Lightning Wyvern
Flyer · 9 maps
Lightning Wyvern Egg & Breeding Calculator
The Lightning Wyvern reproduces by laying fertilized eggs after mating. Incubation temperature must stay between 80°C and 90°C - use Air Conditioners, Standing Torches, or Dimetrodons to maintain the range. At the correct temperature, the egg hatches in approximately 4 hours and 59 minutes.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~3 days and 20 hours (1x rate), progressing over an extremely long period, one of the longest in the game. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
Raising a baby Lightning Wyvern involves three maturation phases: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~556 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~37h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~46h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the Lightning Wyvern gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. You'll be asked to cuddle, walk, or feed specific kibble at regular intervals during maturation.
Incubation Time
2h 29m 59s
Elapsed Time
2h 18m 54s
Maturation Time Left
43h 58m 53s
Time to Juvenile
2h 18m 53s
Total Food Items
139
items
Food to Adult
91
items
Food Per Hour
6
Food Capacity
200
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
0.6% maturation
Cuddle Interval
0s
Imprint Per Cuddle
0%
Max Imprint
0.0%
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising Lightning Wyvern babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~556 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple Lightning Wyvern babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
Raising CalculatorFrom 5% - use slider above to adjust
Food per item
1200
Stack size
1
Eats at 5%
4.75 food/min
Maturation
46h 17m 46s
| Phase | Duration |  Wyvern Milk |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 2h 18m 53s | 1 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 18h 31m 6s | 4 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 23h 8m 53s | 2 |
 Total | 43h 58m 53s | 7 |
WeightFeeding Trough
60 items(60 slots)
Fits in one load
Tek Trough
100 items(100 slots)
Fits in one load
Maewing / Maeguana
300 slots
At birth, baby holds ~18 food - refill every ~4 minBaby- 2x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 10x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 12x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Spoils in 30m|Trough / Maewing: 2h|
Tek Trough: 2d 2h
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
Found throughout the ARKs, the Lightning Wyvern is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Flyer group.
The Lightning Wyvern has 1,295 base Health - a proper tank. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Lightning Wyvern has decent hitting power. Stamina sits at 315 base, providing decent staying power. A base Weight of 400 means good carrying capacity.
After taming, the Lightning Wyvern is commonly used for scouting and quick travel between locations. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 80°C and 90°C. Defeating one in the wild grants 120 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.82 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.