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Obsidian Obsidian
A very rare resource, found underground. Can be broken down and used to make modern tech.
Resource Type Resource Rarity Uncommon Renewable Yes Refineable No Combustible No Item Weight 1.0 Stack size 100 / 5000 Spawn Commandcheat giveitemnum 141 1 0 0orcheat gfi Obsidian 1 0 0orcheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_Obsidian.PrimalItemResource_Obsidian'" 1 0 0 Crafting Used to craft 22 items Hexagon Exchange Exchange yields 5 pieces Hexagons Hexagon Icon 180

Obsidian is a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved. It is found in caves and on mountains in smooth, black rocks.

Whitesky Peak and Volcano have rich amounts of obsidian rocks at and around the summit. However smaller amounts of black obsidian rocks can be found in numerous peaks around The Island. On Scorched Earth it can be found in the artifact caves.

Contents

  • 1 Gathering
    • 1.1 Weight Reduction
  • 2 Locations
  • 3 Crafting
  • 4 Gallery

Gathering[]

 Obsidian
Creature / ToolGain per action
 Ankylosaurus★★★★☆
 Magmasaur★★★★☆
 Phoenix★★★★☆
 Excavation Rig (Genesis: Part 2)★★★☆☆
 Mantis★★★☆☆
 Metal Pick★★★☆☆

Please note that the Doedicurus is not able to gather obsidian from all of the typically black glossy rocks. For instance, it can gather obsidian from the rocks in the caldera of the volcano on The Island map, but not from the rocks on the last part of the way up to the caldera. On The Center map it can't gather from the rocks on the shores of the lake under the floating island or in the mouth of Skull Island.

Weight Reduction[]

The following creatures reduce the weight of Obsidian by the listed amount while it is in their inventory:

CreatureReduction
 Dunkleosteus75%
 Argentavis50%
 Ravager50%

Locations[]

  • The Island
  • The Center
  • Scorched Earth
  • Aberration
  • Ragnarok
  • Extinction
  • Valguero
  • Genesis: Part 1

Below are all of the obsidian locations for The Island. Obsidian can be found on the slope of The Frozen Tooth and the Far's Peak, as well as on the top of the Volcano. Most caves on the Island contain obsidian as well.

For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
The Island Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on The Island

Below are all of the obsidian locations for The Center. It can be found on the lava islands at the north of the map. Follow the smoke to its base to the pools that are on top of the mountains and you will find it.

For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
The Center Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on The Center

Below are all of the obsidian locations for Scorched Earth. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
Scorched Earth Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on Scorched Earth

Below are all of the obsidian locations for Aberration. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
Aberration Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on Aberration

Below are all of the obsidian locations for Ragnarok. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
Ragnarok Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on Ragnarok

Below are all of the obsidian locations for Extinction. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
Extinction Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on Extinction

Below are all of the obsidian locations for Valguero. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
Valguero Topographic Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on Valguero

Below are all of the obsidian locations for Genesis: Part 1. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.

Obsidian
Genesis Part 1 Map
Rich Obsidian Occurrences on Genesis: Part 1

These maps are incomplete. Please contribute confirmed resource locations by confirming their location in-game.

Crafting[]

Obsidian is used as an ingredient to craft  Polymer, which is an important ingredient for high-end items. It is also used to craft:

  • Arthropluera Saddle
  • Artifact Pedestal
  • Camera
  • Cannon Ball
  • Chain Bola
  • File:Mod Godzillark Godzillark Obelisk.png Godzillark/Godzillark Obelisk

Gallery[]

Two examples of black, glossy, obsidian-rich rocks

Two examples of black, glossy, obsidian-rich rocks

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