Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Common Name

Carnotaurus

Group

Dinosaurs

Species

Carnotaurus pressor

Time Period

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

June 2, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

• Alpha Carnotaurus
• Aberrant Carnotaurus
• Corrupted Carnotaurus
• Skeletal Carnotaurus

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Carno/Carno_Character_BP.Carno_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Carnotaurus
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Carno/Carno_Character_BP_Aberrant.Carno_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Corrupted Carnotaurus
admincheat summon Carno_Character_BP_Corrupt_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Carno/Carno_Character_BP_Corrupt.Carno_Character_BP_Corrupt'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Ankylo Egg)

Preferred Food

Raw Mutton

Equipment

Carno Saddle (Level 46)

Unique Skins

Carno Bone Costume

Rider Weaponry

No

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

36 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Keratin
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Special Loot Chance

30%

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

250

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Karkinos
• Lightning Wyvern
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tusoteuthis
• Zombie Fire Wyvern
• Zombie Lightning Wyvern
• Zombie Poison Wyvern

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood
Lumber
Glass

Reproduction

Egg

Carno Egg

Incubation Range

26 - 32 °C / 79 - 90 °F

Incubation Time

1h 39m

Baby Time

4h 37m

Juvenile Time

18h 31m

Adolescent Time

23h 8m

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 45s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Carnotaurus (kahrn-uh-TAWR-us), or simply Carno, is a species of Dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This dossier section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena, the author of the dossiers has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creatures.

	“	Wild Carnotaurus pressor is a distinctive creature that falls between a medium and large predator. It lives primarily on flat, clear ground, where it can capitalize on its speed. Additionally, it seems to have no qualms about running away from larger predators instead of fighting. The horns of the Carnotaurus seem to be used more for fighting rivals than actual hunting. This doesn't mean the horns aren't dangerous, though. They can still eviscerate larger prey. Carnotaurus is one of the smaller and more compact of the large predators. If Tyrannosaurus is the “lion” of the Island, Carnotaurus would certainly be the “cheetah.” The real threat of a Carnotaurus is not being able to escape it once it has spotted you. Domesticated Carnotaurus fills a very specific role. Larger and almost as fast as a Raptor, smaller but much faster than a Rex. Were it not for the creature's extremely long down-time after sprinting, it might be among the most capably balanced mounts.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

They will attack anything on sight, and have a fairly large aggravation range. However, they seem to prioritize other dinosaurs over humans. Their headbutt attack will throw the person backwards, potentially off of a cliff. Carnotaurus can be seen in groups of 3 following a wild Yutyrannus in the winter biome.

Appearance

The Carnotaurus is a mid-sized theropod somewhat like a smaller Tyrannosaurus in terms of shape. It does have several distinct features though; the most notable are a blunt head with two forward-facing horns and arms so stubby they make those of a Tyrannosaurus seem well developed in comparison.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Carnotaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Carnotaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Carnotaurus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Carnotaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1: Horns	Region 2 is not used for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4: Patterning	Region 5: Belly

Region 0: BodyRegion 1: HornsRegion 4: PatterningRegion 5: Belly

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat
• Hide
• Keratin

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Corrupted Nodule

In ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile:

• Carnotaurus Trophy

(as a reward for completing a Pursuit)

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	420	+84	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	2000	+200	+10%		15%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	352	+1.75	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1.25%	8.5%
Torpidity	350	+21	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	425	892.5	1190	15
Swimming	300	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno bites the target.
		0	500	300	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		42

Gore		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno headbutts the target causing considerable knock-back.
		0	340	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		42

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	420	+84	+5.4%	0.07	-4%
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	2000	+200	+10%		15%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	352	+1.75	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1.25%	8.5%
Torpidity	350	+21	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	425	892.5	1190	15
Swimming	300	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno bites the target.
		0	500	300	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		44.52

Gore		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Carno headbutts the target causing considerable knock-back.
		0	340	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		44.52

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point
		Wild
Health	420	+84
Stamina	300	+30
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	2000	+200
Weight	300	+6
Melee Damage	352	+1.75
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3
Torpidity	350	+21

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting	Stamina Used
		Wild
Walking	425	892.5	?
Swimming	300	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds

Attack Values

Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	500	300	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		35

Gore		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	340	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		35

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external tool.

