Overview and gameplay loop
Save stamina to answer each angle of attack.
Tenontosaurus suits players who answer different attack angles with a versatile moveset. Use forward attacks to stop an approach, turn the tail toward flankers and slam after a commitment. Preserve stamina so you still have an answer for the next exchange.
+Versatile attack kit
+Good speed
+Strong anti-raptor tools
−Combos consume stamina
−Easy to turn the wrong direction
−Cannot tank an apex
Special abilities and controls
Verified against the current ability set in patch 0.21.772. Shown keys are defaults; players with custom binds should check Settings → Controls.
Combat and unique abilities
A basic attack with less commitment than the heavier combo tools.
Sweep toward the camera while standing, walking or trotting to inflict bleed and change the combo angle.
Your main burst attack, causing knockdown or stagger and bleed; missing leaves a large opening.
Raise and slam the tail toward the camera. It deals less damage than the kick but is useful for swatting raptors and creating misdirection.
Survival and environmental interactions
Light forest allows head and tail transitions
Put terrain behind you against raptors
Migration supplies the diet
Mud helps when a pack follows tracks
EInteractWallow at a mud pool to reduce tracks and scent for a while.
QScentScent while standing still to read water, diet, carcasses, tracks and distant zones.
GCarcass interactionCorpse handling: tap to tear off a chunk; hold to drag or carry it when mass allows.
HRestRest / safe logout: rest out of sight; never lie on a trail or directly between others and water.
All basic controls ＋
Use SHIFT to sprint and Z to switch trot or walk for tighter turns.
Hold longer for greater range; tap Q to open the compass.
Eat, drink, wallow, use nests and interact with resources.
Tap to tear off a chunk; hold to drag or carry a valid object.
Rest for faster recovery; hold H to sleep and log out safely.
View growth, diet, mutations, sex, group and asset location.
Broadcast · friendly · threaten · help. Loud calls reveal your position.
Use N to pair or place a nest; B builds a mound nest for supported species.
Damage by ability
Actual damage also depends on mass, hitbox, attack direction, bleed and server balance. The table separates fixed values from scaling abilities to avoid treating community figures as absolute damage.
Community reference for Tail Slam; actual results still vary with mass, hitbox and server balance.
Community reference for Rear Leg Kick; actual results still vary with mass, hitbox and server balance.
Community reference for Directional Claw; actual results still vary with mass, hitbox and server balance.
Recommended mutations
This list is the species-wide foundation. After choosing a build below, follow its dedicated loadout order instead of keeping the general priority.
Improves stamina uptime for repeated movement and ability rotations.
Improves the chance of dislodging a pouncer.
Reduces the risk of losing bleed trades.
Improves recovery between combat rotations.
Two builds & detailed guides
Choose the role you want to play in this life. These are EFG tactical recommendations, not universal meta builds for every matchup.
Anti-raptor
Resist a pounce pack.
Keep at least 40–50% stamina before the pack closes in and save the kick for an actual pounce or latch window.
Choose in order from 01 → 04
Prioritize the first mutation in the list. If it is unavailable or slot-limited, use the next option and check again at the next milestone.
Improves bleed resistance during trades or pack pressure.
Improves the chance for herbivore kicks to dislodge pouncers.
Converts part of incoming damage into stamina loss; limited to Slot 2.
SLOT LIMIT · Slot 2 onlySpeeds up health regeneration and reduces downtime.
TACTICAL GAMEPLAY LOOP
Leave Sanctuary along the edge of Migration.
Protect stamina → stop the approach with kick or front attack → turn the tail into circling enemies → slam only after commitment.
Keep at least 40–50% stamina before the pack closes in and save the kick for an actual pounce or latch window.
CONDITIONS FOR THIS BUILD
↗Light forest allows head and tail transitions
↗Put terrain behind you against raptors
+A raptor pack is applying pressure and you must hold space for teammates.
