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[ARK] Elder Claws Comprehensive Guide: Taming Method, Performance, Totem Evolution System
Explanation of the taming method, habitat, basic performance, and unique totem evolution system of the new creature Elderclaw that appeared in "ARK: Survival Ascended." The Elderclaw is a powerful creature capable of high defense with its bark shield and wide-range buffs with its totem.
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1. 🌲 Elderclaw Introduction: Habitat and Overview
- ✅ The Elderclaw, newly introduced in Valguero Ascended, lives deep in lush forests.
- ✅ Explanation of taming methods, habitat, and basic performance.
- ⚠️ Please share any additional information or verification results in the comments.
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1. 🌲 Elderclaw Introduction: Habitat and Overview
- ✅ The Elderclaw, newly introduced in Valguero Ascended, lives deep in lush forests.
- ✅ Explanation of taming methods, habitat, and basic performance.
- ⚠️ Please share any additional information or verification results in the comments.
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2. 🛡️ Preparation Before Taming: Required Strength and Items
- ✅ The initial stage of taming is not difficult, but preparation is important.
- ✅ Prepare powerful combatants such as Rexes or Pyro Mains, or high-firepower weapons such as pump-action shotguns.
- ✅ As material items, you will need Black Pearls, Red Evening Blood, Giant Honey, Sap, and Ammonite Single Polymer Biotoxin.
- ✅ Prepare a re-ignition device and a sound quality structure (sound quality walls and ceilings) that can achieve a sound quality effect of 300%.
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3. 🌱 Elderclaw Taming Procedure: Seed Cultivation and Baby Acquisition
- ✅ Find the Elderclaw in its habitat and defeat it with your forces.
- ✅ Obtain a Wild Elderclaw Seed when defeated.
- ✅ Use a re-ignition platform to cultivate the seed in an environment with a sound quality effect of 300%.
- ✅ Obtain an Elderclaw baby individual through the withering machine, flowering machine, and harvesting machine.
- ✅ Materials are required at each stage of growth (Giant Honey, Sap, Ammonite, Single Polymer Biotoxin, etc.).
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4. 💪 Elderclaw's Basic Performance and Characteristics: Bark Shield and Totem Evolution
- ✅ Can be ridden without a saddle. Has armor and high durability.
- ✅ Attack performance: Paper-cutting attack, hooking attack, dive attack (high power), ranged attack (light high-speed effect).
- ✅ Activate the bark shield with Control key + C. A powerful defense buff that cuts damage by consuming food. No time limit.
- ✅ Place a totem by holding down Control key + C. Buff that increases melee attack power within range.
- ✅ The totem grows by attacking enemies, and the buff effect is strengthened.
- ✅ Destroying the grown totem causes the Elderclaw itself to grow in size and inherit the buff.
| Ability | Effect |
|---|---|
| Bark Shield | Damage cut (food consumption) |
| Totem | Melee attack power increase (range buff) |
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5. ⚔️ Elderclaw's Potential and Future Prospects
- ✅ Elderclaw is a creature with very high buff performance.
- ✅ The combination of totem and bark shield may be effective even in boss battles.
- ✅ We plan to verify this in boss battles in the future.