What's better tranq arrow or dart?

Tranq Arrows only require 1 stone arrow and 1 narcotic to make while tranq darts require 3 simple rifle bullets, 3 metal ingots, and 3 narcotics to make 1 dart for not much gain, in the long run it would take less time to simply make more tranq arrows than it would take to make the required amount of tranq darts to ...
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Are tranquilizer darts good in Ark?

Tranq Darts are great because: The instant torpor damage they inflict is 156, with an additional 250% of damage over the next 5 seconds. They can get the job done much faster: for a level 150 Rex you need 172 tranq arrows, but only 70 tranq darts.
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Do tranq arrows do less damage?

Less deadly than other arrows, but rapidly increases the victim's torpidity.
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How many Tranqs does the Alpha Raptor have?

Tips & Strategies. Just a heads up if you find a alpha raptor then be ready to use at least 200 tranquilizer darts.
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How many tranq arrows does a Rex take?

Tranq Arrows

You'll need plenty of supplies for either of these beasts. To take down a T-Rex it takes approximately 50 Tranq arrows to the head, but always bring more in case.
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What is the best weapon to knock out a dinosaur in Ark?

To knock out a dinosaur in ARK: Survival Evolved, you must hit it with an torpor-inflicting weapon, such as tranq arrows, tranq darts, a Pulmonoscorpius or even your fists. Each dinosaur has a set torpor amount that must be filled out before it gets knocked out.
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What has the highest torpor in Ark?

Increasing Torpidity on Humans and Creatures
  • Narcoberries (7.5 points over 3 seconds)
  • Narcotic (40 over 8 seconds)
  • Bio Toxin (80 over 16 seconds)
  • Ascerbic Mushroom (25 points over 2 seconds)
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Do headshots do more torpor ark?

In Ark: Survival Evolved, creatures can have various hitboxes that modify damage when hit. 46 creatures have head hitboxes, meaning a headshot will deal significantly more damage and torpor (for most creatures, 3 times more).
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What is the best way to knock out a dinosaur in Ark?

The best way to knock out a dino is to use a shocking tranq arrow with a long neck rifle. The best creature to knock out a dino is the patchy, but don't use the dinos to knock out creatures.
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How many tranq darts does it take to knockout a Giga?

on here the wiki says it will take 78 tranq darts to knock it out. we found that not to be the case. we didn't manage to knock it out even though we shot 200+ tranq darts, 200+ tranq arrows into it. 80% of the shots where headshots for the extra damage multiplier.
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What is the best gun in Ark?

Easily the best weapon in the game, the longneck rifle has amazing range, causes extreme damage, and is easy to obtain. Both the weapon and its ammo are inexpensive, and no player regrets making it. Adding a scope to it is the best strategy and will allow players to kill any unsuspecting prey.
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Is a Crossbow better for taming?

The Crossbow can also be fired underwater, making it an ideal choice for hunting or taming underwater creatures such as a Megalodon, Plesiosaur, Mosasaurus, or Dunkleosteus.
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How many tranq arrows does it take to knock out a Therizinosaurus?

Tips & Strategies. When encountering these,you need at least 50 tranq arrows. Keep your distance at all times until it turns to run, then finish it.
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Is compound bow better than Crossbow ark?

Though the Compound Bow has less damage per shot than the Crossbow, arrows fired from the Compound Bow fly faster and further, as stated in the description.
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What is the most useful tame in Ark?

Top 16 Creatures To Tame First In Ark: Survival Evolved
  • 8 Ichthyosaurus.
  • 7 Triceratops.
  • 6 Otter.
  • 5 Argentavis.
  • 4 Hesperornis.
  • 3 Dimetrodon.
  • 2 Castoroides.
  • 1 Anklyosaurus.
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How many Tranqs do you need for a Bronto ark?

Tamed a bronto using 60 berries, no soothing balm. Took about 11 tranq darts to the head. Great at gathering berries.
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How much torpor does a beelzebufo do?

Torpor will increase by 3x the damage dealt over 10 seconds. This effects stacks with each hit from a wild Beelzebufo, however attacks from tamed Beelzebufos stack up to two times for a maximum of 20 seconds torpor debuff. Torpor will increase by 3x the damage dealt over 10 seconds.
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How many slingshots does it take to knock out a raptor?

Knocking out a Raptor

Two or three tranq arrows should be enough to get the job done on almost any lvl of raptor. If you've got no tranquilizer arrows, you can do it the old fashioned way with a slingshot and/ or punches. Aim for the head for the best effect while constantly back peddling to avoid getting bit.
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How many tranq darts does it take to knock out an argentavis?

1-2 Tranq darts knock them straight out for me. So i would say upto 12 for a low lvl argy and upto 35 for a high level using arrows from a crossbow. 50+ for a lvl 120 using arrows on a bow. Darts are best.
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Can you tame alphas in ARK?

Alpha Creatures are bigger and stronger versions of creatures in Ark Survival Evolved and they are not tameable.
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Can you knock out an Alpha Rex?

A wyvern, crystal or otherwise, can kill the Alpha T-Rex by utilizing the same strategy of the Thylacoleo but using their respective breaths while in range. A high level tamed Reaper king is a potent enough mount that a 100% imprint, 30k hp, 600 melee beast can demolish an alpha 150 rex and suffer at most, 7k damage.
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What does T Rex roar Do ark?

Does rex roar has any use? yes, you get to see his head do this move thing and go alll ROAAARRR. The exact trigger is its roar ability to cause lower-leveled wild/non-allied dino/survivors to defecate which is a mini pause, but they normally then run.
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