Black Pearls are one of the many resources in Ark: Ascended. This material can be used to craft several Tek items as well as in some recipes. Black Pearls are mainly found on the ocean floor and along coasts.
This guide will look at the best locations to farm Black Pearls in Ark: Ascended. We will also go over how you can spawn this item in your inventory.
Black Pearl Farming Locations in Ark Valguero
Location #1
- LAT: 45
- LON: 27
You can find a decent deposit of Black Pearls along the island’s shore, west of the Abyss region. Go to the map marker above to find it on the ocean floor then move north inland to find some more deposits.
Location #2
- LAT: 41
- LON: 34
Just to the east of the previous location, you’ll find another healthy deposit of Black Pearls in Ark: Valguero. You’ll find some deposits on the ocean floor and as you move north inland, you’ll find more.
Black Pearl Locations in Ark Aberration
Location #1
- LAT: 65
- LON: 51
You’ll find large amounts of Black Pearls in the Hope’s End area of the Aberration map. Simply head to the point on the map image above and head north until you reach the lake in the middle of the map. Throughout this path, you’ll find Black Pearls.
Black Pearl Farming Locations in Ark Crystal Isles
Location #1
- LAT: 23
- LON: 73
In Ark: Crystal Isles, you’ll only find Black Pearls on the island east of the Northlands. Head to the coordinates highlighted above and look around to find Black Pearls.
Black Pearl Locations in Ark Genesis 2
Location #1
You can only find Black Pearls in the space biome of Ark Genisis. Do note that this will only be possible when you get the pearl space biome, which has giant pearls floating amongst several asteroids. Simply land on any of the asteroids and harvest the black pearls.
Black Pearl Farming Locations in Ark Lost Island
Location #1
- LAT: 17
- LON: 26
Off the coast of Tumash Bay, you’ll find large deposits of Black Pearls. The ocean above the northern limits of the map contains many deposits at the bottom; do a thorough search to find all Black Pearls.
Location #2
- LAT: 87
- LON: 25
Similar to the previous location, you’ll find many Black Pearl deposits in the ocean south of Gloomy Coast.
Black Pearl Locations in Ark Ragnarök
Location #1
- LAT: 71
- LON: 23
Right off the coast of the southwest Tropics, you’ll find a deposit of Black Pearls in Ark Ragnarök. Swim around the area and thoroughly search it to increase your yield.
Location #2
- LAT: 53
- LON: 18
To the east of the Darkwaters region, you’ll find another deposit of Black Pearls in Ark: Ragnarök.
Black Pearl Farming Locations in Ark: Fjordur
Location #1
- LAT: 65
- LON: 16
You can find a ton of Black Pearls on the island in the southwest of the mainland of the Ark: Fjordur map.
Location #2
- LAT: 60
- LON: 53
In the middle of the river between the main island and the small island to the east, you’ll find more Black Pearls deposits.
Other Ways to Farm Black Pearls in Ark Ascended
Not all maps in Ark contain Black pearls; in that case, you’ll need to find and kill dinosaurs and creatures that drop them. In Ark Scorched Earth, they are dropped by Deathworms and Alpha Deathworms. You must kill Alpha Mosasaurs on the Island map to get this item.
Additionally, Ammonites, Eurypterids, and Tusoteuthis’ also drop this resource. On Ark Extinction, only the Gacha creature drops Black Pearls. Lastly, almost all caves have this resource handy, but only on the maps mentioned above.
Ark Ascended Black Pearl Spawn Command
If you’re having trouble finding Black Pearls in Ark Ascended, you can use spawn commands to get this item. Firstly, you’ll need to bring up the console command function which can be done by pressing the TAB button on PC. Next type in the command
“cheat gfi PrimalItemResource_BlackPearl 1 0 0”
Press enter to spawn the item right in your inventory.