4 best ways to farm Polymer in ARK Survival Ascended Extinction

Polymer in Ark Survival Ascended Extinction can be found, crafted, or farmed in various methods. Polymer is a necessary material in many crafting recipes that are introduced in the new update and some older recipes. You will also need Polymer to craft weapons that you can use to hunt down the newly introduced massive creatures of the wasteland.

In this guide, we have shared four methods that you can use to get or farm Polymer in Ark Survival Ascended Extinction.

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What are the methods for getting polymer in Ark Survival Ascended Extinction?

Method 1: Harvesting Mantis in the Desert Biome

Methods that you can use to get Polymer in Extinction (Image via Studio Wildcards)

Location: Desert Biome Cave - Coordinates (92, 74)

Bring a chainsaw and a strong combat dino like a Giganotosaurus or a Rex for protection and efficiently killing the hordes of Mantis inside the cave. Enter the cave and search for Mantis spawns. These creatures can be found near the entrance or deeper inside. One run through the cave typically gets you 10-15 Mantis, providing around 1,000 Organic Polymer on standard rates.

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Method 2: Corrupted Nodules in the Wastelands

Harvest the corrupted dinosaurs to get nodules (Image via Studio Wildcard)

Location: Wastelands surrounding the city.

Take a durable and mobile creature like a Rex or Wyvern, equip a chainsaw for higher yields, and kill Corrupted Dinos scattered across the Wastelands. Focus on smaller, weaker dinos for quick harvesting. Each Corrupted Dino drops a small quantity of Corrupted Nodules, which serve as a direct substitute for Polymer in Ark Survival Ascended extinction.

Corrupted dinos take increased damage from creatures like Enforcers, making them easier to kill. OSDs, especially red-tier, can spawn large waves of Corrupted Dinos, yielding thousands of nodules if farmed properly.

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Method 3: Crafting Hard Polymer

You can farm a lot of polymer during OSD waves (Image via Studio Wildcard)

Materials Needed:

• Obsidian: Found in mountain regions and Wastelands.
• Cementing Paste: Harvestable from Beaver Dams or crafted.

Steps:

Mine Obsidian nodes in the Wastelands or near mountainous terrain. Gather Cementing Paste by harvesting Beaver Dams. Use a Fabricator to combine Obsidian and Cementing Paste into Hard Polymer in Ark Survival Ascended extinction.

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Method 4: Gacha Farming

Gachas can produce Organic Polymer, Cementing Paste, and Obsidian if properly fed and maintained. Locate and tame Gachas in the Extinction map. Set up a Gacha Farm. Collect materials, including Polymer, from their production inventory.