Collect small Lead pieces by hand before crafting the Sonic Resonator. Published routes point to a ravine northeast of the Lifepod. Reserve 2 Lead for the tool, then return with it to mine large veins.
“Subnautica 2 Lead Location Guide. How to Get Lead and Lead Farm in Subnautica 2” by Ape Knight Gaming · May 15, 2026 · Early Access launch window (uploaded 2026-05-15); predates the Adaptive Measures and Buddy System updates
Leave inventory space and enough oxygen to return from the ravine. The oxygen guide covers equipment and refill options.
Finish the Sonic Resonator scans and prepare its other ingredients through the linked tool and crafting guides. Loose Lead can be collected before you own it.
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Follow the northeast ravine landmarks
These are published landmarks, not a route Kingy has recorded in the current build. Treat the distance as approximate and plan the return before descending.
Head northeast from the Lifepod and look below for a blue natural current. PC Gamer places the ravine roughly 280 m from the pod.
The current leads down into the ravine. Look for the colony platform on the left and the nearby Tadpole fragment.
Look along the sand farther north or east through the ravine for small Lead pieces. Check the resource label and pickup prompt.
Kingy preparation note: stop while you can still return with your remaining oxygen. Two Lead covers the raw Lead portion of your first Sonic Resonator.
Small Lead deposits can be picked up by hand. Large veins need the Sonic Resonator, so leave them for a later trip if you are gathering the tool’s first ingredients.
For an ambiguous formation, follow the current interaction prompt. Adaptive Measures fixed regular resource nodes incorrectly displaying a Sonic Resonator requirement.
Older footage · checked Oct 25, 2026 · before Subnautica 2 Early Access 1.2 (Buddy System, August 19, 2026)
On screen: In a sandy ravine at 74 to 79 m the diver carries the Sonic Resonator past a large purple blocky growth; small purple-white chunks lie on the sand beside it, and more small pieces dot the ravine floor below the rock walls.
Check the guide’s version notes before following older footage.
“Subnautica 2 Lead Location Guide. How to Get Lead and Lead Farm in Subnautica 2” by Ape Knight Gaming · May 15, 2026 · Early Access launch window (uploaded 2026-05-15); predates the Adaptive Measures and Buddy System updates
These are Lead-only recipe amounts, not a guaranteed haul. Check which components you already own and keep the tool’s Lead separate from cooking ingredients until you have crafted it.
Target
Raw Lead needed
Other preparation
First Sonic Resonator
2
The existing Sonic Resonator guide lists its battery, ingots, Wiring Kit and scans.
Sugar of Saturn
1
Also needs 1 Salt at the Fabricator; see food and Digestion.
GameWith identifies the Cicada Wreck, also called Lander Garage, northeast of the Lifepod as another Lead location. Look around the seafloor by the wreck. Its published distances vary, so use the landmark rather than treating it as the same point as the earlier ravine.
After crafting the Sonic Resonator, bring it charged when returning for large veins. Use the linked Beacons and signals guide to mark a useful return location; the Scanner Station guide explains contacts if Lead appears in your available filters.
Buddy System fixed large Lead and Gold nodes failing to display a resource icon when pinged. A ping does not remove the gathering-tool requirement.
This guide does not establish natural-node respawn times, per-node yields or Metal Farm Lead behavior. Check the actual stock and current interaction when planning another trip.
Adaptive Measures update ↗July 8 release date, scan-progress and power-display fixes. Silver updates in Coral Gardens, nearby hint dialogue, misleading Sonic prompts and Silver nook pickup fixes. Storage excluded from nearby crafting and Moonpool size feedback.Official ·
Lead collection in the northeast ravine ↗Published ravine landmarks and small hand pickups. Approximate directions; no Kingy gameplay run or measured yield.Walkthrough ·
Lead pickups, large veins and crafting uses ↗Small hand pickups, large-vein Sonic requirement, Cicada Wreck landmark and selected Lead costs. Inconsistent distances, coordinates and fixed scan assumptions excluded.Walkthrough ·
Lead ravine and wreck route corroboration ↗Ravine/current and loose-pickup corroboration. Static Resonator caption typo, abundance and comparative safety claims excluded.Walkthrough ·
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