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  • Tools 6
  • Weight reductions 7
  • Maps 13
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Wood harvesting

Wood is a fundamental building material in ARK: Survival Ascended. It's harvested from trees and used for structures, crafting stations, and as fuel. Trees are abundant across most maps.

Wood yield ranking

Comparing Wood
Resource node · Corpse target
Resource node
Corpse target
25 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 Wood7,015 harvestable nodes across 13 maps · 21 node types

  • Wood node - BurnedTree 012,229 nodes

    BurnedTree 01

    • Ragnarok
    • The Island
    • The Center
  • Wood node - CardonCactus1,106 nodes

    CardonCactus

    • Astraeos
    • Ragnarok
    • Genesis
    • Genesis Ocean
    • +4
  • Wood node - Mangrove591 nodes

    Mangrove

    • Astraeos
    • Ragnarok
    • The Island
    • The Center
    • +2
  • Wood node - PondCypress SM546 nodes

    PondCypress SM

    • Astraeos
    • Ragnarok
    • The Island
    • The Center
    • +2
  • Wood node - HeavensRug D462 nodes

    HeavensRug D

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - HeavensRug C425 nodes

    HeavensRug C

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - HeavensRug B353 nodes

    HeavensRug B

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - HeavensRug A268 nodes

    HeavensRug A

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - ObruerePontis A Elemental164 nodes

    ObruerePontis A Elemental

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - TreeB162 nodes

    TreeB

    • Aberration
  • Wood node - PondCypress Med SM147 nodes

    PondCypress Med SM

    • Astraeos
    • Ragnarok
    • The Island
    • The Center
    • +1
  • Wood node - Mangrove B117 nodes

    Mangrove B

    • Astraeos
    • Ragnarok
    • The Island
    • The Center
    • +1
  • Wood node - ObruerePontis B Elemental115 nodes

    ObruerePontis B Elemental

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - PondCypress Dead SM101 nodes

    PondCypress Dead SM

    • Astraeos
    • Ragnarok
    • The Island
    • The Center
    • +1
  • Wood node - ObruerePontis C Elemental67 nodes

    ObruerePontis C Elemental

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - WanderingReach C35 nodes

    WanderingReach C

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - MotherRootB Fix31 nodes

    MotherRootB Fix

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - WanderingReach B30 nodes

    WanderingReach B

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - MotherRootC29 nodes

    MotherRootC

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - MotherRootA25 nodes

    MotherRootA

    • Lost Colony
  • Wood node - WanderingReach A12 nodes

    WanderingReach A

    • Lost Colony

Best Tool for Wood

  • Metal HatchetBest

    from Plant, LumaA02, Cacti, Trees, Toxic Plants +11 more

    80%
  • Chainsaw

    from Plant, LumaA02, Cacti, Trees, Toxic Plants +11 more

    80%
  • Stone Hatchet

    from Icewall Jackson, Attack Base

    80%
  • Metal Pick

    from Plant, LumaA02, Cacti, Trees, Toxic Plants +11 more

    40%
  • Mining Drill

    from Plant, LumaA02, Cacti, Trees, Toxic Plants +12 more

    30%
  • Stone Pick

    from Icewall Jackson, Attack Base

    30%

Wood harvest multipliers279 creature records. Comparison score = average items per node.

Wood Weight Reduction

These creatures reduce Wood weight when carried in their inventory.

