Element is a highly advanced resource in Ark Extinction, packed with energy. It can travel between different DLCs of the Ark Survival with some degradation. You can craft Tek Tier components from the Elements. You can also use the Elements to craft Tek Tier Armor.
Element is used as a fuel to power Tek Structures. All Tek Tier items can be accessed in the end-game levels. Farming Element can be a difficult and confusing task. This guide details every detail of elements in Ark Extinction.
Farming Element Vein
The first method involves farming 50k element veins, also known as the element node, in the Wasteland. This method involves protecting the node from corrupted dinos. Once you have successfully protected the node, use your pickaxe to get the most elements possible in Ark Extinction.
To get to the area, you can use any flying dinosaur, like Dimorphodon, and to protect the vein, you can use Giganostosaurus. Remember to keep med brews or superfoods to heal your dino. You can also use a pump shotgun or compound bow for the smaller dinos.
The element vein drops element shards and dust along with the element itself. With 100 element shards, you get 1 element, and element dust can be used to make unstable element shards and unstable elements. Let’s review some of the best element vein locations you must visit for farming purposes.
Element Vein Location #1
There are two 50k element veins spots at 33.1 Latitude and 51.9 Longitude. This area is on the upper north-central region of the map. You will find the nodes near the large wooden rib cage-like structure emerging from the ground.
Element Vein Location #2
This is another spot for a 50k element vein. It is in the far northwest upper corner of the map, at 34.6 Latitude and 13.8 Longitude. This area has edged cliffs on both sides with red lights.
Element Vein Location #3
The final spot for the element vein is in the upper region of the previous location, at 23.4 Latitude and 12.1 Longitude. This area is in the lower area near the edge of the cliff.
Farming Element Dust
The next method involves farming element dust by hunting Tek Creatures like Tek Parasaur, found in the northwest side of Wastelands and Sanctuary, and Tek Raptor, in Wasteland and Sulfur Fields. To farm the item, you need to equip a chainsaw to finish them off.
A second way involves breeding these creatures. A Tek Parasaur takes 1 day and 2 hours to fully mature and yields 15-23 Element Dust. Meanwhile, a Tek Raptor will need 1 day and 13 hours and yield 15-30 Element Dust.
Tame Gacha
Gachas are found in the Northwest side of the Wastelands. These creatures are tamed by feeding almost anything. Once you tape them, set their production unit to element, and they will drop crystals on the ground. These crystals contain different items, including elements, element shards, and element dusts.
How to Craft Element in ARK Extinction?
In Engram, if your game level is more than 58, you can unlock the crafting recipe to make elements. Once you have located the engram, you can easily craft Element from the Unstable Element.
You will require 1000 Element Dust to make 1 Unstable Element. Element dust will automatically spoil within 2 minutes to become an Element. You can also craft the Element using the following materials below:
- x15 Blue Gem
- x8 Charge Battery
- x50 Congealed Gas Ball
- x20 Element Ore
- x20 Green Gem
- x1 Powered On Station
- x10 Red Gem