+Good speed
−Combos consume stamina
−Easy to turn the wrong direction
NOTE: A build guides decisions; it does not replace reading hitboxes, stamina, team numbers and server-specific settings.
Duelist
Duel mid-tier opponents.
Use short combos; if the opening kick misses, reset body direction instead of forcing the full sequence.
Choose in order from 01 → 04
Prioritize the first mutation in the list. If it is unavailable or slot-limited, use the next option and check again at the next milestone.
Improves fracture resistance, especially in heavyweight matchups.
Converts part of incoming damage into stamina loss; limited to Slot 2.
SLOT LIMIT · Slot 2 onlyImproves daytime stamina regeneration for herbivores.
Speeds up health regeneration and reduces downtime.
TACTICAL GAMEPLAY LOOP
Practice each attack separately to learn its hitbox.
Protect stamina → stop the approach with kick or front attack → turn the tail into circling enemies → slam only after commitment.
Use short combos; if the opening kick misses, reset body direction instead of forcing the full sequence.
CONDITIONS FOR THIS BUILD
↗Migration supplies the diet
↗Mud helps when a pack follows tracks
+You are dueling a mid-tier with enough room for short directional combos.
+Versatile attack kit
−Easy to turn the wrong direction
−Cannot tank an apex
NOTE: A build guides decisions; it does not replace reading hitboxes, stamina, team numbers and server-specific settings.
Mutation names, unlock conditions and effects may change with hotfixes. EFG prioritizes developer data; unclear items are treated as community recommendations and should be verified against the in-game description.
Growth time, mass and diet
Tenontosaurus from 0% to 100%
Before Adult: one nutrient gives 100% growth speed, two give 200%, and all three give 300%. Diet does not speed up Elder ageing at 75–100%. The table assumes a 1× server.
Coconut, Mango, Variegated Orange, Marigold, Banana, Jackfruit
Dulse, Fireweed, Agave, Sunchoke Flowers, Fiddlehead, Trillium
Russula, Cashew, Pumpkin, Papaya, Brazil Nuts
Maintain α, β and γ together for 300% Growth. Each bar only needs a remaining value; when one reaches zero, speed immediately drops to the corresponding tier.
Prime stats for Tenontosaurus
ADULT · 75%1,600 kg
→PRIME PEAK · ≈87,5%1,830 kg
ADULT · 75%40.5 km/h
→PRIME PEAK · ≈87,5%43.2 km/h
ADULT · 75%35
→PRIME PEAK · ≈87,5%40,25
Peak is the comparison point above. Prime usually rises from 75%, peaks around 87.5%, then enters Elder decline. Mass, speed and Bite Force use the Prime Peak value at roughly 87.5%; hotfixes may change these stats.
From first spawn to Prime
Leave Sanctuary along the edge of Migration.
Practice each attack separately to learn its hitbox.
Keep 40–50% stamina before combat.
Use the full combo only after a target commits and you have reached Prime.
Sanctuary juvenile
Perfect Diet
2 Migration
4 Patrol
Avoid negative mutations
Read the Prime guideTenontosaurus · Science & another perspective
Tenontosaurus is known from abundant fossils in North America's Cloverly Formation.
Reconstructing Tenontosaurus
A Tenontosaurus reconstruction by Connor Ashbridge. The form reflects the artist’s interpretation of evidence; coloration and soft tissues should not be treated as a photograph of the living animal.
Reading the long tail's proportions
Reconstructed Tenontosaurus skeleton at the Perot Museum, from the Cloverly Formation. The display pose supports full-body study, not proof of the game's kick-and-slam sequence.
The skull of OMNH 58340
Diagram and photograph of Tenontosaurus skull OMNH 58340 in Andrew Thomas's study. Comparing the photo and drawing helps distinguish observed features from the author's interpretation.
Deinonychus fossils are often found near Tenontosaurus, but this alone does not prove a complete coordinated pack hunt.
Tail slam and rear kick turn the long tail and robust body into anti-encirclement tools.
