Sonic Resonator Guide - Locations & How to Unlock

Sonic Resonator guide for Subnautica 2. Guide includes Sonic Resonator uses, how to get, locations, clear blooms, where to find, and more.

Sonic Resonator - Overview & Details

Tool	Details
Sonic Resonator	Industrial phased-array amplifier used in mining and other applications. Needed to clear Blooms. Recipe: - Basic Battery x 1 - Wiring Kit x 1 - Lead x 2 - Titanium Ingot x 2

The Sonic Resonator is an essential tool for general gameplay progressions. It allows you to clear Blooms to progress the story and enter new areas, as well as break down any larger Material clusters.

Walkthrough - Early to Late-Game Progression

How to Get Sonic Resonator (Locations)

Locate 2 Fragments to Get Blueprint

In order to unlock the Sonic Resonator's Blueprint, you must locate and scan two Sonic Resonators. The blueprint will then be automatically be added to your crafting list.

Confirmed Locations

Fragment 1 - Old Habitat	Fragment 2 - Old Habitat
In the same room as Wu's Blackbox in the Old Habitat	On the floor in one room next to Wu's Blackbox
Fragment 3 - Spider Dome	-
In a crate near the table where you find the Spider Dome report	-

There are likely more Sonic Resonator Fragment locations in Subnautica 2, but for the sake of simply unlocking it, we recommend going to the Old Habitat location since you can scan 2 of them there.

Craft the Sonic Resonator

Once you have the blueprint unlocked, you will find the recipe in the Fabricator. You will be able to craft it once you have acquired its required materials.

How to Craft Items

Sonic Resonator Required Materials

Sonic Resonator Uses

Only Way to Clear Blooms

The Sonic Resonator is the only item that can clear blooms or infection plaguing specific areas in the game. Some game progressions is gated by blooms, making it essential to move the story's forward or even access new areas.

Required to Get Blackbox

Wander's Blackbox is gated behind a bloom net that sits right at its entrance. The only way to get the Blackbox is by using the Sonic Resonator to clear the bloom blocking the way.

All Black Box Locations

Required to Get Heat Tolerance Adaptation

This is the most important use of the Sonic Resonator. Clear the bloom that infects the Angel Comb to get the Heat Tolerance Adaptation. With this Adaptation, you will be able to survive in and explore the Graveyard area.

How to Get Heat Tolerance Adaptation

Destroy Bigger Clusters of Materials

Besides being able to clear Blooms, the Sonic Resonator can be used to break down big clusters of materials. Clusters will give more materials compared to individual ones,

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Progression & Priorities
Early Game	Mid-Game	Endgame

Lists

All Leviathans	All Items List	Biomes & PoI List
Blackbox List	Recipe Data Cards (Blueprints)	Vehicle List
Buildings & Facilities List	Best Base Locations	Best Tools to Craft

Notable Items

Salt	Silver	Copper
Lead	Lucifer Rotsac	Conduit Crystals
Creature Enamel	Enameled Glass	Troilite
Celestine

Guides for Beginners

Multiplayer Guide	How to Eat Food (Digestion)	How to Craft Items
Drinking Water Guide	How to Craft Air Tank?	How to Get Basic Fins
Scanner Station Guide	How to Manage Your Oxygen?	Base Guide
Alien Ruins	How to Use Coordinates	Tadpole Guide
How to Get More Storage	How to Get a Rebreather	Bioscanner Guide
Night Survival Guide	How to Heal	Angel Comb Guide
How to Power Your Base	How to Recharge Batteries and Tools	How to Get the Repair Tool
World Tree Guide	Flashlight Guide	Strong Acid Guide
How to Get Heat Tolerance	Scanner Guide	How to Get Tadpole Depth Module Mk. 2
How to Get a Wakemaker	How to Get Fibrous Pulp	How to Get a Wiring Kit
How to Get Advanced Wiring Kit	How to Get the Entangled Power Cell	How to Refund Bases

Pre-Game Guides

Specs Requirements	New Game Features	Is There Crossplay?
Supported Devices	Update & Roadmap	How Long to Beat?
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