Published May 14, 2026, 3:20 PM EDT

Stock up while you can, as these plants are rare

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You'll need to find a handful of necrolei cysts in Subnautica 2 to make strong acid, and you'll need strong acid for an essential part of the tadpole vehicle . Necrolei cysts are rare compared to other early-game materials, and if you don't know what you're looking for, it's easy to swim past them entirely unaware.

Below, we show you where to find necrolei cysts in Subnautica 2 .

[ Ed. note : Before you dive in, be sure to open the character menu and enable all landmark signals . This will make it easier to spot the locations mentioned in this guide.]

Where to find necrolei cysts in Subnautica 2

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Necrolei cysts grow inside green, spherical-ish plants that trail long neon-pink tendrils, and we only found one such cluster of plants in the area between the Lifepod and Tadpole Pens.…