Corrupted Stegosaurus Overview

Survivors looking at Corrupted Stegosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended will find a land-based herbivore that is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. Corrupted Stegosaurus cannot be tamed through conventional methods and is encountered with 500 base Weight, providing excellent carrying capacity. Breeding pairs lay fertilized eggs requiring 22°C–28°C incubation, after which juveniles reach adulthood slowly. Once tamed it harvests Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule and other materials more efficiently than most player tools. Knowing where it spawns and how it behaves matters more than any taming plan for Corrupted Stegosaurus.

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, Keratin from a Corrupted Stegosaurus corpse. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

The Corrupted Stegosaurus's damage profile includes 18 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 6 damage types (up to 98% reduction) and is vulnerable to 11 (up to +300% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Damage dealt to the Corrupted Stegosaurus varies across 3 hitbox zones. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.67x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there. Avoid the Tail (0.7x) - it's the most armored zone.