Carnotaurus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming

For general infos about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

Be careful when confronting a Carno. They are powerful and will gang up on you. Often, the best method would be using a Scorpion and/or Tranquilizer Arrows, but it can be done with other methods of applying torpor, albeit at a greater risk. An easy way to keep a carno at a good enough range to hit it safely with tranquilizers is to build a wall three wide and three tall on fence foundations with two doorways stacked on top of eachother with no doors to shoot through. Then, aggro the carno and lead it to the wall. Then run through the door way to get it stuck and proceed to KO it.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:10:48
Raw Mutton	6	0	0	0	0:13:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	11	12	3	2	0:24:44
Raw Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:15:46
Cooked Prime Meat	14	26	6	3	0:31:28
Raw Prime Fish Meat	18	2	1	1	0:20:16
Raw Meat	21	60	12	6	0:47:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	35	46	9	5	0:40:28
Cooked Meat	42	60	12	6	0:47:16
Raw Fish Meat	53	87	18	9	0:59:38
Cooked Fish Meat	105	85	17	9	0:59:04
KO: × 35; × 15; × 4; × 3; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:26

Level 30					Time
Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	7	0	0	0	0:25:12
Raw Mutton	14	0	0	0	0:31:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	25	81	17	9	0:56:12
Raw Prime Meat	17	21	5	3	0:38:16
Cooked Prime Meat	34	148	31	16	1:16:25
Raw Prime Fish Meat	42	51	11	6	0:47:16
Raw Meat	50	268	55	28	1:52:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	84	217	45	23	1:37:06
Cooked Meat	100	268	55	28	1:52:31
Raw Fish Meat	125	361	74	37	2:20:38
Cooked Fish Meat	250	361	74	37	2:20:38
KO: × 96; × 40; × 11; × 7; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:32:04

Level 60					Time
Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	10	0	0	0	0:35:59
Raw Mutton	22	37	8	4	0:49:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	40	204	43	22	1:29:55
Raw Prime Meat	27	83	18	9	1:00:46
Cooked Prime Meat	54	333	70	35	2:01:22
Raw Prime Fish Meat	67	144	30	15	1:15:23
Raw Meat	80	575	121	61	3:00:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	134	472	99	50	2:34:54
Cooked Meat	160	575	121	61	3:00:01
Raw Fish Meat	200	761	160	80	3:45:01
Cooked Fish Meat	400	761	160	80	3:45:01
KO: × 159; × 65; × 18; × 11; × 8; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:40:43

Level 90					Time
Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	14	17	4	2	0:50:23
Raw Mutton	30	99	21	11	1:07:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	55	367	79	40	2:03:37
Raw Prime Meat	37	174	37	19	1:23:16
Cooked Prime Meat	74	572	122	61	2:46:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	92	271	58	29	1:43:31
Raw Meat	110	960	205	103	4:07:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	184	794	169	85	3:32:41
Cooked Meat	220	960	205	103	4:07:31
Raw Fish Meat	275	1256	268	134	5:09:23
Cooked Fish Meat	550	1256	268	134	5:09:23
KO: × 222; × 91; × 25; × 15; × 11; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:47:00

Level 120					Time
Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	18	69	15	8	1:04:46
Raw Mutton	38	180	39	20	1:25:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	70	565	123	62	2:37:20
Raw Prime Meat	47	289	63	32	1:45:46
Cooked Prime Meat	94	854	185	93	3:31:17
Raw Prime Fish Meat	117	427	93	47	2:11:38
Raw Meat	140	1409	305	153	5:15:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	234	1171	254	127	4:30:29
Cooked Meat	280	1409	305	153	5:15:01
Raw Fish Meat	350	1831	397	199	6:33:46
Cooked Fish Meat	700	1831	397	199	6:33:46
KO: × 285; × 117; × 32; × 19; × 13; × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:51:56

Level 150					Time
Kibble (Ankylo Egg)	22	136	30	15	1:19:10
Raw Mutton	46	279	62	31	1:43:31
Cooked Lamb Chop	84	778	171	86	3:08:48
Raw Prime Meat	57	424	93	47	2:08:16
Cooked Prime Meat	114	1173	258	129	4:16:14
Raw Prime Fish Meat	142	608	134	67	2:39:46
Raw Meat	170	1913	421	211	6:22:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	284	1595	351	176	5:28:17
Cooked Meat	340	1913	421	211	6:22:31
Raw Fish Meat	425	2473	544	272	7:58:08
Cooked Fish Meat	850	2473	544	272	7:58:08
KO: × 348; × 142; × 39; × 23; × 16; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:56:00

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Kibble (Ankylo Egg): 1 ×  Ankylo Egg , 1 ×  Savoroot , 1 ×  Prime Meat Jerky , 2 ×  Mejoberry , 3 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Water

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Carnotaurus.

General

The Carno is one of the island's mid-sized predators. While smaller than a Rex, it can be very deadly. Its medium speed causes it to be a quite deadly predator, but can be killed at a distance with a ranged weapon. If approached with a melee weapon, the Carno can pose a notable threat to an unprepared survivor. It can knock a player back and charge once more.

Strategy

Attempt to avoid unless the player is confident it can take the Carno successfully. Be sure there aren't any other Carnos or other creatures in the area that can turn the battle against you. Also, make sure the Carno is not glowing red. If it is, that's an Alpha Carno!

