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Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus
Spawn Command
cheat summon Gigant_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Giganotosaurus/Gigant_Character_BP.Gigant_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Data
XP for kill
800 XP
Special Loot Chance
100%
Feces Size
43 - 44 °C / 109 - 111 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 44 °C / 111 °F
Incubation Time
2d 1h 59m 45.609s
Baby Time
1d 23m 54.87s
Juvenile Time
4d 1h 35m 39.482s
Adolescent Time
5d 1h 59m 34.352s
Total Maturation Time
10d 3h 59m 8.704s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

Disambig This article is about Giganotosaurus, not to be confused with Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus

If you encounter this creature in the wild while with a tribe member, just bola the tribe member and run.
~ Dododex's most upvoted Player Tip[1]

The Giganotosaurus (Jig-a-NOT-o-SOR-us or GIG-ə-NOT-o-SAW-rus) meaning "Giant Southern Lizard", is one of the Dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

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

NoteHelena
Wild

Giganotosaurus furiosa is an enormous predator, larger even than the Tyrannosaurus or Spinosaurus. Getting cornered or run down by a Giganotosaurus can mean certain death for nearly any creature! Fighting a Giganotosaurus directly is never a good idea, as its rage rapidly grows with every hit it takes. With this rage, it builds increasing reserves of energy to use, making its iron-jawed bites progressively more deadly and enhancing its stamina. Add to this the fact that its huge body also enables it to take a tremendous amount of punishment, and you have a creature that is generally better avoided or outsmarted than attacked head-on.

Domesticated

Taming Giganotosaurus is a dangerous prospect. Its rage reaction, even when tamed, can sometimes cause it to briefly turn on members of its own tribe. Indeed it may even throw off its rider if it has been sufficiently angered! And yet, the sheer size and immense power that the Giganotosaurus possesses means that some factions endeavor to tame it as a fear-inducing “Capital” beast of war, even at great risk!

Behavior

Giganotosaurs will 'casually' stroll about the Island, slaughtering anything in their path, this can lead them to wander to just about anywhere on the Island. Their lack of natural predator, or, really, any form of threat to them, allows for their safe voyages across the Island. Beware.

The Giganotosaurus is an aggressive creature. Due to its rage mechanic, it will get angrier when being attacked, which makes its attacks deal more damage. Also, it regains stamina faster when enraged. If it builds up too much rage, it may even kick off its own rider and attack them.

Its rage mechanic is not a health-percentage based trigger, it only occurs if enough damage occurs quickly enough. It will also trigger even if the server is set to the friendliest possible PvE and no friendly-fire settings, in which normally it is not possible to hurt anything not wild.

While its dossier implies that it is sluggish and slow, it is anything but that. Due to its large stride, allowing it to walk over most obstacles, and naturally high movement speed, the Giganotosaurus can outrun just about anything on the island. Combined with its very large aggro range this means it is a fast and dangerous predator.

Appearance

The Giganotosaurus is an enormous and ill-tempered predatory dinosaur. Akin to a Tyrannosaurus but three times as large, more teeth, spikier, and with larger and more powerful grasping arms, this creature feeds mainly on Brontosaurs (to which it is nearly equal in height) but will kill and eat virtually anything it can catch. Its short temper means that (thankfully) it is a solitary hunter and is thus very rare. When enraged, the eyes glow flame yellow.

The Giganotosaurus is currently the third largest land animal in the game, with the largest being the Titanosaur. Although it is the largest carnivorous land animal.


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

This information can be used to alter the Giganotosaurus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Giganotosaurus's "body" magenta.

Giga PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
8
13
14
20
23
24
25
26
27
32
33
34
35
X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Giga PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Back, Hands and Feet
8
14
20
23
25
26
32
33
Giga PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Belly
13
14
20
26
27
33
34
35

Breeding and Incubation

For breeding you can build 4 behemoth gates in a square. The incubation takes 50 h, but is straightforward if you have at least eight to ten Air Conditioners.

Drops

Harvest
Guaranteed Special Loot

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 80000 +40 +0.04% -63000
Stamina Stamina 400 +0.2 +1%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +0.375 +2.5%
Food Food 4000 +10 +2.5%
Weight Weight 700 +7 +1%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 480 +24 +0.85% -80%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +0.31%
Torpidity Torpidity 10000 +600 N/A
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 1500 ? ? 1681.6799 1681.6799 1681.6799 29
Swimming 625 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.


