EMP Roar
Spend Element to release an EMP roar that reduces affected enemies' damage and disables Tek abilities. Creatures hit by the EMP are drawn toward the Dreadnoughtus.
Controls
- C
Dreadnoughtus
CreatureSoaker
- Spawns on
- 8 maps
- Abundance
- Uncommon
- Saddle
- Level 100
- Kill XP
- 22
- Taming method
- Special Passive
- Diet
- Herbivore
Overview
The Dreadnoughtus is a massive herbivore used primarily as a soaker in boss fights. Its special passive taming method allows it to be tamed using Element, after which it follows the player and can be guided to an Element Vein for taming. While feeding at the vein, it must be defended from waves of corrupted creatures until taming completes. This makes it a unique support tank in endgame scenarios.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 100000 | +3200 | +0.25% | |
| Stamina | 300 | +30 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 3250 | +195 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | +2% | |
| Food | 13500 | +1350 | +2% | |
| Weight | 3000 | +60 | +0.8% | |
| Melee damage | 100% | +3.33% | +6.67% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +2% |
TamingOpen calculator
MethodSpecial Passive
Base torpor3,250+195 per level
Affinity needed10,000+200 per level
More about taming the Dreadnoughtus
Scope out an Element vein first, ideally an alpha one, because the vein you take it to fixes your effectiveness the moment it arrives. Approach on something small like a Thylacoleo rather than a heavy mount. Feed it Element from your hotbar and it follows you for a minute, so lead it to the vein in hops. Once it is feeding there, every point of progress comes from killing the waves that spawn, not from the Element, which is only the lure.
Taming a Dreadnoughtus requires the Special Passive method. Feed it Element from your hotbar and it will follow you for 60 seconds. Kite it to an Element Vein, preferably an alpha-difficulty node for better effectiveness. While it feeds, defend it from corrupted creature waves until taming completes. The process takes about 60 seconds. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Abilities
Default PC controls. Custom keybindings may differ.
Spawn zones
About spawn zones
Dreadnoughtus has recorded spawns on 8 maps: Extinction, Astraeos, Amissa, Lost City, Nyrandil, Temptress Lagoon and 2 more.
Drops and interactions
Harvest yields by tool
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 1,200 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
 Hide | ~4940% · ~38 hits | ~7460% · ~30 hits |
 Raw Meat | ~5560% · ~38 hits | ~3740% · ~30 hits |
 Raw Prime Meat | ~24% · ~38 hits | ~24% · ~30 hits |
Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing a Dreadnoughtus yields Sauropod Vertebra, Hide, Raw Meat, and Raw Prime Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide, while the Pick maximizes Raw Meat and the Dino (Prime) tool is best for Raw Prime Meat.
Gathering abilitiesHarvest guide
More gathering abilities
About gathering
While mounted, Dreadnoughtus can gather using its Neck Flail, Vomit Cannon, and Tail Flail attacks. Each of these attacks harvests Berries, Crop Seeds, Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Plant Species X Seed, Plant Species Y Seed, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Stimberry, Wood, Cactus Sap, and Fiber at 10× efficiency. Cactus Sap and Fiber are gathered at 8× efficiency.
Combat & abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- Vomit CannonHold RMB
Base damage1,800
- Thatch27,000
- Wood27,000
- Stone7,875
- Metal810
- Tek90
More abilities
- EMP RoarC
- Neck SwingLMB
- Tail SwingSpace
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Melee Dino Carnivore-40%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
Environment & other
- Plant Species X-50%
- Environmental damage-30%
- Fire-20%
- Spike Wall+400%
HitboxesHead ×1.3
Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator
Combat notes
Dreadnoughtus takes +400% more damage from spike walls, making them highly effective for defense. It also has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos and +55% to Melee DmgMetal RaidDino. It resists Melee Dino Carnivore attacks by 40%. Focus on avoiding spike traps in combat.
The head has a damage multiplier of 1.25x, making headshots more effective for knocking out or damaging the Dreadnoughtus. All other body zones take standard damage.
Can break Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, and Tek structures. Build at least in Tek to resist its damage.
ExperienceBase XP per kill: 22
Dreadnoughtus kill XP
Base XP per kill: 22
Per kill
1,749 XP22 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild × 1× server
Saddle crafting XP
- Dreadnoughtus Platform Saddle1,848 XP
Base 462 XP · Level 100 · Platform
Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server
Server XP settings1× · wild 1.25 · alpha 1.33 · boss 5 · cave 1.33
Tips
The Neck Flail has a 30m range and deals 1080 damage, useful for kiting enemies while gathering. The Vomit Cannon gathers the same resources as the Neck Flail but at a shorter range of 25m. The EMP Roar disables electronics within 25m every 120 seconds. Tail Flail deals 1080 damage and gathers the same resources as the other attacks. Defend it during taming at Element Veins to prevent corrupted creature aggro.
This page details the Dreadnoughtus's taming, breeding, harvesting, combat stats, and capabilities. For more, use the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on-site.
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