ARK Survival: Ascended Engrams Guide – All Engrams, Best Engrams to Unlock First

In ARK Survival: Ascended, Engrams are crafting recipes to help you craft new gear for yourself and your base. As you play more and more, you will need to unlock new Engrams to craft better gear, have a better base, and be well-equipped to tackle tougher areas in the game. There are 100 Tiers of these Engrams which can be unlocked in the game however we have shared below some of the best ones on which you can focus first and unlock them to make the game easier for yourself during the early hours. This ARK Survival: Ascended Engrams Guide lists all Engrams in the game and also the best ones you should unlock first.

Engrams Guide – ARK Survival: Ascended

Before we dive deep into the Engrams list, we must first learn how these Engrams work and what exactly they are. Finally, in the final section of this guide, we have detailed some of the best Engrams you can unlock first in Ark Survival: Ascended.

What are Engrams in ARK Survival: Ascended

Engrams are basically crafting recipes in ARK Survival: Ascended however you do not have to explore the whole world to unlock them. All of the Engrams are already present in the Engrams tab, and you only have to unlock them to access their recipe in the game and be able to craft the item yourself. Each of the Engrams has a particular level attached to them and you will need to reach that level first before you can unlock that engram.

All Engrams in ARK Survival: Ascended

The table below lists all of the Engrams that you can find in ARK Survival: Ascended and their tiers.

Best Engrams to Unlock First in ARK Survival: Ascended

With over 100 tiers to choose from, it may become a little overwhelming what you should unlock first because nearly all of the Engrams are useful and serve a unique purpose in the game if you unlock it first. However, some of the Engrams are more important and you will be better off unlocking them and crafting their items first to make your gameplay experience better. We have detailed them below:

Basic Survival

To start off, you must unlock all of the Level 2 Engrams which include Campfire, Stone Hatchet, and Spear. This will give you the very first steps for your survival in the game which include the ability to cook, gather wood, and hunt animals. While Spear is not very reliable, it will save your skin in different times so make sure that you always go for these three Engrams at the very start of the game.

When you find that you need to head far out from your base in order to look for more resources or any particular creature, make sure that you reach Level 3 and craft the Waterskin. It will allow you to store clean, drinking water and take it with you as you explore different regions away from your base or any other source of fresh water. This is crucial for your survival while you are exploring the world. After that, you should look to make clothes for yourself and that includes the most basic of clothing, which is cloth clothes. They are easy to make and only provide basic protection against the elements, but they should do the job at the start.

Next, you will want to make yourself a Simple Bed where you can sleep to rest and gain your strength back. Apart from sleeping here, this will become your new respawn place as well so every time you are knocked out in the world, you will respawn at your bed. After you have your bed, you can start looking at some basic structures and none other is cheaper than all of the Thatch structures. These basic structures will become the foundation of your future base and will allow you to create a place that you can call home. Create some walls, ceilings, and foundations and they will not only provide protection for your other creations but will also give you a sense of home in the wild.

After you have a small base of operations, you can go for some more basic engrams such as the Storage Box and the Cooking Pot. The cooking pot will allow you to create advanced recipes which are great if you are heading out into the wild and the Storage Box will keep your surplus resources safe when you are not using them. For your early defense, you must go for the Bola and the Wooden Club. Wooden Club will be your go-to weapon for melee while the Bola will assist you with ranged combat scenarios. Bola can tangle running animals and if you fire it at flying creatures, they will be knocked down. After a single use, you can pick it back up as well. The Wooden Club is great for knocking out enemies by hitting them on the head repeatedly.

So, in short, the Engrams that you should go for in the early game include:

• Spear
• Hatchet
• Campfire
• Waterskin
• Cloth Clothes
• Simple Bed
• Wooden Club
• Bola
• Cooking Pot
• Thatch Structures
• Storage Box

Advanced Survival

After you have established your initial base, created some essentials, and moved on with the basics, you can start crafting some advanced tools and gear for your base and yourself. You should start with crafting a Saddle because it will allow you to tame a creature and then ride it. You can find an animal to tame and then simply craft a saddle for them in order to ride them. Once you have crafted a saddle, you can use it on the creature you tame. For more advanced ranged combat, you can unlock the Engram for the Bow and Arrows. As you fight creatures, you will understand why having a solid ranged weapon is important.

To strengthen your base, you can gradually upgrade the Thatch structures to Wooden structures. You can start by first getting the foundation, walls, and ceiling and from there, changing other Thatch structures to wooden as well. Wood is sturdier and will ensure that your base is stronger than ever. Similar to upgrading your base’s material, you can also upgrade your clothes from Cloth to Hide as well. Hides are thicker and will offer increased protection. For some final touches, you can complete your base with Crop Plot which will allow you to plant seeds for collecting food, and the Mortar and Pestle where you can craft advanced resources for some of the advanced crafting that you will need in late game.

In short, for late-game survival, you will need the following Engrams for sustained living:

• Saddle
• Bow and Arrows
• Crop Plot
• Hide Clothes
• Wooden Structures
• Mortar And Pestle

That is all for this guide. If you want more help with this guide, check out the guides linked below:

• Creatures Guide
• Weapons Guide
• Console Commands Guide
• Resources Guide
• PC Optimization Guide

This concludes our ARK Survival: Ascended Engrams Guide. If you want to add anything to this guide, feel free to use the comments section below.