Flare Gun
EngramLevel 15
A single-use flare launcher. Fires a bright ball of Sparkpowder to temporarily light an area.
- Weight
- 0
- Stack
- 10
- Melee damage
- 8
- Unlock level
- 15
- Engram points
- 6
- Crafting XP
- 0.24

Flare Gun is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 15 for 6 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Player Inventory using 4 different resources.
Crafting recipe
4 Wood
2 Fiber
10 Sparkpowder
2 Gunpowder- 0.24 Craft XP
Crafting Flare Gun requires 4 resources, including 4x Wood, 2x Fiber, and more. Available crafting stations: Player Inventory. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 15 · 6 engram points
StationPlayer Inventory
Crafting XP: 0.24
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Wood | Fiber | Sparkpowder | Gunpowder |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 8 | 4 | 20 | 4 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 15 | 8 | 36 | 8 |
| Journeyman 2x | 26 | 13 | 64 | 13 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 46 | 23 | 115 | 23 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 88 | 44 | 220 | 44 |
Weapon stats
- Uses Ammo
- Yes
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Melee Damage
- 8
- Ammo Per Clip
- 1
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Reload Duration
- 0.01
- Time Between Shots
- 1.5
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1
Uses ammo
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
187 crate sources across 24 maps