Alpha T-Rex

Alpha T-Rex

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Creature

Groups

Alpha Creatures, Dinosaurs

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Release Versions

193.0
Aug 5, 2015

729.0
Dec 16, 2015

501.0
Dec 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

Variants

• Brute Malfunctioned Tek Rex
• Brute X-Rex
• Corrupted Rex
• DodoRex
• Eerie Alpha T-Rex
• Eerie Rex
• Enraged Corrupted Rex
• Malfunctioned Tek Rex
• Rex
• Rex Ghost
• Skeletal Rex
• Tek Rex
• VR Rex
• X-Rex

Spawn Command

cheat summon MegaRex_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Rex/MegaRex_Character_BP.MegaRex_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

No

No

No

Torpor Immune

Yes

Data

XP for kill

3,540XP

Loot

• Alpha Tyrannosaur Tooth
• Alpha Rex Trophy
• Trike Bone Helmet Skin

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces

None

Drag Weight

550

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse
 Wood
 Adobe
 Stone

Habitat

• The Island
• The Center
• Ragnarok
• Extinction
• Valguero
• Crystal Isles
• Genesis: Part 2
• Lost Island

Common        Rare
  Untameable  Cave

TheAlpha T-Rex is one of theAlpha Creatures inARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Gamer words[]

The Alpha T-Rex is a bigger, stronger version of aRex which rarely spawns towards the inland areas of the island. In addition to their own strength, they also buff the damage and resistance of any nearby wild carnivores. They pose a significant threat to any players who aren't fully prepared to encounter one. Alpha Creatures cannot be knocked out. The best way to kill one of these beasts is by using a strong Quetzalcoatlus or Argentavis with points put intoHealth,Melee Damage, andStamina. Use Raw Meat to heal them in the battle. You can also use a Giganotosaurus.

Defeating an Alpha T-Rex grants a large amount of XP and gives all nearby players a Trike Bone Helmet Skin. They also frequently drop recipes, high-quality weapons and armor, and various other items.
Alpha T-Rexes do not drop normal Raw Meat when harvested. Instead, they give very large quantities of Raw Prime Meat.

Behavior[]

The Alpha T-Rex is, much like the normal Rex, aggressive to anything around it. They move extremely fast and do large amounts of damage. This makes fleeing from one difficult, so it is not advisable to get into a fight with one unless you're prepared to see the battle through.
They can easily destroy non-metal buildings, so it is not advisable to hide from or fight one from inside your base if it is not built to withstand one.

Appearance[]

The Alpha T-Rex is about 1.5x the size of a normalRex with a more limited color palette, but with bright red added (mostly Black/White/Red combinations). They also have a glowing red aura surrounding them, making them easier to differentiate from their normal counterparts.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Alpha T-Rex's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are coloredred over an albino Alpha T-Rex. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Alpha T-Rex will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Alpha T-Rex's regions by enteringcheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion><ColorID> in thecheat console. For instance,cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Alpha T-Rex's "body"magenta.

Region 0:
Body

1

14

17

36

Region 1:
Spine

1

14

17

36

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3:
Highlights

1

14

17

36

Region 4:
Back

1

14

17

36

Region 5:
Belly

1

14

17

36

Drops[]

Harvest

• Hide
• Raw Prime Meat

Guaranteed Special Loot

• Alpha Rex Trophy
• Alpha Tyrannosaur Tooth
• Trike Bone Helmet Skin

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	17500	+3500
Stamina	420	+42
Oxygen	N/A	N/A
Food	3000	+300
Weight	500	+10
Melee Damage	170	+8.5
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	1550	+93

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, seeBase Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, seeCreature Stats Calculation.

Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Alpha T-Rex.

