Lava Elemental
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Overview
The Lava Elemental is a massive, untamable creature that consumes Minerals. It is highly aggressive and damages structures on contact. Its body is engulfed in heat, making it resistant to fire-based attacks and ideal for defending against flame-based threats. It does not serve a utility role for survivors due to its inability to be tamed or bred.
Spawn Locations
Lava Elemental does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
Taming
The Lava Elemental cannot be tamed.
Lava Elemental is not tamable.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Killing a Lava Elemental yields Crystal, Stone, Obsidian, Oil, Metal, and Sulfur. The Pick is the best tool for harvesting all of these resources from its corpse.
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
The Lava Elemental gathers resources while attacking. Its Melee Attack and Swipe harvest Blue Gem, Cementing Paste, Condensed Gas, Crystal, Electronics, Element Dust, Element Ore, Flint, Fragmented Green Gem, Green Gem, Metal, Obsidian, Oil, Organic Polymer, Rare Mushroom, and Sand at 9× efficiency. These attacks cover a wide range of valuable resources, making it a potent gatherer in combat zones.
Damage Resistances
The Lava Elemental has a +120% weakness to Instant HurtDinos, meaning it takes significantly more damage from such sources. It is completely immune to fire damage, including Flame Throwers and Projectile Fire. Melee and Instant damage types are reduced by -90%, making physical attacks largely ineffective. Exploit its weakness with high-damage instant effects.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)50 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 | 60000.0 | +750.00 | +2.00% |
 Stamina | 300.0 | +30.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 5000.0 | +300.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 6000.0 | +600.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 660.0 | +13.20 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Can Damage
Can damage Thatch, Wood, and Stone structures. Build at least in Metal to resist its attacks.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melee AttackDmgStone ExtraHarvest | 120 | 150.0 | 150.0 | 22.5 | — | — |
| SwipeDmgStone ExtraHarvest | 80 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 15.0 | — | — |
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
Lava Elemental Tips & Tricks
The Lava Elemental takes 120% more damage from Instant HurtDinos, making it vulnerable to certain environmental or scripted damage sources.
It is completely immune to fire-based damage, including Flame Throwers and all Projectile Fire attacks.
Physical attacks are 90% less effective due to its high resistance to Melee and Instant damage.
Its Melee Attack and Swipe gather a broad range of resources at 9× efficiency, including rare materials like Element Ore and Electronics.
The ThrowRock attack deals 120 damage at a range of 112 meters but does not gather any resources.
This page details the Lava Elemental's stats, damage resistances, harvesting capabilities, and combat behavior. For further data, refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map tools available on the site.
