Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
More Thorny Dragon Utility Tips
These guys are my go to wood gatherer for my single player simply because they are carnivores. They will only gather wood and thatch when harvesting trees and not pick up a metric ton of berries like other wood gatherer tames. It's not super hard to empty your dinos inventory of clutter but still nice not to. Also has the added bonus of healing faster because it eats meat.
I don't play with the SP boosted stats checked so in a fight it can take out low to mid level trash especially with back peddling and it's bite attack. Vs. pack creatures and larger tames like Rexes I would definitely recommend you bring other tames as protection.
I have 12 on platforms 4 pillars high scattered around my base. I have an issuse with dino spawns in the base. So they act as a long range needle launcher. Weigh down with sand because its weight isnt affected by the dragons buff. Set all to long range aggressive and u have a protected base. Add a few plant X for added assurance. I no longer have spawn problems. Found a ready to tame terror bird today too pretty neat.