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How To Craft Wood-Tier Weapons
How To Craft Metal-Tier Weapons
How To Craft Advanced Weapons
How To Craft Tek Weapons
Combat is one of the main mechanics in Ark: Survival Ascended. You'll be fighting wild dinosaurs, massive bosses, and even other players if you're into PVP, but you don't want to go in bare-handed most of the time. If you want to fight well, you're going to need some weapons.
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Ark: Survival Ascended - How To Get Metal Ingots
Metal Ingots are one of the rare resources in Ark: Survival Ascended, and here's how you can easily craft them.
Ark has a variety of weapons to fit every playstyle, whether you're someone who enjoys the thrill of up-close melee combat or you like to sit back with a long-range weapon and avoid the center of attention. Do you like setting dangerous traps for unsuspecting enemies to walk into? Ark's got that covered too.
As Ark: Survival Ascended is in Early Access, information presented in this article may be subject to change.
How To Craft Wood-Tier Weapons
Wood, and by extension Stone, tier weapons are the first ways to defend yourself available in the game, and all of them can be crafted in your inventory.
They won't be doing much damage, but they'll help keep you safe until you reach the next tier of weapons available.
All Wood Weapons Are Crafted In The Player Inventory |
Weapon | Level Needed | Engram Point Cost | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
Stone Pick | 1 | 1 Point | 1x Stone, 1x Wood, and 10x Thatch |
Torch | 1 | 1 Point | 1x Flint, 1x Stone, and 1x Wood |
Spear | 2 | 3 Points | 12x Fiber, 2x Flint, and 8x Wood |
Stone Hatchet | 2 | 3 Points | 1x Flint, 1x Wood, 10x and Thatch |
Slingshot | 5 | 6 Points | 20x Fiber, 1x Hide, and 5x Wood |
Wooden Club | 8 | 4 Points | 15x Fiber and 4x Wood |
Bola | 9 | 8 points | 15x Fiber, 3x Hide, 3x Stone, and 10x Thatch |
Bow | 10 | 11 Points | 50x Fiber and 15x Wood |
Flare Gun | 15 | 6 Points | 2x Fiber, 2x Gunpowder, 10x Sparkpowder, and 4x Wood |
Metal-tier weapons, such as the Crossbow, are all crafted within the Smithy, which can be unlocked at level 20 with 18 Engram Points.
Metal-Tier Weapons can also be crafted at an Argentavis or Castoroides equipped with their particular saddles, which both double as a mobile smithy.
You'll need access to Metal Ore and a Furnace to be able to smelt the Metal Ingots needed to craft the majority of the weaponry.
All Metal Weapons Are Crafted At The Smithy |
Weapon | Level Needed | Engram Point Cost | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
Metal Pick | 20 | 6 Points | 10x Hide, 1x Metal Ingot, and 1x Wood |
Metal Hatchet | 20 | 6 Points | 10x Hide, 8x Metal Ingot, and 1x Wood |
Scissors | 21 | 10 points | Flint x35, Metal Ingot x6, and Obsidian x5 |
Tripwire Alarm Trap | 22 | 7 Points | 30x Fiber, 6x Hide, 3x Metal, 2x Oil, and 5x Wood |
Smoke Grenade | 24 | 18 Points | 10x Charcoal, 15x Fiber, 3x Flint, 6x Hide, 1x Metal Ingot, 5x Sparkpowder, 5x Thatch, and 2x Wood |
Magnifying Glass | 25 | 16 Points | 30x Crystal, 20x Fiber, 20x Hide, 8x Metal Ingot, 15x Obsidian, and 15x Wood |
Pike | 25 | 10 Points | 20x Hide, 10x Metal Ingot, and 10x Wood |
Crossbow | 25 | 12 Points | 35x Fiber, 7x Metal Ingot, and 10x Wood |
Handcuffs | 28 | 16 Points | 10x Cementing Paste, 50x Metal Ingot, and 5x Obsidian |
Bear Trap | 28 | 9 Points | 5x Fiber, 6x Hide, and 3x Metal Ingots |
Tripwire Narcotic Trap | 29 | 9 Points | 3x Cementing Paste, 1x Crystal, 35x Fiber, 6x Hide, 15x Narcotic, and 4x Wood |
Ballista Turret | 28 | 25 Points | 200x Fiber, 100x Hide, 300x Metal Ingots, 250x Stone, 100x Thatch, and 500x Wood |
Sword | 30 | 11 Points | 15x Hide, 50x Metal Ingot, and 1x Wood |
Metal Sickle | 30 | 12 Points | 16x Hide, 18x Metal Ingot, and 4x Wood |
Large Bear Trap | 31 | 12 Points | 10x Fiber, 15x Hide, and 6x Metal Ingot |
Catapult Turret | 31 | 25 Points | 100x Hide, 300x Metal Ingot, 390x Stone, 100x Thatch, and 400x Wood |
Lance | 32 | 30 Points | 120x Fiber, 100x Flint, 70x Hide, 260x Metal Ingots, 100x Obsidian, and 70x Pelt |
Simple Pistol | 34 | 15 Points | 15x Hide, 60x Metal Ingot, and 5x Wood |
Cannon | 34 | 25 Points | 200x Fiber, 150x Hide, 950x Metal Ingot, 120x Thatch, and 300x Cementing Paste |
Longneck Rifle | 35 | 18 Points | 25x Hide, 95x Metal Ingot, and 20x Wood |
Grenade | 38 | 20 Points | 15x Fiber, 20x Stone, 30x Gunpowder, 5x Hide, 2x Metal Ingot, and 4x Oil |
Shotgun | 39 | 18 Points | 25x Hide, 80x Metal Ingot, and 20x Wood |
Poison Grenade | 40 | 18 Points | 10x Narcotic, 14x Charcoal, 5x Crystal, 20x Fiber, 5x Flint, 12x Gunpowder, 6x Hide, 5x Metal Ingot, and 18x Sparkpowder |
Harpoon Launcher | 43 | 38 Points | 60x Cementing Paste, 60x Fiber, 25x Hide, 120x Metal Ingot, 50x Obsidian, 30x Polymer, and 40x Wood |
Improvised Explosive Device | 44 | 30 Points | 10x Crystal, 35x Fiber, 50x Gunpowder, 5x Hide, 10x Metal Ingot, and 1x Wood |
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How To Craft Advanced Weapons
Advanced weapons are going to be crafted at a Fabricator, the next tier of crafting structure after the Smithy.
