Bite
Bites enemies in front of it. Its tail attacks and damage from its spikes are separate abilities.
Controls
- WhistleAttack This Target
Base damage10
- Thatch55
- Wood30
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
Kentrosaurus
CreatureMisc
- Spawns on
- 25 maps
- Abundance
- Common
- Kill XP
- 5
- Taming method
- Knockout
- Preferred kibble
Regular Kibble
Overview
The Kentrosaurus is a herbivorous creature with a role focused on miscellaneous utility. It reduces the weight of harvested resources in its inventory, making it efficient for gathering trips. It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Tusoteuthis for fast deployment to remote resource nodes.
Players typically tame Kentrosaurus to optimize long-distance harvesting runs while preserving inventory capacity.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 650 | +130 | +4% | |
| Stamina | 300 | +30 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 500 | +30 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | +2% | |
| Food | 6000 | +600 | +2% | |
| Weight | 500 | +10 | +0.8% | |
| Melee damage | 100% | +5% | +10% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +1% |
Base statsOpen calculator
MethodKnockout
Base torpor500+30 per level
Affinity needed5,500+285 per level
Preferred kibbleRegular Kibble
Regular Kibble- Taming time
- 38m 22s
- Effectiveness
- 99.8%
- Tamed level
- 224 from 150
Required narcotics (Regular Kibble ×30)None needed at these settings
More about taming the Kentrosaurus
Kentrosaurus must be knocked out before taming. Use a Chain Bola, Bear Trap, or Large Bear Trap to immobilize it. Then apply tranquilizing weapons such as the Bow, Crossbow, or Fabricated Sniper Rifle using Tranq Arrows or Tranquilizer Darts.
The best food is Regular Kibble, with Base Veggie as a viable alternative. Taming takes about 40 minutes and requires 31 units of Regular Kibble at level 150 on Official settings. No narcotics are needed. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Abilities
Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.
Abilities
About spawn zones
Kentrosaurus has recorded spawns on 25 maps: The Island, Scorched Earth, The Center, Extinction, Astraeos, Ragnarok and 19 more.
Weight reduction
Immobilized by
About weight reduction
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 230 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
 Hide | ~940% · ~8 hits | ~1460% · ~6 hits |
 Raw Meat | ~1160% · ~8 hits | ~740% · ~6 hits |
 Keratin | ~210% · ~8 hits | ~415% · ~6 hits |
Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing a Kentrosaurus yields Hide, Raw Meat, and Keratin. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Keratin, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat harvest.
Drops and interactionsHarvest guide
More gathering abilities
About gathering
While ridden, Kentrosaurus gathers using its Bite attack. It harvests Berries, Seeds, Mushrooms, Rare Flowers, Rare Mushrooms, Wood, Cactus Sap, and Fiber. The Bite attack yields 10× multipliers on most berries, seeds, and wood, making it highly efficient for plant-based resource farming. Tail attacks do not gather resources.
Gathering abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- Bite
Base damage10
- Thatch55
- Wood30
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
- Tail Impale
Tail swipe · Tail slam
Base damage42
- Thatch231
- Wood126
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
More abilities
- Spike RetaliationPassive
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Explosions-40%
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
Environment & other
- Fire-60%
- 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
Kentrosaurus has a strong weakness to Instant HurtDinos, taking +120% damage, and to SpikeWall, taking +100% damage. It is highly resistant to fire, taking 60% less damage. Melee attacks with projectile impact effects are also 50% less effective. Exploiting its vulnerability to spike walls is effective in base defense setups.
The head has a 1.5× damage multiplier, making headshots effective for faster knockout. All other body zones have standard damage multipliers.
Kentrosaurus can break Thatch and Wood structures. Build at least in Stone to protect against its structural damage.
Combat & abilitiesBase XP per kill: 5
Kentrosaurus kill XP
Base XP per kill: 5
Per kill
398 XP5 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 Bite attack provides a 10× harvest multiplier on most berries, seeds, and wood.
- It takes +120% damage from Instant HurtDinos, making it vulnerable to certain environmental hazards.
- Spike walls deal +100% damage to Kentrosaurus, making them effective in defensive perimeters.
- It is 60% resistant to fire damage, so flame-based weapons are not recommended.
- It can be carried by Quetzal, enabling rapid deployment to distant gathering zones.
- The weight reduction applies only to resources in its inventory, not its own weight.
This page details the Kentrosaurus's stats, taming process, breeding conditions, harvest output, and combat characteristics. For precise planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on the site.
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