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What is a crystal wyvern used for? crystal wyvern battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
They can't carry as many creatures as the original wyverns can, but that's really the only significant difference, and they're perfect for stealing wyvern eggs. A high level one will take less damage than a griffin, fly faster than a snow owl, and have more stamina than a pteranodon. I also use mine to kill alpha raptors and carnos for loot and xp.
I've seen a few neat idea's for abilities the tropical wyvern could have, since its ability to fly faster above water is very miniscule compared to the other crystal wyverns. To repeat a few neat ideas i found... it should get a speed boost when it's raining, it should be able to land on water (even if just shallow water), or even breath underwater for a slightly longer duration than most creatures (considering its breath ability is essentially spewing out really hot water at enemies). What if it could also glide along the water similar to a pelagornis. Maybe make raw prime fish meat a secondary feeding option (but less effective than crystal).
So these are a bit weaker than a normal wyvern, but they have their ups. Think of it like this, if a normal wyvern is the Rex of the sky, these are the allosaurus. They don’t have the same dps, but you get added mobility, and they are generally less hazardous to tame! A grapple hook and a stack of crystals will easily secure you your place in the skies!
So if you seen the videos where you drop honey on the bear trap, then trap it with gateways, the wyvren is stuck and can’t move. Although that method is more reliable, mine is less time consuming and requires less resources. If you hop on the back of the crystal wyvren, go as close to the neck as possible and place the first hat as close to the wings as you can, same one for the back ( it’s a whole lot easier if the wyvren does not move) and yea that’s how you do it.
there are 3 different sub species of crystal wyvern
Tropical crystal wyvern: Breathes a water cannon attack that just does damage, and it can also get a hydrated stat buff when in water, can be found in the tropical forest area in crystal isles( bottom left )
Blood crystal wyvern: breathes a health draining ability that drains enemy health and gives it to you, can be found in the rocky crystal mountains( middle towards the left has big orange and red crystals )
Ember crystal wyvern: breaths a fire breath that does more damage the more you use it on one enemy, can be found in the forest volcano with the red trees around the base of the volcano you'll see it has small red Crystal's
Note: all type of crystal wyverns can also be found in egg form in the crystal wyverns cave in the desert area guarded by crystal wyvern heirs which are untamebale and also the only crystal wyvern which can exceed level 215+