Lightning Wyvern
Variant · 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
4h 59m 58s
Elapsed Time
4h 37m 47s
Maturation Time Left
87h 57m 46s
Time to Juvenile
4h 37m 47s
Total Food Items
278
items
Food to Adult
182
items
Food Per Hour
6
Food Capacity
200
items
Baby Hand Feed For
N/A
1.2% 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
92h 35m 33s
| Phase | Duration |  Wyvern Milk |
|---|---|---|
 BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 4h 37m 46s | 2 |
 JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 37h 2m 13s | 7 |
 AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 46h 17m 46s | 3 |
 Total | 87h 57m 46s | 12 |
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- 3x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Juvenile- 19x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)Adolescent- 24x 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 carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. Classified under the Variant 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.
The Lightning Wyvern cannot be tamed and must be dealt with through combat or avoidance. 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.