Obsidian Arrow
Most deadly arrow to be crafted. Made from pure obsidian.
Details
- Category
- Ammunition
- Games
- ASE + ASA
- Expansion
- Base
- Recipe
- 3 ingredients
Engram
How you unlock it
- Required level
- 20
- Engram points
- 8
- How to unlock
- Manual
Maps
Found on 1 map
Video guides: search YouTube for Obsidian Arrow guides
How to craft Obsidian Arrow (Primitive Plus)
Obsidian Arrow (Primitive Plus) is crafted from 3 ingredients. The engram unlocks at level 20, costs 8 engram points, takes 2 seconds, gives 0.05 XP.
Obsidian Arrow — Detailed Guide
Arrows of pure obsidian
In the Primitive Plus DLC of ARK: Survival Evolved, the Obsidian Arrow can be fired from the 
Bow, Recurve Bow, Longbow and 
Crossbow. Its in-game description: "Most deadly arrow to be crafted. Made from pure obsidian."
Which bow to pick
The ARK Wiki names the Longbow as the most efficient weapon for these arrows: loaded with Obsidian Arrows it hits harder than a Recurve Bow, although the Recurve Bow comes out ahead with other ammunition. Fired from bows, they deal more damage than a 
Stone Arrow.
The Crossbow is the exception: there, Stone Arrows beat Obsidian Arrows on damage, and the wiki advises against the pairing. Its notes give figures from 22 March 2020: a Crossbow dealt 75 damage with an Obsidian Arrow and 95 with a Stone Arrow. With obsidian, a Crossbow matches a simple Bow, while with Stone Arrows Crossbows deal +72% damage.
Speed, crafting and weight
The arrows also seem to fly faster than Stone Arrows, at about the speed of a 
Tranq Arrow or Feathered Stone Arrow. The engram unlocks at level 20 for 8 engram points. One arrow takes 2 
Thatch, 2 
Fiber and 1 
Obsidian, crafts in 2 seconds and gives 0.05 XP. Each arrow weighs 0.2 and a stack holds 100, so a full stack weighs 20.