Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus

Dossier

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

Common Name

Stegosaurus

Group

Dinosaurs

Species

Stegosaurus regium

Time Period

Late Jurassic

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Docile

Release Versions

June 2, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

Variants

• Tek Stegosaurus
• Skeletal Stego
• Aberrant Stegosaurus

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Stego_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Stego/Stego_Character_BP.Stego_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Stegosaurus
admincheat summon Stego_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Stego/Stego_Character_BP_Aberrant.Stego_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Sarco Egg)

Preferred Food

Vegetables

Preferred Food (P+)

Fresh Wheat 

Equipment

Stego Saddle (Lv 26)

Unique Costumes

• Stegosaurus Bionic Costume
• Stego Bone Costume

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

10 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Keratin
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

250

Carryable By

• Quetzal
• Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

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

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Egg

Stego Egg

Incubation Range

22 - 28 °C / 72 - 82 °F

Incubation Time

2h 46m

Baby Time

5h 8m

Juvenile Time

20h 34m

Adolescent Time

1d 1h 43m

Total Maturation Time

2d 3h 26m 23s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Stegosaurus (STEG-uh-SAWR-us) or Stego is one of the dinosaurs 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 Stegosaurus regium has approximately 16 paired rows of plates along its back, flanked by another, smaller pair of 6 plates. This is contrary to the alternating rows of Stegosaurus fossils I've seen in museums. I've encountered Stegosaurus, in varying amounts, almost everywhere on the Island. Not surprisingly, Stegosaurus uses the spines on its tail to defend itself. While not aggressive, Stegosaurus will come to the aid of another nearby Stegosaurus. This implies it to be a herd animal. Domesticated Stegosaurus is commonly used as a safe way to transport large quantities of goods. The plates on its back double as a cover against the arrows of attackers. It is capable of knocking back enemies with its large swinging tail, keeping the predator at a distance long enough for the rest of the tribe to provide backup. Its spiked appendage also helps it gather wild berries in large quantities.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

While not aggressive by default, Stegosaurus will attack by swinging their spiked tails when provoked. Caution is advised when hunting them.

Appearance

The Stegosaurus appears as a large quadrupedal herbivore with distinctive plates on its back, which are often vibrantly colored. The dinosaur also possesses 3 pairs of spikes on the end of its long tail, and has a small head tipped with a beak as well as a few grinding teeth.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Stegosaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Stegosaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Stegosaurus 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 Stegosaurus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1: Spine	Region 2: Plate/Spike Base
Region 3: Back	Region 4: Plate Edge and Spike Tips	Region 5: Belly

Region 0: BodyRegion 1: SpineRegion 2: Plate/Spike BaseRegion 3: BackRegion 4: Plate Edge and Spike TipsRegion 5: Belly

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat
• Hide
• Keratin

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	650	+130	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	6000	+600	+10%
Weight	500	+10	+4%
Melee Damage	422	+2.1	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+2%	96.4%
Torpidity	500	+30	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	170	607.75	210.375	20
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

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Stego swings its spiked tail at the target.
		0	570	0	660
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	650	+130	+5.4%	0.07	-4%
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	6000	+600	+10%
Weight	500	+10	+4%
Melee Damage	422	+2.1	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+2%	96.4%
Torpidity	500	+30	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	170	607.75	210.375	20
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

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation	Using the (PC), (PS4), (Xbox One), the Stego swings its spiked tail at the target.
		0	570	0	660
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

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.

Stegosaurus

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

Stegosaurus are slow but powerful, kite them from a considerable distance. A slingshot's limited range and low damage may be insufficient for low level players to succeed unless the beast is trapped. Tranq arrows or darts will allow you to stay further away from the beast and achieve a faster KO with much less risk Although, slingshots still pack a punch.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Kibble (Sarco Egg)	8	0	0	0	0:09:36
Vegetables	79	43	9	5	0:47:24
Mejoberry	105	42	9	5	0:47:15
Berries	158	43	9	5	0:47:24
KO: × 50; × 21; × 6; × 4; × 3; × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:46

Level 30					Time
Kibble (Sarco Egg)	19	0	0	0	0:22:48
Vegetables	188	223	46	23	1:52:48
Mejoberry	250	222	46	23	1:52:30
Berries	375	222	46	23	1:52:30
KO: × 137; × 56; × 16; × 9; × 7; × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:45:49

Level 60					Time
Kibble (Sarco Egg)	30	0	0	0	0:35:59
Vegetables	300	503	106	53	3:00:00
Mejoberry	400	503	106	53	3:00:00
Berries	600	503	106	53	3:00:00
KO: × 227; × 93; × 26; × 15; × 11; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:58:11

