Corrupted Wyvern
Variant · 3 maps
Overview
The Corrupted Wyvern is a large flying carnivore variant with a unique corruption mechanic. It excels at gathering a wide range of plant-based resources and wood while ridden. Its Taunt ability pulls in berries, seeds, rare flowers, and fiber at a 10x multiplier, making it a powerful support gatherer for base farming operations.
It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Karkinos for fast deployment across long distances.
Spawn Locations
3 mapsThe Corrupted Wyvern spawns in wasteland biomes. It is rare and appears across 3 ARK maps. Look for elevated terrain or ruin zones where corrupted creatures tend to congregate.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
The Corrupted Wyvern cannot be tamed.
Corrupted Wyvern is not tamable.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Corrupted Wyvern yields Fire Talon, Corrupt Heart, Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, and Raw Prime Meat. The Hatchet yields the most Hide and Corrupted Nodule, while the Pick is best for Raw Meat.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~9~8 hits | 60%~14~6 hits | |
| 60%~11~8 hits | 40%~7~6 hits | |
| 6%~1~8 hits | 8%~2~6 hits | |
| 10%~2~8 hits | 60%~7~6 hits | |
 Fire TalonDrop | - | - |
 Corrupt HeartDrop | - | - |
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
While ridden, the Corrupted Wyvern gathers using its Taunt ability. This pulls in berries, seeds, rare flowers, mushrooms, wood, cactus sap, and fiber. Resources like Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, and Wood are gathered at a 10x multiplier. Cactus Sap and Fiber are gathered at 8x.
Damage Resistances
The Corrupted Wyvern has a +300% weakness to Melee Dino Robot Small and Explosion TekProjectile EndBossBeam Drone damage types. Spike Wall attacks deal +200% damage. It is highly resistant to fire, taking -100% damage from Flame Thrower and Projectile Fire. Explosion TekTurret deals -98% damage. Use spike walls or small robotic melee attacks to exploit its weaknesses.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)120 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 | 1295.0 | +194.25 | +2.40% |
 Stamina | 315.0 | +15.75 | +1.00% |
 Torpidity | 725.0 | +43.50 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 1800.0 | +180.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 400.0 | +8.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Corrupted Wyvern has a head hitbox with a 1.5x damage multiplier. Target the head for faster knockouts.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TauntHerbivore Large MomentumOnly | 60 | 330.0 | 180.0 | — | — | — |
| Bite (AI)Carnivore Large | 80 | 440.0 | 240.0 | — | — | — |
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
Corrupted Wyvern Tips & Tricks
The Taunt ability gathers Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, and Wood at a 10x multiplier.
Cactus Sap and Fiber are gathered at 8x efficiency using Taunt.
It takes 3.86 days to fully mature from an egg.
The Corrupted Wyvern is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking +200% damage.
It is completely immune to fire damage from Flame Thrower and Projectile Fire.
This page details the Corrupted Wyvern's stats, taming process, breeding mechanics, harvest yields, and combat data. For further planning, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map.