General[]

The Alpha T-Rex is one of the most powerful creatures inARK: Survival Evolved, though not as powerful as the Titanosaur or a wild Giganotosaurus. Should you have a Giganotosaurus, do not ride it while fighting the Alpha T-Rex, as the Giganotosaurus will become enraged and throw you off, where you will have to escape an enraged Giganotosaurus and an Alpha T-Rex at the same time. Unless a Giganotosaurus is available to take it down, the player and their tribe members will have to concoct a game plan to take it down. This usually involves flying mounts, masses of tamed animals and cooperation amongst players. When done correctly, the attack on an Alpha T-Rex can be one of the most thrilling things to do in the game.

Strategy[]

It is completely up to the tribe members or player on how they approach the task of killing an Alpha T-Rex. Teams have been able to use complicated systems to kill them, while others have gunned them down in a barrage of gunfire. The choice on how to do it is the player's, but you can find some suggestions below.

Shadowmanes[]

Shadowmanes are one of easiest methods of defeating an Alpha Rex. A small pack of them, with the alpha male providing roar boosts and being near a water source for the hydration buff, can annihilate even high level Alpha Rexes in seconds with hardly any damage sustained. To ensure victory, the Shadowmanes should be imprinted with at least 20k health and 600 melee.

Corpse Snare[]

Utilizing the mechanic that Alpha Predators cannot harvest corpses. One tactic involved using a high damage ranged weapon like a mastercraft Crossbow or Compound bow with metal arrows. This method can easily take down an Alpha Rex. Lure the Rex to a dead corpse and then start firing at the Rex. Ensure that the corpse is not eaten by another carnivore or the Rex will charge right at you and could kill you and any creatures you have with you.

Luring the alpha rex to a corpse, and then positioning yourself with an Argentavis (This can be difficult, stop when you're about to be on top of it.) allows you to spam attack on the rex without gaining aggro. Make sure to use a high level imprinted argentavis to speed up the process and reduce the amount of times you have to land for stamina.

A similar process can be done with the Thylacoleo, where you lure the alpha to a corpse and repeatedly jump near the alpha's tail while attacking. This is much easier for all levels due to the thyla's percentage damage bleed.

Another easy strategy is to use a pack of Allosaurus. Let the alpha Allosaurus use it's gore attack to slow the Alpha T-Rex down so it can be continuously attacked before reaching your tames.

Lava + Corpse[]

This tactic which only works on maps that has Lava on the surface, involves carrying a small herbivore such as a Dodo, Lystrosaurus, or Phiomia in the claws of anArgentavis and lure the Alpha T-Rex into a lava stream where it will slowly lose its enormous health pool. When you see its health dropping low, just pull it on to safe ground and finish it off with theArgentavis. This strategy just requires some patience, and you should have an eye out for his injuries so he won't die in the lava, otherwise you will lose all the loot and XP. Also, be careful not to fly too close to the lava, as this would dismount you, smelt you and probably your mount too in seconds.

Constant Knockback[]

A far more dangerous tactic is possible because the Alpha T-Rex's attack range is, like the Rex, still shorter than the attack range of a Spinosaurus. While not advised, a Spino can hold off an Alpha T-Rex by "juggling" it until backup arrives in an emergency. With care, a powerful Spinosaurus can kill a low-level Alpha T-Rex, though it is not nearly as safe as other methods.

A wyvern, crystal or otherwise, can kill the Alpha T-Rex by utilizing the same strategy of the Thylacoleo but using their respective breaths while in range.

A high level tamed Reaper king is a potent enough mount that a 100% imprint, 30k hp, 600 melee beast can demolish an alpha 150 rex and suffer at most, 7k damage. Their natural armor, heavy hitting, fast hp regen and imprinted damage resistance make them a prime creature for taking out nearly any land dino that isn't a wild giga. In addition, they will harvest copious amounts of raw prime meat, and after a brief 10 minute break can jump back in to dealing with overspawned Alpha Creatures.

Water[]

Lead the Alpha T-Rex to a large body of water where you have an aquatic mount (preferably a Megalodon) then lead the Alpha T-Rex into the deeper parts of the water and use the aquatic mount to kill it.

