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Deinosuchus

🥩 Carnivore Egg-layer
Temperament
Aggressive
Diet
Carnivore
Group
Reptiles
Period
Late Cretaceous
Species
Deinosuchus sanguineus
Egg
Deinosuchus Egg
Droppings
Large

Base stats

StatBase (lvl 1)Per wild levelPer tamed level
Health1,000+20.0%+5.4%
Stamina300+10.0%+10.0%
Food3,000+10.0%+10.0%
Weight600+2.0%+4.0%
Melee100.0%+5.0%+1.7%

Wild base values · use the to simulate a specific dino.

What it’s good at

Combatant

The Deinosuchus has excellent base stats that allows it to be a good battle mount but excels against large targets thanks to its Giga Bite applying a unique debuff called "Broken Bones". This increases the damage that they take from all sources and if they move, they'll suffer percent-based damage per second akin to a bleed effect. This allows them to take on some of the largest apex creatures on maps such as Giganotosaurus, Carcharodontosaurus, and even the mighty Titanosaur. (Level…

Boss Killer

With a drag weight of only 300, the Deinosuchus can be brought into boss arenas. While they can no longer afflict bosses with Broken Bones using Giga Bite, their high damage output and general durability keep them as competitive options.

PvP

Due to the fact that its Giga Bite applies Broken Bones to its victims, the Deinosuchus can easily deter or even checkmate "turret soaking" creatures such as Stegosaurus. Once afflicted with the debuff the victim has to either endure increased damage from you and your turrets, or retreat and take heavy damage due to the debuff in the process. This is even more effective when underwater against Basilosaurus due to the Deino's increased mobility while swimming.

Tank

The Deinosuchus has a 50% damage reduction of any kind on its head, in addition to that all its body reduces the damage of many types of projectiles (See Abilities). Both damage reductions in combination with its excellent base allows the Deinosuchus to tank many kinds of damage decently, including turrets.

Level up: Health

Ocean Explorer

The Deinosuchus' powerful combat prowess in tandem with a respectable swimming speed means that it can deal with big dangers under the ocean such as , us or even .

Level up: Health and Damage

Explorer/Transport

Although it's not that fast on land, the Deinosuchus has a good swimming speed and its good stat allows it to effectively transport materials between land and water, whether it's resource farming or even carrying all the needed structures for an underwater base.

Level up: Stamina and Weight

Tek Cave Fighter

Despite the Deinosuchus having a low height profile which can make hitting some targets more problematic, its high base stats and strong ability arsenal make it a good option to defeat the Tek Cave with an army of them.

Level up: Health and Damage

Titanosaur Killer

The Deinosuchus's Giga Bite ability is a great option to kill Titanosaurs due to the bleed rapidly depleting their high HP pool.

Stats & breeding from ARK Smart Breeding · creature facts from ark.wiki.gg (CC BY-NC-SA).