Melee
Strike a target at close range.
Controls
- LMB
Elderclaw
CreatureSupport
- Spawns on
- 22 maps
- Abundance
- Common
- Kill XP
- 4
- Taming method
- Special Passive
- Diet
- Omnivore
Overview
The Elderclaw is a medium-sized omnivore support creature. It features a unique passive taming process involving planting a seed and nurturing it to maturity. Once tamed, it excels at gathering a wide variety of plant-based resources efficiently. It can be airlifted by Tusoteuthis for rapid deployment to remote biomes.
This creature is primarily used for automated farming and resource collection in challenging environments.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 800 | +160 | +4% | |
| Stamina | 350 | +35 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 1000 | +60 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 250 | +25 | +2% | |
| Food | 2800 | +280 | +2% | |
| Weight | 650 | +13 | +0.8% | |
| Melee damage | 100% | +5% | +10% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +1% |
Base statsOpen calculator
MethodSpecial Passive
Base torpor1,000+60 per level
Affinity needed4,000+125 per level
More about taming the Elderclaw
To tame an Elderclaw, kill a wild adult to obtain an Elderclaw Seed from its inventory. Plant the seed in a Large Crop Plot with at least 300% greenhouse effect, irrigation, and fertilizer. As the seedling grows it will periodically request one of six resources: Sap, Giant Bee Honey, Black Pearls, Biotoxin, Ammonite Bile, or Leech Blood. You have 5 minutes to provide each resource or taming effectiveness drops. Once the seedling matures into a baby Elderclaw, raise and imprint it like any other baby creature.
Elderclaw is tamed using a special passive method. Kill a wild adult to obtain an Elderclaw Seed, then plant it in a Large Crop Plot with at least 300% greenhouse effect, irrigation, and fertilizer. The growing seedling will request one of six resources: Sap, Giant Bee Honey, Black Pearls, Biotoxin, Ammonite Bile, or Leech Blood. You have 5 minutes to provide each resource or taming effectiveness drops. Once matured into a baby, raise and imprint it normally. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Abilities
Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.
Abilities
About spawn zones
Elderclaw has recorded spawns on 22 maps: The Center, Aberration, Extinction, Astraeos, Ragnarok, Valguero and 16 more. On Astraeos, Elderclaw also spawns in caves: The Deepbreath Grotto, The Verdant Underhollow, Cave 4, Cave 9, Cave 19 and 9 more.
Weight reduction
About weight reduction
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 280 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
 Wood | ~1140% · ~9 hits | ~1760% · ~7 hits |
 Thatch | ~1360% · ~9 hits | ~940% · ~7 hits |
 Fiber | ~1120% · ~9 hits | ~1120% · ~7 hits |
 Rare Flower | ~15% · ~9 hits | ~15% · ~7 hits |
 Rare Mushroom | ~15% · ~9 hits | ~15% · ~7 hits |
Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing an Elderclaw yields Wood, Thatch, Fiber, Rare Flower, and Rare Mushroom. The Hatchet yields the most Wood, while the Pick maximizes Thatch, Fiber, Rare Flower, and Rare Mushroom.
Drops and interactionsHarvest guide
More gathering abilities
About gathering
While ridden, Elderclaw gathers a broad range of plant resources with all its attacks. It harvests Fiber, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Citronal, Longrass, Mejoberry, Mejoberry Seed, Narcoberry, Narcoberry Seed, Organic Polymer, Plant Species X Seed, Plant Species Y Seed, and Rockarrot at 10× efficiency. Its Lunge (Empowered) attack deals 80 damage and maintains full gather efficiency.
Gathering abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- MeleeLMB
Swipe
Base damage35
- Thatch192.5
- Wood105
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
Falling bite
Base damage30
- Thatch165
- Wood90
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
Swipe - empowered
Base damage60
- Thatch330
- Wood180
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
Falling bite - empowered
Base damage55
- Thatch302.5
- Wood165
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
- LungeRMB
Base damage50
- Thatch275
- Wood150
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
empowered
Base damage80
- Thatch440
- Wood240
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
More abilities
- Root BurstC
- Bark ShieldHold Left Ctrl
- Place / Move TotemHold Left Ctrl
- Detonate TotemHold Left Ctrl
- Corpseblossom ResourceHold E
- JumpSpace
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Mining DrillImmune
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Herbivore attacks-40%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
Environment & other
- Plant Species X-50%
- Environmental damage-30%
- Spike Wall+100%
HitboxesHead ×1.5
Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator
Combat notes
Elderclaw has a strong vulnerability to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% more damage. It is also weak to Spike Walls (+100%) and Melee DmgMetal RaidDino (+55%). Explosions and melee attacks with impact effects deal increased damage. It is highly resistant to Mining Drill Harvest, taking -100% damage, and resists Ranged Turret Small DefensePlant and certain melee-projectile combos by -50%.
The Elderclaw has a head hitbox multiplier. Targeting the head deals 1.5× damage, making it effective for faster knockouts or combat.
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Combat & abilitiesBase XP per kill: 4
Elderclaw kill XP
Base XP per kill: 4
Per kill
318 XP4 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild × 1× server
Server XP settings1× · wild 1.25 · alpha 1.33 · boss 5 · cave 1.33
Experience
The Elderclaw Seed must be planted in a Large Crop Plot with 300% greenhouse effect, irrigation, and fertilizer to grow. Each resource request must be fulfilled within 5 minutes or taming effectiveness decreases. All melee attacks gather plant resources at 10× efficiency, making it ideal for rapid farming. The empowered Lunge attack deals 80 damage while maintaining full harvest output. It can be carried by Tusoteuthis, enabling aerial transport to isolated areas.
This page details the Elderclaw's taming, breeding, harvesting, combat stats, and spawn conditions. For precise calculations, refer to the taming calculator, breeding planner, and spawn map tools available on-site.
Loading discussion...