Sabertooth, raptor, or Dire Wolf?

[dyl]

So I'm looking to tame one of these, and my question is, which one is more worthwhile? Let me know what the pros and cons are of each. Something to take into consideration is that I am on the border of the snow biome and the coast, at 19 65. This means that Dire Wolves and Raptors are easily accessible but If I go a little journey outwards there are some sabercats. The main reason I need this is for a personal mount, meat machine and run away vehicle.

[Clam]

sabertooth is tankier just because you can put a saddle on it which gives armor, raptor is fast and a lot easier to tame so you can tame a pack of raptors easier, wolf has the best damage of them all but kinda weak in terms of taking damage, because you can't put a saddle on it, but a pack of wolves would do the trick, could kill anything except gigas and alphas (maybe alpha raptors and carnos but not rexs)

[🦊 Hermit]

Another possible consideration: wolves and raptors can get into all caves, but I think there's one cave where a saber gets stuck and can't enter.

[Jiala]

Originally posted by REXT:

sabertooth is tankier just because you can put a saddle on it which gives armor, raptor is fast and a lot easier to tame so you can tame a pack of raptors easier, wolf has the best damage of them all but kinda weak in terms of taking damage, because you can't put a saddle on it, but a pack of wolves would do the trick, could kill anything except gigas and alphas (maybe alpha raptors and carnos but not rexs)

Pretty much this, though I would also add that the direwolves tend to level their speed better and use their stamina /slightly/ more efficiently then the other two options.

Though I have taken out alpha rexes with direwolf packs, expect heavy losses in that scenario, and a one on one fight is a loosing proposition against the alpha rex with a direwolf even if you have 100% imprinting and breeding. We did manage to win a 3 on 1 against an alpha rex, but all 3 direwolves where ridden, mate boosted, and had 100% imprinting in that case and we were able to swap out to let one go heal when it took a bunch of damage by forcefeeding it meat.

[Humpenstilzchen]

In my opinion sabertooth is by far the best, but let me put up some pros and cons:

Sabertooth
Pros:
- strong
- you can saddle it
- it can jump further than a raptor and a wolf and it is all in one better in crossing difficult terrain
- can access caves
- farms chitin and hide like crazy
- runs almost endlessly if you put some points into movement speed
Cons:
- more stressfull to tame, if you don´t own a quetzal and have a taming pen. Just look for a boulder where it can´t get onto. Still more dangerous, because of the environment they live in. You get surprised by other sabers or wolfs all the time.
- like mentioned before, the region where they spawn. Dangerous for new players without a flyer.
- it takes long until you are able to learn the saddle, I´m not quite sure, but I think you need to have lvl 34-50 to build it

Wolf
Pros:
- very strong attacks, due to the speed it bites with. They are slaughter machines if trained properly
- no saddle requirement, so it is ready to ride after tame. Good for beginners
- it is fast, has good stamina and can jump very well, by far better than a raptor and almost as good as the sabertooth
Cons:
- harder to tame due to its environment and its pack behavior; you barely find a single wolf
- no saddles available, which means no additional armor as well

Raptor
Cons:
- raptors are almost everwhere
- very easy to tame, especially since since you can bola them
- you can learn the saddle quite early
- can jump, although not nearly as good as the saber or the wolf
- relatively fast if you put some points into speed
- good use of stamina
Cons:
- Less hp than a saber, a good saddle and some points into hp are recommended
- weakest attacks in this comparison

So it all depends where you are and what you want.

I would always recommend a sabertooth.
If you want to tame a raptor, try to at least tame a lvl 100, the higher the better.
If you choose the wolf, put a lot of your points into hp, to counter the lack of a saddle.

[Kirby12352]

Raptors are garbage. They're only good for newbies to get around quickly. Direwolves are pretty good, but kind of squishy. Tame a saber.

[Kortez]

I love my wolves, they do tons of damage, but like they said, without a saddle they're squishier then the sabers. To be honest though, I would much rather have a wolf then I would a saber even if sabers are just as good.

I agree with Kirby about raptors though. If you can avoid them just do it. They're stupidly weak and have really bad hp. If you can jump right to wolf early on then go with them (getting a saber might be harder just because you'll need someone to make you a saddle.)

[RilyHaryToze]

Love the wolves they have the higher base damage of the three and dont require a saddle to ride them. Taming any of these isnt so bad when you can bola them. Only issue with the wolf is they tend to be found in packs. If you can lure one away just take a hit or two to bola them then you're gold. Wolf is faster than the sabertooth. The raptor just doesn't have the damage of the other two to really be a choice.

[dyl]

Thx for the replies. I have just used my narco and kibble to tame a wolf as I think it is the best choice. Look in my screenshots <3 :D

[Fishissalty]

Tame a bear instead, it can kill alpha rexes ez, takes the same kibble as wolves.

[Onzman]

Let's not forget that annoying chortle of the raptor...another reason to use it solely as a meat source.

[sal ¯\_(ツ)_/¯]

early game -> raptor
mid game -> wolf
end game -> saber (especially once you get a mastercraft saddle ...)

[Dracul]

Raptor used to be pretty nice, now they are mostly only good for getting around quickly however something overlooked in this thread is the ability to attack from the back of all three of these dinos, can be a bit tricky to hit smaller targets from the back of one but if you wanted you could completely overlook damage in favor of more health/stamina/speed/weight/whatever and do the stabing yourself.

[Ragnorok]

Hmm my 2 cents are this... Raptors are on the lowest end of dino's for use, and are great at the start to get meat. Cats are up the tier in dinos and are really best for getting chiten, also can use a saddle for extra hp. Wolf's are up the tier again mostly due to usually needing cold gear for you to survive the tame lol they are much faster than cats and bite harder but suffer from no ac boost... Once you get a cat you won't ride your raptors and once you get a wolf you won't ride your cat.. At least that's how it worked for me

[Skeletor]

rappies are mostly underrated,remember that raptors grow up VERY fast(especially if compared to the other 2's ) so by the time you get a saberthoot you may already have a pair(or more) of 100% imprinted raptor ready to follow your orders.

[Fishissalty]

*cough just invest in a dire bear