Desert Cloth Shirt
EngramLevel 28
Provides some protection from the heat and cold, but only minimal protection from injuries.
- Weight
- 6
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 45
- Unlock level
- 28
- Engram points
- 4
- Crafting XP
- 1.5

Desert Cloth Shirt is a shirt equipment in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 28 for 4 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Smithy using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
To craft Desert Cloth Shirt, you need 20x Hide, 8x Fiber, 12x Silk. Available crafting stations: Smithy, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 28 · 4 engram points
Crafting XP: 1.5
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Hide | Fiber | Silk |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 40 | 16 | 24 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 71 | 29 | 43 |
| Journeyman 2x | 128 | 52 | 77 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 230 | 92 | 138 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 440 | 176 | 264 |
Item stats
- Armor
- 40
- Cold insulation
- 8
- Heat insulation
- 25
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
125 crate sources across 18 maps · 1 other crate source
Best chanceCave Crate Tier 1Astraeos +5 maps6.1%Level 25+Up to AscendantBest qualityCave Crate Tier 3Amissa +7 maps2.6%Level 65+Up to AscendantLowest levelDrakeling HoardOther loot sources1.1%Up to Apprentice
Astraeos9 crate sourcesView map
Other loot sources1 crate source