How to Tame Lightning Rock Drake in ARK
Lightning Rock Drake is a variant of Rock Drake. A versatile creature that can turn invisible, climb walls, and glide. Must be raised from stolen eggs found in the Radiation Zone.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- Yes
Lightning Rock Drake Taming Details
Lightning Rock Drake 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 Rock Drake on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Lightning Rock Drake 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 Rock Drake.
Lightning Rock Drake 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 | 1950 | +8.5% | +20.3% |
| Stamina | 450 | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| Oxygen | 150 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Food | 2000 | +10.0% | +10.0% |
| Weight | 400 | +2.0% | +4.0% |
| Melee damage | 1 | +5.0% | +10.0% |
| Movement speed | 1 | +0.0% | +0.0% |
| Torpidity | 725 | +6.0% | +0.0% |
Taming & saddle figures
Breeding & movement
Where it spawns & other details
Lightning Rock Drake spawns on Astraeos.
Related tools & resources
Lightning Rock Drake — Background & Lore
The Lightning Rock Drake is a lightning-infused 
Rock Drake, one of the Lightning Creatures of Astraeos in ASA. The base Rock Drake climbs, glides and can turn nearly invisible; this version is stronger and always hostile.
Where to find it
It spawns only on Therokis in Astraeos.
How to get one
It cannot be tamed, ridden or bred. A Rock Drake of your own still comes from a normal 
Rock Drake Egg.
Uses
Corrupted Nodules and a chance at a 
Corrupt Heart.
Tips
Look for its yellow glow, and expect it to come from walls and above as well as from the ground. 
Turrets are weak against Lightning Creatures.