Level 90					Time
Kibble (Sarco Egg)	42	0	0	0	0:50:23
Vegetables	413	865	185	93	4:07:48
Mejoberry	550	864	184	92	4:07:30
Berries	825	864	184	92	4:07:30
KO: × 317; × 130; × 36; × 21; × 15; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:07:09

Level 120					Time
Kibble (Sarco Egg)	53	0	0	0	1:03:34
Vegetables	525	1290	280	140	5:15:00
Mejoberry	700	1290	280	140	5:15:00
Berries	1050	1290	280	140	5:15:00
KO: × 407; × 167; × 46; × 26; × 19; × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:12

Level 150					Time
Kibble (Sarco Egg)	64	0	0	0	1:16:46
Vegetables	638	1774	390	195	6:22:48
Mejoberry	850	1772	390	195	6:22:30
Berries	1275	1772	390	195	6:22:30
KO: × 497; × 203; × 56; × 32; × 23; × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:01

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 (Sarco Egg): 1 ×  Sarco Egg , 1 ×  Rockarrot , 1 ×  Cooked Meat Jerky , 2 ×  Mejoberry , 3 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Water

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Stegosaurus.

General

Stegos are herd animals that are incredibly slow but hit quite hard and have hefty knock-back. Watch yourself around cliffs or just near slopes as a single hit can send you flying to your grave.

Strategy

Stegos are very slow and can be peppered with most ranged weapons to death with little issue. Keep your distance and hammer away but watch your position and don't get cornered or surrounded as that can quickly lead to an early grave. If your movement speed is high enough you should be able to dart forward with a pike or spear and dart back before the stego can react properly however this is very risky and should only really be used on low level or lone dinos.

Weaponry

Ranged weapons are greatly preferred, a bow should prove sufficient. Keep away and only engage in melee to finish it if the dino is very low on health and can be finished off swiftly.

Dangers

The most dangerous aspect of the Stegosaurus is its knockback. Their damage is nothing to sneeze at but their knock-back can quickly turn an easy fight into a foolish death. It should be noted non-mounted dinos are immune to fall damage and thusly have little to fear other than getting mobbed by a herd.Play carefully and the Stego will fall easily. Also take care not to engage in fights you cannot win, either through lack of ammo or sheer number of enemies.

Weakness

The slow movement speed of the Stego is its ultimate weakness. Engage from range or with a meat-shield in the form of a Dilo, Raptor, or other dino. If slowed by any means, the Stego's movement speed is laughable.

Utility

Roles

• Gatherer: Stegosaurs are very good at gathering berries, decent with thatch, and not recommended for wood (Level up Melee Damage).
• Transport: Able to carry a great deal of weight and with high health, Stegosaurs make for great pack animals (Level up Weight, Speed, and Stamina).
• Travel: Stegosaurus makes for a strong, albeit slow, mount (Level up Speed and Stamina).
• Tank: Stegosaurus has a pretty high base damage and knockback which makes it good for fighting multiple enemies smaller than itself (Level up Health, Melee Damage, and some Speed).
• PvP Turret Soaker: Stegos received a recent buff where the armor plates that protect the rider reduce the damage of projectiles such as arrows and bullets by a significant amount. If angled correctly against opposing Auto Turrets the Stego can soak more bullets than even a Bronto. This tactic will require a lot of practice and can't be used in every situation but the rewards are plentiful to any tribe that can utilize this niche to its maximum effectiveness. (Level up Health.)

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Berries	★★★★☆
Thatch	★★★☆☆
Wood	★★☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia

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

• Can be very effective at harvesting berries from Plants by swiping its tail across the ground.
• Can also harvest small amounts of Wood and Thatch.
• Cannot harvest Fiber.
• Although stegosaurus and rex appear together often fighting or living, there is a larger time gap between their genus than there is between the rex and humans, thus making it more accurate to show humans and rex living together than Stegosaurus and rex.
• The spiked arrangement on the end of Stegosaurus' tail is called a thagomizer. The term, unlike many scientific terms, was coined in 1982 by cartoonist Gary Larson, in his comic, "The Far Side", and was said to be named after the late Thag Simmons. The term was then picked up and used 11 years after by Ken Carpenter, and has gradually been adopted as an informal anatomical term, even used by the Smithsonian Institution.
• If judged by its Brain-to-body mass ratio Stegosaurus might possibly be the dumbest dinosaur in terms of intelligence.
• In gameplay, Stegosaurus is effectively a larger Triceratops, as it shares many of Triceratops' traits and abilities, albeit on a larger scale.
• Can be picked up by a Quetzal or a Wyvern.
• Don't be fooled into expecting it to be faster than the Bronto; it may seem that way, being smaller, but its sprint is actually barely half as fast as the larger dino.
• The name "Stegosaurus Regium" roughly translates into "Reflective Roof Lizard".

Gallery

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  Two Stegosaurus of a different coloring, with and without a saddle.

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  1st person view when driving

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