Pteranodon
Health
520
Damage
40
Speed
58 km/h
Grow time
60m
Combat Stats
| Health / Mass | 520 HP / 520 kg |
| Base Damage | 40 per bite |
| Bleed Damage | None |
| Run Speed | 58 km/h |
| Ambush Speed | N/A |
| Sprint Duration | 3:00 |
| Alternate Attack | None |
Growth Timeline
Total: 60 minutes at 1× growth rate. Divide by server's growth multiplier for actual time.
Pteranodon is a hit-and-run hunter in The Isle Evrima's survival roster. With 520 HP and 40 bite damage at 58 km/h, it leans on speed and positioning over brute force. It reaches full size in 60 minutes at 1× growth.
Diet — what Pteranodon eats
Pteranodon is a carnivore — it survives entirely on meat. Feed on fresh corpses, hunt AI critters (deer, boar, goats) and eat your kills; carnivores can't digest plants. Keep your water topped up, and favour larger kills — they give far more food per meal and let you grow between fights.
Strengths & Weaknesses
- + Fast (58 km/h — outruns most of the roster)
- − Low health (520 HP — dies fast if caught)
- − Light damage (40 per hit — slow to secure kills)
- − No bleed — can't pressure tankier dinos over time
Best Mutations for Pteranodon
You pick one mutation at each of three lifecycle stages — Juvenile, Sub-Adult and Adult — from a pool gated by your diet (a 4th slot unlocks as a Prime Elder; bred offspring can reach 6). These are the strongest picks for Pteranodon's role:
- 1
Cellular Regeneration — +15% HP recovery
Faster passive healing means you recover between fights instead of bleeding out — the single best all-round pick.
- 2
Accelerated Prey Drive — +10% damage to targets below 35% HP
Lets you close out wounded prey faster so fights end before reinforcements arrive.
- 3
Hematophagy — restore ~15% thirst from eating corpses
Pulls thirst from corpses, so you can hunt away from water and hold ground longer.
- 4
Congenital Hypoalgesia — −15% damage taken from larger species
Cuts the damage you take from bigger dinos — vital when your HP pool is on the low side.
- 5
Osteosclerosis — −20% fracture damage
Reduces fracture damage — important against Pachycephalosaurus charges and Stegosaurus tail hits.
Controls & Combat
- › Bite / primary attack: Left Mouse · Secondary: Right Mouse · Heavy/alt attacks: Alt + LMB / Alt + RMB
- › Pteranodon has no special attack — your damage comes from the standard bite (Left Mouse) and, where applicable, the secondary hit (Right Mouse).
- › Sprint: hold Left Shift · Trot toggle: Z · Crouch / lower profile: C · Rest (faster HP + stamina regen): H
- › Scent / track nearby life: hold Q (longer hold = wider range) · Eat / drink / break open a carcass: tap E
- › Buck off a latched attacker: hold E · Calls: 1 broadcast, 2 friendly, 3 threaten, 4 distress · Vocalize: F · Map: M · Stats: Tab
- › Take off: tap Spacebar ×3 · perch on a tree/cliff: hold Right Click on approach · dive-bite: LMB · skim-fish: hold RMB over water, release to catch.
Default Evrima keybinds — all rebindable in Settings → Key Bindings.
How to Play Pteranodon
Bite and retreat. Pteranodon can't trade blows toe-to-toe, so kite — dart in, land a bite, back out before they connect, and let bleed/stamina drain finish the job. Never let yourself get cornered or pinned.
How to counter Pteranodon
- ⚔ It has no bleed, so a tank can simply out-heal its damage over a long fight.
- ⚔ Fragile (520 HP) — one solid bite combo or a pin kills it, so commit hard once you connect.
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Pteranodon FAQ
How much HP does Pteranodon have in The Isle?
Pteranodon has 520 HP (mass = 520 kg — in The Isle, HP scales 1:1 with body mass). Bite damage is 40 per hit.
How long does Pteranodon take to grow in The Isle?
Total growth time: 60 minutes (15m hatch → 25m juvenile → 40m adult). On modded servers with a growth multiplier, divide by that multiplier for actual time.
How fast is Pteranodon?
Base running speed is 58 km/h. Sprint stamina lasts 3:00 before exhaustion.
What are the best mutations for Pteranodon in The Isle?
Top picks: Cellular Regeneration, Accelerated Prey Drive, Hematophagy, Congenital Hypoalgesia, Osteosclerosis. Mutations are chosen at three lifecycle points (Juvenile, Sub-Adult, Adult) from a pool gated by your diet, so prioritise Cellular Regeneration (+15% HP recovery) first.
What are Pteranodon's controls in The Isle Evrima?
Bite is Left Mouse and the secondary attack is Right Mouse. Sprint = hold Left Shift, scent = hold Q, eat/drink = tap E, buck off an attacker = hold E. Keys are rebindable in Settings → Key Bindings.
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