Attack Effects
Attack Type Effect Description
Main Attack Gnashed Gnashed The target loses 1% of their maximum health
per second for 5 seconds.
Attack Values
Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (Xbox One), the Giganotosaurus bites the target.
0 2400 0 2700
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 500
Roar Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Right Mousebutton (PC), L2 Button (PS), LT Button (Xbox One), the Giganotosaurus unleashes a menacing roar to frighten opposing survivors.
0 0 0 0
Gnash Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 2400 0 2700
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 500

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.[2]

Giganotosaurus

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

Giganotosaurus Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble Exceptional Kibble 4 161 60 30 0:09:36
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 7 282 104 52 0:15:46
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 13 546 201 101 0:29:14
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 9 370 136 68 0:20:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 18 766 282 141 0:40:28
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 22 459 169 85 0:24:46
Raw Meat Raw Meat 26 1120 412 206 0:58:31
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 43 947 348 174 0:49:43
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 52 1120 412 206 0:58:31
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 65 1406 517 259 1:13:08
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 129 1395 513 257 1:12:34
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1000; Slingshot Hits × 409; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 112; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 64; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 46; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23
Torpidity-depletion: 120.01 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:01:23
Giganotosaurus Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble Exceptional Kibble 7 287 107 54 0:16:47
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 14 578 214 107 0:31:31
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 25 1065 395 198 0:56:12
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 17 711 264 132 0:38:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 33 1421 527 264 1:14:11
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 41 866 321 161 0:46:08
Raw Meat Raw Meat 49 2133 791 396 1:50:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 82 1827 677 339 1:34:47
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 98 2133 791 396 1:50:16
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 123 2689 996 498 2:18:23
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 245 2677 992 496 2:17:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 2740; Slingshot Hits × 1119; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 305; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 174; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 124; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 62
Torpidity-depletion: 199.35 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:17
Giganotosaurus Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble Exceptional Kibble 10 418 156 78 0:23:59
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 20 835 310 155 0:45:01
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 37 1590 591 296 1:23:10
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 25 1057 393 197 0:56:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 49 2125 790 395 1:50:08
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 61 1302 484 242 1:08:38
Raw Meat Raw Meat 73 3197 1188 594 2:44:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 122 2736 1017 509 2:21:01
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 146 3197 1188 594 2:44:16
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 183 4021 1494 747 3:25:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 365 4010 1490 745 3:25:19
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 4540; Slingshot Hits × 1854; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 505; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 289; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 206; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 103
Torpidity-depletion: 260.09 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:02:54
Giganotosaurus Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble Exceptional Kibble 13 553 206 103 0:31:11
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 26 1095 408 204 0:58:31
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 48 2075 772 386 1:47:53
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 33 1407 524 262 1:14:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 65 2833 1054 527 2:26:06
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 81 1742 649 325 1:31:08
Raw Meat Raw Meat 97 4265 1587 794 3:38:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 162 3650 1358 679 3:07:16
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 194 4265 1587 794 3:38:16
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 243 5358 1994 997 4:33:23
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 485 5347 1990 995 4:32:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 6340; Slingshot Hits × 2588; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 705; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 403; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 287; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 144
Torpidity-depletion: 314.67 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:21
Giganotosaurus Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble Exceptional Kibble 16 689 257 129 0:38:22
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 33 1402 523 262 1:14:16
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 60 2606 971 486 2:14:52
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 41 1760 656 328 1:32:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 81 3543 1320 660 3:02:03
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 101 2184 814 407 1:53:38
Raw Meat Raw Meat 121 5335 1987 994 4:32:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 202 4565 1701 851 3:53:30
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 242 5335 1987 994 4:32:16
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 303 6698 2495 1248 5:40:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 605 6687 2491 1246 5:40:19
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 8140; Slingshot Hits × 3323; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 905; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 517; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 369; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 185
Torpidity-depletion: 365.63 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:03:42
Giganotosaurus Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Exceptional Kibble Exceptional Kibble 19 827 309 155 0:45:34
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 39 1666 621 311 1:27:46
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 72 3138 1170 585 2:41:50
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 49 2113 788 394 1:50:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 97 4255 1586 793 3:38:01
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 121 2627 980 490 2:16:08
Raw Meat Raw Meat 145 6407 2389 1195 5:26:16
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 242 5482 2044 1022 4:39:44
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 290 6407 2389 1195 5:26:16
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 363 8040 2997 1499 6:48:23
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 725 8028 2993 1497 6:47:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 9940; Slingshot Hits × 4058; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 1105; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 632; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 450; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 225
Torpidity-depletion: 414.06 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:04:00

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.


