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Variant Aberrant Iguanodon
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The Iguanodon (ig-WAN-oh-don[1]) is one of the Creatures 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.
- Wild
Of the many creatures I've yet encountered on the Island, the Iguanodon vicissitudinis has the distinctly versatile capability of switching its primary method of locomotion according to its momentary needs. Primarily a rather lethargic bipedal herbivore native to the Island's many grasslands and forests, in situations where increased speed or maneuverability is called for, it will quickly shift its posture into quadrupedal stance and behave like a very different creature! While bipedal, it can employ rapid, stabbing attacks with its distinctive thumb spikes. In quadrupedal stance, conversely, it seems to have an endless supply of stamina, even while sprinting!
- Domesticated
Interestingly, the Iguanodon's thumb spikes also provide it with the capability to pick seeds out of fruits, allowing a farmer to easily convert stacks of fruits into stacks of seed for planting. Combined with its highly effective fruit harvesting and substantial carry weight, the Iguanodon's excellent mobility in bipedal stance makes it an ideal field-hand that can also pull off a quick get-away or an agile defense when needed.
Behavior
Iguanodons, like many other herbivores on the ARK, are gentle creatures that will not harm humans or other animals on sight. However once attacked, they will fight back using their thumb spikes in bipedal mode. When sufficiently injured or if their torpor rises high enough, they will turn and flee on all four legs. Like other herbivores, it is a herding animal and will help defend others from attack.
Appearance
The Iguanodon is a medium herbivorous dinosaur that bears a strong resemblance to the Parasaurolophus but without the distinct head crest. Instead the animal has two spike-like thumbs for prying fruits open to reach at delicious seeds and stabbing would-be predators. They are as capable of walking on all fours as they are on just their hind legs.
This section displays the Iguanodon's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Iguanodon. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Iguanodon 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 Iguanodon's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Iguanodon's "body" magenta.
Body
Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.
Stripes
Stomach and Accents
Drops
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
 Health |
250 | +50 | +5.4% | 0.07 | |
 Stamina |
200 | +20 | +10% | ||
 Oxygen |
150 | +15 | +10% | ||
 Food |
1800 | +180 | +10% | ||
 Weight |
375 | +7.5 | +4% | ||
 Melee Damage |
25 | +1.25 | +1.7% | 7% | 17.6% |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A | +2% | ||
 Torpidity |
210 | +12.6 | N/A | 0.5 | |
- 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 [u/s] |
Base Speed | Sprinting Speed | Stamina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | ||
| Walking | 250 | ? | ? | 1062.5 | 1437.5 | 1437.5 | 4 |
| Swimming | 450 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
- 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.
| Melee (Biped) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 0 | 400 | 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 | 25 | ||||||||||||
| Change Stance | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Roar | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Roar (Biped) | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
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]
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 info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.
KO Strategy
The Iguanodon has a rather fast movement speed for early players and will begin to run when Health or Torpor gets low, making the Bola a valuable tool when attempting to knock one out.
Taming Food
 Level 1
|
|
|
|
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Simple Kibble
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:01:04 |
 Fresh Barley 
|
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:07:36 |
 Fresh Wheat
|
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:07:36 |
 Soybean
|
19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:07:36 |
| Dried Wheat
|
19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0:15:12 |
 Mejoberry
|
25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:07:30 |
 Berries
|
37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:07:24 |
 Sweet Vegetable Cake
|
37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:07:24 |
KO:  × 21;  × 9;  × 3;  × 2;  × 1;  × 1
| |||||
| Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:11:40 | |||||
| Level 30
|
|
|
|
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Kibble
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:02:40 |
| Fresh Barley
|
44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:17:36 |
| Fresh Wheat
|
44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:17:36 |
| Soybean
|
44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:17:36 |
| Dried Wheat
|
