Dimetrodon (ARK: Survival Evolved Full)

The Dimetrodon is one of the synapsids in ARK: Survival Evolved.

## (Canon) Habitats

### The Island

Northern PlainsCragg's IslandFootpawSouthern Islets (player only)WeathertopNortheast ShoresNorthern ShoresSoutheast Shores (player only)Western CoastEastern ForestSouthern JungleDeep IslandDerilect ShipDrayo's CoveGulch of LamentationHidden LakeThe MawSouth East CaveUpper South Cave

## Basic Info

**Dossier**

**Wild:** Dimetrodon Limbatus is a medium-sized, but very dangerous and aggressive predator. It hunts weaker species in its environment, which can include even creatures much larger than it.

**Domesticated:** If someone can tame a Dimetrodon. they will possess a powerful creature that would allow them to kill or knock out the majority of opponents.

**Known Information:** The Dimetrodon's bite is extremely powerful, able to tear through buildings in seconds. Metal buildings seem to be the only way to block it. In addition, its saliva contains several bacteria also found in the Komodo Dragon, allowing it to swiftly knock out opponents that are not instantly killed.

**Behavior**

The Dimetrodon roams its range hunting prey, attacking anything with either less Health and Melee Damage, or equal Health/Melee Damage and less Melee Damage/Health. When attacked by a survivor or other creature, it will fight back until it is defeated, killed, or knocked out.

**Prey**

This is a list of creatures the Dimetrodon will attack unprovoked, though it will still kill and eat any other opponent it manages to overcome. Species higher in the list are preferentially attacked over species lower in the list. It is a WIP.

Dimorphodon

Dinilysia

Megalochelys

Edaphosaurus

Eryops

Triceratops

Ornithomimus

Archelon

Stegosaurus

Pteranodon

Proganochelys

Parasaurolophus

Pachycephalosaurus

Ceratosaurus

Compsognathus

**Appearance**

A sail-backed quadruped found throughout the Island, Dimetrodon is reptilian in appearance but in truth is more closely related to mammals. The large sail on its back serves a thermoregulatory function, as it cools the animal on hot days and helps keep it warm on cold ones. They are quite aggressive, and hunt many creatures that may be much larger than them. It reaches 13 feet in length, 5 feet tall, and weighs 551 pounds.

**Drops**

13 Hide

13 Raw Meat

1 Nerdry Glasses Skin

**Base Stats and Growth**

**Taming**

The Dimetrodon is tamed by Knockout. Once it is unconscious, place the taming food in its inventory, along with the Narcotics to keep it asleep. Make sure to protect it from local predators, especially since anything willing to attack a Dimetrodon will make mincemeat out of you,

**Taming Food**

 Cooked Prime Meat | 17
 Raw Meat | 22
 Cooked Meat | 28
 Eggs
 Chitin, Hide, Keratin
217 Narcotics

**Combat**

General

The Dimetrodon is a medium-sized creature, and poses a significant threat to humans and even most other survivor species. It should be avoided at all costs until one has high-powered weaponry. It is not recommended to engage a Dimetrodon until one is Level 35, which is the earliest one wouldn't be killed or knocked out in a single hit.

Strategy

Attack the head, which does 3x damage. Be mindful of other predators in the area that could complicate things.

