Spino vs rex

[RockLobster]

What are the pros and cons of both dinos? Is one better than the other?

[Scheneighnay]

I don't have either, but from what I'm aware, the Spino is more of an amphibious mount, while the Rex is more land-based.

[Scheneighnay]

Just a stat comparison from the wiki:
Rex has more health (1100 vs 700 base)
Rex has more stamina (420 vs 350)
Spino has more oxygen (650 vs 150)
This is fairly meaningless at this high of the stat, but the Rex has more food (3000 vs 2600)
Rex has more weight (500 vs 350)
Spino does more damage-per-bite (1500 vs 1200)
Rex is faster on land (515/1472 vs 452/1175)
Spino is faster in the water (1100 vs 300)

So on land, the spino just has a higher DPS in general, but otherwise the rex is better. I believe I heard it has a tigher turning radius than the rex as well.
Spino is also a better climber- it can climb over 2 walls in height.

Keep in mind the rex is a lot easier to tame.

[Navjotski]

Rex ofc.

But spino can help you even more (if you can't afford other aquatic mounts ) as a deadly aquatic mount. I used to farm thousands of biotoxins, oil and pearls using it. Careful of the tuso though.

[RockLobster]

That's awesome. I didn't know the differences were that much apart.

[NukeLaCoog]

Spino also has a good knock back on its attack. I like the spino because of its versatility and it doesnt get stuck on as many rocks like the rex

[Splićo]

Originally posted by NukeLaCoog:

Spino also has a good knock back on its attack. I like the spino because of its versatility and it doesnt get stuck on as many rocks like the rex

^^ this...between those two i will always choose spino + he have bigger area attack

[-(DunRingill)-]

Originally posted by Scheneighnay:

Just a stat comparison from the wiki:
Rex has more health (1100 vs 700 base)
Rex has more stamina (420 vs 350)
Spino has more oxygen (650 vs 150)
This is fairly meaningless at this high of the stat, but the Rex has more food (3000 vs 2600)
Rex has more weight (500 vs 350)
Spino does more damage-per-bite (1500 vs 1200)
Rex is faster on land (515/1472 vs 452/1175)
Spino is faster in the water (1100 vs 300)

So on land, the spino just has a higher DPS in general, but otherwise the rex is better. I believe I heard it has a tigher turning radius than the rex as well.
Spino is also a better climber- it can climb over 2 walls in height.

Keep in mind the rex is a lot easier to tame.

Just to point out a correction needed. The Rex does more damage per bite than the Spino (60 base vs 50 base for the Spino).

You were looking at attack range stat. The Spino has more attack range (1500 vs 1200 for the Rex).


Rex Pros:
For taming: Rex is easier to tame and the Spino drinks narcotics like thirsty kids on kool-aid.

Better Tank, More Power: If you are just looking for pure power then you want the Rex.

Smaller Parking Garage: The Rex also fits thru a standard gateway while the Spino requires a behemoth gateway and takes up more room. Also the Rex takes up less room overall. So it takes less materials to build a covered barn for the Rex.

Spino Pros:
For Traveling: The Spino is the much better choice if you are looking for a decent All Terrain Vahicle. Faster turning than the Rex. Easier to maneuver. More nimble. Better climber over rough terrain. Hands down the better choice when going thru water. Also, when mounted - the "game camera" focuses more on the fin back. This means that when you go thru trees it's easier to see where you are going while on a Spino. Traveling is important to consider when hunting on land or under water.

Although it has lesser damage per bite, the Spino has the superior range.

I have no proof on this one but the Spino also feels to me that it has a slightly faster attack speed than the Rex which might improve its overall DPS vs. Rex.


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Links to each dino.
http://ark.gamepedia.com/Rex
http://ark.gamepedia.com/Spinosaur

[TotallyUncool]

I'm in camp rex and my tribe mate in camp spino. This is what I have discovered when comparing our mounts:

While it might look like the rex has more stamina, it uses it up much faster than the spino.
Rex is faster than the spino.
The spino has a larger AoE than the rex.
Spinos are mountain goats in disguise.
The rex's hitbox is much better than the spino's as it doesn't get stuck on every other dino in the vicinity (I claim that spinos are made out of Velcro).
Both have the turning radius of a freight train.
Spino attacks much faster, but lacks the hp to be viable for any boss fights above easy difficulty.
Spino is great fun under water, but has an oxygen bar and still turns like a freight train.

