Black Pearl
| Black Pearl | |
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| A rare resource from the bottom of the sea... | |
| Resource | |
| Tool |  Metal Pick
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| Creature |  Megalodon Therizinosaurus
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| Dropped by |  Trilobite,  Ammonite,  Eurypterid,  Deathworm,  Tusoteuthis,  Alpha Mosasaurus,  Gacha
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| Item | |
| Weight | 2.0 |
| Stack size | 200 |
| Added in | v238.0 |
Spawn Command
cheat GFI BlackPearl 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_BlackPearl.PrimalItemResource_BlackPearl_C'" 1 0 0 | |
| Crafting | |
| Used to craft | 37 items |
Black Pearls are a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved. They can be obtained by harvesting dead Trilobite, Deathworm, Eurypterid, Ammonite, Tusoteuthis, Alpha Tusoteuthis and Alpha Mosasaurus. They can also drop as rare loot when catching fish with a 
Fishing Rod. Gacha’s can also produce many items as well as black pearls depending on the gacha.
Black Pearls are used in crafting and are a key component in Tek Tier crafting recipes.
Contents
Gathering[edit | edit source]
Use an 
Ichthy or 
Manta to hunt Eurypterid. They have no knockback and don’t gain any 
Torpidity, which the Eurypterids can massively inflict. This allows you to attack and kill them effortlessly. Be wary however, the eurypterid also rapidly drains the stamina of tamed dinos and will leave you vulnerable to the other terrors of the deep.
Another way to hunt them is to hit one with a 
Grappling Hook and then use a fast water mount to drag it to the shore, where it can be harvested by a Therizinosaurus for extra pearls.
Beelzebufo do increased damage against Eurypterid and also gather black pearls at an increased rate.
While an Eurypterid only drops a few pearls, an Alpha Mosasaur drops 100 Black Pearls and an 
Alpha Tusoteuthis drops 75.
Weight Reduction[edit | edit source]
The following creatures reduce the weight of Black Pearl by the listed amount while it is in their inventory:
| Creature | Reduced by |
|---|---|
 Argentavis
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50% |
Ragnarok[edit | edit source]
A unique black variant of the clam, like 
Silica Pearls, can be found in Ragnarok These can be harvested for 5-20 black pearls. Moreover, unlike the clams that gives Silica Pearls, the clams disregards loot drop multiplier from server setting, and as such does not give extra Black Pearls at any rate past 1.
Aberration[edit | edit source]
A unique black variant of the clam, like Silica Pearls, can be found near the rivers at Graves of the Lost. These can be harvested for 5-20 black pearls, but can be dangerous due to radiation and nearby threats (Such as 
Nameless, 
Rock Drake and any aggressive dino dropped from above). Moreover, unlike the clams that gives Silica Pearls, the clams disregards loot drop multiplier from server setting, and as such does not give extra Black Pearls at any rate past 1.
Extinction[edit | edit source]
In Extinction, Black Pearls can be produced by Gachas. This allows one to easily acquire large amounts of Black Pearls by feeding 
Stone and other resources to a Gacha.
Black Pearls are also dropped by large corrupted carnivores such as 
Corrupted Rex, 
Corrupted Wyvern, and 
Corrupted Giganotosaurus in the north. These creatures have a small chance of dropping 1-6 black pearls.
Crafting[edit | edit source]
Black Pearl is used to craft the following items:
Absorbent Substrate
Broth of Enlightenment
Camera
Cloning Chamber
M.D.S.M. 
M.R.L.M. 
M.S.C.M. 
Megalodon Tek Saddle
Mosasaur Tek Saddle
Motorboat
Rex Tek Saddle
Rock Drake Tek Saddle 
Tapejara Tek Saddle
Tek Armor
Tek ATV
Tek Boots- Tek Chestpiece
Tek Dedicated Storage
Tek Forcefield
Tek Gauntlets
Tek Generator
Tek Helmet
Tek Leggings
Tek Light 
Tek Railgun 
Tek Replicator
Tek Rifle
Tek Shield 
Tek Structures and Buildings
Tek Sword 
Tek Teleporter
Tek Transmitter
Tek Trough
Unassembled Mek 
Vacuum Compartment
Vacuum Compartment Moonpool
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Consumption[edit | edit source]
Black Pearls are the preferred, but not exclusive, food of Tusoteuthis.
- Black Pearls restore 30 Food and grant 50 Taming Affinity.
Locations[edit | edit source]
Below are all of the black pearl locations for Ragnarok. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.
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Below are all of the black pearl locations for Aberration. For a larger map including the other resources, see the Strategic Resource Map.
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Trivia[edit | edit source]
- When dropped on the ground, Black Pearls appear as black clams instead of the standard boxes.
Video Tutorial[edit | edit source]