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

#Creature
1Roll RatScore 3264x3264229.2k-80%
2CastoroidesScore 3184x3182863.6k-50%
3Thorny DragonScore 2522x25240189.0k-50%
4DunkleosteusScore 2483x2486045.1k-
5Rock ElementalScore 2413x24112014.5k-
6Chalk ElementalScore 2413x24112014.5k-
7ElderclawScore 1631.25x1633544.5k-
8GiganotosaurusScore 1093x1091,00016.4k-
9AcrocanthosaurusScore 893x89170668-
10CarcharodontosaurusScore 703x70528--
11TherizinosaurScore 602x60529.0k-
12MegachelonScore 431.25x4312510.3k-
13AstrocetusFlyScore 393x39292.3k-
14DeinotheriumScore 322x323011.0k-75%
15MammothScore 302x30483.6k-75%
16MoschopsScore 251.25x25322.2k-
17GachaScore 251x25322.2k-
18AnkylosaurusScore 910x950806-
19DiplodocusScore 910x9605.4k-
20DoedicurusScore 910x932806-
21GigantopithecusScore 910x9403.6k-
22GigantoraptorScore 910x960180-
23IguanodonScore 910x9251.4k-
24ParaceratheriumScore 910x9451.4k-
25StegosaurusScore 910x9421.1k-
26TriceratopsScore 910x932857-
27AmargasaurusScore 910x9502.2k-
28BisonScore 910x9301.1k-
29Blood Crystal WyvernFlyScore 910x945180-
30BrontosaurusScore 910x960450-
31ChalicotheriumScore 910x936540-
32DaeodonScore 910x9291.4k-
33DeinosuchusScore 910x97036-
34DreadnoughtusScore 910x91,0801.1k-
35Fire WyvernFlyScore 910x960--
36MagmasaurScore 910x97018-
37MegalocerosScore 910x9302.7k-
38MorellatopsScore 910x932857-
39PachyrhinosaurusScore 910x928540-
40PhoenixFlyScore 910x923540-
41Tropical Crystal WyvernFlyScore 910x945180-
42VoidwyrmFlyScore 910x960--
43Woolly RhinoScore 910x9402.5k-
44XiphactinusScore 71x7100--
45Dire BearScore 710x7501.9k-
46ProcoptodonScore 710x72042.0k-
47BasiliskScore 61x644537-
48BasilosaurusScore 61x6471.2k-
49DinopithecusScore 61x6461.8k-
50MosasaurusScore 61x61001.2k-
51OssidonScore 61x6951.8k-
52RavagerScore 610x6251.6k-50%
53MegalosaurusScore 51x5751.5k-
54ArthroplueraScore 51x518448-
55CarnotaurusScore 51x535500-
56ConcavenatorScore 51x5271.5k-
57MantaScore 51x528545-
58SarcoScore 51x5353.0k-
59SpinoScore 51x540400-
60AllosaurusScore 51x535600-
61ArchelonScore 51x528600-
62ArgentavisFlyScore 51x525500-
63AstrodelphisFlyScore 51x524500-
64AureliaxFlyScore 51x535200-
65BloodstalkerScore 51x5261.2k-
66CeratosaurusScore 51x5253.0k-
67DesmodusFlyScore 51x540500-
68KaprosuchusScore 51x525600-
69LiopleurodonScore 51x540150-
70LymantriaFlyScore 51x51818-
71MalwynScore 51x5601.0k-
72ManagarmrScore 51x535300-
73MegalodonScore 51x540545-
74MegaraptorScore 51x5251.2k-
75OnycFlyScore 51x535750-
76PlesiosaurScore 51x575545-
77PteranodonFlyScore 51x518500-
78Reaper KingScore 51x575429-
79R-Snow OwlFlyScore 51x525500-
80ThylacoleoScore 51x5401.5k-
81VelonasaurScore 51x532--
82RhyniognathaFlyScore 51x555500-
83Rock DrakeScore 51x560600-
84SabertoothScore 51x5291.5k-
85ShadowmaneScore 51x535250-
86ShastasaurusScore 51x575300-
87Snow OwlFlyScore 51x525500-
88Summer DrakelingFlyScore 51x54075-
89TapejaraFlyScore 51x518500-
90Terror BirdScore 51x5186.0k-
91TropeognathusFlyScore 51x518500-
92YutyrannusScore 51x555750-
93CarbonemysScore 510x5131.2k-
94GlowtailScore 510x512750-
95MaeguanaScore 510x52030.0k-
96MaewingScore 510x52030.0k-
97ShinehornScore 510x512750-
98AnglerfishScore 41x430436-
99AraneoScore 41x415800-
100BaryonyxScore 41x4351.6k-
101BeelzebufoScore 41x4122.4k-
102DimetrodonScore 41x4202.4k-
