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Subnautica 2 Lithium - Location, Depth Notes and Upgrade Uses

Look for Graveyard, Sparse Plains and Overgrown Ruins routes after basic oxygen and navigation are stable.

Quick answer

Lithium is an upgrade and vehicle-adjacent material, not a first-loop starter resource. Check depth, route safety and recipe need before opening deep filters.

Lithium icon

Lithium

Resource icon shown for visual reference. Original game artwork; rights reserved by their owners.

Lithium inventory icon in Subnautica 2

Resource reference

Lithium Map Entry

Inventory reference for matching Lithium clusters with rewritten route notes, coordinates and confidence labels.

Reviewed imageSource-labeled facts

Uses

  • - Plasteel Ingot
  • - Portable Oxygen Generator
  • - Current Ring

Where Lithium appears

Lithium is better handled after basic oxygen and route awareness are stable. Treat broad reports as planning areas until exact current-build evidence is reviewed.

Depth and route notes

A Lithium marker can sit behind depth, cave or vehicle pressure. Use depth bands and the coordinate calculator before committing to a long material run.

Used to craft

2

Recipe links are source-labeled and do not imply site-verified map coordinates.

Obtained from flora

1

Used in guides

2

Progression guides link this resource to story blockers, routes and patch-sensitive warnings.

Normalized Points

59 normalized points, 59 on the main map

External research snapshot

Research Centroid

x -2973 / y 4455 / depth -140m

Use as an aggregate signal, not an exact node.

Review State

Guide noteApproximate

Public copy is rewritten from normalized facts only.

Reported Routes

Normalized research cluster

ApproximateGuide note

The public snapshot has 59 normalized Lithium points around x -2973 / y 4455 / depth -140m.

Use the centroid as an aggregate signal, not an exact node marker.

External research snapshot

Frequently asked

What is the fastest Lithium route?

Look for Graveyard, Sparse Plains and Overgrown Ruins routes after basic oxygen and navigation are stable.

Are Lithium coordinates verified?

No, unless an individual method says verified_by_site. This page uses source-labeled route, biome or approximate data.

Is this a Subnautica 2 resource map for Lithium?

Yes. This page connects Lithium route notes, related biomes, recipe links and map filters, but it keeps third-party reports separate from site-verified coordinates.

Sources

  • External research snapshotThird-party research
    retrieved 2026-05-16