Best boss running creature?

[Lagonbreezey]

So theres a lot of creatures that can be used for bosses, from the more traditional rexes to the more obscure ones like it being possible to use megaloceros on the dragon (don't faq check me on this I don't know what I'm talking about), but what do you think is the best boss running creature?

[SpeedFreak3]

My vote goes to the Therizino.

- Solid boss fighter for all Island bosses, sweet veggie cake is OP.

- all purpose gatherer.

- comfortable traveling, because almost nothing aggroes on you.

- They are quite compact and don't take up so much space to breed.

[wizard03]

5 hours ago, Lagonbreezey said:

So theres a lot of creatures that can be used for bosses, from the more traditional rexes to the more obscure ones like it being possible to use megaloceros on the dragon (don't faq check me on this I don't know what I'm talking about), but what do you think is the best boss running creature?

Hands down, therizino......Now Im not saying rex's can't, are not able, to do the boss's, however when it comes to the tek cave, its a heck of a lot easier to maneuver 15-20 theri's into the final boss arena.

With that said, when it comes to the alpha dragon, better have theri's with mutations and at LEAST 10 veggie cakes on each theri to help them get through the battle.

[Pipinghot]

18 hours ago, Lagonbreezey said:

but what do you think is the best boss running creature?

I agree with the above 2 posters. Overall, I like the Therizino best, no need to repeat the reasons they gave.

A couple of caveats:

1) Wild tek rexes can to up to Lvl 180 while therizinos only go up to 150. If you are dedicated to doing a lot of taming before you start breeding, you can get some pretty good stats by breeding a line of tek rexes. Personally, I still don't think this makes them better than theri's, but some people like the extra stats.

2) On most maps it's harder to find theri's than rexes, which means it can be harder to find theri's that are high level to begin your breeding program and you might need to spend more time looking for good theri's to tame that you would spend looking for rexes.

3) It takes longer to tame a theri than a rex, so more time up front for each individual animal that you tame.

 

With those things being said, if you are planning to do one really good breeding program and then use the results of that breeding program to do boss fights on multiple maps, I would go with theri's over rexes.

[Noricha]

High health Tek Rexes with good saddles work well for boss fights.  Megatheriums for broodmother, Therizinos with Tek Rexes for Dragon boss and one Yuti.

[simiihhh]

I would go for theris, as they have good dps + health. The Advantage over the rexes is the healing made possible from the veggie cakes. However If you want a quick Boss Run Just get any Level procoptdon + good Pump Shotgun and you can easily do brood + Monkey.

[wizard03]

8 hours ago, Noricha said:

High health Tek Rexes with good saddles work well for boss fights.  Megatheriums for broodmother, Therizinos with Tek Rexes for Dragon boss and one Yuti.

Oh yeah, don't forget that yuti. NEVER forget that yuti!

 

[CervantesMor]

On 1/13/2024 at 11:57 PM, Lagonbreezey said:

but what do you think is the best boss running creature?

For ASA or ASE?

ASE = Shadowmane + Yuty (or + Stego and Shotgun)

12 hours ago, Pipinghot said:

1) Wild tek rexes

In ASA we haven't Tek Dinos Spawn on TheIsland

[Pipinghot]

6 hours ago, CervantesMor said:

In ASA we haven't Tek Dinos Spawn on TheIsland

hah, good point I didn't even think of that when I was writing. Thanks.

[Noricha]

Well I’m still on ASE, on the island map I would find Tek Rexes in the redwoods by the river.  They should be on ASA if it’s a copy of the original map, or were these things released later on? I wasn’t playing ASE from the very beginning.

[Pipinghot]

8 hours ago, Noricha said:

Well I’m still on ASE, on the island map I would find Tek Rexes in the redwoods by the river.  They should be on ASA if it’s a copy of the original map, or were these things released later on? I wasn’t playing ASE from the very beginning.

Tek animals were released later on. Once they were released, they were retroactively added to previous maps, which is why you can find them on The Island.

[Noricha]

Thanks for clearing that up.

[BasiliskBreedingPlz]

Stegos have my vote due to its hardened mode! 

-Good for tanking hits on Alpha Brood, Dragon, Monkey bosses

-Can't get dismounted from a pulvi attack (TEK Cave)

-Can't get dismounted whenever the Overseer does it's laser beam attack