103DimorphodonFlyScore 41x423400-
104DiplocaulusScore 41x410800-
105Dung BeetleScore 41x452.4k-
106FasolasuchusScore 41x4661.2k-
107MegalaniaScore 41x416240-
108OviraptorScore 41x4122.4k-
109PulmonoscorpiusScore 41x4152.4k-
110PurloviaScore 41x432480-
111RaptorScore 41x4151.2k-
112TitanoboaScore 41x430358-
113PalaeoctopusScore 41x460160-
114ArmadoggoScore 41x415800-
115Autumn DrakelingFlyScore 41x410480-25%
116CatScore 41x410480-
117CosmoScore 41x412600-
118CryolophosaurusScore 41x427400-
119DeinonychusScore 41x4211.2k-
120DilophosaurScore 41x4102.4k-
121DirewolfScore 41x4333.0k-
122DreadmareFlyScore 41x423480-
123EnforcerScore 41x4341.2k-
124Giant Queen BeeFlyScore 41x48800-
125Grand TortugarScore 41x420600-
126GriffinFlyScore 41x427240-
127HesperornisScore 41x411.2k-
128Hyaenodon Score 41x415800-
129IchthyornisFlyScore 41x412.4k-
130IchthyosaurusScore 41x415436-
131KarkinosScore 41x4322.4k-
132LuminaFlyScore 41x435--
133ParrotFlyScore 41x415480-
134PelagornisFlyScore 41x416400-
135PyromaneScore 41x435480-
136QuetzalFlyScore 41x432400-
137RexScore 41x462600-
138SinomacropsFlyScore 41x410400-
139SolwynScore 41x432800-
140Spring DrakelingFlyScore 41x410480-
141TroodonScore 41x47960-
142TusoteuthisScore 41x465240-
143UmbraFlyScore 41x435--
144VeilwynScore 41x47800-
145VultureFlyScore 41x423400-
146Winter DrakelingFlyScore 41x410480-
147Yi LingScore 41x420480-
148ParasaurScore 410x412480-
149BulbdogScore 410x412600-
150MesopithecusScore 410x412600-
151PegomastaxScore 410x410400-
152PhiomiaScore 410x4101.2k-
153OtterScore 31x310600-
154DodoScore 310x35720-
155OvisScore 310x35900-
156ElectrophorusScore 31x33180-
157FeroxScore 31x360.2-
158Giant BeeFlyScore 31x38600-
159KairukuScore 31x383.6k-
160MicroraptorFlyScore 31x38360-
161TidepupScore 31x361.8k-
162EquusScore 310x39450-
163LystrosaurusScore 310x36720-
164ArchaeopteryxScore 310x35720-
165GallimimusScore 310x38450-
166GasbagsScore 310x35120-
167JerboaScore 310x331.2k-
168KentrosaurusScore 310x310360-
169PachyScore 310x310900-
170UnicornScore 310x39450-
171CompyScore 21x241.2k-
172FeatherlightFlyScore 21x23300-
173NoglinScore 21x241.2k-
174Aberrant AnglerfishScore 0.01x0.030--
175Aberrant AnkylosaurusScore 0.010x0.050--
176Aberrant AraneoScore 0.01x0.015--
177Aberrant ArthroplueraScore 0.01x0.018--
178Aberrant BaryonyxScore 0.01x0.035--
179Aberrant BeelzebufoScore 0.01x0.012--
180Aberrant CarbonemysScore 0.010x0.013--
181Aberrant CarnotaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
182Aberrant ConcavenatorScore 0.01x0.027--
183Aberrant DimetrodonScore 0.01x0.020--
184Aberrant DimorphodonFlyScore 0.01x0.023--
185Aberrant DiplocaulusScore 0.01x0.010--
186Aberrant DiplodocusScore 0.010x0.060--
187Aberrant Dire BearScore 0.010x0.050--
188Aberrant DodoScore 0.010x0.05--
189Aberrant DoedicurusScore 0.010x0.032--
190Aberrant Dung BeetleScore 0.01x0.05--
191Aberrant ElectrophorusScore 0.01x0.03--
192Aberrant EquusScore 0.010x0.09--
193Aberrant FasolasuchusScore 0.01x0.066--
194Aberrant GigantopithecusScore 0.010x0.040--
195Aberrant GigantoraptorScore 0.010x0.060--
196Aberrant IguanodonScore 0.010x0.025--
197Aberrant LystrosaurusScore 0.010x0.06--
198Aberrant MantaScore 0.01x0.028--
199Aberrant MegalaniaScore 0.01x0.010--
200Aberrant MegalosaurusScore 0.01x0.094--
201Aberrant MoschopsScore 0.05x0.032--