44 | 54 | 11 | 6 | 0:35:12 |
| Mejoberry
|
59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:17:42 |
| Berries
|
88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:17:36 |
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
|
88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:17:36 |
| KO: × 58; × 24; × 7; × 4; × 3; × 2
| |||||
| Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:19:14 | |||||
| Level 60
|
|
|
|
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Kibble
|
7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:03:44 |
| Fresh Barley
|
70 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:00 |
| Fresh Wheat
|
70 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:00 |
| Soybean
|
70 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:00 |
| Dried Wheat
|
70 | 131 | 28 | 14 | 0:56:00 |
| Mejoberry
|
94 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:12 |
| Berries
|
140 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:00 |
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
|
140 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0:28:00 |
| KO: × 96; × 39; × 11; × 7; × 5; × 3
| |||||
| Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:24:26 | |||||
| Level 90
|
|
|
|
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Kibble
|
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:05:20 |
| Fresh Barley
|
97 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 0:38:48 |
| Fresh Wheat
|
97 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 0:38:48 |
| Soybean
|
97 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 0:38:48 |
| Dried Wheat
|
97 | 237 | 51 | 26 | 1:17:36 |
| Mejoberry
|
129 | 51 | 11 | 6 | 0:38:42 |
| Berries
|
193 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 0:38:36 |
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
|
193 | 50 | 11 | 6 | 0:38:36 |
| KO: × 134; × 55; × 15; × 9; × 7; × 4
| |||||
| Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:28:12 | |||||
| Level 120
|
|
|
|
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Kibble
|
13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:06:56 |
| Fresh Barley
|
123 | 97 | 21 | 11 | 0:49:12 |
| Fresh Wheat
|
123 | 97 | 21 | 11 | 0:49:12 |
| Soybean
|
123 | 97 | 21 | 11 | 0:49:12 |
| Dried Wheat
|
123 | 361 | 78 | 39 | 1:38:24 |
| Mejoberry
|
164 | 97 | 21 | 11 | 0:49:12 |
| Berries
|
245 | 96 | 21 | 11 | 0:49:00 |
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
|
245 | 96 | 21 | 11 | 0:49:00 |
| KO: × 171; × 70; × 19; × 11; × 8; × 4
| |||||
| Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:31:10 | |||||
| Level 150
|
|
|
|
Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simple Kibble
|
15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0:08:00 |
| Fresh Barley
|
149 | 153 | 34 | 17 | 0:59:36 |
| Fresh Wheat
|
149 | 153 | 34 | 17 | 0:59:36 |
| Soybean
|
149 | 153 | 34 | 17 | 0:59:36 |
| Dried Wheat
|
149 | 502 | 111 | 56 | 1:59:12 |
| Mejoberry
|
199 | 153 | 34 | 17 | 0:59:42 |
| Berries
|
298 | 153 | 34 | 17 | 0:59:36 |
| Sweet Vegetable Cake
|
298 | 153 | 34 | 17 | 0:59:36 |
| KO: × 209; × 86; × 24; × 14; × 10; × 5
| |||||
| Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:33:36 | |||||
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.
Preferred Food
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Iguanodon.
General
Strategy
Weaponry
A sword will be more than sufficient, due to its rather low Base Health.
Dangers
Avoid attacking from the front by using bolas or disatracting it with a mount do to it's decent reach when using melee. It's attacks can easily kill a unprepared survivor.
Weakness
Susceptible to Bolas and has rather low health pool.
Utility
Roles
- Low Level Mount: Moderately easy to tame (just remember to bring a bola or a bear trap!).
- Pack Mule: Stamina does not drain when running on all fours (Level up Speed and Weight)
- Long Distance Runner: Since stamina does not drain while on all fours, running speed is decent, swim speed isn't awful, and has the ability to jump, can pump all points into speed for a cross-island mount (Level up Speed)
- Farming Aid: Allows for berries to be turned into seeds, making once hard to get berries much easier, e.g., Narcoberries. Also great for making organic oil from bulk seeding of berries if you play on primitive plus.
- Charge Light Feeder: In Aberration, the Iguanodon can take on a unique role of providing mass quantities of food for your charge light tames, as they prefer a steady diet of seeds compared to other food types. Simply gather berries, have the iguanodon seed them, then place the seeds in food troughs, and your charge light tames will be well fed for quite some time.
Collectibles
| Resource | Efficiency |
|---|---|
| Bio Toxin
|
★★★★★ |
 Berries
|
★★★☆☆ |
Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Iguanodon, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Dino Dossier released on October 12, 2015 on Steam.[3]
- The dossier mistakenly lists Iguanodon as living during the Late Jurassic, when it instead lived during the Early Cretaceous.
- Right click,
allows to switch between bipedal and quadrupedal. - Has increased speed and unlimited Stamina while running quadrupedal.
