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Metal

Item

A lump of unrefined metal ore, mined from rocks usually found high on mountains, or in caves. Can be refined in a Forge.

  • Resource
Weight
1
Stack
300
Metal

Metal pages

Overview
Spawn commands

Metal is a resource in ARK: Survival Ascended.

Best harvesters

Harvesting

Metal harvest yields

1× harvest rate · 55 wild melee levels · 88 harvest levels

Full harvest comparison →

Ways to harvest

Top 5 of 24
  1. Open Magmasaur1
    Magmasaur

    Node · Rich Metal Nodes

    176per node
  2. Open Dunkleosteus2
    Dunkleosteus

    Node · Rich Metal Nodes

    160per node
  3. Open Chainsaw3
    Chainsaw

    Corpse · Chalk Elemental

    103per corpse
  4. Open Ankylosaurus4
    Ankylosaurus

    Node · Rich Metal Nodes

    83per node
  5. Open Phoenix5
    Phoenix

    Node · Rich Metal Nodes

    83per node

Found on maps

Item locations

Found on maps

28 maps with recorded nodes or creature drops

Open full map
0 resource nodes0 spawn records in 0 shared areas

Dropped by

7 entries

Used to craft

20 entries

Loot crates

Acquisition

Found in loot crates

107 crate sources across 26 maps · 1 other crate source

Best chanceMolten WorksGamma×100-300Lost Colony24%Up to ApprenticeBest qualitySupply Crate Lv.50Aberrant Surface×10-80Aberration +4 maps3.5%Level 50+Up to Ascendant
Map
Astraeos4 crate sourcesView map

Supply drops4

Supply Crate Lv.35Double×10-80Level 35+Up to Mastercraft6.5-8.6x quality12%Supply Crate Lv.45Scorched EarthDouble×10-80Level 45+Up to Ascendant4.3-13.0x quality11%Supply Crate Lv.35×10-80Level 35+Up to Apprentice9.3%Supply Crate Lv.45Scorched Earth×10-80Level 45+Up to Apprentice2.3%
Other loot sources1 crate source
Primitive Treasure×10-80Level 1+Up to Apprentice6.3%

