ARK Survival Ascended Skill Tree & Skill Points Guide

The **ARK Survival Ascended: Lost Colony Expansion Pass** overhauls character development with a comprehensive **Skill Tree system**, replacing simple stat allocation with **passive buffs** and **active abilities**.

Unlocking Skills

Skill Points are earned by completing specific objectives in the Skill Tree menu:

Example Milestones:
- Gathering 2,500 basic resources
- Collecting three standard supply crates
- Eliminating creatures such as dodos or raptors

Points are awarded immediately upon completing tasks and can be spent directly.

Skill Tree Mechanics

Hex-Grid Progression: Start at the center and unlock adjacent nodes, expanding outward.
Cost Scaling: Peripheral skills require more points to unlock.
No Shortcuts: Begin with one of the three core nodes before branching out.

Passive Perks

Continuous Regeneration: +100% health recovery (upgrades to +300%).
Momentum After Combat: +30% movement speed for 5 seconds post-melee kill.
Resource Efficiency: 6% chance to transform nodes into high-yield gold variants.
Enhanced Crafting: +60% ammo output, 30% reduced structure weight.
Mount Synergy: Restore stamina and boost damage with mount kills.

Active Abilities

Spirit Rush: Burst of speed for raids or evasion.
Spectral Mount: 10 seconds of invisibility and unlimited stamina on mounts.
Telekinesis: Retrieve items up to 30 meters away.
Tracker Pulse: Reveal resources, enemies, or structures.

Actives are situational: choose between PvP-oriented skills like Curse Reflection or PvE tools like Twin Imprints.

PvP Meta Shifts

Combos like Spirit Rush + explosives enable rapid turret breaches. Telekinesis bypasses risky loot retrieval. Players lacking these abilities face tactical disadvantages.