Weaponry

Torch (must be Level 55 with two pieces of Flak Armor, three pieces of Chitin Armor, Ascendant quality, headshot, and hitting first; body shot not viable), Stone Pick (must be Level 45 with full Chitin Armor, Mastercraft quality, headshot and hitting first; body shot viable at Level 61 with full Flak Armor, Ascendant quality, and hitting first), Stone Hatchet (must be Level 45 with full Chitin Armor, Mastercraft quality, headshot and hitting first; body shot viable at Level 61 with full Flak Armor, Ascendant quality, and hitting first), Bow (Tranq Arrow (taming, must be Level 54 with Flak Chestpiece and Leggings, and Chitin Helmet, Gauntlets, and Boots, and headshot; body shot not viable), Stone Arrow (Must be Level 61 with full Flak Armor), Fists (viable upon spawning at Level 1 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 19 when hitting first), Metal Pick (Must be Level 35 with four pieces of Chitin Armor, one piece of Hide Armor, Journeyman quality, headshot, and hitting first; body shot viable at Level 50 with three pieces of Flak Armor, two pieces of Chitin Armor, and Mastercraft quality), Metal Hatchet (Must be Level 35 with four pieces of Chitin Armor, one piece of Hide Armor, Journeyman quality, headshot, and hitting first; body shot viable at Level 50 with three pieces of Flak Armor, two pieces of Chitin Armor, and Mastercraft quality), Pike (Must be Level 35 with four pieces of Chitin Armor, one piece of Hide Armor, Journeyman quality, headshot, and hitting first; body shot viable at Level 50 with three pieces of Flak Armor, two pieces of Chitin Armor, and Mastercraft quality), Grenade (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 when hitting first and headshot; body shot not viable), Simple Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 30 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 61 with full Flak Armor), Auto Turret (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with headshot; body shot not viable), Longneck Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 50 with three pieces of Flak Armor and two pieces of Chitin Armor), Improvised Explosive Device (viable upon unlocking at Level 45 with two pieces of Chitin Armor, three pieces of Hide Armor, and headshot; body shot viable at Level 50 with three pieces of Flak Armor and two pieces of Chitin Armor), Fabricated Pistol (viable upon unlocking at Level 50 with three pieces of Flak Armor and two pieces of Chitin Armor). Assault Rifle (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with one piece of Chitin Armor, four pieces of Hide Armor, and headshot; body shot viable with four pieces of Chitin Armor and one piece of Hide Armor), Shotgun (viable upon unlocking at Level 35 with four pieces of Chitin Armor, one piece of Hide Armor, and anywhere), C4 Charge (viable upon unlocking at Level 55 with one piece of Chitin Armor and four pieces of Hide Armor and anywhere), Rocket Launcher (viable upon unlocking at Level 60 with one piece of Chitin Armor and four pieces of Hide Armor and anywhere), Bio Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with full Hide Armor and anywhere), Fighter Jet (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with full Hide Armor and anywhere), Nuclear Bomb (viable upon unlocking at Level 63 with full Hide Armor and anywhere), Allosaurus (can be tamed at Level 27, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 6 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 14 when hitting first), Stegosaurus (can be tamed at Level 2, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 1 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 21 when hitting first), Ceratosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 9 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 16 when hitting first), Triceratops (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 1 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 22 when hitting first), Tyrannosaurus (can be tamed at Level 30, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 5 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 13 when hitting first), Apatosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 4 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 17 when hitting first), Archelon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 3 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 15 when hitting first), Compsognathus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 26 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 86 when hitting first), Dimorphodon (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 178 when hitting first and headshot; body shot not viable), Dinilysia (can be tamed at Level 63, and can knock out Dimetrodon at Level 2 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 3 when hitting first), Diplodocus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 1 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 9 when hitting first), Edaphosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Dimetrodon at Level 1 when hitting first and anywhere), Eryops (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 105 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 321 when hitting first), Megalochelys (can be tamed at level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 7 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 18 when hitting first), Ornithomimus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 11 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 33 when hitting first), Pachycephalosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 10 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 67 when hitting first), Parasaurolophus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 1 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 4 when hitting first), Proganochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 32 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 104 when hitting first), Pteranodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Dimetrodon at Level 8 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 60 when hitting first)

Dangers

Everything about a Dimetrodon is dangerous. From its sheer speed, allowing to outpace even the fastest of human survivors, to the sheer damage of its attacks, enough to one-hit kill a Level 30 human survivor with one piece of Chitin Armor and four pieces of Hide Armor. One even greater threat is the high torpidity caused by the attack, enough to knock out a Level 35 human survivor with three pieces of Chitin Armor and two pieces of Hide Armor. Even worse, there are still larger and even more dangerous creatures throughout Dimetrodon's range that could complicate things.

Weakness

Dimetrodon takes 3x damage with headshots, which allows a human survivor to potentially take it out even at Level 1, though such trips are not recommended due to the high-power creatures that can be found outside the safe zone (Southern Islets, South Haven, and Southeastern Shores). In addition, it is a glass cannon, not near as good as taking damage as it is at dishing it out.

**Locations**

Northern Plains

Cragg's Island

Footpaw

Southern Islets (player only)

Weathertop

Northeast Shores

Northern Shores

Southeast Shores (player only)

Western Coast

Eastern Forest

Southern Jungle

Deep Island

Derilect Ship

Drayo's Cove

Gulch of Lamentation

Hidden Lake

The Maw

South East Cave

Upper South Cave

**Utility**

Hunter- The Dimetrodon makes an excellent hunter, able to disable even fairly powerful prey items in seconds. This is an easy way to keep the creature fed, as well as gain XP. If you have a pack of these creatures, you can rip apart even top predators with ease.

