Obsidian is one of the many resources you can use to craft items in Ark: Survival Ascended. This fairly advanced resource is used to craft high-level gear, including Tek items, and isn’t always very easy to find.
In this guide, we will cover the best locations of Obsidian in Genesis: Part 2. Generally, Obsidian is easily found throughout the map, with the space biome netting you the highest amount of this resource. However, there are other locations you can look at as well in Ark Survival Ascended.
Location #1
The best place to find Obsidian in Genesis: Part 2 is in the space biome between Rockwell’s Garden and the Corrupted Garden. Here, all you have to do is move from one asteroid to the other and search their surfaces for Obsidian, which is found inside grey rocks. While you can find Obsidian on the right side of the map, the densest deposits are found on the left side.
Location #2
- LAT: 76
- LON: 10
Near the bottom of the map, you’ll find a rich deposit of Obsidian in the area known as Placidview Heights.
Location #3
- LAT: 69
- LON: 20
Moving Slightly upward to 60 Latitude and 20 Longitude, you can find another Obsidian deposit in the Fallen Mount area.
Location #4
- LAT: 59
- LON: 35
At Latitude 59 and Longitude 35, the Afflicted Swamp area has another big Obsidian deposit in Genesis: Part 2.
Location #5
- LAT: 23
- LON: 10
Finally, if you move to the extreme southwest of the map, you can find another Obsidian Deposit in the Vile Creek area.
How to use Obsidian in Ark: Survival Ascended?
In Ark: Survival Ascended Obsidian can be used across several craftable items. It is mainly used to make polymer, a material used for high-level crafting. Below, we’ve given all of the items you can craft with Obsidian, along with their required materials
| Item | Required Materials |
|---|---|
| Arthropluera Saddle | 80x Hide, 50x Fiber, 20x Wood, 30x Metal Ingot, 8x Flint, 15x Cementing Paste, and 35x Obsidian |
| Artifact Pedestal | 80x Obsidian |
| Camera | 80x Wood, 30x Hide, 240x Crystal, 80x Black Pearl, 100x Sap, 150x Obsidian, and 140x Metal Ingot |
| Cannon Ball | 80x Metal Ingot, 30x Gunpowder, 20x Cementing Paste, and 4x Obsidian |
| Chain Bola | 65x Metal Ingot, 10x Cementing Paste, and 2x Obsidian. |
Obsidian Spawn Command
If you’re having trouble finding Metal in Ark: Survival Ascended, you can use spawn commands to have this item spawn in your inventory. To do this, you must open the cheat console by pressing the TAB key on your keyboard.
If you’re playing on PlayStation, you’ll need to hold down L1, R1, Square, and Triangle at once, and similarly, on Xbox, hold down, LB, RB, X, and Y at once. Once the console opens, simply type in: “cheat giveitemnum 141 1 0 0” and hit enter to add this resource directly to your inventory.
If you encounter a situation where the command does not work, try resetting your system or game.
