Armor

*ARK: Survival Evolved* features different craft able **armor** sets that can be unlocked as you progress in levels. The higher tier armor will provide better protection, but require harder to find materials. Each piece of armor has a set durability, slowly breaking whenever you take a hit. Certain creatures, including the Mesopithecus, Kairuku, and Gigantopithecus, can wear a helmet as armor instead of a saddle.

All armor insulates, making you more resistant or less resistant to cold or heat temperatures.

Armor types include helmet/hat/cap/mask, shirt/chestpiece/tank, pants/leggings, gloves/gauntlets, and boots/flippers, all of which can be dyed, with some having multiple dye slots.

## Cloth

The Cloth Pants and Shirt are unlocked at level 2 and the rest of the set at level 3.

10 armor/piece, 0.5 weight/piece

Provides some protection from the heat and cold, but only minimal protection from injuries.

 Cloth Shirt
 Cloth Gloves
 Cloth Boots
 Cloth Hat

### