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Metal Shield

EngramLevel 39

A metal shield on a layer of leather. Absorbs damage from the front when activated.

  • Equipment
  • Shield
  • Smithy
  • Has quality
Weight
45
Stack
1
Durability
1,250
Unlock level
39
Engram points
9
Crafting XP
11.5
Metal Shield

Metal Shield pages

Overview
Spawn commands
Crafting calculator

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

×80Metal Ingot×20Cementing Paste×15Hide
×1Metal Shield
Craft
  • 80 Metal Ingot
  • 20 Cementing Paste
  • 15 Hide
  • 11.5 Craft XP

To craft Metal Shield, you need 80x Metal Ingot, 20x Cementing Paste, 15x Hide. Available crafting stations: Smithy, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.

Crafting

Crafting calculator

Level 39 · 9 engram points

Crafting XP: 11.5
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
QualityMetal IngotCementing PasteHide
Primitive 1x802015
Ramshackle 1.33x1604030
Apprentice 1.67x2817153
Journeyman 2x51212896
Mastercraft 2.5x920230173
Ascendant 3.5x1,760440330

Loot crates

Acquisition

Found in loot crates

475 crate sources across 27 maps · 7 other crate sources

Best chanceSupply Crate Lv.90×2-3Astraeos16%Level 90+Up to AscendantBest qualityChest Treasure Jackson LRagnarok2%Level 80+Up to AscendantLowest levelGladiator's KeepGamma×1-2Lost Colony4.6%Up to Ascendant
Map
Astraeos26 crate sourcesView map

Supply drops17

Supply Crate Lv.90×2-3Level 90+Up to Ascendant16%Supply Crate Lv.55Scorched EarthDoubleLevel 55+Up to Ascendant4.3-13.0x quality8%Supply Crate Lv.45DoubleLevel 45+Up to Ascendant6.5-8.6x quality6.7%Supply Crate Lv.45Level 45+Up to Ascendant5.1%Supply Crate Lv.70Scorched EarthDoubleLevel 70+Up to Ascendant4.3-13.0x quality3%

Caves8

Underwater Cave Crate Tier 3Level 70+Up to Ascendant5.2-8.6x quality12%Ice Cave Crate Tier 2Level 40+Up to Ascendant6.5-8.6x quality8.6%Swamp Cave Crate Tier 2Level 40+Up to Ascendant5.2-8.6x quality8.6%Cave Crate Tier 4Level 55+Up to Ascendant6.5-8.6x quality5.7%Underwater Cave Crate Tier 1Level 50+Up to Ascendant5.2-8.6x quality5.6%

Deep sea1

Ocean Loot CrateLevel 80+Up to Mastercraft6.5-9.5x quality1.8%
Other loot sources7 crate sources
Mastercraft TreasureLevel 45+Up to Ascendant7.8%Ascendant TreasureLevel 60+Up to Ascendant6.5%Ramshackle TreasureLevel 15+Up to Ascendant3.4%Journeyman TreasureLevel 35+Up to Ascendant1.8%Drakeling HoardUp to Apprentice1.1%
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