Element Dust
This article is about Element Dust, not to be confused with 
Element, 
Element Shard, 
Element Ore, 
Unstable Element, or Unstable Element Shard
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Element ShardThe Element Dust is a resource in 
ARK: Survival Evolved.
Gathering
Element Dust can be gathered by killing and harvesting 
Enforcers, Tek Creatures and 
Defense Units, by harvesting lampposts, benches and tables in the Sanctuary, or randomly obtained in small quantity by picking up 
Ferox and throw it down if it sniffs upon picking up. A 
Doedicurus can harvest Element Dust from Sanctuary's objects such as lamp posts extremely efficiently, automatically destroying and gathering them as it does with stone; carrying one with an 
Argentavis or 
Quetzal and letting it hit lamp posts as you fly through the city can be an extremely fast way of gathering large quantities of Element Dust, 
Crystal, and even 
Electronics.
Another way of getting large amounts of Element Dust, Element Shards and pure Element, is by finding and defending the Element Nodes spawned around the Wasteland. Element Dust can then be crafted at a City Terminal by breaking down (at an 80% loss) Element and its shards into 200 and 2 dust each, respectively.
Rarely, some 
Gachas can even produce a moderate quantity of Element dust from their 
Gacha Crystals as a production option.
Unlike Element, Element Dust can be transferred, and then used to craft Unstable Element Shards and Unstable Element, provided the survivor had learned its respective engram.
Usage
Element Dust is used to craft the following items:
It is also used to power the Scout and act as Enforcer food/energy source.
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Notes
- Element Dust can be freely crafted into Unstable Element in the player's inventory, even on other Arks. This can be utilized as cheap way to get Element without fighting bosses.
- After crafting it into Unstable Element, it spoils into Element, making it the the second added way to craft Element. The first being via the
Charge Node with the release of DLC Aberration.
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 Ores | Ambergris • Black Pearl • Condensed Gas • Congealed Gas Ball • Crystal • Crystalized Sap (Red, Blue) • Element • Element Dust • Element Ore • Element Shard • Flint • Fragmented Green Gem • Gem (Red, Green, Blue) • Golden Nugget • Metal • Mutagel • Obsidian • Oil • Primal Crystal • Raw Salt • Sand • Scrap Metal • Silica Pearls • Silicate • Stone • Sulfur |
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 Eggs | |
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