Where do you find Wood in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Wood can be harvested on 4 maps. The richest are Ragnarok (535 marked nodes), The Center (458 marked nodes), Lost Colony (85 marked nodes). The map on this page marks every node position.

Where do you get Wood from loot crates in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Beaver Dam on Lost Island (52.3%); Beaver Dam on Ragnarok (52.3%); Beaver Den on Ragnarok (52.3%); Supply Drop (level 3, double) on Crystal Isles (16.7%); Supply Drop (level 3) on Crystal Isles (16.7%); Supply Drop (level 3, double) on Lost Island (16.7%). And 48 more crates.

What is the best creature to farm Wood in ARK: Survival Ascended?

Castoroides (5.0/5), Deinotherium (5.0/5), Therizinosaur (4.8/5), Mammoth (4.5/5), Tek Stryder (4.5/5).

What is Wood used for in ARK: Survival Ascended?

The workhorse building material and the fuel every early fire runs on. Burns in everything early: Campfire, Standing Torch, Refining Forge, Preserving Bin. Wood is the default fuel until Gasoline, and unlike Sparkpowder it costs nothing but a tree. Becomes Charcoal in a fire: Wood left burning in a Campfire, Refining Forge or Industrial Forge turns into Charcoal, which is what Gunpowder is really made of.

WOOD

A thick, sturdy cutting from a tree.

What it's for → Where to find it → Best farmed with Castoroides → Used in 40 recipes →

Where To Find Wood

harvest nodes — switch maps to compare4 maps

Node types

Dense maps are grouped into clusters — a marker's count is the nodes it stands for.

What It's For

what the game files don't say

The workhorse building material and the fuel every early fire runs on.

Burns in everything earlyCampfire, Standing Torch, Refining Forge, Preserving Bin. Wood is the default fuel until Gasoline, and unlike Sparkpowder it costs nothing but a tree.
Becomes Charcoal in a fireWood left burning in a Campfire, Refining Forge or Industrial Forge turns into Charcoal, which is what Gunpowder is really made of.

Fuel, compared

what each one will actually run

Thatch Burns in a Campfire or a Torch and nothing else. It is what you have on day one and it is gone in moments — a stopgap, not a fuel.

Wood — this item The standard early fuel: Campfire, Standing Torch, Refining Forge, Smithy-era cooking. Lasts far longer per unit than Thatch and you can harvest it forever.

Sparkpowder Burns much hotter than Wood in the same fires, so a Preserving Bin or a slow forge run needs fewer refills — but it costs Flint and Stone you would rather spend on Gunpowder.

Gasoline The industrial tier. Nothing else runs an Industrial Forge, Fabricator, Chemistry Bench, Industrial Grill, Industrial Cooker or Electrical Generator. Once you can make it, it is the fuel your base runs on. Best

Element Tek only — Tek structures, the Tek Generator and Tek gear. Endgame fuel, and far too scarce to burn on anything a Generator could power instead.

Dropped By

harvested from the body

Elderclaw Herbivores

Astraeos

Spawn map → Everything it drops →

Facts

Resource

Spawn Command

admin / console

All item commands →

Farm It With

harvest efficiency · 0–5 all resources →

Best

Castoroides 5.0★★★★★

Deinotherium 5.0★★★★★

Therizinosaur 4.8★★★★★

Mammoth 4.5★★★★★

Tek Stryder 4.5★★★★★

Roll Rat 4.1★★★★

Gacha 4.0★★★★

Mantis 4.0★★★★

Thorny Dragon 4.0★★★★

Amargasaurus 3.7★★★★

Where It Drops

from the game's loot tables 54

Ragnarok12 crates

Beaver Dam 3 spawn points · can be a blueprint 52.3%

Beaver Den 3 spawn points · can be a blueprint 52.3%

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 336 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 45 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 336 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 45 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 336 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 45 spawn points 14.3%

and 4 more crates here

Valguero12 crates

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 103 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 34 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 103 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 34 spawn points 16.7%

Aberration Cave Crate (level 10) level 10+ · 18 spawn points 14.3%

Aberration Cave Crate (level 10, double) level 10+ · 18 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 137 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 66 spawn points 14.3%

and 4 more crates here

Lost Island9 crates

Beaver Dam 35 spawn points · can be a blueprint 52.3%

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 86 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 86 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 231 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 84 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 241 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 84 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 84 spawn points 10%

and 1 more crates here

Scorched Earth7 crates

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 155 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 14 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 169 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 169 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 169 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 169 spawn points 10%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 169 spawn points 10%

Crystal Isles4 crates

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 250 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 250 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 250 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 250 spawn points 14.3%

The Center4 crates

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 106 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 106 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 185 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 194 spawn points 14.3%

The Island4 crates

Supply Drop (level 3, double) level 3+ · 97 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 3) level 3+ · 97 spawn points 16.7%

Supply Drop (level 15, double) level 15+ · 181 spawn points 14.3%

Supply Drop (level 15) level 15+ · 190 spawn points 14.3%

Aberration2 crates

Aberration Cave Crate (level 10) level 10+ · 32 spawn points 14.3%

Aberration Cave Crate (level 10, double) level 10+ · 32 spawn points 14.3%

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