KO Strategy

First, lets talk gear. You may think that a rifle and darts is the best option, right? Wrong. Tranq arrows are absolutely the best option for knocking a Giga down. Due to the huge health pool (80k base health) of wild Gigas, you have no reason to worry about accidentally killing it. Also, crossbows being able to fire at roughly double the rate of the longneck rifle proves invaluable when trying to knock out a creature who is capable of shaking off 10k torpor in a matter of seconds. Factor in the cost difference between making tranq darts/shock darts compared to tranq arrows and there is just no contest. Leave the rifle at home and bring a high quality crossbow (or a few).

By far the simplest way to tame Giganotosaurus is to build a room out of Metal Dinosaur Gateway Metal Dinosaur Gateways (no gates needed), leaving one side open, and put a Large Bear Trap Large Bear Trap in the middle. You then lure the Giganotosaurus in so that it'll get stuck in the bear trap, then fill in the remaining wall with another Metal Dinosaur Gateway. The Giga will be unable to escape the enclosure and you can shoot at it until it's down. Settle in, it may take a while.

Another strategy (which is much harder) is to use a Quetzal Quetzal with a platform saddle and a shooting platform built on it and to simply follow the Giga around and shoot it with tranq arrows until it falls down. This method is very time consuming and difficult due to the tendency of wild dinos to pick a direction and sprint flat out away from you when they realize they are being tranquilized. Couple this with the surprising speed of a wild Giga and you're in for a long chase. The addition of Griffin Griffins gives you another option--no need to dismount, but remember they don't have as much stamina. Don't over-focus and wind up coming to a forced landing right in front of your Giga.

Once knocked out, it's rather simple to keep the beast down for the duration of the tame. Simply let its torpor get low (not too low) and then spam a few hundred narcotics into it. It is highly recommended to learn how narcotic works before taming a Giga. Due to the incredibly high amount of torpor Gigas have though, you will usually be able to feed it enough or almost enough narcotic to last the entire tame in one shot. This allows for the player(s) to simply set a timer to come back when it's ready to feed or when it will need more narcotic since no land animal or dinosaur will attack a wild Giga.

This section describes how to fight against the Giganotosaurus.

General

A Giganotosaurus in the Wild, or tamed, is extremely dangerous, simply because of its massive damage and health.

A wild Giganotosaurus is one of the most dangerous creatures on the island, even a low level tamed Giganotosaurus can be a threatening power.

Strategy

A wild giga is best avoided at all costs. If it absolutely must be dealt with, it's best to lure them into either water or lava and then fly straight up to lose aggro and let it burn/drown to death. Outright killing a wild giga will take a LOT of firepower. DO NOT attack a wild Giga with any tamed dinosaurs. You will lose. Period. Even a very high level tamed Giga will lose 99% of the time against a very low level wild Giga. The only dinos that would ever have a chance would be Wyverns, which in comparison is very squishy and will be killed very, very quickly if you make a single mistake. Lightning Wyverns are the best choice if you wish to rid of a Giga through dino power since their lightning breath can hit them from a safe distance in the air. Simply hover over them and keep using the breath attack, but be mindful of stamina! If you are low on stamina just fly to a distant area and land, then repeat. As a forewarning, the Wyvern and Giga hitboxes can get stuck on each other and put you in extreme danger. Just be very careful.

Griffin Griffins may make it possible to kill a Giga, as a rider can use weapons while flying. Make certain to have multiple spare assault rifles, fabricated sniper rifles, and rocket launchers; with the Giga's massive health pool, some may break during your hunt. You will also need a huge stockpile of ammo. You will probably need to level the Griffin for weight, unless the Giga is far enough away from anything important that you have enough time to run back to base and rearm. Remember that although you control steering with the A and D keys while using weapons on a Griffin, your pitch still follows where you're looking; if you're looking sideways and down at the Giga and suddenly decide to sprint forward, you won't go straight to the Giga, but you will go down where it can get you if it's faster than you are. Stay high. Remember to stop, gain some distance and replenish your Griffin's stamina periodically; a forced landing right in front of the Giga is not ideal.

