Metal Shield
EngramLevel 39
A metal shield on a layer of leather. Absorbs damage from the front when activated.
- Weight
- 45
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 1,250
- Unlock level
- 39
- Engram points
- 9
- Crafting XP
- 11.5
Metal Shield is a shield equipment in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 39 for 9 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Smithy using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
×1Metal Shield
80 Metal Ingot
20 Cementing Paste
15 Hide- 11.5 Craft XP
- 5 s Craft time
To craft Metal Shield, you need 80x Metal Ingot, 20x Cementing Paste, 15x Hide. Available crafting stations: Smithy, Tek Replicator, Argentavis / VR Argentavis / X-Argentavis, Castoroides / Rift Castoroides, Exo-Mek, Thorny Dragon. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 39 · 9 engram points
Crafting XP: 11.5Craft time: 5 s
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Metal Ingot | Cementing Paste | Hide |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 80 | 20 | 15 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 160 | 40 | 30 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 281 | 71 | 53 |
| Journeyman 2x | 512 | 128 | 96 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 920 | 230 | 173 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 1,760 | 440 | 330 |
Dropped by
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
120 crate sources across 10 maps
Best chanceDungeon Crate Lv.35Aberration9%Level 35+Up to AscendantBest qualityChest Treasure Jackson LRagnarok2%Level 80+Up to Ascendant
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