Thorny Dragon is a small, aggressive creature in Ark Scorched Earth. This creature has ranged attacks that deal with significant damage and drains a good amount of stamina.
This creature will be your best wood gatherer on the Scorched Earth map. This guide will cover all the details on where to find Thorny Dragon and how to tame this creature in Ark Scorched Earth.
How to Tame Thorny Dragon?
The only way to tame a Thorny Dragon is by knocking it out with tranquilizer arrows. We recommend standing on a high place like a rock or cliff or simply building a high tower and standing on it.
Once the dino is knocked out, wait till it’s starved, then feed it the following food:
- Regular Kibble
- Raw Mutton
- Raw Prime Meat
- Raw Prime Fish Meat
- Cooked Lamb Chop
- Cooked Prime Meat
It will take some time to tame the creature and equip Thorny Dragon Saddle to ride it.
Thorny Dragon Saddle
The Thorny Dragon Saddle is unlocked at Level 40 for 18 Engram Points. It will require 280 XP and the following ingredients for crafting:
- 270x Hide
- 150x Fiber
- 35x Metal Ingot or Scrap Metal Ingot
- 85x Clay
- 125x Wood or Fungal Wood
Ark Scorched Earth Thorny Dragon Location
Thorny Dragons are found throughout the Scorched Earth map
Thorny Dragon Stats
Thorny Dragon possesses the following stats in Ark Scorched Earth:
| Stats | Base Value | Wild Value |
|---|---|---|
| Health | 260 | 312 |
| Stamina | 350 | 385 |
| Oxygen | 150 | 165 |
| Food | 1200 | 1320 |
| Weight | 300 | 306 |
| Melee Damage | 40/10 | 24/10.5 |
| Movement Speed | 100% | |
| Torpidity | 450 | 477 |
How to Breed Thorny Dragon?
For breeding, you must keep both male and female Thorny Dragons nearby and set their behavior to enable wandering. This will initiate the mating process, and soon, they will drop an egg. The egg incubates with one torch only, and it hatches into baby Thorny Dragon.
Thorny Dragon Spawn Command
If you’re finding it hard to locate the Thorny Dragon on Ark Scorched Earth, open up the console command box by pressing TAB on your keyboard, but if you’re playing on PlayStation, you’ll need to hold down L1, R1, Square, and Triangle at once, and similarly, on Xbox, hold down, LB, RB, X, and Y at once. After the console opens, type “admincheat Summon SpineyLizard_Character_BP_C” and press enter.
