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Crystal harvesting

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  • Creatures 68
  • Tools 6
  • Weight reductions 2
  • Maps 13
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Crystal harvesting

Crystal is a rare resource found in caves, mountain tops, and certain underwater locations in ARK: Survival Ascended. It's used for electronics, spyglasses, and advanced crafting.

Crystal yield ranking

Comparing Crystal
Resource node · Corpse target
Resource node
18 ranked harvest methods
avg / target

Range shows the approximate variation around each simulated average.

Node yields assume the recorded base harvest HP (e.g. 1000 for Redwood trees, 620 for Metal nodes). In-game, trees and rocks whose harvest health scales with their size have per-instance HP that varies with the node's size, so actual yields per node will vary. The values shown represent the average.

Where to find Crystal

30,709 harvestable nodes across 13 maps · 59 node typesView on map →

Recorded resource maps

Best Tool for Crystal

  • Stone HatchetBest

    from Gargoyle Statues

    100%
  • Stone Pick

    from Gem Nodes, Element Gem Nodes, City Structures, City Lights, Gargoyle Statues +6 more

    95%
  • Metal Hatchet

    from Gem Nodes, Element Gem Nodes, City Structures, City Lights, Gargoyle Statues +6 more

    80%
  • Mining Drill

    from Gem Nodes, Element Gem Nodes, City Structures, City Lights, Gargoyle Statues +5 more

    80%
  • Metal Pick

    from Gem Nodes, Element Gem Nodes, City Structures, City Lights, Gargoyle Statues +6 more

    60%
  • Chainsaw

    from Corpses

    2x yield

Crystal harvest multipliers113 creature records. Comparison score = average items per node.

Crystal Weight Reduction

These creatures reduce Crystal weight when carried in their inventory.

Tamed levels invested in Melee Damage. More melee = more resources per hit. Max 73 levels after taming.

