How do you tame a Tropical Crystal Wyvern in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Tropical Crystal Wyvern is a passive tame. Approach it carefully without startling it and place Primal Crystal in your last hotbar slot, then feed it by hand.

What does a Tropical Crystal Wyvern eat in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The best food for taming a Tropical Crystal Wyvern is Primal Crystal. It also accepts Crystal.

Where can you find Tropical Crystal Wyvern in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Check the interactive spawn map on the Tropical Crystal Wyvern 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 Tropical Crystal Wyvern?

A baby Tropical Crystal Wyvern takes 3 days and 20 hours to reach full maturity. Eggs must be incubated between 75°C and 85°C. Use a breeding calculator for imprint timing and food requirements.

Tropical Crystal Wyvern Taming, Breeding & Spawns

Tropical Crystal Wyvern

VARIANT

Tropical Crystal Wyvern

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

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

Tropical Crystal Wyvern Taming Calculator

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PassiveTime: 2m 20s|Effectiveness: 99.8% (+74 Lvl)Lv.150

Food	Qty	Time	Effectiveness
Primal CrystalBest	8	2:20	74 Lvl (224)
Crystal	60	19:40	67 Lvl (217)

Breeding

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TypeEgg Layer

Incubation Temp75°C – 85°C

Maturation Time3d 20h

Quick Info

Immobilized By

XP Calculator

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Kill XP

Wild Kill (1.25×)

Creature Level

Kill Count

Per Kill1,193 XP

15 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

You can gather Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat, Crystal from a Tropical Crystal Wyvern corpse. The corpse has 360 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	Stone Weapon (Extra)
Hide	40%~15~12 hits	60%~22~9 hits	40%~7~12 hits
Raw Meat	60%~17~12 hits	40%~11~9 hits	60%~11~12 hits
Raw Prime Meat	3%~1~12 hits	2%~0~9 hits	3%~1~12 hits
Crystal	5%~1~12 hits	20%~4~9 hits	60%~17~12 hits
Crystal TalonDrop	—	—	—

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

Incoming damage to the Tropical Crystal Wyvern is modified by 15 different type-specific multipliers. It shrugs off 8 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +200%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.

Projectile Water

0%-100%

MiningDrill Harvest

0%-100%

Dino AttacksStandard dino melee hits

50%-50%

Plant Species XPlant turret projectiles

50%-50%

Herbivore DinoHerbivore dino attacks

60%-40%

Stone WeaponsClub, slingshot (high torpor)

66%-34%

Base Stats

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Stat	Base (Lv.1)	Wild +/Lv	Tamed +/Lv
Health	1295.0	+194.25	+2.40%
Stamina	325.0	+16.25	+1.00%
Torpidity	545.0	+0.00	+0.00%
Oxygen	150.0	+15.00	+2.00%
Food	1500.0	+150.00	+2.00%
Weight	300.0	+6.00	+0.80%
Melee Damage Multiplier	100.0%	+5.00%	+10.00%
Speed Multiplier	100.0%	+0.00%	+1.00%

Hitbox Multipliers

Aiming matters - the Tropical Crystal Wyvern has 1 hitbox region with distinct damage modifiers. The Head is the most vulnerable spot at 1.5x damage - aim there for maximum DPS.

Headjaw_exp

1.50x

Can Damage

The Tropical Crystal Wyvern can damage: Thatch, Wood. It can break through Thatch and Wood, so upgrade to Stone at minimum for protection.

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

Tropical Crystal Wyvern Tips & Tricks

Check out what other players have learned about the Tropical Crystal Wyvern - and contribute your own tips. Players share the best approach angles, food recommendations, and tricks for safe passive taming.

This page is your complete guide to the Tropical Crystal Wyvern in ARK: Survival Ascended. Below you'll find a quick overview of its base stats, taming method, breeding data, and harvest capabilities — plus links to dedicated tools like the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and interactive spawn map.

The Tropical Crystal Wyvern starts with 1,295 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 300 base Weight. These base values scale with each wild and tamed level-up, so check the taming calculator to see exactly what stats you can expect at different levels.

Taming the Tropical Crystal Wyvern is done passively: sneak up and offer Primal Crystal from your last hotbar slot. The taming calculator has detailed quantities for each level.

Breeding Tropical Crystal Wyverns produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 75°C and 85°C. Full maturation takes 3 days and 20 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.

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

Found throughout the ARKs, the Tropical Crystal Wyvern is a tamable, flying, carnivore creature in ARK: Survival Ascended. It falls within the Variant classification.

With 1,295 base Health, the Tropical Crystal Wyvern is extremely durable. With 100% base Melee Damage, the Tropical Crystal Wyvern has solid damage output. Its base Stamina of 325 gives it decent staying power. Weight capacity starts at 300, giving it a solid weight pool.

Taming the Tropical Crystal Wyvern doesn't require unconsciousness. Instead, sneak up to it and hand-feed its preferred food. Its preferred food is Primal Crystal.

After taming, the Tropical Crystal Wyvern is commonly used for scouting and quick travel between locations. It reproduces by laying eggs, which must be incubated between 75°C and 85°C. Killing a wild Tropical Crystal Wyvern yields 15 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.85 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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