Thorny Dragon Taming Guide & Calculator

Q: How long does it take to tame a Thorny Dragon?

About 25m for a level 150 using Regular Kibble x8 on official settings. Lower levels tame faster, and higher server taming rates shorten it further - the calculator above gives exact times for your server.

Q: What is the best food for taming a Thorny Dragon?

Regular Kibble, which keeps taming effectiveness at 99.6% for a level 150. The food table in the calculator ranks every alternative with quantities and times.

Q: How many tranq darts do you need for a level 150 Thorny Dragon?

Roughly 21 Tranq Darts from a longneck rifle, or 29 Tranq Arrows from a crossbow, assuming 100% weapon damage. Damaged or lower-quality weapons need more shots.

Q: Can you trap a Thorny Dragon?

Yes - it can be immobilized by: Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Large Bear Trap, Plant Species Y.

The Thorny Dragon is a desert lizard prized for sturdy travel and ranged spine attacks. It is commonly used for Scorched Earth progression and defensive utility.

Carnivore Knockout tame 4,473 torpor at lvl 150

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Wild level

Food Show higher-tier kibble

Food Qty Time TE +Lvl

Bonuses & multipliers

Taming speed

Server TamingSpeedMultiplier

Tribe tower (days)

Sanguine Elixir (30% less affinity needed)

Advanced server multipliers

Wild food drain

Dino food drain

Wild torpor drain

Most servers: choose an official preset. Only adjust these if you know your server INI values.

Knockout settings (optional)

Defaults assume 100% weapons. Open this if you want more accurate KO estimates.

Bow %

Compound bow %

Crossbow %

Longneck %

Harpoon %

Prod %

Boomerang %

Slingshot %

Club %

Hit multiplier

Optional weakpoint / immobilized bonus from the dataset (if applicable).

Shot interval (seconds)

Used for arrows/darts to model torpor-over-time + drain.

Torpor multiplier %

Advanced: adjust if the creature takes more/less torpor than expected.

Assumed wild HP points

Used for the KO kill-risk estimate (wild point distribution is random).

Knockout notes

Knockout verdict

4473 torpor

Effectiveness

Shots to KO

Shocking Tranq Darts (Longneck)

Narcotics

+74 lvl → 224

Food

Regular Kibble

8 bites · 8 items

Tame time

25m

682 food drop

Knockout by weapon

Knockout Shots Time Risk

BestShocking Tranq Darts (Longneck) 11 <1m 0%

Electric Prod Hits 12 <1m 0%

Tranq Spear Bolts (Harpoon) 16 2m 0%

Tranq Darts (Longneck) 21 2m 0%

Tranq Arrows (Crossbow) 29 3m 5%

Tranq Arrows (Compound Bow) 38 4m 5%

Tranq Arrows (Bow) 51 5m 5%

Boomerang Throws 73 6m 100%

Wooden Club Hits 393 33m 99%

Slingshot Hits 435 37m 100%

Sedatives to hold torpor (pick one)

Narcotic0

Bio Toxin0

Narcoberry0

Ascerbic Mushroom0

Starve to finish Paused

Estimate: -

Enter Current/Max Food to calculate.

Needed 682 · missing - · remaining -

Current food

Max food

When the timer hits 0 it beeps (max 1 minute) until paused.

Torpor (keep KO) Paused

Estimate: -

Uses dataset torpor drain (estimate).

Drain 1.73/s

Current torpor

Warn (minutes)

When the timer hits 0 it beeps (max 1 minute) until paused.

Thorny Dragon taming at a glance

The Thorny Dragon is a knockout tame: a level 150 has 4,473 torpor to fill, roughly 21 Tranq Darts or 29 Tranq Arrows from a crossbow at 100% weapon damage. Once down, Regular Kibble x8 finishes the tame in about 25m at 99.6% effectiveness.

Immobilized by: Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Large Bear Trap, Plant Species Y.

Figures assume a level 150 wild on Official (Standard) settings. The calculator above recalculates for any level and server rates.

Thorny Dragon taming FAQ

How long does it take to tame a Thorny Dragon?

About 25m for a level 150 using Regular Kibble x8 on official settings. Lower levels tame faster, and higher server taming rates shorten it further - the calculator above gives exact times for your server.

What is the best food for taming a Thorny Dragon?

Regular Kibble, which keeps taming effectiveness at 99.6% for a level 150. The food table in the calculator ranks every alternative with quantities and times.

How many tranq darts do you need for a level 150 Thorny Dragon?

Roughly 21 Tranq Darts from a longneck rifle, or 29 Tranq Arrows from a crossbow, assuming 100% weapon damage. Damaged or lower-quality weapons need more shots.

Can you trap a Thorny Dragon?

Yes - it can be immobilized by: Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Large Bear Trap, Plant Species Y.