How to Tame Lightning Chalicotherium in ARK
Lightning Chalicotherium is a variant of Chalicotherium. A large creature that throws boulders at targets. Tamed passively with Beer Jars.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Lightning Chalicotherium Taming Details
Lightning Chalicotherium is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton.
Alternative foods: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Lightning Chalicotherium on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Lightning Chalicotherium is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) or Raw Mutton in its inventory (alternatives: Cooked Lamb Chop, Raw Prime Meat, Cooked Prime Meat, Raw Meat). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, equip a saddle (unlocks via the engram tab) to ride your Lightning Chalicotherium.
Lightning Chalicotherium base stats
Level 1 wild values, with the gain each point adds in the wild and after taming.
| Stat | Base | Per wild level | Per tamed level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 600 | +20.0% | +27.0% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 4000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 400 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 500 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Lightning Chalicotherium spawns on Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Lightning Chalicotherium — Background & Lore
The Lightning Chalicotherium is the lightning-infused form of the 
Chalicotherium, the large beast that throws boulders at its targets. As one of the Lightning Creatures of Astraeos in ASA, it is more powerful than the normal animal and always hostile.
Where to find it
It spawns only on Therokis in Astraeos.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, so the normal Chalicotherium's 
Beer Jar tame does not apply. It cannot be ridden or bred either.
Uses
Corrupted Nodules, which work as a substitute for 
Organic Polymer, and a chance at a 
Corrupt Heart.
Tips
Keep moving when it winds up a throw, and use the 
Enforcer if you have one: it deals four times its usual damage to Lightning Creatures, while turrets are much weaker against them.