Overpowering[]

In an upfront battle, the only dinosaurs that stand a good chance against an Alpha T-Rex are the Giganotosaurus and theReaper or a very damage-oriented, imprint-boosted Tyrannosaurus or Therizinosaurus. If you have aGiganotosaurus (with or without a saddle) and aSpyglass, you can order your Giganotosaurus to attack the Alpha T-Rex. Several Gigas can slay the alpha in seconds. However, something to keep in mind is that while a Giga has stronger base stats than an Alpha T-Rex, the Alpha Rex's stats go up a lot with each level.

Another tactic is using a strong Woolly Rhino's charge. A strong charge may be able to kill one in 1-4 attacks.

If managed to keep a safe distance, it will be a matter of time before the player or the tribe to overpower the Alpha T-Rex with tames and firearms.

Mobile Base[]

Using armored platform saddle. Tribemates manning siege weaponry such as aBallista Turret orMinigun Turret, using a high-level Brontosaurus, can stand a good chance against a lone Alpha T-Rex. Have the driver make good use of theBrontosaurus' reach to juggle the Alpha T-Rex back while the gunners unload on it. This is not recommended with the Paraceratherium with a platform set up as the Paracer lacks the Bronto's reach to keep the Alpha T-Rex at bay, and while faster than the Bronto, isn't quick enough to outrun the Alpha T-Rex to kite it.

Plant Species X[]

Create a row of Plant Species X Plants. They are easy to build and maintain, and do considerable DPS when there are many of them. 20 Plant Species X can take out a level 1 Alpha T-Rex within 10 seconds. If the T-Rex is aggroed on a flying mount such as an Argentavis, you can lure the Alpha around the plants for it to die. The main downside of this strategy is that, unless you manage to get the last hit somehow, you will get noExperience for killing the Alpha in this way. You will still get the loot, however.

Outsmarting and Outmaneuvering[]

The turning radius of the alpha rex is nearly abysmal, as well is their intelligence, and the player can use a flying mount to their advantage.

First, their turning radius is giant, and some flyers (Argentavis) can turn, and move, slightly faster. Although this process is tedious, and risky, it does show results. Additionally, the Rex will follow you quite far into the ocean, in which their abilities become even worse, and they will attempt to swim to the shore instead of fighting.

Using erratic movement strategies and maneuvering like this can allow almost anyone to kill an alpha rex, with only moderately leveled flying mounts. Tames like Argentavis can be as low as level 65 and still succeed in this fight.

Weaponry[]

Use mounts, or ranged weapons. Any physical confrontation is almost always certain death.

Dangers[]

• DoNOT fight the Alpha T-Rex if you are not well prepared! It will kill you and your whole Tribe within seconds.
• The Alpha T-Rex is very fast, equivalent to 242% Survivor Movement Speed, and has a large amount of damage.
• The Alpha T-Rex is able to destroy any non-metal structures, in no time, "thanks" to its large damage.
• The footsteps of the Alpha T-Rex can kill you even if Dino Damage is turned off.

Weakness[]

• It's one of the most powerful creatures on land, but in the water it's pretty slow, making it more vulnerable to fast water-mounts.
• With unlimited prepare time given, players or tribe will eventually gather sufficient mounts and firearms to overpower it.
• Around 20 Spear Bolts shot with aBallista Turret will do the trick for a level one Alpha T-Rex, higher levels may need a substantial amount more.

Notes[]

• Released in patch193.0
• Other Alphas include the Alpha Raptor, the Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha Mosasaur, Alpha Leedsichthys,

 Alpha Megalodon and Alpha Tusoteuthis.

• Becomes a Skeletal Rex duringARK: Fear Evolved.
• The damage and resistance buff that it gives to nearby carnivores can be seen as an arrow pointing up, with a "+" sign inside of the arrow.
• Force taming using console commands may result in a game crash. This may have been fixed, as the game does not seem to crash in279.22.
• Force tamed Alpha T-Rex can roar, but a wild one won't do so.
• The Alpha T-Rex can be ridden if force tamed.
• The Alpha Rex is the only Alpha on The Island to have a trophy head.

References[]