Metal Hatchet
EngramLevel 20
A sharp metal hatchet for harvesting wood from trees, stone from rocks, and skin from bodies.
- Weight
- 2
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 40
- Melee damage
- 40
- Unlock level
- 20
- Engram points
- 6

Metal Hatchet is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 20 for 6 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Smithy using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
8 Metal Ingot
1 Wood
10 Hide- 1.4 Craft XP
To craft Metal Hatchet, you need 8x Metal Ingot, 1x Wood, 10x Hide. Available crafting stations: Smithy, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 20 · 6 engram points
Crafting XP: 1.4
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Metal Ingot | Wood | Hide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 8 | 1 | 10 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 16 | 2 | 20 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 29 | 4 | 36 |
| Journeyman 2x | 52 | 7 | 64 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 92 | 12 | 115 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 176 | 22 | 220 |
Weapon stats
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Harvest Tool
- Hatchet
- Melee Damage
- 40
- Ammo Per Clip
- 8
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Infinite Ammo
- Yes
- Reload Duration
- 1
- Time Between Shots
- 0.4
- Durability Per Shot
- 1
- Durability Per Melee Hit
- 0.075
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
450 crate sources across 28 maps · 5 other crate sources
Best chanceMolten WorksLost Colony17%Up to AscendantBest qualityCave Crate Tier 3Amissa +7 maps1.4%Level 65+Up to Ascendant
Astraeos18 crate sourcesView map
Other loot sources5 crate sources