Shovel
EngramLevel 20
A versatile metal tool. Useful for improving Crop Plots, burying and unburying Treasure Chests, and finding underground water in an emergency.
- Weight
- 12
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 40
- Melee damage
- 24
- Unlock level
- 20
- Engram points
- 6

Shovel is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 20 for 6 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Smithy using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
5 Wood
5 Metal Ingot
2 Cementing Paste- 1 Craft XP
To craft Shovel, you need 5x Wood, 5x Metal Ingot, 2x Cementing Paste. Available crafting stations: Smithy, Tek Replicator. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 20 · 6 engram points
Crafting XP: 1
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Wood | Metal Ingot | Cementing Paste |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 10 | 10 | 4 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| Journeyman 2x | 32 | 32 | 13 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 58 | 58 | 23 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 110 | 110 | 44 |
Weapon stats
- Melee Damage
- 24
- Ammo Per Clip
- 0
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Infinite Ammo
- Yes
- Reload Duration
- 1
- Melee Swing Radius
- 35
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1