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Spawn Command
cheat summon Stego_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Stego/Stego_Character_BP.Stego_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Tek Stegosaurus
cheat summon BionicStego_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Stego/BionicStego_Character_BP.BionicStego_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Stegosaurus
cheat summon Stego_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Stego/Stego_Character_BP_Aberrant.Stego_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Corrupted Stegosaurus
cheat summon Stego_Character_BP_Corrupt_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Extinction/Dinos/Corrupt/Stego/Stego_Character_BP_Corrupt.Stego_Character_BP_Corrupt'" 500 0 0 35
Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Food
Preferred Food Primitive Plus
Equipment
Stego Saddle Stego Saddle (Level ?)
22 - 28 °C / 72 - 82 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 25 °C / 77 °F
Incubation Time
2h 46m 39.2s
Baby Time
5h 8m 38.517s
Juvenile Time
20h 34m 34.069s
Adolescent Time
1d 1h 43m 12.586s
Total Maturation Time
2d 3h 26m 25.172s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d

The Stegosaurus (STEG-uh-SAWR-us) or Stego 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

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.

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.

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.

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

Stego PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
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Stego PaintRegion1
Region 1:
Spine
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Stego PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Plate/Spike Base
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Stego PaintRegion3
Region 3:
Back
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Stego PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Plate Edge and Spike Tips
8
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100
Stego PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Belly
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14
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32
33

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.

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

Tek Stegosaurus PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Inner Body
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Tek Stegosaurus PaintRegion1
Region 1:
Spine
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Tek Stegosaurus PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Body
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Tek Stegosaurus PaintRegion3
Region 3:
Legs and Head
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Tek Stegosaurus PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Leg Tops and Spike Plate
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Tek Stegosaurus PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Emissive and Spike Tops
7
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12
28
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36

Tek Stegosaurus (Variant)

The Tek Stegosaurus is a creature that was permanently added to the game in the Extinction Chronicles II event. It is a unique alternate of the original Stegosaurus, and is purely made of Tek. Unlike the original, they spawn at a 5% rate at a 20% higher level than usual.

Drops

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 650 +130 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 300 +30 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food Food 6000 +600 +10%
Weight Weight 500 +10 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 42 +2.1 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +2% 96.4%
Torpidity Torpidity 500 +30 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 170 ? ? 607.75 210.375 413.1765 20
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 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 Values
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (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
ImpalingTailWhip Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 100 0 100
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
Backplate Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 0 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 0
ThrowImpliedTarget Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 100 0 100
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

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 650 +130 +5.4% 0.07 -4%
Stamina Stamina 300 +30 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food Food 6000 +600 +10%
Weight Weight 500 +10 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 42 +2.1 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +2% 96.4%
Torpidity Torpidity 500 +30 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 170 ? ? 607.75 210.375 413.1765 20
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 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 Values
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (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
ImpalingTailWhip Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 100 0 100
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
Backplate Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 0 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 0
ThrowImpliedTarget Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
0 100 0 100
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.[1]

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 info 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

Stegosaurus Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 4 0 0 0 0:03:12
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 40 0 0 0 0:24:00
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 40 0 0 0 0:24:00
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 40 0 0 0 0:24:00
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 40 44 9 5 0:48:00
Mejoberry Mejoberry 53 0 0 0 0:23:51
Berries Berries 79 0 0 0 0:23:42
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 50; Slingshot Hits × 21; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 6; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:46
Stegosaurus Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 10 0 0 0 0:08:00
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 94 36 8 4 0:56:24
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 94 36 8 4 0:56:24
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 94 36 8 4 0:56:24
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 94 223 46 23 1:52:48
Mejoberry Mejoberry 125 35 8 4 0:56:15
Berries Berries 188 36 8 4 0:56:24
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 137; Slingshot Hits × 56; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 16; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 9; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:45:49
Stegosaurus Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 15 0 0 0 0:12:00
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 150 132 28 14 1:30:00
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 150 132 28 14 1:30:00
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 150 132 28 14 1:30:00
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 150 503 106 53 3:00:00
Mejoberry Mejoberry 200 132 28 14 1:30:00
Berries Berries 300 132 28 14 1:30:00
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 227; Slingshot Hits × 93; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 26; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 15; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 11; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:58:11
Stegosaurus Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 21 0 0 0 0:16:47
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 207 274 59 30 2:04:12
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 207 274 59 30 2:04:12
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 207 274 59 30 2:04:12
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 207 868 185 93 4:08:24
Mejoberry Mejoberry 275 271 58 29 2:03:45
Berries Berries 413 272 58 29 2:03:54
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 317; Slingshot Hits × 130; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 36; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 21; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 15; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:07:09
Stegosaurus Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 27 0 0 0 0:21:35
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 263 448 97 49 2:37:48
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 263 448 97 49 2:37:48
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 263 448 97 49 2:37:48
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 263 1293 280 140 5:15:36
Mejoberry Mejoberry 350 446 97 49 2:37:30
Berries Berries 525 446 97 49 2:37:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 407; Slingshot Hits × 167; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 46; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 26; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 19; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:12
Stegosaurus Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 32 0 0 0 0:25:35
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus) 319 653 144 72 3:11:24
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus) 319 653 144 72 3:11:24
Soybean (Primitive Plus) Soybean (Primitive Plus) 319 653 144 72 3:11:24
Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) Dried Wheat (Primitive Plus) 319 1774 390 195 6:22:48
Mejoberry Mejoberry 425 652 144 72 3:11:15
Berries Berries 638 653 144 72 3:11:24
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 497; Slingshot Hits × 203; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 56; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 32; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 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.


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 Berries ★★★★☆
Thatch Thatch ★★★☆☆
Wood 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.[2]
  • 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 Quetzal or a Wyvern Wyvern.
  • Don't be fooled into expecting it to be faster than the Bronto 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

References

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