Wooden Shield
EngramLevel 12
A wooden shield on a layer of leather. Absorbs damage from the front when activated.
- Weight
- 15
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 350
- Unlock level
- 12
- Engram points
- 7
- Crafting XP
- 3.8

Wooden Shield is a shield equipment in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 12 for 7 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Player Inventory using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
To craft Wooden Shield, you need 40x Wood, 20x Fiber, 12x Hide. Available crafting stations: Player Inventory. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 12 · 7 engram points
StationPlayer Inventory
Crafting XP: 3.8
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Wood | Fiber | Hide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 40 | 20 | 12 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 80 | 40 | 24 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 141 | 71 | 43 |
| Journeyman 2x | 256 | 128 | 77 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 460 | 230 | 138 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 880 | 440 | 264 |
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
290 crate sources across 25 maps · 2 other crate sources
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