How to farm Cementing Paste in Ark: Survival Ascended

Cementing Paste is a very handy item in Ark: Survival Ascended, and it’s super easy to farm in large quantities or even make from scratch on The Island.

While other maps, like Scorched Earth, make Cementing Paste slightly trickier to get your hands on, The Island in Ark: Survival Ascended has ample supplies for you to farm repeatedly.

The key is knowing where to look, and what materials you need and we’ve got all the information you need on how to farm Cementing Paste.

How to farm Cementing Paste on The Island in Ark: Survival Ascended

In Ark: Survival Ascended, the best way to farm a lot of Cementing Paste is by taming a Beelzebufo and using it to munch on insects like Meganeura or Titanomyrma. The Beelzebufo can turn them into Cementing Paste, which means you won’t need to craft it.

Another option is to look for Cementing Paste in Giant Beaver Dams in the wild. But be cautious: the Castoroides that create these dams will get aggressive if you try to take their resources and will attack you.

So, keep your wits about you and have an escape plan in mind, or be prepared to take them down. You can see all potential Beaver Dam spawn locations on our map above.

The final method of farming cementing paste is to tame an Achatina, a giant snail that can be found in marshes and jungles. Once tamed, you can find Achatina paste in its inventory periodically, which can be used instead of Cementing Paste when crafting.

How to make Cementing Paste in Ark: Survival Ascended

If you prefer to create Cementing Paste instead of farming it, you can do so by gathering four pieces of Chitin, Keratin, or Shell Fragments, and eight pieces of Stone for each unit of Cementing Paste. Mix these in a Chemistry Bench, Equus Saddle, or Mortar and Pestle.

You can find Chitin by defeating insect-like creatures or from dinosaurs. Keratin, on the other hand, can be harvested from the bodies of specific dinosaurs and mammals.

To maximize the amount of Chitin you gather, use a tamed Megatherium to kill insects. When a Megatherium kills an insect, it gains a significant damage buff and harvesting the bodies of insects killed yields a massive amount of Chitin, which can then be used to make Cementing Paste.