As you progress through ARK you'll find plenty of new and useful resources. One material you may run into is Black Pearls. These are essential when you start creating TEK items.
So let's find out where to get them and what you can craft with them!
How To Get Black Pearls
Black Pearls are a resource in ARK Survival Evolved. Players can harvest it from a number of creatures bodies including:
- Trilobite
- Deathworm
- Eurypterid
- Ammonite
- Tusoteuthis
- Alpha Tusoteuthis
- Alpha Mosasaur
They can also drop as rare loot when fishing. To find out more about fishing click here. You can get it by using a Metal Pick on the corpses of the above dinos. Otherwise, Megalodons are a good option.
Crafting With Black Pearls
Below are some of the most useful items you can craft with Black Pearls:
- Absorbent Substrate
- Astrocetus Tek Saddle
- Broth of Enlightenment
- Camera
- Cloning Chamber
- Cruise Missile
- M.D.S.M.
- M.R.L.M.
- M.S.C.M.
- Megalodon Tek Saddle
- Mining Drill
- Mosasaur Tek Saddle
- Motorboat
- Rex Tek Saddle
- Rock Drake Tek Saddle
- Tapejara Tek Saddle
- Tek ATV
- Tek Boots
- Tek Chestpiece
- Tek Claws
- Tek Dedicated Storage
- Tek Forcefield
- Tek Gauntlets
- Tek Generator
- Tek Grenade Launcher
- Tek Helmet
- TEK Implant Chamber
- Tek Leggings
- Tek Light
- Tek Railgun
- Tek Replicator
- Tek Rifle
- TEK SCUBA Mask
- Tek Shield
- Tek Shoulder Cannon
- Tek Sword
- Tek Teleporter
- Tek Transmitter
- Tek Trough
- Unassembled Mek
- Vacuum Compartment
- Vacuum Compartment Moonpool
For more articles like this, take a look at our ARK Survival Evolved page.