The Caverns of Lost Hope

The Caverns of Lost Hope is an underwater Cave on the east coast of The Island map. The cave contains the, needed to summon the. It is a challenging area of the map, especially for lower levels (40 and under). This cave is not on Ark Mobile.

Dangers

 * Extremely cold temperatures.
 * A vast portion of the cave is underwater.
 * Extreme quantities of, , and other dangerous aquatic creatures.
 * Surprisingly, the water within the cave is well lit and does not require a.
 * Creatures can spawn with very high levels.
 * Be cautious when moving through the cave as creatures can be found hiding inside the walls.

Recommended Equipment

 * A tamed Aquatic dinosaur (preferably a Basilosaurus)

Explorer Notes

 * Rockwell Record #6: When approaching the Artifact, it is on the right Ruins walkway on the left corner closest to the Artifact spawn.
 * Cnidaria Dossier: Passing the hole to the end of the cavern, you will go through a small, short cave and see some Ruins on the ground to the left. The Dossier is in the archway.
 * Helena Note #9: Reach the end of the flooded cave and head deeper into the cave. You will see a hill in a right corner with stone stairs. The Note is past the stairs.
 * Meiyin Note #9: Reach the end of the cave on land, the last note will be near some Ruins to the left, overlooking the first cave with air

Recommended creatures

 * are able to brute force the cave with their long range and rapid attack speed. (Bring two opposite gendered creatures for the mate boost.)
 * are able to regenerate health after long endurance battles.(Bring two opposite gendered creatures for the mate boost, and park your basilos to heal near surfaces of air pockets.)
 * can avoid aggression from most threats in the cave, but be wary of.
 * and s can speed through the cave with a skilled rider. (Difficult, requires practice.)

Tips/Notes

 * The artifact lies fairly close to the entrance of the cave, at the end of a narrow tunnel that starts down behind an Obelisk-tech structure (see gallery below). The rest of the cave is rife with creatures to slay, but is not abundant in any particular resource nor can any of the creatures be tamed. At the end of the submerged caverns is what appears to be a standard cave filled with subterranean creatures and a couple Survivor Entries.
 * The extremely high level, and more importantly can be tamed with a fish basket. Piranha are also immune to all status effects, include the various stun/shock effects that render most creatures immobile, and the aggression inducing bile from.


 * The only loot crates found to date were in the submerged cavern, leaving the cave at the end undesirable to explore once the Explorer Notes have been collected.


 * There are several ways to obtain the artifact, but two suggested methods are by using brute force, or by a high-speed bypass.
 * Brute Force involves riding a high-level / or similar creature and just killing everything on the way in or out. This can be highly time-consuming and requires the appropriate dinosaur. Alternatively, bring a whole army of various high level creatures that are good underwater.
 * High-speed bypass requires an (simpler, and cheaper, to tame) or a Manta with high speed (suggested at least 150%, for best results); using their speed you simply race through the cave, ignoring as many enemies as possible on the way to the artifact. Be sure to put your mount on passive in case it gets attacked when you get off to get the artifact, but beware, as they will not last long alone. You may be forced to kite enemies away from the artifact before grabbing it, since these dinosaurs cannot reliably fight large groups. Be especially wary of  and  using this method, as they can quickly bring your speed run to a halt if you are knocked off your mount, or it is grabbed.
 * All loot crate positions can be found at the Explorer Map (The Island). All possible loot items are listed at Loot Tables/The Island/Caves.

Creatures

 * Aquatic


 * Subterranean

Compatible Tamed Creatures

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Resources
Sporadic and  nodes within the submerged tunnels, and rubble nodes within the cave.

Gallery
Las Cuevas de la Esperanza Perdida Les cavernes de l’espoir perdu