Sword
| Sword | |
|---|---|
| |
| The undisputed ruler of short-range combat. Needs a hotter flame to be forged. | |
| Weapon | |
| Type | Melee |
| Melee damage | 90.0 |
| Rate of fire | 1.9 RPS |
| DPS | 171171 |
| Item | |
| Weight | 5.0 |
| Durability | 70 |
| Durability per use | 0.3 |
| Single use | No |
| Added in | v222.0 |
Spawn Command
cheat GFI Sword 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_WeaponSword.PrimalItem_WeaponSword'" 1 0 0 | |
| Crafting | |
| Required level | Level 30 |
| Engram Points | 11 EP |
| Crafting XP | 26.4 XP |
| Prerequisites | |
| Unlocks | |
| Used to craft | 1 item |
| Crafted in |  Smithy Argentavis Saddle Castoroides Saddle Thorny Dragon Saddle   Tek Replicator
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| Required Stations |  Refining Forge
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| Ingredients | |
| Purchase (Mobile) | |
| Item Quality | Journeyman |
| Purchased in |  Outpost 
|
| Cost | 350 ×  Slips
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Overview[edit | edit source]
The Sword is a melee weapon in ARK: Survival Evolved. It can be used whilst equipping a shield in the off-hand, making it very useful in hand-to-hand combat. The Sword does much more damage than the 
Wooden Club (5), 
Spear (30) and the 
Pike (55). This damage is comparable to the 
Crossbow (95), although it is a Melee weapon.
Attack Speed is about 1.9 attacks per second, giving the weapon a very high DPS of 171 damage per second against unarmored targets. Although this is nearly three times as high as the DPS of the pike, the Sword lacks in range and knockback capabilities. It is also unlocked at level 30.
Collectibles[edit | edit source]
| Resource | Efficiency |
|---|---|
 Organic Polymer
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★★★★★ |
 Raw Meat
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★★★☆☆ |
 Hide
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★★★☆☆ |
Notes / Trivia[edit | edit source]
Because it lacks knock back and has a high swing speed, the sword is great for fighting larger dinosaurs that would otherwise survive the lower dps of the pike. Surprise them while they are distracted and land a few hits, if you don't kill them outright kite them into other dinosaurs so you can land a few more hits while they fight amongst each other. The sword is a very effective tool for breaking doors. They do high damage, but their durability drops very quickly. This can come in handy when raiding.
Despite the description mentioning a hotter flame being required, the sword is crafted in the Smithy, like other metal tools. This possibly references a scrapped crafting station.
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