Therizinosaur
Therizinosaur Dossier
LandHerbivoreTameableBreedable

Therizinosaur

DMG · 20 maps

Overview

The Therizinosaur is a large herbivore with a damage-focused role. It excels at gathering a wide range of resources while being carried by flyers. This makes it ideal for mobile resource farming in dangerous or elevated areas. It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Tusoteuthis for fast deployment.

Players typically tame it to harvest resources efficiently from the safety of an aerial mount.

Spawn Locations

20 maps

Therizinosaur spawns in caves, forests, jungles, volcanoes, and wastelands. It is rare and appears across 20 ARK maps. Look for green zones on the spawn map for the highest density.

Official
Mod Maps

Tame the Therizinosaur using knockout methods. Use a Chain Bola, Bear Trap, or Large Bear Trap to immobilize it. Then sedate with Tranq Arrow from a Bow or Tranquilizer Dart from a Crossbow. Feed it Exceptional Kibble for fastest results. Base Veggie also works but is significantly slower. The process takes about 68 minutes. Use the calculator below for your settings.

KnockoutTime: 1h 8m 12s|Effectiveness: 99.9% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 925Lv.150
FoodQtyTimeEffectiveness
Exceptional KibbleBest
201:08:1274 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae
491:18:2574 Lvl (224)
Crops
1935:08:4969 Lvl (219)
Mejoberry
2575:08:2566 Lvl (216)
Berries
3855:08:0058 Lvl (208)
Required Narcotics (Exceptional Kibble ×20)
Narcotics
Narcotics290
Narcoberries
Narcoberries909
Bio Toxin
Bio Toxin145
Ascerbic Mushrooms
Ascerbic Mushrooms800

Drops & Harvest Resources

Killing a Therizinosaur yields Therizino Claws, Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, and Keratin. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Keratin. The Pick maximizes Raw Meat and Raw Prime Meat.

%
%
Resource
PickPick
HatchetHatchet
40%~15~12 hits60%~22~9 hits
60%~17~12 hits40%~11~9 hits
3%~1~12 hits2%~0~9 hits
2%~1~12 hits3%~1~9 hits
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Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Gathering Abilities

While ridden, the Therizinosaur harvests using its claws and bite. It gathers 10× Wood, Berries, Seeds, Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, and Rare Mushrooms. Fiber and Cactus Sap yield 8×. It gathers from all standard categories including fiber, sap, wood, and rare flowers. Its harvest mode can toggle between Delicate and Power modes for optimized gathering.

Focus ModesDelicate HarvestingPower Harvesting

Damage Resistances

Therizinosaur has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos, making it highly vulnerable to certain attacks. It takes +100% more damage from spike walls. It is highly resistant to fire, taking -60% damage. Avoid fire-based weapons when attacking it. Level Health and Melee Damage for combat.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows
40%-60%
Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits
50%-50%
Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles
50%-50%
ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades
60%-40%
Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)
66%-34%
GenericFall damage, environmental
70%-30%

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)
Per Kill1,431 XP

18 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.

Saddle Crafting XP

Therizinosaurus Saddle
Therizinosaurus SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.69
89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

StatBase (Lv.1)Wild +/LvTamed +/Lv
HealthHealth
870.0+174.00+4.00%
StaminaStamina
300.0+30.00+2.00%
TorpidityTorpidity
925.0+55.50+0.00%
OxygenOxygen
150.0+15.00+2.00%
FoodFood
3000.0+300.00+2.00%
WeightWeight
365.0+7.30+0.80%
Melee Damage MultiplierMelee Damage Multiplier
100.0%+5.00%+10.00%
Speed MultiplierSpeed Multiplier
100.0%+0.00%+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Therizinosaur has a head hitbox multiplier. The Head takes 1.5× damage. Target this zone to speed up knockout tames.

Headc_jaw
1.50x

Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.

ThatchThatch
WoodWood
StoneStone
MetalMetal
TekTek
AttackBaseThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
ClawAttackCarnivore MineWood Piercing52286.0156.0
ClawHarvestBigfootHarvest527.515.0
BiteHarvestBigfootHarvest52286.0156.0

Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.

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Tools & Guides

Therizinosaur Tips & Tricks

The Therizinosaur has a 50% weight reduction on all carried resources. This applies to its entire inventory. Use it with a Quetzal to keep the reduction while flying. It can toggle between Delicate and Power harvest modes. Each mode increases focus gain by 0.7463% per level. Its claw attack gathers 10× Wood, Berries, and Seeds. It is highly vulnerable to spike walls and Instant HurtDinos.

This page covers the Therizinosaur's stats, taming, breeding, harvest specs, and combat data. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for detailed planning.