Taming Rock Elementals

[Sestock]

We've been using cannons on a Paracer trick, but to no avail. We have used probably 100+ cannon balls on these things, and it always ends up in the death of the Rock Elemental.

When they go back to their "afk" state, does their torpor reset?  I don't understand what we are doing wrong.. we pumped 9 balls into a level 16 and he just turned and went back into the pseudo-rock form, and then we hit him 3 more times and he died. Helllllllllp

[Vaskur]

You hit his head?

 

[Sestock]

If the head is the part that does 1500 dmg, yes.

[PapaPoof]

I just tamed a lvl 16 last night with cannon/paracer. Took 4 or 5 shots to the head to knock out. If your doing 1500 dam then your hitting the body. Also when you hit its head it will do a special animation.

[Multivitamin]

Best I can suggest is make sure it is stuck somewhere either with landscape or pillars. Then wait and take your shot. If it is attacking it will keep making the same animations and time those shots. It gets 1500 topor per shot so you have LOTS of time between shots as the topor drops super slow. 

[Jerryn]

If you hit them in the head, the damage shows a lower number(I believe), and, most importantly, they will shake their head. No head shake just means you are killing it.

I usually get them with RPGs from a top a rock.  If you can get on the correct rock, they cannot hit you with a boulder, or you just step back when they throw; just make sure it does not hit your mount.

If you can get it stuck just right, you can hit them with 2 quick RPG shots, then wait for them to throw a rock, then 2 RPG shots, dodge rock, rinse and repeat; just be careful at the end that you don't shoot them as they pass out.

From what I can tell, the health to topor is very close, and with high damage weapons, like a cannon or high quality RPGs, a few misplaced shots(miss the head) is enough to end up with a dead Rock Elemental before you can knock it out.