Found in These Nodes

SM Element Harvestable 01
SM Element Harvestable 01
SM CaveRocksLargeE
SM CaveRocksLargeE
SM CaveRocksLargeF
SM CaveRocksLargeF
SM CaveRocksMediumE
SM CaveRocksMediumE
SM CaveRocksMediumF
SM CaveRocksMediumF
SM CaveRocksSmallE
SM CaveRocksSmallE
SM CaveRocksSmallF
SM CaveRocksSmallF
SM CaveRocksSmall D
SM CaveRocksSmall D
SM CaveRocsMediumD
SM CaveRocsMediumD
SM Element Rock Medium A
SM Element Rock Medium A
SM Element Rock Medium B
SM Element Rock Medium B
SM Element Rock Medium C
SM Element Rock Medium C
SM Element Rock Small A
SM Element Rock Small A
SM Element Rock Small B
SM Element Rock Small B
SM Element Rock small E
SM Element Rock small E
SM MetalRock 01
SM MetalRock 01
SM Surface Rock medium A
SM Surface Rock medium A
SM Surface Rock medium B
SM Surface Rock medium B
SM Surface Rock medium C
SM Surface Rock medium C
SM Surface Rock small A
SM Surface Rock small A
SM Surface Rock small B
SM Surface Rock small B
SM BioLum Rock Medium A
SM BioLum Rock Medium A
SM BioLum Rock Medium B
SM BioLum Rock Medium B
SM CaveRocksLargeD
SM CaveRocksLargeD
SM Fertile Rock Large A
SM Fertile Rock Large A
SM Fertile Rock Large B
SM Fertile Rock Large B
SM Fertile Rock Large C
SM Fertile Rock Large C
SM Fertile Rock Medium A
SM Fertile Rock Medium A
SM Fertile Rock Medium B
SM Fertile Rock Medium B
SM Fertile Rock Small A
SM Fertile Rock Small A
SM Fertile Rock Small B
SM Fertile Rock Small B
SM MetalRock 02
SM MetalRock 02
SM RiverRock 01
SM RiverRock 01
SM RiverRock 02
SM RiverRock 02
SM RiverRock 03
SM RiverRock 03
SM RiverRock 04
SM RiverRock 04
SM RiverRock 05
SM RiverRock 05
SM ObsidianRock 01
SM ObsidianRock 01
SM BioLum Rock Large A
SM BioLum Rock Large A
SM BioLum Rock Large B
SM BioLum Rock Large B
SM BioLum Rock Large C
SM BioLum Rock Large C
CoralStone-04 C
CoralStone-04 C
SM MN Rock L A
SM MN Rock L A
SM MN Rock L B
SM MN Rock L B
SM MN Rock M A
SM MN Rock M A
SM MN Rock m B
SM MN Rock m B
SM MediumRock 01
SM MediumRock 01
SM MediumRock 02
SM MediumRock 02
SM MediumRock A
SM MediumRock A
SM MediumRock B
SM MediumRock B
SM MediumRock C
SM MediumRock C
SM MediumRock D
SM MediumRock D
UltimateRock 04
UltimateRock 04
UltimateRock 05
UltimateRock 05
UltimateRock 06
UltimateRock 06
UnderWater Rock 01
UnderWater Rock 01
UnderWater Rock 02
UnderWater Rock 02
UnderWater Rock 03
UnderWater Rock 03
UnderWater Rock 04
UnderWater Rock 04
SM Copper Rock
SM Copper Rock
SM Zinc Rock
SM Zinc Rock
CoralStone-04 A
CoralStone-04 A
CoralStone-04 B
CoralStone-04 B
FingerSponge01
FingerSponge01
FingerSponge02
FingerSponge02
SM Coral Table B
SM Coral Table B
SM Coral Table C
SM Coral Table C
SM Coral Table D
SM Coral Table D
SM Coral Table E
SM Coral Table E
SM OceanLight02A
SM OceanLight02A
SM EXT Rock Weathered LRG E
SM EXT Rock Weathered LRG E
SM EXT Rock Weathered LRG F
SM EXT Rock Weathered LRG F
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED A
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED A
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED C
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED C
SM MN Rock S A
SM MN Rock S A
SM MN Rock S B Ex
SM MN Rock S B Ex
SM SandstoneRock 2
SM SandstoneRock 2
SM SandstoneRock 2 SMALL
SM SandstoneRock 2 SMALL
SM SandstoneRock Ultimate04
SM SandstoneRock Ultimate04
SM SandstoneRock Ultimate05
SM SandstoneRock Ultimate05
SM SandstoneRock Ultimate06
SM SandstoneRock Ultimate06
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG A
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG A
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG B
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG B
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG C
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG C
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG D
SM EXT HU RUBL LRG D
SM Snow Rock Lrg A
SM Snow Rock Lrg A
SM Snow Rock Lrg B
SM Snow Rock Lrg B
SM Snow Rock Lrg C
SM Snow Rock Lrg C
SM Snow Rock Med A
SM Snow Rock Med A
SM Snow Rock Med B
SM Snow Rock Med B
SM Snow Rock Med C
SM Snow Rock Med C
SM Snow Rock Sml A
SM Snow Rock Sml A
SM Snow Rock Sml B
SM Snow Rock Sml B
CoralStone-04 D
CoralStone-04 D
SM Coral Brain A
SM Coral Brain A
SM Coral C
SM Coral C
SM Coral H
SM Coral H
SM Coral N
SM Coral N
SM Coral Q
SM Coral Q
SM Coral Table A
SM Coral Table A
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med A
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med A
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med B
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med B
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med C
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med C
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med D
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Med D
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Sml A
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Sml A
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Sml B
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Sml B
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Sml C
SM LC Shared Mnt Rock Sml C
SM LC Shared Rock Med A
SM LC Shared Rock Med A
SM LC Shared Rock Med B
SM LC Shared Rock Med B
SM LC Shared Rock Med C
SM LC Shared Rock Med C
SM LC Shared Rock Sml A
SM LC Shared Rock Sml A
SM LC Shared Rock Sml B
SM LC Shared Rock Sml B
SM LC Shared Rock Sml C
SM LC Shared Rock Sml C
RockGroup01
RockGroup01
RockGroup01 Volcanic
RockGroup01 Volcanic
Ruins RubblePileA
Ruins RubblePileA
Ruins RubblePileA Ragnarok
Ruins RubblePileA Ragnarok
RockGroup02
RockGroup02
SM BL Rock M B
SM BL Rock M B
CoralReef 07
CoralReef 07
CoralReef 09 A
CoralReef 09 A
UnderWater Rock 08
UnderWater Rock 08
UnderWater Rock 07
UnderWater Rock 07
UnderWater Rock 05
UnderWater Rock 05
UnderWater Rock 06
UnderWater Rock 06
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED E
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED E
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED F
SM EXT Rock Weathered MED F
SM Element Rock small D
SM Element Rock small D
SM Element Rock small F
SM Element Rock small F