Chitin Chestpiece
EngramLevel 37
Provides moderate physical protection, but can get a little warm.
- Weight
- 6
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 50
- Unlock level
- 37
- Engram points
- 18
- Crafting XP
- 2.58

Chitin Chestpiece is a shirt equipment in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 37 for 18 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Smithy using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
To craft Chitin Chestpiece, you need 20x Chitin, 10x Hide, 4x Fiber. Available crafting stations: Smithy, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 37 · 18 engram points
Crafting XP: 2.58
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Chitin | Hide | Fiber |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 20 | 10 | 4 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 40 | 20 | 8 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 71 | 36 | 15 |
| Journeyman 2x | 128 | 64 | 26 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 230 | 115 | 46 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 440 | 220 | 88 |
Item stats
- Armor
- 50
- Cold insulation
- 10
- Heat insulation
- -5
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
384 crate sources across 28 maps · 5 other crate sources
Best chanceCave Crate Tier 2Althemia +15 maps11%Level 25+Up to AscendantBest qualityOcean Loot CrateAmissa +2 maps1.8%Level 80+Up to AscendantLowest levelDrakeling HoardOther loot sources1.1%Up to Apprentice
Astraeos16 crate sourcesView map
Supply drops8
Caves6
Deep sea1
Hordes1
Other loot sources5 crate sources