Chainsaw
EngramLevel 55
The fastest way to cut a tree.
- Weight
- 1
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 80
- Melee damage
- 18
- Unlock level
- 55
- Engram points
- 21

Chainsaw is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 55 for 21 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Fabricator using 4 different resources.
Crafting recipe
75 Polymer
50 Cementing Paste
50 Metal Ingot
25 Electronics- 30 Craft XP
- 15 s Craft time
Crafting Chainsaw requires 4 resources, including 75x Polymer, 50x Cementing Paste, and more. Available crafting stations: Fabricator, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 55 · 21 engram points
Crafting XP: 30Craft time: 15 s
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Polymer | Cementing Paste | Metal Ingot | Electronics |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 75 | 50 | 50 | 25 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 150 | 100 | 100 | 50 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 263 | 176 | 176 | 88 |
| Journeyman 2x | 480 | 320 | 320 | 160 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 863 | 575 | 575 | 288 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 1,650 | 1,100 | 1,100 | 550 |
Weapon stats
- Uses Ammo
- Yes
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Harvest Tool
- Chainsaw
- Melee Damage
- 18
- Ammo Per Clip
- 160
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Time Between Shots
- 0.15
- Durability Per Shot
- 0.1
- Durability Per Melee Hit
- 0.01
- Disable On Electric Storm
- Yes
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 3
Uses ammo
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
122 crate sources across 20 maps · 1 other crate source
Best chanceLost Resource CacheLost Colony8.5%Up to AscendantBest qualityCave Crate Tier 3Amissa +7 maps1.4%Level 65+Up to Ascendant
Astraeos10 crate sourcesView map
Other loot sources1 crate source