How to Tame Lightning Paraceratherium in ARK
Lightning Paraceratherium is a variant of Paraceratherium. A large land creature with a platform saddle. Popular for building mobile land bases due to its massive HP and weight.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Lightning Paraceratherium Taming Details
Lightning Paraceratherium 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 Paraceratherium on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Lightning Paraceratherium 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 Paraceratherium.
Lightning Paraceratherium 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 | 1026 | +20.0% | +17.2% |
| Stamina | 300 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 6500 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 850 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +1.0% |
| Torpidity | 1300 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Lightning Paraceratherium spawns on Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Lightning Paraceratherium — Background & Lore
The Lightning Paraceratherium is a lightning-infused 
Paraceratherium. The normal Paracer is a gentle giant used as a mobile platform base, but this Lightning Creature of Astraeos in ASA is stronger and always aggressive.
Where to find it
It spawns only on Therokis in Astraeos.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred, so it will never carry a platform saddle. Tame a regular Paraceratherium for that.
Uses
Corrupted Nodules and a chance at a 
Corrupt Heart.
Tips
Do not treat it like the peaceful base animal. It will charge you. A big body means a big health pool, so bring enough damage, and remember that turrets are weak against Lightning Creatures.