Element Node

An Element Node is a temporary harvestable structure on Extinction. It grows out of the ground and attracts waves of Corrupted or Lightning creatures while it matures. Defend it to the end and you can harvest it for Element.

How it works

• Waves: the node goes through six waves, numbered 0 to 5. Unlike an Orbital Supply Drop it has no shield, so the attackers hit it directly.
• Tiers: Easy, Medium and Hard nodes have 10,000, 25,000 and 50,000 HP.
• Rewards: mostly Element Dust, sometimes Element Shards and occasionally Element.

Tips

Every small outer node that survives adds to the harvest, so protect those too and harvest them before the main node. Use a metal pick or hatchet; creatures destroy the nodes without collecting the Element.