#Creature
1DunkleosteusScore 1269x1266022.9k-50%
2MagmasaurScore 1269x12612015.1k-
3DoedicurusScore 7921x79327.1k-
4Chalk ElementalScore 429x421202.5k-
5Rock ElementalScore 429x421202.5k-
6AnkylosaurusScore 272x27502.4k-
7MegachelonScore 171.25x171254.1k-
8PhoenixFlyScore 122x1223720-
9TherizinosaurScore 102x10521.5k-
10MoschopsScore 51.25x532448-
11DeinotheriumScore 42x4301.4k-
12MammothScore 42x448480-
13Thorny DragonScore 42x4403.0k-
14Aberrant AnkylosaurusScore 0.08x0.050--
15Aberrant CarbonemysScore 0.08x0.013--
16Aberrant DiplodocusScore 0.08x0.060--
17Aberrant DodoScore 0.08x0.05--
18Aberrant DoedicurusScore 0.021x0.032--
19Aberrant EquusScore 0.08x0.09--
20Aberrant GigantopithecusScore 0.08x0.040--
21Aberrant GigantoraptorScore 0.08x0.060--
22Aberrant IguanodonScore 0.08x0.025--
23Aberrant LystrosaurusScore 0.08x0.06--
24Aberrant MoschopsScore 0.05x0.032--
25Aberrant OvisScore 0.08x0.05--
26Aberrant ParaceratheriumScore 0.08x0.045--
27Aberrant ParasaurScore 0.08x0.012--
28Aberrant StegosaurusScore 0.08x0.042--
29Aberrant TriceratopsScore 0.08x0.032--
30AcrocanthosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.0170--
31AmargasaurusScore 0.08x0.050--
32AndrewsarchusScore 0.08x0.0---
33ArchaeopteryxScore 0.08x0.05--
34AstrocetusFlyScore 0.01.56x0.029--
35BisonScore 0.08x0.030--
36Blood Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.045--
37BoaratosScore 0.02x0.060--
38BrontosaurusScore 0.08x0.060--
39BulbdogScore 0.08x0.012--
40BurrowbuckScore 0.08x0.019--
41CarbonemysScore 0.08x0.013--
42CarcharodontosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.0528--
43CastoroidesScore 0.08x0.028--
44ChalicotheriumScore 0.08x0.036--
45DaeodonScore 0.08x0.029--
46DeinosuchusScore 0.08x0.070--
47DiplodocusScore 0.08x0.060--
48DodoScore 0.08x0.05--
49DreadnoughtusScore 0.08x0.01,080--
50Ember Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.045--
51EquusScore 0.08x0.09--
52Fire WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.060--
53GallimimusScore 0.08x0.08--
54GasbagsScore 0.08x0.05--
55GiganotosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.01,000--
56GigantopithecusScore 0.08x0.040--
57GigantoraptorScore 0.08x0.060--
58GlowtailScore 0.08x0.012--
59HelicoprionScore 0.08x0.0---50%
60Ice ElementalScore 0.09x0.0120--
61Ice WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.060--
62IguanodonScore 0.08x0.025--
63JerboaScore 0.08x0.03--
64KentrosaurusScore 0.08x0.010--
65Lightning WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.060--
66LystrosaurusScore 0.08x0.06--
67MaeguanaScore 0.08x0.020--
68MaewingScore 0.08x0.020--
69MegalocerosScore 0.08x0.030--
70MegatheriumScore 0.05x0.0---
71MesopithecusScore 0.08x0.012--
72MorellatopsScore 0.08x0.032--
73OvisScore 0.08x0.05--
74PachyScore 0.08x0.010--
75PachyrhinosaurusScore 0.08x0.028--
76ParaceratheriumScore 0.08x0.045--
77ParasaurScore 0.08x0.012--
78PegomastaxScore 0.08x0.010--
79PhiomiaScore 0.08x0.010--
80Poison WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.060--
81ProcoptodonScore 0.08x0.020--
82R-BrontosaurusScore 0.08x0.060--
83R-CarbonemysScore 0.08x0.013--
84R-DaeodonScore 0.08x0.029--
85R-EquusScore 0.08x0.09--
86R-GasbagsScore 0.08x0.05--
87R-GiganotosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.01,000--
88R-MegatheriumScore 0.05x0.0---
89R-ParasaurScore 0.08x0.012--
90R-ProcoptodonScore 0.08x0.020--
91Roll RatScore 0.08x0.042--
92Scrap ElementalScore 0.09x0.0120--
93ShinehornScore 0.08x0.012--
94StegosaurusScore 0.08x0.042--
95Tek GiganotosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.01,000--
96Tek ParasaurScore 0.08x0.012--
97Tek StegosaurusScore 0.08x0.042--
98Tek TriceratopsScore 0.08x0.032--
99TriceratopsScore 0.08x0.032--
100Tropical Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.08x0.045--
101UnicornScore 0.08x0.09--
102VoidwyrmFlyScore 0.08x0.060--
103Woolly RhinoScore 0.08x0.040--
104X-AcrocanthosaurusScore 0.01.56x0.0200--
105X-AnkylosaurusScore 0.08x0.050--
106X-DeinosuchusScore 0.08x0.070--
107X-DunkleosteusScore 0.09x0.060--50%
108X-HelicoprionScore 0.08x0.0---50%
109X-ParaceratheriumScore 0.08x0.045--
110X-ParasaurScore 0.08x0.012--
111X-Rock ElementalScore 0.09x0.0120--
112X-TriceratopsScore 0.08x0.032--
113X-Woolly RhinoScore 0.08x0.040--

Recorded resource maps

28,723 harvestable nodes across 11 maps · 58 node types

AberrationAlthemiaAmissaAppalachiaAstraeosAtlantisBjarnheimExtinctionForglarForglar Part IIGenesisInsalunaLost CityLost ColonyNyrandilRagnarokReverenceScorched EarthSvartalfheimTaenia StellaTemptress LagoonThaloriaThe CenterThe IslandThe VolcanoValgueroVintal

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best dino for Crystal in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The Dunkleosteus is the best Crystal farmer with a 9x gather multiplier. The Magmasaur is the runner-up with 9x.

Which dinos reduce Crystal carry weight in ARK?

The following creatures reduce Crystal weight when carried: Dunkleosteus (-50%), Helicoprion (-50%). This means they can carry more Crystal before becoming encumbered.

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