Stegosaurus

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The Stegosaurus is a creature from Prehistoric Rift.

## Journal Transcript

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> *"Plates all over and spikes on the tail is enough to say that they're a tank. Which it is, in fact.*
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> *The plates protect the rider from falling off and keeps them safe from most attacks. The tail is the main weapon of the creature. The spikes can puncture through skin, while the small plates can be thrown and can hurt the target.*
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## Behavior (Wild)

Stegosauruses are usually found in groups or on their own. They prefer to be left alone, and if one Stegosaurus gets attacked all nearby Stegosauruses will come to aid it in defense. They will attack using either their thagomizers for stabbing their target or by throwing the plates on the far end of their tail to their target.

Stegosauruses that spawn from Herbivore Stamepedes are highly aggressive and will attack tamed creatures, animals, and players.

## Combat

There's not that much of a reason to try fight them, except for maybe their their drops. Stegosauruses are nearly as powerful as Tyrannosauruses but the main difference is that their attacks are really slow, giving you time to dodge them before you die.

Its best to fight a lone Stegosaurus, as trying to fight a herd will mean instant death. Even with good armor and reflexes there's a chance you might fail to take note of a Stegosaurus behind you swinging its tail, or to dodge their projectile attacks.

Having tamed creatures of your own, especially a Tyrannosaurus or Apatosaurus can come in handy when dealing with them.

## Taming

Taming the Stegosaurus is as simple as giving them Berry Treats, Grassy Treats, or Rooted Treats. You can then use any form of crops or berries to make them grow up and heal them.

## Utility

Stegosauruses are one of the more tanky herbivores in the addon, with decent HP, powerful melee attacks, and a weak ranged attack. This makes them extremely versatile for either form of combat.

Players riding a Stegosaurus take 75% less damage. This can be useful against mobs with ranged attacks.

Stegosauruses can be used to harvest bountiful amounts of wheat, berries, dye, and grass fiber. They can also harvest seeds, carrots, potatoes, and beetroot, but aren't effective at doing so.

## Command Staff Abilities

* Stab
	+ Standard stab attack. Does 30 damage
* Focused Stab
	+ Jump and hold while holding the command staff to start using. The amount of time spent holding the jump button will affect how much damage you will deal and amount of time for subsequent cooldown when you release it.
	+ Damage and cooldown are as follows:
		- 0s - 30 damage, 5 second cooldown
		- 5s - 40 damage, 10 second cooldown
		- 10s - 50 damage, 20 second cooldown
		- 15s - 60 damage, 30 second cooldown
		- 30s - 70 damage, 40 second cooldown
* Plate Fling
	+ Flings three plates towards a target. Each plate does 5 damage

## Harvest Staff Collectibles

* Wheat Crop - Wheat (4), Seeds (1)
* Carrot Crop - Carrots (5-8)
* Potato Crop - Potatoes (5-8)
* Beetroot Crop - Beetroot (3-6), Beetroot Seeds (2-3)
* Sweet Berry Bush - Sweet Berries (5-8)
* Tall Grass - Grass Fiber (3-4)
* Allium - Magenta Dye (2)
* Blue Orchid - Light Blue Dye (2)
* Cornflower - Blue Dye (2)
* Dandelion - Yellow Dye (2)
* Azure Bluet - Light Grey Dye (2)
* Oxeye Daisy - Light Grey Dye (2)
* White Tulip - Light Grey Dye (2)
* Lilac - Magenta Dye (4)
* Lily of the Valley - White Dye (2)
* Orange Tulip - Orange Dye (2)
* Peony - Pink Dye (4)
* Pink Tulip - Pink Dye (2)
* Poppy - Red Dye (2)
* Red Tulip - Red Dye (2)
* Rose Bush - Red Dye (4)
* Sunflower - Yellow Dye (4)
* Wither Rose - Black Dye (2)

## Gallery

Variant OneVariant TwoVariant ThreeVariant Fourpre-0.6.9 Variant Onepre-0.6.9 Variant Twopre-0.6.9 Variant Threepre-0.6.9 Variant Fourpre-0.3.0, looks like an oversized mutated iguana
## Update History

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## Notes/Trivia

* To learn more about the real life creature this creature is based on, check out its page on Wikipedia or Dinopedia
* Before the 0.3.0 update, the Stegosaurus had no variants
* It was one of the first two creatures to be modeled for and added to the addon, the other being the Tyrannosaurus
* The Stegosaurus is the only creature (post 0.3.0) where Zoroark/Borgy wasn't entirely involved with the texturework, all variants were made by AGSucho