The Phoenix has a fireball attack (right click) that can allow you to attack a Giga from overhead without it getting angry in response, unless you get too close. The DoT deals up to 100 damage per second for 10 seconds. This means it would take at least 80 fireballs and 800 seconds to kill it. While it's a slow process, it's fairly reliable and safe since the Phoenix does not have to land to regain stamina. Keep in mind that the Phoenix will not get kill credit unless a different source of damage from the Phoenix kills it.

Another possibility is to build a raft with a massive broadside of Minigun Turret Minigun Turrets, fully stocked with ammo, and a generator; lure the Giga into the water and let the turrets shred it. If the turrets fail to kill the Giga before running out of ammunition you should at least be able to get clear, as Gigas are slow swimmers; try to lure it further into the water and hope that either it drowns, or aquatic predators can finish it off.

If fighting against tamed Gigas in PvP, they are not near as much of a threat. While still a terrifying foe, Gigas lose 63k health and 80% melee when tamed, dropping them to a much more manageable 17k base health and making low level Gigas do less damage than a high melee rex. This means that a group of solid rexes can take on an enemy tamed Giga (bonus if the rexes are Mate boosted). Auto turrets can also shred a tamed Giga fairly quickly if you have enough of them. If attacking tamed Gigas, using 2-3 rpgs to enrage it and cause it to attack any other enemy dinos near it is a good strategy.

Weaponry

A large amount of Auto Turrets can pose a major threat to the Giganotosaurus, as they can deal a lot of damage quickly. The Mini-gun and Rocket turrets can be very effective against a Giga. At one point they could be mounted on the Quetzal, but they are no longer able to be, leaving a raft as the only mobile option for bringing turrets to a Giga. Fortunately, Gigas are slow swimmers.

4-6 Plant Species X can effectively push back a Giganotosaurus, but they do not do very much damage. They are ideal for keeping it at bay while another source of damage is applied or even Torpor to begin the taming process. Be careful as to not let one come from the side. It makes it take a little longer for all the plants to target and could potentially stop a plant from shooting due to line-of-sight.

Dangers

The Giganotosaurus can, and will, instantly kill all but the hardiest of dinos. This, coupled with its health reserves and its rage mechanic make it the most dangerous dino in the game. The Giganotosaurus's torpor will drain faster than it will rise, this makes it hard to solo tame. A Crossbow is recommended due to the higher fire rate than a longneck rifle.

The Giganotosaurus can attack according to this discussion up to 8-12 foundations high and 8-10 foundations beyond a wall.

Weakness

The Giganotosaurus is very vulnerable in the water. Its low stamina and slow swim speed can cause it to drown very quickly. However, its massive size will keep it out of most water. A wild Giga can easily be lured into deep water and drowned.

Another effective way of killing a Giganotosaurus is to use Lightning and Poison Wyverns, it will make quick work of any Giga you will encounter if you hover above it and pound it with breath attacks for a while.

As mentioned in the General section, Gigas are vulnerable to flying units with ranged attacks, such as Wyverns and the Phoenix. Poison Wyverns double as an extra threat to the rider of a tamed Giga while Lighting Wyverns deal some of the highest possible DPS in a relatively safe fashion to wild Gigas.

Rage Mode

Basic Information

When the Giganotosaurus enters rage mode, its eyes glow bright yellow — an ominous sign to warn enemies and allies alike of its boosted damage and resistance modifiers. In this state it is a force to be reckoned with, even rivaling the power of other menacing giants like the Dragon and even the DodoRex. If it is tamed, it will throw its rider off and attack everything around it, excluding allied tamed Giganotosaurs. All nearby allied Giganotosaurs will also then enter rage mode, causing a domino effect that can be devastating. This effect will last for 20 seconds, which is more than enough time for a catastrophic amount of destruction to occur.

Wild Gigas also build up rage and gain massively increased damage (estimated up to an extra 100%) if they are taking heavy consistent damage. Be mindful of this when trifling with them in the wild (which you shouldn't be doing unless you really have to get rid of it.)

Cause

Taking too much damage too quickly will cause a Giganotosaurus to enter rage mode. This includes, but is not limited to, C4, rockets, and especially fall damage. Flame damage, however, will not make a Giganotosaurus enter rage mode, which means creatures that can breathe fire, such as the Dragon, can kill it much more effectively.

