How do you tame a Aberrant Electrophorus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Aberrant Electrophorus is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Bio Toxin in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Aberrant Electrophorus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Aberrant Electrophorus is Bio Toxin. It also accepts Raw Mutton, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Lamb Chop.

Where can you find Aberrant Electrophorus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Electrophorus spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

How long does it take to raise a baby Aberrant Electrophorus?

A baby Aberrant Electrophorus takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between -75°C and 75°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Electrophorus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Electrophorus

VARIANT

Aberrant Electrophorus

Spawn Command

Information

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Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

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Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

5 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Electrophorus spawns on 5 maps, typically found in oceans, deep rivers, and underwater caves. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Aberrant Electrophorus Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 55s|Effectiveness: 99.3% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Bio ToxinBest	7	55	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Mutton	7	1:01	74 Lvl (224)
Raw Prime Meat	9	1:22	74 Lvl (224)
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	2:02	73 Lvl (223)
Raw Meat	25	4:04	68 Lvl (218)
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Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp-75°C – 75°C

Maturation Time1d 22h

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill636 XP

8 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Aberrant Electrophorus yields Raw Fish Meat. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Raw Fish Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits

Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.

Damage Resistances

Incoming damage to the Aberrant Electrophorus is modified by 13 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 100% reduction) and is vulnerable to 5 (up to +120% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	172.8	+34.56	+4.00%
Stamina	165.0	+16.50	+2.00%
Torpidity	175.0	+10.50	+0.00%
Food	1500.0	+150.00	+2.00%
Weight	150.0	+3.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	106.0%	+5.30%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Aberrant Electrophorus has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Electrophorus can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Electrophorus out.

Thatch

Wood

Stone

Metal

Tek

Tools & Guides

Taming CalculatorFood, narcotics, and time for any level

Breeding CalculatorMaturation, imprint timers, raising costs

BuildingsCommunity traps, pens, enclosures

AbilitiesAttacks, harvest specs, unique skills

Tips & TricksCommunity strategies and advice

Spawn LocationInteractive maps with spawn zones

Spawn CommandAdmin commands, all variants

Aberrant Electrophorus Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Aberrant Electrophorus. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Aberrant Electrophorus mid-tame.

Welcome to the full Aberrant Electrophorus guide for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here you can quickly review its stats, taming requirements, breeding info, and resource gathering potential, then dive into our detailed calculators and maps for more depth.

At base level the Aberrant Electrophorus has 173 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 150 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Electrophorus is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Bio Toxin without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

Breeding Aberrant Electrophoruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between -75°C and 75°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 22 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Electrophorus can harvest Raw Fish Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Aberrant Electrophorus as a tamable, aquatic, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Variant category.

With 173 base Health, the Aberrant Electrophorus is relatively fragile. Its base Melee Damage sits at 106%, giving it solid damage output. Stamina sits at 165 base, providing moderate endurance. It carries 150 base Weight - average weight tolerance.

This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Bio Toxin.

As a tame, the Aberrant Electrophorus is a versatile aquatic mount for underwater exploration and resource gathering. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a -75°C–75°C temperature window. A wild Aberrant Electrophorus is worth 8 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.13 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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