R-Direwolf

Battle Mount

A fast and fierce mount that doesn't require a saddle. Their lack of saddle means they take more damage than a Sabertooth but they have increased HP to partly counteract this and higher damage. Also keep in mind that packs of wolves get much stronger, especially the alpha which is usually ridden into battle. (Health, Damage, and depending on gear, a little weight)

Travel Mount

Decent speed, little stamina drain, and the ability to jump, using a Wolf to scout is safe and efficient (Level up Speed, Stamina and Weight).

Companion

A survivor's best friend. Basically oversized dogs, keeping a wolf as a pet to follow you around base and sleep with when you retire for the night will ensure you aren't lonely while the tribe is away, also it can be useful if it is used as a pack mule inside base (Level up Health and Weight).

Explorer Note/Stealth Sniffer

Able to sniff for nearby unopened explorer notes, perfectly handy for survivors wanting more experience or completing explorer's note. Also able to smell for creatures buried or hidden (Such as ).

Runes Finder

Sniff ability also detects on Fjordur map as if they were explorer's notes.

Wounded Finder

Smells for nearby wounded non-allied survivors and wild dinos (50% below health), perfect if the survivor or dino is hiding in areas not so easily detectable by naked eyes. While mounted Red (Very wounded), Orange (Moderately wounded) Yellow (Slightly wounded), and White (Deceased) health symbols will be displayed above creatures.

Swarmer/Warpack

When compared to other "pack" dinos, such as or , direwolves will typically have the highest damage per set of attacks, as not only to they receive the pack buff, they also have higher base damage, and the howl greatly increases their damage. However, they lack the health and "Gnashed!" effect of the larger carnivore, and the lack of mount make them more of cannon-fodder when forced against stronger dinosaurs. Essentially, an major upgrade in stats compared to the raptor.

Harvester

Direwolves can reap more resources than a , and especially the stone variant. They are a great help in surviving the frost covered regions, as they can harvest hide and pelt at accelerated rates, which are always needed early in the game for various armor and items (Level Up Health, Weight and Damage).

Organic Polymer Farmer

Its decent efficiency in collecting make the Direwolf a good option to farm organic polymer from , , , and .

AnglerGel Farmer

Despite being a terrestrial animal, it has high efficiency in collecting . This feature can be taken advantage of on maps like Valguero where land creatures have access to sea creatures like the .

Trilobite Farmer

Its high efficiency in collecting and , walking along the beach in search of s can be a task with a high reward, in addition to being able to get some extra .

Leech Farmer

Its high efficiency in collecting and makes it a good choice for hunting s.

Boss DPS

On its own, Direwolves clearly can't outdamage other creatures, but when in packs, they give damage outputs far greater than even a with its pack buff. Stacked with multiple other direwolves, buff, buff, their howl buff, and mate boost, they can shred the health bar of many bosses in seconds. However, they are glass cannons, so the player must have creatures with a far higher drag weight than the direwolves to divert the boss' attention so they don't get damaged easily.

Caving mount

Direwolves can enter most caves. If you have a large pack from the snow cave, you can safely clear even the hardest caves.