Lightning Reaper King Overview

In ARK: Survival Ascended, Lightning Reaper King occupies the wild niche - roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. Untamable in the traditional sense, Lightning Reaper King fields 18,500 base Health - one of the toughest creatures in the game when survivors meet it in the wild. Breeding is disabled for Lightning Reaper King, so each individual must be obtained directly rather than raised. Survivors lean on it to gather Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule along with several other resources at much higher rates than hand tools. Players who invest in one tend to keep it long after the early game has been left behind.

Harvesting a dead Lightning Reaper King yields Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 230 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.

Different tools yield different quantities - check the table below to pick the right tool for the resource you need. Generally, a Pick favors meat while a Hatchet favors hide and secondary materials.

The Lightning Reaper King has 19 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 7 resistances and 11 weaknesses, its biggest vulnerability takes +300% extra damage - exploit that for faster kills. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Aiming matters - the Lightning Reaper King has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 3x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

The Lightning Reaper King can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Lightning Reaper King out.