Aberrant Piranha
Variant · 10 maps
Overview
The Aberrant Piranha is a small aquatic carnivore and an Aberration variant of the Piranha. It deals increased melee damage but has slightly reduced health compared to its standard form. This creature excels in underwater combat and can damage Thatch structures, making it useful for targeted underwater sabotage or defense in cave systems.
It does not carry other creatures nor can it be carried by flyers for transport.
Spawn Locations
10 mapsAberrant Piranhas spawn commonly in cave systems and fertile zones. They appear across 10 ARK maps, with higher concentrations typically found in subterranean water networks. Use the spawn map to locate green zones for optimal hunting or encounter chances.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
The Aberrant Piranha cannot be tamed.
Aberrant Piranha is not tamable.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing an Aberrant Piranha yields Raw Fish Meat. The Mining Drill provides the highest quantity yield when harvesting the corpse.
| Resource |  Pick | Harvest Weapon |
|---|---|---|
| 100%~3~2 hits | 60%~2~2 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
The Aberrant Piranha has a +900% weakness to Melee Dino Carnivore Medium Flyer HarvestPolymer, making it extremely vulnerable to attacks from creatures that exploit polymer harvesting. It also takes +120% damage from instant damage effects and +55% from metal melee weapons. Conversely, it is fully immune to Mining Drill harvest damage and 50% resistant to spike walls and certain ranged turrets.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)1 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.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 144.0 | +28.80 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 120.0 | +12.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 250.0 | +15.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 1200.0 | +120.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 15.0 | +0.30 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 106.0% | +5.30% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Aberrant Piranha has a head hitbox that takes 1.5× damage, allowing for more efficient knockout or killing shots when targeting the head. All other body zones take standard damage.
Can Damage
Can damage Thatch structures. Build at least in Wood to resist its attacks.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeCarnivore Small | 22 | 121.0 | — | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Aberrant Piranha Tips & Tricks
The Aberrant Piranha takes +900% damage from polymer-harvesting melee attacks, making it highly vulnerable to flyers like the Pteranodon.
It is completely immune to damage from the Mining Drill, useful for safe handling in captivity.
This creature deals 6% more melee damage than the standard Piranha due to its aberrant mutation.
It has 4% less base Health than the standard Piranha, making it slightly more fragile in combat.
This page details the Aberrant Piranha's stats, spawn conditions, harvest drops, damage modifiers, and utility. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.