Where can you find Lightning Paraceratherium in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lightning Paraceratherium 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 Lightning Paraceratherium?

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

Lightning Paraceratherium Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Lightning Paraceratherium

VARIANT

Lightning Paraceratherium

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

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

Taming

Lightning Paraceratherium is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Saddles

Paracer SaddleLv.41

Paracer Platform SaddleLv.50Platform

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator→

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill954 XP

12 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.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Saddle Crafting XP

Paracer SaddleBase: 74.4 XP · Lv.41

298 XP

Paracer Platform SaddlePlatformBase: 133.8 XP · Lv.50

535 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

The Lightning Paraceratherium's corpse can be harvested for Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 230 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
Hide	40%~9~8 hits	60%~14~6 hits
Raw Meat	60%~11~8 hits	40%~7~6 hits
Corrupted Nodule	6%~1~8 hits	8%~2~6 hits
Raw Prime Meat	10%~2~8 hits	60%~7~6 hits
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.

Damage Resistances

The Lightning Paraceratherium's damage profile includes 18 modifiers that alter how much damage it takes from different sources. It resists 6 damage types (up to 98% reduction) and is vulnerable to 11 (up to +300% incoming damage). See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Explosion TekTurret

2%-98%

Anti-DinoDirect damage targeting dinos

4%-96%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Player MeleeSwords, pikes, fists

80%-20%

Base Stats

Full Stats →

Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	1026.0	+205.20	+2.55%
Stamina	300.0	+30.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	1300.0	+78.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	6500.0	+650.00	+2.00%
Weight	850.0	+17.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Damage dealt to the Lightning Paraceratherium varies across 1 hitbox zone. Its weakest point is the Head at 1.5x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

1.50x

Can Damage

The Lightning Paraceratherium can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Its ability to break Metal structures makes the Lightning Paraceratherium a serious raid threat - account for it in base defense.

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

Lightning Paraceratherium Tips & Tricks

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Welcome to the full Lightning Paraceratherium 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.

The Lightning Paraceratherium starts with 1,026 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 850 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.

The Lightning Paraceratherium 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 Lightning Paraceratherium can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

Found throughout the ARKs, the Lightning Paraceratherium is a herbivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It belongs to the Variant category.

Health-wise, the Lightning Paraceratherium sits at 1,026 base, making it solidly tanky. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Lightning Paraceratherium has respectable melee power. With 300 base Stamina, the Lightning Paraceratherium has moderate endurance. It carries 850 base Weight - an enormous weight pool.

The Lightning Paraceratherium is a wild creature that cannot be tamed through conventional methods. Breeding is via live birth rather than eggs, simplifying the process. A wild Lightning Paraceratherium is worth 12 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.66 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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