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

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lightning Triceratops 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 Triceratops?

A baby Lightning Triceratops takes 1 day and 22 hours to reach full maturity. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Lightning Triceratops Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Lightning Triceratops

VARIANT

Lightning Triceratops

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

Taming

Lightning Triceratops is not tamable.

Breeding

Open Calculator →

TypeLive Birth

Maturation Time1d 22h

Quick Info

Saddle

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

Full Calculator→

Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill318 XP

4 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

Trike SaddleBase: 22.2 XP · Lv.16

89 XP

Base × 1× quality × 4 × 1× server

Drops & Harvest Resources

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, Keratin from a Lightning Triceratops corpse. 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%~1~6 hits
Keratin	2%~0~8 hits	3%~1~6 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

The Lightning Triceratops has 18 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. With 6 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.

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	375.0	+75.00	+4.00%
Stamina	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	250.0	+15.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	3000.0	+300.00	+2.00%
Weight	365.0	+7.30	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.50%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Lightning Triceratops has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Avoid the Head (0.15x) - it's the most armored zone.

Headc_jaw

0.15x

Can Damage

The Lightning Triceratops can damage: Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek. Since it damages Metal, the Lightning Triceratops is among the most destructive creatures for base raiding.

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 Triceratops Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Lightning Triceratops - and contribute your own tips.

Welcome to the full Lightning Triceratops 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 Lightning Triceratops has 375 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 365 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Lightning Triceratops gives live birth after a gestation period. Babies mature in 1 day and 22 hours. Check the breeding calculator for detailed imprint schedules and raising costs.

Once tamed, the Lightning Triceratops can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Corrupted Nodule, Keratin. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Lightning Triceratops as a herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Variant category.

With 150 base Stamina, the Lightning Triceratops has average stamina. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. At 375 base HP, the Lightning Triceratops is decently sturdy. A base Weight of 365 means good carrying capacity.

The Lightning Triceratops roams the ARK as a wild, untamable creature. A wild Lightning Triceratops is worth 4 base experience when killed. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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