Tek Rifle
Item
Shoots explosive plasma bolts, with an infrared zoomable scope. Equipping requires learning this Tekgram.
- Weight
- 10
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 80
- Melee damage
- 10
- Crafting XP
- 180

Tek Rifle is a Tek-tier weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It can be crafted at a Tek Replicator using 5 different resources.
Crafting recipe
120 Polymer
450 Metal Ingot
120 Crystal
20 Element
55 Black Pearl- 180 Craft XP
- 15 s Craft time
Crafting Tek Rifle requires 5 resources, including 120x Polymer, 450x Metal Ingot, and more. Available crafting stations: Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
StationTek Replicator
Crafting XP: 180Craft time: 1.3 s
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Polymer | Metal Ingot | Crystal | Element | Black Pearl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 120 | 450 | 120 | 20 | 55 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 240 | 899 | 240 | 40 | 110 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 421 | 1,578 | 421 | 71 | 193 |
| Journeyman 2x | 768 | 2,880 | 768 | 128 | 352 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 1,380 | 5,175 | 1,380 | 230 | 633 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 2,640 | 9,900 | 2,640 | 440 | 1,210 |
Weapon stats
- Uses Ammo
- Yes
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Melee Damage
- 10
- Ammo Per Clip
- 50
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Weapon Spread
- 7
- Reload Duration
- 0.05
- Time Between Shots
- 0.15
- Durability Per Shot
- 0.05
- Targeting Spread Mod
- 0.2
- Disable On Electric Storm
- Yes
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1
Uses ammo
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
57 crate sources across 7 maps · 1 other crate source
Best chanceDefense OutpostLost Colony2.7%Up to AscendantBest qualityKrakenGenesis +1 map0.46%Level 1+Up to Ascendant
Astraeos2 crate sourcesView map
Hordes2
Other loot sources1 crate source