Weaponry

The Carno has a powerful head-butting attack, if not careful the player could fall from a high point, either to instant death or to slaughter by other animals. When tamed you can employ this tactic on prey and other creatures. It is a powerful advantage over Raptors and other animals, which do relatively no knockback. Until then, use spears and pikes to out-distance it, or use ranged weapons like guns or bows.

Dangers

Make sure that the battle consists of just you and the Carno. Any decent level small-mid sized carnivore will do to fight it as they don't have a lot of health. Make sure you aren't near a cliff while fighting as it has immense knockback on a player on foot.

It is worth noting that Yutyrannus minions react as one. Attack one, and they will all engage.

Weakness

The Carno is a secondary-size predator, so it can be killed relatively easily, provided the player can take what it throws back.

The Carno has a rather loud and distinctive movement sound, which may give you an advantage when preparing for an engagement. Note that their hit boxes are rather large, and striking them with most weapons is relatively easy.

Utility

Roles

• Damage: Excellent base damage and good for chasing down prey short distances, and can out run any wild creature other than terror birds, raptors and gallimimus with little or no upgrades to speed. (Level up Melee Damage, Stamina and some Movement Speed)
• Transport: Average stamina and has a very good base carrying capacity. Good for local and semi-local transport. (Level up Weight, Movement Speed and Stamina)
• Hunter: While over-looked in favor of the Tyrannosaurus, they are a good starting meat collector. Also they are usefull in the hunting scenario because their secondary attack (a headbutt) has very good knockback and when used from an uphill position, it is valuable for keeping more dangerous targets from hitting you while still dealing damage. (Level up Melee Damage, Movement Speed and Weight)
• Guardian: While overshadowed by other mounts, Carno's make excellent guardians, especially with Tames. Their size relative to damage allows them to dish out excellent base damage with high precision, something Tyrannosaur's lack. (Level up Melee Damage, Health and Stamina)
• Leech Hunter: Due to its head being far from its legs, leeches have trouble attaching to a Carnotaurus. They make excellent hunters, just be mindful of larger swamp predators! It is recommended to use third person while hunting, so you can see the leeches without the Carno's head blocking your view.
• Meganuera Hunter: Being able to swat them out of the sky with one blow of its massive head, Carnos make excellent bug hunters.

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Prime Meat	★★★★★
Raw Meat	★★★★★
Chitin	★★★☆☆
Keratin	★★★☆☆
Pelt	★★★☆☆
Hide	★★★☆☆

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Carnotaurus, see the relevant Wikipedia article

• The Carnotaurus illustrations in the dossier are shown with longer arms than the ones in-game, which are accurately portrayed with stubby forelimbs that lay flush against the body. Presumably, this may have been a drawing error by the author.
  • The general portrayal of the Carnotaurus shows longer arms and a shorter, wider head, much like the Carnotaurus from the Disney movie Dinosaurs. It's possible that Carnotaurs were meant to look like this but the model ended up being made more accurate. As it stands, the Carnotaurus currently has the most accurate model compared to its real life counterpart, the only difference being that it is larger.
• The Carnotaurus's name translates from Latin into "meat-eating bull".
• The Carnotaurus's speed in game is justified; examination of the flexibility of the hip and tail structures of fossils indicate that the Carnotaurus may have been one of, if not the, fastest large theropod. However, it could not make turns very well due to the rigid structure of its chest and spine.
• Despite the Carnotaurus's Dossier stating that it is "much faster than a Tyrannosaurus", in-game, the average wild Rex actually has roughly equivalent sprinting speed, faster walking speed, but less stamina when compared the average wild Carno.
• The stats for a tamed Carno versus a tamed Rex are very different; a tamed Rex is actually considerably faster in a sprint than a tamed Carno, and while a Carno's stamina will last longer, it also takes much longer to recover. Do not necessarily expect your tamed Carno to leave a hostile tribe's tamed Rex behind.
• Can be picked up by a Quetzal.
• The Carnotaurus is one of the few dinos whose base color regions include a color other than white (the green markings near its legs and along its back). This makes it so the Carnotaurus always appears to have green stripes, even if Color Region 4 would be different.
• Bred Carnos with Imprinting can become very powerful and able to take on wild Rexes and Alpha Raptors, even lower level Alpha Carnos. They are relatively quick to grow up (around 48 hours) making imprinting easier to achieve compared to Rexes that take around twice the time to grow up. They also spawn in great numbers and are easier to knock out than Rexes so finding good breeding material is often easier.
• Can be found very commonly in the southern high desert atop the mountain in Scorched Earth.
• The name "Carnotaurus Pressor" translates into "Crusher Meat Eating Bull"
• If you have a good weapon (journeyman sword) it is possible to catch a low level carno of guard and easily kill it.

Gallery

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  1st person view when riding.