Where can you find Lava Elemental in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lava Elemental spawn location page for exact spawn zones across all ARK maps. Spawn density and locations vary by map.

Lava Elemental Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Lava Elemental

IGNORE

Lava Elemental

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Official servers currently have boosted rates! You don't need to change settings in our calculator.

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

Lava Elemental does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.

Taming

Lava Elemental is not tamable.

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill3,975 XP

50 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 Lava Elemental corpse yields 6 different resources, including Crystal, Stone, Obsidian, and more. The corpse has 3,000 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Crystal	40%~36~94 hits	40%~36~75 hits
Stone	60%~72~94 hits	60%~72~75 hits
Obsidian	40%~42~94 hits	40%~42~75 hits
Oil	40%~36~94 hits	40%~36~75 hits
Metal	40%~36~94 hits	40%~36~75 hits
Sulfur	3%~2~94 hits	2%~1~75 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Lava Elemental has 20 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 13 resistances and 4 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +120% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

FlameThrower

0%-100%

Projectile Fire

0%-100%

Passive GasMaskable

0%-100%

Melee Wyvern ElectricBeam

0%-100%

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Melee (Generic)General melee damage

10%-90%

Base Stats

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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	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
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

The Lava Elemental can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone. Stone walls won't hold - upgrade to Metal if the Lava Elemental is in your area.

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

Lava Elemental Tips & Tricks

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Everything you need to know about the Lava Elemental in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

The Lava Elemental starts with 60,000 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 660 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Once tamed, the Lava Elemental can harvest Crystal, Stone, Obsidian, Oil and 2 more resources. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Lava Elemental is a minerals creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Ignore category.

Its base Stamina of 300 gives it average stamina. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Lava Elemental has decent hitting power. Starting at 60,000 Health, it's one of the toughest creatures in the game. A base Weight of 660 means massive inventory space.

The Lava Elemental roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Defeating one in the wild grants 50 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.88 Element plus 10 Element per level.

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