The rest is pretty much up to preference I guess.

[Archie]

I prefer Spinos, I love them to bits. Versatility sells it for me. If I want to go exploring on land, I'd always take a Spino over a Rex. The lower damage and hp are compensated by a higher attack speed + knockback, making it hurt more than a Rex and with the knockback and attack speed, almost nothing can get to you. The ability to maneuver in water makes it excellent for all terrain exploring.

[HawthornThistleberry]

The DPS is pretty close because the spino does less per bite, but bites more quickly. Stamina ends up being a bigger factor than damage. People have fiddled the tiny details to death, but the simple truth is they're close enough that the small variations in stats even in creatures of the same level will be enough to tip the balance, let alone different levels.

I prefer spinos because they're so much more maneuverable. I can't turn a rex and I feel like all its higher damage output is meaningless half the time since I waste more time lining up the bite anyway so the true DPS over the whole fight is lower. I also like how versatile the spino is at getting into the water. But a spino you didn't train up in some stamina will be difficult, whereas a rex's base stamina is more workable.

But even more than most "your preference is more important" issues, this is definitely a matter of preference, because the real differences in stats and such are less than the randomness factor already.

[RockLobster]

Originally posted by -(DunRingill)-:

Originally posted by Scheneighnay:

Just a stat comparison from the wiki:
Rex has more health (1100 vs 700 base)
Rex has more stamina (420 vs 350)
Spino has more oxygen (650 vs 150)
This is fairly meaningless at this high of the stat, but the Rex has more food (3000 vs 2600)
Rex has more weight (500 vs 350)
Spino does more damage-per-bite (1500 vs 1200)
Rex is faster on land (515/1472 vs 452/1175)
Spino is faster in the water (1100 vs 300)

So on land, the spino just has a higher DPS in general, but otherwise the rex is better. I believe I heard it has a tigher turning radius than the rex as well.
Spino is also a better climber- it can climb over 2 walls in height.

Keep in mind the rex is a lot easier to tame.

Just to point out a correction needed. The Rex does more damage per bite than the Spino (60 base vs 50 base for the Spino).

You were looking at attack range stat. The Spino has more attack range (1500 vs 1200 for the Rex).


Rex Pros:
For taming: Rex is easier to tame and the Spino drinks narcotics like thirsty kids on kool-aid.

Better Tank, More Power: If you are just looking for pure power then you want the Rex.

Smaller Parking Garage: The Rex also fits thru a standard gateway while the Spino requires a behemoth gateway and takes up more room. Also the Rex takes up less room overall. So it takes less materials to build a covered barn for the Rex.

Spino Pros:
For Traveling: The Spino is the much better choice if you are looking for a decent All Terrain Vahicle. Faster turning than the Rex. Easier to maneuver. More nimble. Better climber over rough terrain. Hands down the better choice when going thru water. Also, when mounted - the "game camera" focuses more on the fin back. This means that when you go thru trees it's easier to see where you are going while on a Spino. Traveling is important to consider when hunting on land or under water.

Although it has lesser damage per bite, the Spino has the superior range.

I have no proof on this one but the Spino also feels to me that it has a slightly faster attack speed than the Rex which might improve its overall DPS vs. Rex.


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Added in Edit:
Links to each dino.
http://ark.gamepedia.com/Rex
http://ark.gamepedia.com/Spinosaur

very thorough. thank you! I am considering Spino

[:3 "cat face"]

well this now boils down to post or pre tlc 2 after tlc 2 spino is by far better than any rex i've spawned in and done the fights on equal levels people argue oh rex has higher base dps yeah thats only when spino is quad in bipedal a spino actually does almost twice the damage of a rex per hit but also has nearly twice the melee speed a better reach and bigger hitbox for example a lvl 1000 spino vs a lvl 1000 rex the rex has nearly 8k hp on the spino yet the spino still destroys it with 1/3 of its hp intact. and people say spino's low hp wont help for bosses again i disagree i have an abb spino that i tamed with 427% melee thats what the babies start out at. I dont know about you but thats barely off the melee of these super bred boss rex's and it has 7.6k hp all i need to do is breed for hp which will take far less than the 1k mutations the rex's have so really which is better without fanboying it.

[⛧CyberDemonEmpress⛧]

Spino has highr dps, knock back, and greater versatility than the rex. Also looks way more cool, but that's my opinion.

[🦊 Hermit]

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