Paintbrush

EngramLevel 9

Apply a dye to this, then swing it at structures to paint them.

Weapon
Player Inventory
Blueprint

Weight: 0.5
Stack: 1
Durability: 1
Unlock level: 9
Engram points: 3
Crafting XP: 0.75

Paintbrush is a weapon weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 9 for 3 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Player Inventory using 3 different resources.

Crafting recipe

×1Wood

×3Hide

×10Thatch

×1Paintbrush

Craft

1 Wood
3 Hide
10 Thatch
0.75 Craft XP
5 s Craft time

To craft Paintbrush, you need 1x Wood, 3x Hide, 10x Thatch. Available crafting stations: Player Inventory. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.

Crafting

Crafting calculator

Level 9 · 3 engram points

Quantity

Blueprint quality

StationPlayer Inventory

Wood1

Hide3

Thatch10

Crafting XP: 0.75Craft time: 5 s

Blueprint crafting cost by quality

Quality	Wood	Hide	Thatch
Primitive 1x	1	3	10
Ramshackle 1.33x	2	6	20
Apprentice 1.67x	4	11	36
Journeyman 2x	7	20	64
Mastercraft 2.5x	12	35	115
Ascendant 3.5x	22	66	220

Loot crates

Acquisition

Found in loot crates

26 crate sources across 9 maps

Best chanceSupply Crate Lv.15DoubleScorched Earth +6 maps25%Level 15+Lowest levelCave Crate Lv.10DoubleAberration +1 map15%Level 10+

Map

The Island2 crate sourcesView map

Supply drops2

Supply Crate Lv.15DoubleLevel 15+6.6-8.4x quality14%Supply Crate Lv.15Level 15+7.2%

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