Sword
EngramLevel 30
The undisputed ruler of short-range combat. Needs a hotter flame to be forged.
- Weight
- 5
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 70
- Melee damage
- 90
- Unlock level
- 30
- Engram points
- 11

Sword is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 30 for 11 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Player Inventory using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
50 Metal Ingot
1 Wood
15 Hide- 6.6 Craft XP
To craft Sword, you need 50x Metal Ingot, 1x Wood, 15x Hide. Available crafting stations: Player Inventory. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 30 · 11 engram points
StationPlayer Inventory
Crafting XP: 6.6
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Metal Ingot | Wood | Hide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 50 | 1 | 15 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 100 | 2 | 30 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 176 | 4 | 53 |
| Journeyman 2x | 320 | 7 | 96 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 575 | 12 | 173 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 1,100 | 22 | 330 |
Weapon stats
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Melee Damage
- 90
- 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
- 0.3
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
245 crate sources across 26 maps · 4 other crate sources
Best chanceCave Crate Lv.10Aberration +1 map6.1%Level 10+Up to AscendantBest qualityCave Crate Tier 3Amissa +7 maps1.4%Level 65+Up to AscendantLowest levelGladiator's KeepLost Colony5.9%Up to Ascendant
Astraeos14 crate sourcesView map
Other loot sources4 crate sources