Utility

  • When riding a tamed Giga, be very careful about any cliffs or steep terrain as taking hardly any fall damage will cause it to become enraged after which it will kick you off and try to eat you. If you must get it across rough terrain where it is likely to suffer fall damage, it may be a better option to have it follow you through the area instead since unridden dinos do not take fall damage. If you are ever riding a Giga and find yourself falling, dismount before you hit the ground to avoid making it angry. If you time it right, you can dismount just before it hits the ground and both you and your Giga will avoid any fall damage.This method is risky though since if you are a bit late it will take the fall damage, become enraged, and kill you and any of your other dinosaurs that are unlucky enough to be nearby.

Roles

  • Tank: With inherently high HP and base damage, Giganotosaurus is long lasting. Just as long as you watch its Rage, you will last with it. (Increases in Damage, Health, and Stamina when/if needed)
  • Siege Engine: As one of the few tameable land-based Dino capable of destroying Stone structures, it is logical to employ this beast upon your enemies. So long as it is kept calm, The Giganotosaurus can level months of work in mere minutes (Level Health and Damage).
  • Guardian: As risky as it is to get around the island due to the chance of fall damage, the Giga is fairly safe standing around by your base as long as the main threat is wild dinos, and it deals with them quickly. If you're likely to come under heavy attack by rival Survivors, however, it may be best to have your Giga guard one of the approaches to your base, some distance from the actual structures; that way, if the enemy induces a rage mode, only they are punished (Level Health and Damage).
  • Taming Support Hunter: Nothing gathers Raw Prime Meat and gets it where it's needed faster. Just remember not to step on your tame, and consider putting your Giga on passive so it doesn't step on or accidentally eat the tame while trying to kill something else (Level Health and Damage).

Collectibles

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

Achievement

Achievement Giga Rider
Steam
Xbox One
PS
Epic Games
Giga Rider

Ride a Giganotosaurus.

  • Riding a Giganotosaurus will award the "Giga Rider" achievement.

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

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

  • The size of the Giganotosaurus furiosa is perhaps inspired by the giant Giganotosaurus mutant from Dino Crisis 2, the latter measures 21 meter long and 7 meter high, whereas real-world Giganotosaurus is believed to have been similar in size to real-world Tyrannosaurus Rex; in fact, it is not yet certain whether they were actually larger or not, and if they were, the difference was slight.
  • The dossier was revealed on 08/08/15[3]
  • It was set for release on Nov. 3rd, 2015, it was then delayed until Nov. 5th, 2015
  • Besides Alpha Predators and the DodoRex, it is one of the only two land-based creature able to destroy stone structures.
  • Until the Dunkleosteus' release in Patch 238.0, it was the only tameable dino that could demolish stone structures.
  • The Giganotosaurus is capable of a roar ability. This makes it the third creature with the ability to roar, behind the Tyrannosaurus and the Direwolf.
  • The Giganotosaurus swims extremely slowly. This combined with its low stamina means it can drown very quickly if attempting to cross a large and deep body of water, its large HP will not save it. Fortunately it is tall enough that most of the time it can simply wade through.
  • Note that on level 1, a Giganotosaurus is actually a lot more powerful than even an Alpha Rex or Dragon. As all three creatures progress through levels, the Giganotosaurus gains very little to each stat while the other 2 gain a lot more to their stats.
  • Gigas can have trouble with rocks, making areas like snow a pain to travel with them on following. It is much easier to have a friend trail behind and break rocks for you or just simply ride it.
  • Taking a Giga egg is an extremely bad idea if you're not prepared. It's best to have an extremely fast flying mount or there will be major consequences.
  • The Giga eats constantly while sprinting, and in fact its Food stat will decrease more quickly than it can eat even with its inventory full. The rider needs to ensure that it keeps meat in its inventory when on the move, and in addition to recharging stamina, sometimes make longer stops to eat and recover the Food stat.
  • It is confirmed that the Giga will have a tek tier helmet that would allow it to shoot lasers.[4]
  • Its scientific name comes from modern Latin, from Greek gigas ‘giant’ + nótios ‘southern’ + sauros ‘lizard.’.
  • In real life, Giganotosaurus was only slightly larger than T. rex, and that was only on average; individual variations were greater than the differences between species. Spinosaurus was in fact the largest of the three.
  • Despite its similar shape and size to T. rex, Giganotosaurus was not closely related, being closer to the Allosaurus than to the coelurosaurian Tyrannosaurus.
  • The Giganotosaurus is too heavy to be teleported to Boss Arenas, despite what Mei Yin's Explorer Note #26 says; detailing how she brought a Giganotosaurus ("Demon King") with her to fight against the Megapithecus Megapithecus.

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References

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