Lava Cave

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Lava Cave in the South East of the Island

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Location

Map

The Island

Location

70.6° Lat, 86.1° Lon

Loot

Artifact of the Massive
70.6° Lat, 86.1° Lon

Artifact level

40

Loot quality

Blue

Yellow

The Lava Cave (also known as the South East Cave) is a cave on the southeast coast of The Island map. The cave contains the Artifact of the Massive, needed to summon the Broodmother. There are dangerous lava pits inside and it's very hot.

Dangers[]

Very Hot (Some white crystals can cool you down)
Dangerous jumps, not even a parachute will save you from lava
Mega Rabies (Bring antidotes or make sure you have enough HP to survive)

Recommended Equipment[]

Tips[]

At one point in the cave, there is an "S" shaped bridge leading further. It is difficult to cross and is not recommended, however it is possible with most animals (including Sabers and Carnos).
Bringing a high level direwolf or sabertooth could be very helpful. Just be careful when you are jumping
Green crystals in the cave can help cool you down since the entire cave will overheat you
Stay to the right whenever it splits and avoid jumping rocks as much as possible.
Try to avoid the lava when you can.
It is highly recommended to bring Grappling Hooks into this cave due to the Artifact being located on a small section of land that has several jumps over lava leading to it. If you do not wish to risk any jumps and your aim isn't the best, with a Crossbow, a minimum of 4 Grappling Hooks can safely get you to the Artifact and back to where no jumps are required. Additional hooks can allow you to escape a dreadful fall into lava or a bad shot that puts you in extreme danger. After the release of Genesis: Part 1, another option would be to use a Bloodstalker for this function.
A Megalosaurus can rarely spawn at the Artifact's location. However it can easily be shot with an arrow from afar and it will send itself into the lava. Pulmonoscorpius can also spawn at the Artifact location and can be dealt with in the same manner. Alternatively you can grapple to a location over them and use a Crossbow with arrows to deal with them at no risk.
Another strategy is to just run past everything.
Long range is extremely helpful when running the South East Cave if you aren't rushing it with grappling hooks. Using a Fabricated Sniper Rifle or a Longneck Rifle with a Scope Attachment to scout out rooms and pick off Onycs from very long range is the easiest way to clear areas and make your way through the cave safely, especially if you are running the cave solo or with a smaller group.
With a good Otter and a good Cloth Hat you don't have to worry about the heat at all.

Creatures[]

Common Araneo Dilophosaur Onyc Pulmonoscorpius	Uncommon Dung Beetle	Rare Megalania Megalosaurus

Compatible Tamed Creatures[]

Creatures that do not have the ability to jump will not be able to get to many areas of the cave.

This table is incomplete.
You can help us by adding the tamed creatures you know can enter the cave. If the creature can't enter, please exclude it.

Accessibility Ratings:

Excellent: Full-Cave Access (Entrance-to-Artifact)
Limited: Can Access Portions of the Cave Safely
Not Recommended: Can Get Stuck/Unable to Leave Cave

Creature	Accessibility	Rideable	Notes
Allosaurus	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Ankylosaurus	Limited	Yes
Archaeopteryx	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Argentavis	Not recommended	Unofficial/ Single-Player	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Arthropluera	Limited	Yes
Baryonyx	Excellent	Yes	Possibly best mount for most caves. Can use ability to stun piranhas in caves. Minimum 60 level would be enough. Be extremely careful while jumping through lava rocks as this dino jumps high enough to fall.
Beelzebufo	Excellent	Yes	Express caution when jumping; it is easy to miss a jump and fall in lava.
Bloodstalker	Excellent	Yes	Can avoid every obstacle by web slinging or just simply climbing on the ceiling.
Carno	Limited	Yes
Carbonemys	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit in cave entrance.
Castoroides	Not Recommended	Yes	Can get stuck coming back out.
Chalicotherium	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Coelacanth	Not Recommended	No	Can be brought in using Fish Basket . But cannot be released.
Compy	Excellent	No	Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole pack.
Daeodon	Excellent	Yes	Has to repeatedly jump to exit cave, otherwise cannot leave.
Dilophosaur	Limited	No
Deinonychus	Excellent	Yes	Can climb up walls and able to reach the artifact with out difficulty
Dimorphodon	Excellent	No	Can keep one on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Dire Bear	Not recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Direwolf	Excellent	Yes
Doedicurus	Not Recommended	Yes
Dodo	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Dung Beetle	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Enforcer	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit through cave entrance, but can be brought in with a Cryopod.
Equus	Excellent	Yes
Gallimimus	Not Recommended	Yes
Gigantopithecus	Limited	Yes
Hesperornis	Excellent	No	Can keep on shoulder.
Hyaenodon	Limited	No
Iguanodon	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Jerboa	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Kairuku	Excellent	No	Can be carried in and out by player.
Kaprosuchus	Excellent	Yes
Kentrosaurus	Not Recommended	No	Cannot fit into the cave entrance.
Lystrosaurus	Limited	No
Megalania	Limited	Yes	Can be tamed inside cave but unable to exit
Megalosaurus	Excellent	Yes	Excellent at night
Megatherium	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Mesopithecus	Excellent	No	Can be carried on shoulder.
Microraptor	Excellent	No	Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock.
Moschops	Limited	Yes
Onyc	Excellent	No
Oviraptor	Limited	No
Pachy	Limited	Yes
Pegomastax	Excellent	No	Can be carried on shoulder.
Pelagornis	Limited	Unofficial/ Single-Player	Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Pachyrhinosaurus	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Phiomia	Limited	Yes
Piranha	Not Recommended	No	Can be brought in using Fish Basket . But cannot be released.
Procoptodon	Not Recommended	Yes
Pteranodon	Limited	Unofficial/ Single-Player	Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Purlovia	Limited	No
Raptor	Excellent	Yes
Ravager	Excellent	Yes	Able to use Zip-Line Anchor
Rex	Not recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Sabertooth	Excellent	Yes
Sabertooth Salmon	Not Recommended	No	Can be brought in using Fish Basket . But cannot be released.
Scorpion	Limited	Yes	Can be tamed inside cave but unable to exit
Spider	Limited	Yes
Tapejara	Limited	Unofficial/ Single-Player	Official Servers: Cannot mount in cave. Unofficial/Single-Player: Requires server setting -ForceAllowCaveFlyers to mount.
Terror Bird	Excellent	Yes	Can glide over the lava pits.
Thylacoleo	Not recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Triceratops	Not Recommended	Yes	Cannot fit into cave entrance.
Troodon	Limited	No
Velonasaur	Excellent	Yes
Vulture	Excellent	No	Can keep on shoulder or bring a whole flock.

Notes[]

There is a corner full of Metal and Obsidian Nodes
Lava will not kill you instantly, but will do 75 damage every second. It is possible to save yourself if you manage to find a rock to jump on
- On Mobile however, lava kills anything instantly, making escape impossible
Be careful when using the orbit camera to look around.
The lower levels of both paths have poor collision with player death drops.
One is able to use a Thyla provided that they are able to put it into a cryopod. It is important to walk past the cave entrance, a little ways in, before throwing out the Thyla. Should it be thrown out too soon it may get stuck on one of the invisible gates.
It's suggested not to bring large groups in as there are parts of lava where your creatures will run off and die in.

Gallery[]

Cave Entrance
Original interior of the cave prior to > {{Nav redesign