Aberrant Piranha
CreatureVariant
- Spawns on
- 10 maps
- Abundance
- Common
- Kill XP
- 1
- Taming
- Not tamable
Overview
The Aberrant Piranha is a small aquatic carnivore and an Aberration variant of the Piranha. It deals increased melee damage but has slightly reduced health compared to its standard form. This creature excels in underwater combat and can damage Thatch structures, making it useful for targeted underwater sabotage or defense in cave systems.
It does not carry other creatures nor can it be carried by flyers for transport.
Base statsLevel 1 values and gain per level
| Stat | Base | Wild +/lvl | Tamed +/lvl | Wild growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 144 | +28.8 | +4% | |
| Stamina | 120 | +12 | +2% | |
| Torpidity | 250 | +15 | +0% | |
| Oxygen | 150 | +15 | - | |
| Food | 1200 | +120 | +2% | |
| Weight | 15 | +0.3 | +0.8% | |
| Melee damage | 106% | +5.3% | +10% | |
| Movement speed | 100% | +0% | +1% |
Base statsOpen calculator
Aberrant Piranha cannot be tamed.
Abilities
About spawn zones
Aberrant Piranha has recorded spawns on 10 maps: Aberration, Astraeos, Amissa, Forglar, Insaluna, Svartalfheim and 4 more. On Astraeos, Aberrant Piranha also spawns in caves: Bio Cave, The Verdant Underhollow and Cave 116.
Weight reduction
Drops
About weight reduction
Drops & harvest resources
Compare recorded corpse resource yields by harvesting tool.
SettingsHarvest body HP 50 · Player melee % 100 · Weapon damage % 100 · Harvest rate × 1
| Resource |  Pick | Harvest Weapon |
|---|---|---|
 Raw Fish Meat | ~3100% · ~2 hits | ~260% · ~2 hits |
Each harvest event rolls resources independently. Actual yields vary.
Killing an Aberrant Piranha yields Raw Fish Meat. The Mining Drill provides the highest quantity yield when harvesting the corpse.
Gathering abilities
Attacks and abilities
BreaksThatchWoodStoneMetalTek
- Melee attack
Base damage22
- Thatch121
- Wood-
- Stone-
- Metal-
- Tek-
Damage taken
ResistsWeak to
Weapons
- Mining DrillImmune
- Stone weapons-34%
- Player melee-20%
- Piercing projectiles+40%
- Anti-creature damage+120%
Explosives
- Demolition explosives+50%
Creatures
- Creature attacks-50%
- Herbivore attacks-40%
- Strong creature attacks+50%
- Raid creature attacks+55%
- Melee Dino Carnivore Medium Flyer Harvest Polymer+900%
Environment & other
- Spike Wall-50%
- Plant Species X-50%
- Environmental damage-30%
HitboxesHead ×1.5
Base damage at level 1, 100% taming effectiveness, no imprint. Open damage calculator
Combat notes
The Aberrant Piranha has a +900% weakness to Melee Dino Carnivore Medium Flyer HarvestPolymer, making it extremely vulnerable to attacks from creatures that exploit polymer harvesting. It also takes +120% damage from instant damage effects and +55% from metal melee weapons. Conversely, it is fully immune to Mining Drill harvest damage and 50% resistant to spike walls and certain ranged turrets.
The Aberrant Piranha has a head hitbox that takes 1.5× damage, allowing for more efficient knockout or killing shots when targeting the head. All other body zones take standard damage.
Can damage Thatch structures. Build at least in Wood to resist its attacks.
Combat & abilitiesBase XP per kill: 1
Aberrant Piranha kill XP
Base XP per kill: 1
Per kill
80 XP1 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild × 1× server
Server XP settings1× · wild 1.25 · alpha 1.33 · boss 5 · cave 1.33
Experience
- The Aberrant Piranha takes +900% damage from polymer-harvesting melee attacks, making it highly vulnerable to flyers like the Pteranodon.
- It is completely immune to damage from the Mining Drill, useful for safe handling in captivity.
- This creature deals 6% more melee damage than the standard Piranha due to its aberrant mutation.
- It has 4% less base Health than the standard Piranha, making it slightly more fragile in combat.
This page details the Aberrant Piranha's stats, spawn conditions, harvest drops, damage modifiers, and utility. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.