These weapons will also be using Metal Ingots as a base material, but they'll also need advanced materials to craft, such as Obsidian, Polymer, Electronics, instead of Thatch and Wood.
Recipes that use Cementing Paste and Polymer can also use Achatina Paste and Organic Polymeras substitutes if you don't have enough.
All Advanced Weapons Are Crafted At The Fabricator |
Weapon | Level Unlocked | Engram Point Cost | Crafting Recipe |
|---|---|---|---|
Fabricated Pistol | 55 | 18 Points | 30x Cementing Paste, 20x Metal Ingot, and 35x Polymer |
Pump-Action Shotgun | 55 | 18 points | 45x Cementing Paste, 30x Metal Ingot, and 55x Polymer |
Assault Rifle | 58 | 24 Points | 50x Cementing Paste, 35x Metal Ingot, and 60x Polymer |
C4 Remote Detonator | 65 | 24 Points | 15x Cementing Paste, 10x Crystal, 10x Metal Ingot, 20x Polymer, and 50x Electronics |
Auto Turret | 68 | 40 Points | 50x Cementing Paste, 140x Metal Ingot, 20x Polymer, and 70x Electronics |
Compound Bow | 79 | 40 Points | 75x Cementing Paste, 85x Metal Ingot, and 95x Polymer |
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Fabricated Sniper Rifle | 83 | 36 Points | 110x Cementing Paste, 80x Metal Ingot, and 115x Polymer |
Rocket Launcher | 87 | 32 Points | 60x Cementing Paste, 50x Metal Ingot, and 80x Polymer |
Underwater Mine | 88 | 30 Points | 20x Cementing Paste, 15x Oil, 100x Gunpowder, 30x Crystal, 30x Metal Ingot, 45x Polymer, and 150x Electronics |
Minigun Turret | 94 | 80 Points | 125x Cementing Paste, 100x Hide, 500x Metal Ingot, and 150x Polymer |
Electric Prod | 95 | 60 Points | 70x Cementing Paste, 120x Crystal, 15x Angler Gel, 130x Metal Ingot, 120x Polymer, and 120x Electronics |
Rocket Turret | 99 | 100 Points | 300x Cementing Paste, 1,100x Metal Ingot, 400x Polymer, and 500x Electronics |
Heavy Auto Turret | 100 | 100 Points | 1x Auto Turret, 150x Cementing Paste, 400x Metal Ingot, 50x Polymer, and 200x Electronics |
How To Craft Tek Weapons
Tek Tier weaponry is the final tier of weapons and equipment, and the engrams for them can only be obtained by defeating specific bosses on The Island: Broodmother Lystrix, Dragon, Megapithecus, and the Overseer.
Tek Engrams don't need points to unlock, and can be crafted at any level despite needing advanced materials for them.
You'll need the Tek Replicator to craft them, which will automatically unlock for you upon your first boss kill, regardless of which one it is or which Tek engrams it unlocks.
All Tek Weapons Are Crafted At The Tek Replicator |
Weapon | Unlocked From | Recipe |
|---|---|---|
Tek Turret | Broodmother Lystrix (Alpha) | 3x Element, 50x Cementing Paste, 100x Metal Ingot, 50x Polymer, and 100x Electronics |
Tek Rifle | Megapithecus (Beta) | 20x Element, 55x Black Pearl, 120x Crystal, 450x Metal Ingot, and 120x Polymer |
Tek Grenade | Megapithecus (Alpha) | 1x Element, 10x Cementing Paste, 40x Crystal, 60x Gunpowder, 30x Metal Ingot, and 30x Polymer |
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