Base Stats (Wild Lv150)
| Stat | Base Value | Per Level (Wild) | Per Level (Tamed) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 630 | +126 | +5.4% |
| Stamina | 250 | +25 | +10% |
| Weight | 380 | +7.6 | +4% |
| Melee Damage | 100% (35 base) | +5% | +1.7% |
Taming Guide
| Food | Amount (Lv150, 1x) | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Superior Kibble | 6 | ~23min | +99.6% |
| Raw Mutton | 12 | ~27min | +98.5% |
| Raw Prime Meat | 15 | ~33min | +97.7% |
Special Abilities
ok so the Allosaurus has this pack mechanic that makes it one of the most underrated carnivores in ARK and I feel like people sleep on it way too much. the main thing is the alpha pack boost. when you have 3 or more Allos together the highest level one becomes the alpha and it gets this massive damage and damage resistance buff. plus it can use a special roar that applies a bleed to everything it bites.
and the bleed stacks. like, actually stacks. each bite from the alpha puts another bleed stack on the target and it just keeps ticking away. I've melted alpha rexes with a pack of 5 imprinted Allos in like 30 seconds flat. not even kidding. the bleed is percent-based so it scales with enemy health — the tankier the target the faster it dies. it's ridiculous against bosses too if you can keep the Allos alive long enough, and trust me that's the hard part.
the regular non-alpha Allos also get a damage buff from being near the alpha and they apply a weaker bleed with their own bites. so the whole pack just shreds through anything together. and the mobility is way better than a Rex too — they turn tight, they run fast, and they can fit into places a Rex can't even dream of squeezing through. you know what I mean.
Taming Strategy
Allos are faster than you think and they hunt in packs of three. which means if you aggro one you aggro all three. yeah I know. and that's usually a death sentence if you're not prepared. trust me I've died to this exact scenario more times than I'd like to remember and it's always the same thing — you see one Allo and think oh I can handle that, and then two more come sprinting out of the trees and you're dead before you even register what happened. it's kind of embarrassing how many times this has gotten me and I still fall for it sometimes because I get cocky. you know how it is.
the move is to isolate a single Allo from the pack which is tricky but doable. use a flyer to bait one away or pick off the two weaker ones first with a long-range rifle. then bola the one you want and start tranqing. but here's the thing — Allos have surprisingly decent torpor drain so don't mess around. bring a crossbow with tranq arrows and at least 100 narcotics. the head hitbox is pretty generous which is nice, and you can land body shots and still knock it out fine. just make sure you're on a rock or something elevated because if you're on the ground and it wakes up you're gonna have a really bad time. and I've had that happen too, obviously.
for a safe tame build a simple stone trap four gateways in a square with gaps between them lead the allo in close the door behind it and tranq from outside it's the same trap design I use for Argies and it works for Allos too just make the gaps a little wider because Allos have a bigger hitbox than Argies and you don't want to block your own shots which I've definitely done before and wasted like 15 tranq darts on the trap itself which is just the most frustrating thing
Best Uses
a pack of well-bred Allos is one of the most fun things you can ride around on in ARK. and I'm not just saying that because they deal insane damage — I mean they do — but the feeling of leading a pack of these things into battle with the alpha roar going off and everything just melting around you is something a Rex can't give you. Rexes are just big and slow and boring after a while, you know?
the Allo pack is fast, agile, and hits way harder than its stats suggest. I've taken down wild gigas with a pack of 10 mutated Allos before and walked away with most of them alive. which is more than I can say for any Rex army I've ever fielded. it's that simple.
for boss fights Allos are a legit option for the Megapithecus and Broodmother if you bring enough of them and stack the bleed. the alpha roar gives your whole army a buff and the bleed melts through boss health pools way faster than raw melee damage alone. but fair warning — they're squishier than Rexes so you need good saddles and a Yuty for the courage roar, and preferably a Daeodon for healing (which we'll get to in another guide). if you're tired of the same old Rex meta for boss fights, give Allos a try. it's way more exciting even if it's technically less safe.
in PvP they're kind of a glass cannon but that alpha bleed can absolutely ruin someone's day. especially if they're riding something big like a Giga or a Bronto. the bleed ignores armor so it just keeps ticking even through top-tier saddles, and people panic when they see their health bar draining with no obvious source. it's hilarious to watch from the back of your Allo pack while they try to figure out what's going on.
Allosaurus vs Carnotaurus vs Rex - Pick Your Fighter
the Allo sits right in the sweet spot between Carno and Rex and I think it's the best of both worlds in a lot of ways. the Carno is faster and easier to tame but it's made of wet paper and can't fight anything bigger than a raptor without getting wrecked. the Rex is the king — massive health, massive melee — but it's so slow you could walk faster than a wild Rex on a bad day.
the Allo gives you respectable damage with actual mobility, and the pack mechanic pushes its effective DPS way beyond what the stat card shows. so if you want something that can actually chase things down and still hold its own in a real fight, the Allo is your dino. I've got like 20 of them and I use them more than my Rexes at this point. not even kidding.
Breeding Tips
breeding Allos is the move if you want to get the most out of them. imprinted Allos in a pack with the alpha buff are just on a completely different level compared to wild tames. the egg incubation is about 1 hour 40 minutes at 26-32C which is pretty standard for medium carnivores. baby phase is around 4 and a half hours, juvenile about 18 and a half, and full maturation is just under 2 days total. not bad at all compared to the 4-day nightmare that is breeding Rexes.
for mutations you want health and melee obviously, but stamina is actually pretty important on Allos because the alpha roar drains stam and you don't want to run out mid-fight. which has happened to me. and it's about the worst feeling in the game when your alpha is just standing there panting while a boss tears through your pack. yeah, don't let that happen.
Pro Tips
first thing — always always always tame at least three Allos at once. if you only have one or two you're missing the entire point of the creature. the pack bonus doesn't even activate until you have three. the alpha boost is what makes Allos go from mediocre to absolutely terrifying, so don't half-ass it. commit to the full pack or just tame something else and be done with it. once you have a pack of 5 or 6 with a couple mutations, you'll wonder why you ever bothered with anything else for general purpose carnivore work. that's just how it is.
second level health and melee pretty equally on all your Allos but give the alpha a little extra health since it's gonna be the main target for anything you're fighting and if the alpha dies mid-fight the pack bonus transfers to the next highest level allo which is a nice failsafe but it's still a huge DPS loss so keep that alpha alive at all costs I usually run about 15k health and the rest in melee on my alphas and it works great for most content including alpha rexes and lower-tier bosses
third the bleed stacks from multiple Allos hitting the same target so position your pack to swarm a single enemy rather than spreading out and fighting multiple things at once I know it sounds obvious but I see so many people just whistle attack and let the Allos do whatever and they end up splitting damage across five different targets and taking forever to kill anything just focus fire one thing at a time and watch it melt it's literally night and day difference
and one last thing — don't sleep on the Allo's turning radius compared to a Rex. it can pivot and chase things way better, which makes it fantastic for hunting quetzals or chasing down fleeing PvP targets. the alpha roar gives your whole pack a speed boost too, so you can actually run things down.
that's not something you ever get to say about a Rex. and it feels amazing when you pull it off.