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ARK Survival Ascended Artifact Locations Guide | The Center

Get ready to face the bosses of The Center as we guide you through all the Artifact locations across the map in ARK Survival Ascended The Center.
ARK Survival Ascended Artifact Locations Guide | The Center
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As you near the end of your journey in ARK Survival Ascended's The Center, you'll likely be preparing to face the ARK's bosses, the Broodmother and Megapithecus. To challenge them, you'll need to gather the required artifacts to offer as tribute, but finding all of them can be quite challenging.

Fortunately, you're not alone. We have all the information you need below to help you on your boss-hunting quest. In the following sections, we will guide you on how to locate and obtain all of the artifacts in ARK Survival Ascended's The Center.

ARK Survival Ascended Artifact Locations Guide | The Center

On The Center map, there are a total of eleven Artifacts that you'll need to track down. While this might seem daunting at first, some of these Artifacts are easier to locate than others and certain areas contain multiple Artifacts, making the task more manageable with a bit of time.

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Details
There are a total of 11 Artifacts to collect in The Center, and they are required to take on the ARK's bosses. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

These Artifacts play a crucial role in challenging the island's bosses, The Broodmother and Megapithecus. For instance, the bosses on Gamma difficulty require only three Artifacts, while progressing to Alpha difficulty demands acquiring all of them along with a few additional items. So, without further delay, let's delve into the various locations of all the Artifacts scattered across The Center map in ARK Survival Ascended.

Artifact Of The Devourer And Artifact Of The Clever Locations

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Devourer And Clever
The map location above marks the cave entrance in which you'll find the Artifact of the Devourer and Clever. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 22.3, Long 26.8

Both the Artifact Of The Devourer and Artifact Of The Clever can be found in the same location on the northwestern side of the map in what players call The Ice Cave. This is a fairly dangerous cave to traverse and requires protection from cold, as well as some SCUBA gear as you'll need to swim a bit to reach both Artifacts.

Once inside, you'll reach a pool of water that you can swim through, and heading down will lead you to two paths: the left path will take you to the Artifact Of The Clever, while the right path will take you to the Artifact Of The Devourer, both inside large open chambers.

Artifact Of The Skylord Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Guide Skylord
The map location above marks the cave entrance in which you'll find the Artifact of the Skylord. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 59.6, Long 20.7

Located on the western side of the map, this is another snowy/icy cave that you'll need to venture through to get the Artifact of The Skylord. Once inside, be sure you have enough cold resistance and swimming gear, and take the path on your right leading past the T-Rex frozen in ice. As you follow the path, avoiding the creatures and dinos inside, you'll quickly find the artifact waiting behind a rock.

Artifact Of The Hunter Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Hunter
The map location above marks the entrance in which you'll find the Artifact of the Hunter. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 20.2, Long 46.1

This artifact is located on Lava Island to the north of the map, and while this artifact is extremely easy to find, you should be prepared to take on the creatures inside. So, have a decent armor set and a high-level weapon, then head inside the cave.

Simply follow the right straight ahead when you reach the clearing with a loot crate in the center of the room. Turn right and head straight along the cave wall, then take this path straight through the cave until you reach the artifact at the back of the cave.

Artifact Of The Pack Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Pack
The map location above marks the cave entrance in which you'll find the Artifact of the Pack. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 48.8, Long 49.1

The artifact of the Pack is located inside the hidden underwater biome, so if you haven't discovered it yet, then be sure to check out our guide breaking it all down for you linked above. Once inside, you can refer to our Loot Crate guide here to discover the location of the artifact as we've covered it there as well.

But for a quick rundown, you'll head into the biome, then go through the cave at coordinates Lat: 48.8 Long: 49.1, then head inside. When you reach a pool, swim around it to the left and take the stairs to the bridge. This will lead you to another chamber, take the path on the right, and go straight until you reach a lava chamber containing the Artifact of the Pack.

Artifact Of The Devious Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Devious
The map location above marks the start of the path at the end of which you'll find the Artifact of the Devious. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 41.4, Long 28.9

The Artifact of the Devious is located just underneath the large floating island at the northeastern side of The Center, and while you can access it via the top of the island if you have a flyer, you can make it a lot easier. Just use your flyer and find the opening underneath the island, then follow the ramp which will take you to the Artifact of the Devious.

Artifact Of The Cunning Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Cunning
The map location above marks the location of the Ice Castke in which you'll find the Artifact of the Cunning. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 36.1, Long 12.7

The Artifact Of The Cunning is also located inside an icy location, but this time it's in the Ice Castle which is on the western side of The Center and can be reached very easily by using a flying tame. Simply fly to the location marked above and head underneath the Green Obelisk to find the small Ice Castle. Inside towards the back, you will find the Artifact Of The Cunning.

Artifact Of The Immune Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Immune
The map location above marks the Jungle cave entrance in which you'll find the Artifact of the Immune. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 47.6, Long 58

The Artifact Of The Immune is located inside the Jungle Cave in the center of the map and has various entrances for getting inside, but we recommend the one at Lat: 47.8 Long 58. Once inside, you'll need some sort of swimmer and a source of Oxygen. Dive into the water and swim right down to the bottom, where you'll need to look around as the Artifact Of The Immune is floating in between some of the grass/foliage under the water.

Artifact Of The Massive And Artifact Of The Strong Locations

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Massive and Strong
The map location above marks the Lava cave entrance in which you'll find the Artifact of the Massive and Artifact of the Strong. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 15.2, Long 60.1

Both the Artifact Of The Massive and Artifact Of The Strong are found in the Lava Cave on Lava Island's north side, potentially the most challenging set to collect. Ensure you have heat-resistant gear. Inside, head straight until you find a vertical drop. Descend carefully and continue to the right until you reach a fork with two paths to the left and right.

Take the left path first, navigating through a few random splits but always favoring the left side of the cave as you move. This leads to a final chamber with the Artifact Of The Strong tucked among trees and foliage. Alternatively, taking the right path from the entrance leads through ruins and structures. Proceed straight until you reach a path downward into a lava-filled area. Continue straight to find the Artifact Of The Massive amidst altars.

Artifact Of The Brute Location

ARK Survival Ascended The Center Artifact Location Brute
The map location above marks the underwater location at which you'll find the Artifact of the Brute. (Picture: Shane / Studio Wildcard)

Coordinates: Lat 67.1, Long 88.8

The final artifact on our list, the Artifact Of The Brute is located in the ocean, so be sure you have a decent tame like the Shastasaurus to take down there as you'll have some swimming to do, and turning off the fog will help you see where you're going.

Now once you're at the coordinates marked above, simply swim straight down and you'll spot the Artifact on a random ledge on one of the undersea rock formations, making it an easy one to get, but just keep an eye out for those wild sea dinos.

And there you have it, a comprehensive breakdown of how to find all of the Artifact locations in ARK Survival Ascended, The Center. We want to give a huge shoutout to YouTuber Raasclark for their detailed video breaking down these locations and informing our guide. To see all the locations visually, be sure to check out the video embedded above.