How do you tame a Lystrosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Lystrosaurus is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Rare Flower in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Lystrosaurus eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Lystrosaurus is Rare Flower. It also accepts Base Veggie, Mejoberry, Amarberry.

Where can you find Lystrosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Lystrosaurus 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 Lystrosaurus?

A baby Lystrosaurus takes 15 hours and 25 minutes to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 24°C and 28°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Lystrosaurus Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Lystrosaurus

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Lystrosaurus

Spawn Command

Information

Level

Preset

Base Settings

Variant

Taming Speed

Spawn Locations

21 mapsFull Map →

The Lystrosaurus spawns on 21 maps, typically found in beaches, grasslands, and river areas. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.

Official

Mod Maps

Map Legend

High spawn density

Medium spawn density

Low spawn density

Cave spawn

Click any cell for exact spawn chance and nearby spawn groups. Zoom in for detail.

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Lystrosaurus Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 2m 0s|Effectiveness: 99.5% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Rare FlowerBest	5	2:00	74 Lvl (224)
Archelon Algae	6	2:30	74 Lvl (224)
Crops	21	10:00	67 Lvl (217)
Mejoberry	28	13:30	62 Lvl (212)
Berries	42	20:30	52 Lvl (202)
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Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp24°C – 28°C

Maturation Time15h 25m

Quick Info

Carried By

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill40 XP

0.5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server

Server Settings(Game.ini)

Official servers use non-1× defaults for kill-type multipliers. Adjust these if your server uses custom Game.ini values.

Server XP

Wild Kill

Tamed Kill

Alpha Kill

Cave Kill

Boss Kill

Drops & Harvest Resources

Harvesting a dead Lystrosaurus yields Hide, Raw Meat. The corpse has 50 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.

Harvest Body HP

Melee Damage

Weapon Damage

Harvest Multiplier

Resource	Pick	Hatchet
Hide	40%~2~2 hits	60%~3~2 hits
Raw Meat	60%~2~2 hits	40%~2~2 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.

Gathering Abilities

Damage Resistances

The Lystrosaurus has 13 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 5, with its worst vulnerability at +120%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Spike WallSpike wall traps

50%-50%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

ExplosionsC4, Rockets, Grenades

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

GenericFall damage, environmental

70%-30%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	90.0	+18.00	+4.00%
Stamina	100.0	+10.00	+2.00%
Torpidity	0.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	215.0	+21.50	+2.00%
Food	500.0	+50.00	+2.00%
Weight	90.0	+1.80	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

The Lystrosaurus has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Its weakest point is the Head at 3x - a significant damage bonus when you land your shots there.

Headc_jaw

3.00x

Can Damage

The Lystrosaurus can damage: Thatch. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Lystrosaurus out.

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

Lystrosaurus Tips & Tricks

Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Lystrosaurus. Tips typically cover approach strategies, recommended food, and how to avoid spooking the Lystrosaurus mid-tame.

Everything you need to know about the Lystrosaurus in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.

At base level the Lystrosaurus has 90 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 90 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.

The Lystrosaurus is a passive tame — approach carefully and hand-feed it Rare Flower without knocking it out. See the taming calculator for exact food counts and timing.

Breeding Lystrosauruss produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 24°C and 28°C. Full maturation takes 15 hours and 25 minutes. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

Once tamed, the Lystrosaurus can harvest Hide, Raw Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.

ARK: Survival Ascended features the Lystrosaurus as a tamable, herbivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. It belongs to the Support category.

Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it solid damage output. Starting at 90 Health, it's extremely fragile. Stamina sits at 100 base, providing tires quickly. A base Weight of 90 means minimal inventory space.

This is a passive tame: no tranquilizers needed. Get close without startling it, then offer food from your last hotbar slot. Its preferred food is Rare Flower.

As a tame, the Lystrosaurus earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. Breeding produces fertilized eggs that hatch within a 24°C–28°C temperature window. Defeating one in the wild grants 0.5 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.33 Element plus 0 Element per level.

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