Keratin is a helpful resource in Ark: Survival Ascended. Some creatures drop this resource, but harvesting the corpses using tools or dinosaurs is the best way to obtain it. However, this resource isn’t always the easiest to find, which is where we come in.
You can find Keratin by harvesting corpses on the surface of Ark Aberration. The best tool you can use for the harvest is Metal Hatchet. Most players prefer using tames like Sabertooth or Direwolf, which has excellent melee damage to harvest a lot of Keratin/Chitin quickly.
Ark Aberration Keratin Location #1
- LAT: 27
- LON: 62
Go to the coordinates above to find the first spot to harvest Keratin. It is a Cave Entrance close to the northwestern surface.
Keratin Location #2
- LAT: 24
- LON: 64
This location is close to the previous cave from where we harvest Keratin. Here, you will find a lot of bones and corpses. Harvest them using your tame or metal axe, and you have a healthy supply of Keratin.
Keratin Location #3
- LAT: 52
- LON: 22
It is another cave that you find in the Ark Aberration. After entering it, you must move forward to spot many bones on the surface. You can harvest a lot of Keratin from this single location.
Keratin Location #4
- LAT: 70
- LON: 54
You can find this Keratin Harvest spot in the mid-bottom portion of the map. Here you will find some good places to harvest Keratin close to each other.
Keratin Location #5
- LAT: 79
- LON: 25
This one is another excellent location to harvest Keratin in the bottom left corner of the map.
How to use Keratin?
Keratin has many applications in Ark: Survival Ascended. Firstly, it is a vital component of crafting several saddles. Keratin can be utilized to craft several different recipes such as:
- Aerial Symbiote.
- Chitin Chestpiece.
- Chitin Boots.
- Chitin Leggings
- Chitin Gauntlets
- Chitin Helmet
- Chitin Armor
- Cementing paste
Ark Survival Ascended Keratin Console Command
If you’re having trouble finding Chitin in Ark: Survival Ascended, you can use its item ID to spawn large amounts of this resource through the server admin console. To do this, simply start your game and press “TAB” to open the server console. Next type in:
“cheat gfi PrimalItemResource_Chitin 1 1 0”
Press enter and you’ll have the resource right in your inventory. do note that for this work you need to be the admin of the server you’re playing on.
