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What ARK players use the Angler for, and how to get the most out of it in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.

It collects a large number of pearls both black and silica

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As of the latest patch they collect pearls when you bite them.

1,527 points9 years oldReport

This is kind of horrific amd not the most humane thing, but here goes. You can get a few of these, breeds them, and kill the children for angler gel. Just saying 😶

556 points5 years oldReport

Who thinks they should produce angler gel in their inventory over time like basilos and tusos

P. E. A. R. L. S. That's all you need to know about this amazing creature.

835 points9 years oldReport

Level up melee to collect more pearls. Level up speed to outswim creatures.

495 points6 years oldReport

On ASA go to bottom left of the map all the way to world border corner for loads of pearls

Want infinite fuel?

1. Get yourself a simple underwater tame like a meg

2. Kill anglers for gel

3. Store and keep burning in standing torches or refinery

( STANDING AND WALL TORCHES BURN BLUE)

I collect this with a plesiosaur and can burn 700 metal with just 30. Lucky I…

306 points6 years oldReport

People keep saying use angler gel for fuel, but that’s a waste. Use wood so you can then get charcoal for gunpowder, something that you constantly need.

241 points5 years oldReport

YOU CAN RIDE THEM WITHOUT A SADDLE

They will also light up the area in front of them with a soft, bluish light

5 Tips for Anglers

#1 They are found a bit deeper in the water

#2 They are a pain to kill you might want to have a dolphin with very high melle to kill these guys

#3 You will mostly find them in big groups

#4 They are calm until you hit 1 of them

#5 They are…

After you get a mosa kill these and you will have so much anglergel you won't know what to do with it.

Probably because there are already not that many uses for angler gel.

The tek cave update gave the anglers the ability to gather pears, according to the wiki

174 points9 years oldReport

Can be transported in fish basket but sometimes when you release them you can't ride them or access their inventory

You can fix this by cryopodding it and throwing it out again

Within 10 minutes, I can get 5k pearls with him. Provides lots of light, and he lights my underwater base. Very fast. A must have tame

70 points5 years oldReport

- Main use is after tamed they will attract more anglers which can be harvest for gel

- Secondary use would be a mobile underwater tame that also has a built in light

- Lastly they can be harvested for gel which tames Manta's

(Angeler gel is the longest burning fuel…

122 points10 years oldReport

If only they could lure in other fish with their light.

59 points5 years oldReport

They get a lot of silica pearls when you attack the shells with it.

91 points9 years oldReport

Bro these things are BREEDABLE. Imagine a tiny version of these staring into your soul as you take care of it.