202Aberrant OtterScore 0.01x0.010--
203Aberrant OviraptorScore 0.01x0.012--
204Aberrant OvisScore 0.010x0.05--
205Aberrant ParaceratheriumScore 0.010x0.045--
206Aberrant ParasaurScore 0.010x0.012--
207Aberrant PulmonoscorpiusScore 0.01x0.015--
208Aberrant PurloviaScore 0.01x0.032--
209Aberrant RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
210Aberrant SarcoScore 0.01x0.035--
211Aberrant SpinoScore 0.01x0.040--
212Aberrant StegosaurusScore 0.010x0.042--
213Aberrant TitanoboaScore 0.01x0.030--
214Aberrant TriceratopsScore 0.010x0.032--
215Alpha PalaeoctopusScore 0.01x0.020--
216AndrewsarchusScore 0.010x0.0---
217BoaratosScore 0.02x0.060--
218BurrowbuckScore 0.010x0.019--
219Ember Crystal WyvernFlyScore 0.010x0.045--
220HelicoprionScore 0.010x0.0---
221Ice ElementalScore 0.03x0.0120--
222Ice WyvernFlyScore 0.010x0.060--
223Lightning WyvernFlyScore 0.010x0.060--
224MantisScore 0.02x0.034--
225MegatheriumScore 0.05x0.0---
226Poison WyvernFlyScore 0.010x0.060--
227R-Allosaurus Score 0.01x0.035--
228R-BrontosaurusScore 0.010x0.060--
229R-CarbonemysScore 0.010x0.013--
230R-CarnotaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
231R-DaeodonScore 0.010x0.029--
232R-DilophosaurScore 0.01x0.010--
233R-Dire BearScore 0.010x0.050--
234R-DirewolfScore 0.01x0.033--
235R-EquusScore 0.010x0.09--
236R-GasbagsScore 0.010x0.05--
237R-GiganotosaurusScore 0.03x0.01,000--
238R-MegatheriumScore 0.05x0.0---
239R-ParasaurScore 0.010x0.012--
240R-ProcoptodonScore 0.010x0.020--
241R-QuetzalFlyScore 0.01x0.032--
242R-Reaper KingScore 0.01x0.075--
243R-ThylacoleoScore 0.01x0.040--
244R-VelonasaurScore 0.01x0.032--
245Scrap ElementalScore 0.03x0.0120--
246Tek GiganotosaurusScore 0.03x0.01,000--
247Tek ParasaurScore 0.010x0.012--
248Tek QuetzalFlyScore 0.01x0.032--
249Tek RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
250Tek RexScore 0.01x0.062--
251Tek StegosaurusScore 0.010x0.042--
252Tek TriceratopsScore 0.010x0.032--
253X-AcrocanthosaurusScore 0.03x0.0200--
254X-AllosaurusScore 0.01x0.035--
255X-AnkylosaurusScore 0.010x0.050--
256X-ArchelonScore 0.01x0.028--
257X-ArgentavisFlyScore 0.01x0.025--
258X-BasilosaurusScore 0.01x0.047--
259X-ConcavenatorScore 0.01x0.027--
260X-CryolophosaurusScore 0.01x0.027--
261X-DeinosuchusScore 0.010x0.070--
262X-DunkleosteusScore 0.03x0.060--
263X-HelicoprionScore 0.010x0.0---
264X-IchthyosaurusScore 0.01x0.015--
265X-MegalodonScore 0.01x0.040--
266X-MosasaurusScore 0.01x0.0100--
267X-OtterScore 0.01x0.010--
268X-ParaceratheriumScore 0.010x0.045--
269X-ParasaurScore 0.010x0.012--
270X-RaptorScore 0.01x0.015--
271X-RexScore 0.01x0.062--
272X-Rock ElementalScore 0.03x0.0120--
273X-SabertoothScore 0.01x0.029--
274X-SpinoScore 0.01x0.040--
275X-TapejaraFlyScore 0.01x0.018--
276X-TriceratopsScore 0.010x0.032--
277X-Woolly RhinoScore 0.010x0.040--
278X-XiphactinusScore 0.01x0.023--
279X-YutyrannusScore 0.01x0.055--

Frequently Asked Questions

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

The Roll Rat is the best Wood farmer with a 4x gather multiplier. The Castoroides is the runner-up with 4x.

Which dinos reduce Wood carry weight in ARK?

The following creatures reduce Wood weight when carried: Mammoth (-75%), Roll Rat (-80%), Deinotherium (-75%). This means they can carry more Wood before becoming encumbered.