Fire Wyvern
Flyer · 10 maps
Overview
The Fire Wyvern is a flyer carnivore known for its ability to gather a wide variety of resources while airborne. It excels at harvesting berries, fiber, mushrooms, rare flowers, sap, seeds, and wood through its Taunt attack, making it a versatile gatherer for survivors. This dino is commonly used to farm plant-based resources quickly and safely from the air.
It can be immobilized with a Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Large Bear Trap, or Plant Species Y.
Spawn Locations
10 mapsFire Wyverns spawn in cave biomes and are commonly found across 10 ARK maps. They are most frequently encountered in underground areas with open caverns and high ceilings, making Aberration and similar maps ideal for locating them.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Taming
The Fire Wyvern is tamed using the egg method, requiring players to steal and incubate its egg. The best food for taming is Kibble (Argentavis Egg), which provides the highest affinity gain. Raw Mutton also works well if kibble is unavailable.
It can be immobilized with a Chain Bola, Bear Trap, Large Bear Trap, or Plant Species Y. Taming takes approximately 40 minutes with optimal food. Use the calculator below for your settings.
Fire Wyvern is tamable by stealing an Egg.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Fire Wyvern yields Fire Talon, Hide, Raw Prime Meat, and Sulfur. The Pick is the best tool for harvesting Raw Prime Meat and Sulfur, while the Hatchet yields the most Hide.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~21~17 hits | 60%~32~13 hits | |
| 60%~24~17 hits | 40%~16~13 hits | |
| 3%~1~17 hits | 2%~1~13 hits | |
 Fire TalonDrop | - | - |
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 Fire Wyvern gathers various resources using different attacks. Its Taunt ability harvests multiple types including Mejoberry, Narcoberry, Stimberry, Rare Flower, Rare Mushroom, Wood, Cactus Sap, and Fiber, each at a 10× multiplier. This makes it highly efficient for collecting rare plant materials and seeds from dangerous areas.
Damage Resistances
The Fire Wyvern takes +400% more damage from spike walls, making it extremely vulnerable to this defense. It also suffers +120% damage from Instant HurtDinos and +55% from melee attacks with metal weapons. However, it is completely immune to fire damage, including FlameThrower and Projectile Fire. Avoid using it in spike-heavy perimeters.
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 Fire Wyvern has a head hitbox multiplier located on the jaw_exp bone, dealing 1.5× damage when targeted. Focus headshots during combat or taming to maximize efficiency.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BiteCarnivore Large | 80 | 440.0 | 240.0 | — | — | — |
| 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
Fire Wyvern Tips & Tricks
The Taunt attack gathers berries, seeds, and wood at a 10× multiplier, making it one of the fastest plant collectors in the game.
It is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking +400% damage, so avoid defensive setups using them.
Fire Wyverns are immune to all fire-based damage, including FlameThrowers and burning projectiles.
It can be immobilized mid-air with a Chain Bola, allowing safer taming attempts.
Use Plant Species Y to immobilize it without dealing damage, ideal for low-level survivors.
This page details the Fire Wyvern's taming, breeding, harvesting, and combat capabilities. For precise calculations, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map below.
