Where can you find Lamprey in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lamprey 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 Lamprey?

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

Lamprey Taming, Breeding & Spawns - ARK: Survival Ascended

Lamprey

Misc

Lamprey

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

6 mapsFull Map →

The Lamprey spawns on 6 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.

Explore full interactive mapAberration →

Taming

Lamprey is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

XP Calculator

Full Calculator →

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill80 XP

1 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

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Lamprey's corpse can be harvested for Chitin, Silica Pearls, Oil, Leech Blood, Raw Meat. The corpse has 100 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

The harvest table below breaks down exact yields per tool. Choose your tool based on which resource you're after - yields vary significantly.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Chitin	50%~6~4 hits	50%~6~3 hits
Silica Pearls	6%~0~4 hits	6%~0~3 hits
Oil	10%~1~4 hits	10%~1~3 hits
Leech Blood	50%~3~4 hits	50%~3~3 hits
Raw Meat	40%~2~4 hits	20%~1~3 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 Lamprey is modified by 14 different type-specific multipliers. It resists 7 damage types (up to 50% reduction) and is vulnerable to 6 (up to +600% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

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

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	40.0	+8.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	50.0	+3.00	+0.00%
Food	450.0	+45.00	+2.00%
Weight	10.0	+0.20	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Can Damage

The Lamprey can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Lamprey 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

Lamprey Tips & Tricks

Read and share community tips for the Lamprey in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Welcome to the full Lamprey 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 Lamprey has 40 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 10 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Lamprey 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 Lamprey can harvest Chitin, Silica Pearls, Oil, Leech Blood and 1 more resources. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

The Lamprey is an aquatic, herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Health-wise, the Lamprey sits at 40 base, making it very frail. Melee starts at 100% - respectable melee power that scales with level-ups. With 100 base Stamina, the Lamprey has limited endurance. A base Weight of 10 means very limited carrying capacity.

The Lamprey is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. A wild Lamprey is worth 1 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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