Obsidian | Resources | ARK: Survival Evolved - Dododex

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Best Gatherers

• 1Dunkleosteus★︎4.6
• 2Magmasaur★︎4.4
• 3Mantis★︎4.1
• 4Ankylosaurus★︎4.1
• 5Gacha★︎3.5
• 6Phoenix★︎3.5
• 7Metal Pick★︎3.5
• 8Doedicurus★︎2.8

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Dropped by

• Rock Elemental

Weight Reduction

• 1Dunkleosteus▼︎75%
• 2Argentavis▼︎50%
• 3Helicoprion▼︎50%
• 4Ravager▼︎50%

Obsidian

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Obsidian Tips & Strategies

from the iOS & Android apps 718 points Sep 4, 2020 Report

WHEN YOU BREAK OBSIDIAN WITH TO DOEDIC YOU ONLY GET STONE

180 points Jul 6, 2022 Report

If on island use Anky with argy on the volcano

99 points Jan 7, 2022 Report

I’m ragnarok coordinates near 21 65. There’s a huge natural bridge that leads through a small cave and opening on the other side. Throughout that entire cave there’s obsidian bring an argy with a high weight and an anky. You will have more than you know what to do with

109 points Nov 8, 2020 Report

DONT USE DOED!! Ankylo or Phoenix is the best by far, this is from personal experience. Doed gets you only stone from MOST the obsidian around, on some maps there is another kind which has metal too, that is the ONLY kind a doed can even harvest at all.

PHOENIX IS BADASS!! mine was 37 b4 tame, and now has replaced my quetz cause it has a weight over 1200, and it can harvest all the same stuff as an Ankylo, not as good, but not much worse tbh.

38 points Nov 9, 2023 Report

To the guy who said where is obsidian it’s on the volcano and the giant mountain in the red woods

11 points Jan 15, 2025 Report

If on center go to the island with the lava and the face (forgot what it was called lmao) and go to the top. Tons of obsidian

60 points Jan 29, 2021 Report

Have tried anky mantis and dunkle. Tested on land and water for both mantis and anky and dunkle is by far better on official. Island hunter cave dunkle I get 5k a run on 1x. Barely 2k with the other 2. Put dunkle on top as best gatherer please.

17 points Jun 25, 2024 Report

I'm playing Mobile and this is some tips that you (maybe) need to know:

1: Doedicurus(bruh I don't remember the name) will harvest metal,stone and obsidian when gather from obsidian rocks,and more than ankylo.

2: There is only simple-cheap(not really) way to carry lot of this resources is agentavis,and this bird is slow. BUT if you have a quetzal and quetzal platform saddle, it will be faster (whatever you use, just make sure that creature have platform saddle).

+Let argentavis in the platform,up grade a lot of level to speed at big carry creature.

+Put all obsidian to argentavis,(doesn't need to care the agent 's inventory,just make sure that the big creature that carry agent still can move),and set argentavis at passive.

-This will make the big creature get only 50% weight of the obsidian, help you carry more than only use bird or big creatures

/I don't need this tip get up,but hope you all can get more good times/

32 points Jan 16, 2022 Report

This for mobile go to the artic and you’ll find obsidian all over and tp a paracer with a plat form saddle with wood storage box’s and it’ll stay when you go back to base and tp the thing back

37 points Oct 2, 2020 Report

There are two type of obsidian rocks. Search the one who also drop metal. That's the kind that you should break if you're using a doedicurus. If you break the type that doesn't also drop metal the doedicurus will only harvest stone.

32 points Dec 15, 2020 Report

In the island. Find it in snow biome or inside cave, u will find lot of it. if u see very black and shining stone, thats an obsidian. Dont need to climb a high mountain or going to far volcano, (well its fine if u had argentav). Just be ware with the wild creatures

28 points Nov 11, 2020 Report

On Rag use a dunk in the obsidian trench north of the volcano underwater. Absolutely insane amounts of metal and Obsidian

4 points Dec 21, 2024 Report

For the Island on ASA get a high level argy and anky and head to the volcano

6 points Jun 27, 2024 Report

Where the f is this stuff on mobile I saw I giga before even seeing obi

10 points Aug 13, 2023 Report

Make a bace On thé river that divides the snow from the jungle and get your argy and you’ve got unlimited Obsidian

19 points Aug 1, 2021 Report

To farm the most obsidian in the game take a god dunkleosteus in the water above volcano on rag and look for a ravine it’s filled with soo much obsidian and dunke has the most gathering efficiency and weight reduction it’s by far best method out apart from stryders -T8

12 points Nov 15, 2022 Report

If you are struggling to find obsidian, just go to the volcano

15 points Nov 7, 2021 Report

Obsidian rock is a pretty common ressource on the grand hills, just bring your argy on top of the mountain and there are alot of rexes on the grand hill but there are no enemies on the very top. Once you are done gathering obsidian you can get rid of any unwanted ressources to get rid of the extra weight and make sure to give the obsidian to your argy for the way back for the 50% weight reduction

18 points Dec 9, 2020 Report

Ankh level up weight and melee damage= best metal and obsidian havest

18 points Sep 3, 2020 Report

What I have found to be the best is using magmasaurs. Getting about 150 per rock instead of 30 to 60 with anky. (On official)

All Obsidian TipsObsidian Spawn Command

Obsidian is used in 17 recipes

• Arthropluera Saddle
• Artifact Pedestal
• Camera
• Cannon Ball
• Chain Bola
• Geopolymer Cement (Old ARK Mobile)
• Handcuffs
• Harpoon Launcher
• Lance
• Magnifying Glass
• Mirror
• Motorboat
• Pliers
• Polymer
• Scissors
• Snowman
• Tek Binoculars