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

The Aberrant Paraceratherium is a knockout tame. Knock it unconscious using Tranq Arrows, Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it Superior Kibble for the best taming effectiveness. Use a taming calculator to determine the exact food and narcotic quantities needed for your target level.

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

The best food for taming a Aberrant Paraceratherium is Superior Kibble. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Aberrant Paraceratherium 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 Paraceratherium?

A baby Aberrant Paraceratherium takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Aberrant Paraceratherium Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Aberrant Paraceratherium

VARIANT

Aberrant Paraceratherium

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

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

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

9 mapsFull Map →

The Aberrant Paraceratherium spawns on 9 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. 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 Paraceratherium Taming Calculator

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KnockoutTime: 22m 19s|Effectiveness: 100.0% (+74 Lvl)|Base Torpor: 1,300Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Superior KibbleBest	18	22:19	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	44	25:35	74 Lvl (224)
Crops	173	1:40:35	71 Lvl (221)
Mejoberry	231	1:40:44	68 Lvl (218)
Berries	346	1:40:35	62 Lvl (212)

Required Narcotics (Superior Kibble ×18)

Narcotics0

Narcoberries0

Bio Toxin0

Ascerbic Mushrooms0

Breeding

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TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Saddles

Paracer SaddleLv.41

Paracer Platform SaddleLv.50Platform

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill954 XP

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

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Paracer SaddleBase: 74.4 XP · Lv.41

298 XP

Paracer Platform SaddlePlatformBase: 133.8 XP · Lv.50

535 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Aberrant Paraceratherium yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 800 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	38%~31~25 hits	57%~47~20 hits
Raw Meat	57%~35~25 hits	38%~23~20 hits
Raw Prime Meat	7%~3~25 hits	7%~3~20 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Aberrant Paraceratherium has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +400%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FireFlamethrower, fire arrows

40%-60%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

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	985.0	+196.99	+2.55%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1300.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	6500.0	+650.00	+2.00%
Weight	850.0	+17.00	+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 Paraceratherium has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Aberrant Paraceratherium can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Aberrant Paraceratherium 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 Paraceratherium Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Aberrant Paraceratherium. Look for taming trap blueprints, ammo counts, and advice on avoiding accidental kills during knockout.

Everything you need to know about the Aberrant Paraceratherium in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Aberrant Paraceratherium has 985 base Health, 106% base Melee Damage, 850 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Aberrant Paraceratherium is a knockout tame — render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Superior Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.

The Aberrant Paraceratherium gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 3 days and 20 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

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

The Aberrant Paraceratherium is a tamable, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant group.

With 300 base Stamina, the Aberrant Paraceratherium has decent staying power. Melee starts at 106% - decent hitting power that scales with level-ups. With 985 base Health, the Aberrant Paraceratherium is impressively tough. It carries 850 base Weight - massive inventory space.

The Aberrant Paraceratherium is a knockout tame: apply enough torpor to knock it out, then place food in its inventory. For best results, use Superior Kibble - it gives the highest taming efficiency.

Once tamed, the Aberrant Paraceratherium is a practical workhorse - it can both gather and haul resources efficiently. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 12 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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