being capable of fending off a good amount of threats

Travel- The Apatosaurus makes for a strong, albeit slow, mount, able to carry up to 4 human survivors on its back, and its large health reduces the amount of creatures willing to attack one, allowing it to be used for traveling from place to place in safety.

Combat- Whether used to defend bases, hunting, or war, the Apatosaurus can be used as a solid choice in battle, especially in a herd or paired up with other creatures. Its ability to carry 4 human survivors allows it to potentially act as an all-around damage dealer.

**Collectibles**

Berries

Wood

Thatch

Fiber

**Ridable by**

If it has a saddle, the Apatosaurus can be ridden by the following types and numbers of creatures.

1 Allosaurus

2 Stegosaurus

1 Ceratosaurus

1 Triceratops

1 Apatosaurus

1 Archelon

13 Compsognathus

1 Dimetrodon

26 Dimorphodon

8 Dinilysia

2 Edaphosaurus

8 Eryops

3 Megalochelys

6 Ornithomimus

1 Pachycephalosaurus

1 Parasaurolophus

9 Proganochelys

3 Pteranodon

**Can Ride**

This is a list of creatures the Apatosaurus can ride.

Allosaurus

Tyrannosaurus

Apatosaurus

Diplodocus

**Notes**

Apatosaurus ajax is the real world type species of Apatosaurus.

While a Level 1 Apatosaurus can withstand 1 C4 Charge explosion, a max (level 450) Apatosaurus with a saddle can withstand 26 hits from Fighter Jet Missiles.

There is a maximum of 77 Apatosaurus on the map at any one time, 10 on Cragg's Island, 10 on Footpaw, 1 in the Southern Islets, 10 on South Haven, 10 on Weathertop, 3 in the Northeastern Shores, 3 in the Northern Shores, 10 in the Western Coast, 10 in the Eastern Forest, 5 in Deep Island, and 5 in Drayo's Cove. If any are tamed, new ones will not spawn until a tamed one dies.

**Changelog**

In the release version, it was released.