Element Shard harvesting
ResourceHarvesting
Element Shard yield ranking
Average items per resource node or corpse at the selected settings.
Resource node · Corpse 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.
Best Tool for Element Shard
2x yieldStone PickBestfrom Element Nodes (Aberration, Forglar, Amissa, Svartalfheim, Forglar Part II, Lost City, Atlantis, Taenia Stella, Thaloria, Insaluna, Temptress Lagoon, Vintal)
2x yieldfrom Element Nodes (Aberration, Forglar, Amissa, Svartalfheim, Forglar Part II, Lost City, Atlantis, Taenia Stella, Thaloria, Insaluna, Temptress Lagoon, Vintal)
2x yieldfrom Element Nodes (Aberration, Forglar, Amissa, Svartalfheim, Forglar Part II, Lost City, Atlantis, Taenia Stella, Thaloria, Insaluna, Temptress Lagoon, Vintal)
2x yieldfrom Element Nodes (Aberration, Forglar, Amissa, Svartalfheim, Forglar Part II, Lost City, Atlantis, Taenia Stella, Thaloria, Insaluna, Temptress Lagoon, Vintal)
2x yieldfrom Element Nodes (Aberration, Forglar, Amissa, Svartalfheim, Forglar Part II, Lost City, Atlantis, Taenia Stella, Thaloria, Insaluna, Temptress Lagoon, Vintal)
Element Shard harvest multipliers4 creature records. Comparison score = average items per node.
Tamed levels invested in Melee Damage. More melee = more resources per hit. Max 73 levels after taming.
| # | Creature | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Aberrant AnkylosaurusScore 0.0 | 2x | 0.0 | 50 | - | - |
| 2 | AnkylosaurusScore 0.0 | 2x | 0.0 | 50 | - | - |
| 3 |  PhoenixFlyScore 0.0 | 2x | 0.0 | 23 | - | - |
| 4 | X-AnkylosaurusScore 0.0 | 2x | 0.0 | 50 | - | - |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best dino for Element Shard in ARK: Survival Ascended?
The Ankylosaurus is the best Element Shard farmer with a 2x gather multiplier. The Phoenix is the runner-up with 2x.