War- The Dimetrodon can be used as a mount in PVP, able to hold up to 2 different human survivors on it at once, and can also be used as a subordinate species. It can quickly dispatch or disable enemy creatures, and a pack could prove a lethal opposition.

Pack Mule- While it still has a limit, the Dimetrodon can hold up to 183 Metal without being encumbered, making it an option for transporting resources.

Travel- Its high health and even higher damage limits the amount of creatures that will attack it unprovoked, especially outside of its native range. Most creatures brave enough to fight it are also fairly easy to spot, making it an excellent option for transporting resources.

Base Defense- Due to its high lethality, a Dimetrodon is an excellent option for defending a base. Its ability to quickly rip apart opposing creatures or survivors makes it a highly viable option. You might even be able to feed it this way.

Taming Assist- While it requires high health and low Torpor, the Dimetrodon's incredible torpor damage, reaching 2,793 in a Level 1 individual, makes it a valuable option for taming creatures that may not be available till much higher levels otherwise.

**Collectibles**

Raw Prime Meat 5 stars

Raw Meat 5 stars

Chitin 3 stars

Hide 3 stars

Keratin 3 stars

**Ridable by**

The Dimetrodon can be ridden by the following types and numbers of creatures. It is a WIP

1 Stegosaurus

1 Ceratosaurus

1 Archelon

7 Compsognathus

1 Dimetrodon

15 Dimorphodon

4 Dinilysia

1 Edaphosaurus

4 Eryops

1 Megalochelys

3 Ornithomimus

1 Pachycephalosaurus

5 Proganochelys

1 Pteranodon

**Can Ride**

This is a list of creatures that the Dimetrodon can ride. It is a WIP.

Allosaurus

Stegosaurus

Ceratosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Apatosaurus

Archelon

Dimetrodon

Diplodocus

Pachycephalosaurus

Parasaurolophus

**Notes**

Dimetrodon Limbatus is the real world type species of Dimetrodon.

The real world Dimetrodon would be a fraction of the strength of the Dimetrodon in game. It would have had a much weaker bite force, resulting in it only being able to hunt small creatures, and would not have had an infectious bite.

It will attack any survivor species except for MerQueens, Large Burrowing Shrews, Dynals, Golemites, Zongazongas, Archer Queens, Lava Hounds, Valkyries, Barbarian Kings, Dragons, Golems. and P.E.K.K.A.s.

Dimetrodon belongs to the Dilo-type, one of the types which the mere presence of results in the area being a high-danger area that even max-level survivors should not venture into alone. It is found in entirely within the "danger zone", composed of the Northern Plains, Western Plains, Cragg's Island, Dead Island, Footpaw, Grand Hills, Grand Peak, Weathertop, Northeast Shores, Northern Shores, Western Coast, Western Approach, Eastern Forest, Southern Jungle, Deep Island, Derilect Ship, Drayo's Cove, Gulch of Lamentation, Hidden Lake, The Maw, Smuggler's Pass, Caverns of Lost Hope, Central Cave, South East Cave, Lower South Cave, North East Cave, North West Cave, Upper South Cave, and the Ocean. It is considered an Alpha-level threat, and should be given a wide berth.

While a Level 1 Dimetrodon can withstand 1 second of fire from an Assault Rifle to the body, or 1 second of fire from a Simple Pistol to the head, a max (level 450) Dimetrodon can withstand 39 hits from Fighter Jet Missiles to the body, and 13 hits from Fighter Jet Missiles to the head.

There is a maximum of 100 Dimetrodon on the map at any one time, though there are 128 slots for spawns in its range, no more than 100 will spawn on the map unless one dies, 5 in the Northern Plains. up to 10 on Cragg's Island, 10 on Footpaw, 10 on Weathertop, 5 in the Northeast Shores, 5 in the Northern Shores, 10 in the Western Coast, 10 in the Eastern Forest, 10 in the Southern Jungle, 5 in Deep Island, 10 in the Derilect Ship, 5 in Drayo's Cove, 5 in the Gulch of Lamentation, 5 in the Hidden Lake, 3 in the Maw, specifically the Western Coastal, 10 in the South East Cave, and 10 in the Upper South Cave.

**Changelog**

In the release version, it was released.