Mordite (Mo) is one of many earth elements inNo Man’s Skythat is used in crafting, refining, building, upgrading, and even recharging some pieces of equipment. It is commonly found by killing wildlife, mining deposits, plants, and cultivating it. This is one of the earliest resources that you will find after landing on your first planet.

Once acquired, you can then use it to get materials, such as Faecium, which is another valuable material used in different crafting recipes. This guide covers everything there is to know about Mordite in No Man’s Sky, its uses, and some of the ways to obtain it effectively.

Roaming around a planet with a lot of wildlife to farm for Mordite. Each large animal killed yields 20 Mordite in No Man’s Sky.

How To Get Mordite

Theeasiest way to acquire Morditein No Man’s Sky isby killing animalsfound on various planets. you’re able to also find it as asecondary elementbyscanning plants,trees,vines,rocks, etc. using your Analysis Visor.

Moreover, there are somemarshy biomes where you can find Mordite Mineral Deposits. To find these, you will need to use the Survey Device, which is an upgrade for the Analysis Visor. Once you have found one of these, you will need todeploy Mineral Extractors to easily mine Mordite.

Using the Large Refiner in No Man’s Sky to turn Mordite into Faecium which is another valuable resources that you can use in the game.

You should also note thatusing Mineral Extractors is not cheap. It requires a lot of power, which can get a bit annoying in the early game.

Another method that you can use to acquire Mordite in the game is torefine it using other resources. Here is a complete list of all the resources that can be refined into Mordite:

Using the Nutrient Processor in No Man’s Sky to turn Mordite into Processed Meat which increases its value by a significant margin.

1x Mordite

2x Mordite

Lastly,you can also cultivate the Mordite Root. It is a plant which produces a bunch of Mordite in a few hours. Once harvested, you should be able to use it however you want. Since it takes a bit of time to fully grow it, you canvisit a planetthat has somelarge animals, andjust roam aroundan area whilekilling any animals you see. When killed, eachlarge animalshould yieldaround 20 Mordite, which can stack up fairly quickly.

There is also no need to leave your ship, as hunting creatures downusing your Multi-toolis slower than using your ship.

How To Use Mordite

Mordite is an incredibly useful resource with a bunch of different uses. It isused in crafting,refining,recharging equipment, andeven cooking. The table below lists all the items that you’re able to craft using Mordite:

You can alsorecharge Neural AssemblyandScream Suppressorwith 200x Mordite.

When combined with other resources in a Refiner, you should be able to acquire different resources, such asFaecium,Marrow Bulb,Gold,Condensed Carbon, etc. Here is a complete list:

1x Faecium

3x Faecium

4x Faecium

1x Gold

2x Condensed Carbon

And lastly, you can also use Mordite to get items likeQuestionable Biscuit,Meat Flakes, andCreature Pallets. You can see the complete list in the table below:

1x Meat Flakes

Mordite on its own is worth 40 Units. However, if youuse the Nutrient Processor, you can turn it all the way intoProcessed Meat,which is worth 2100 Units.

Even if you do not really need Mordite to craft anything, you should be able tocreate various itemsthat you can then selltomake a lot of moneywithout much effort.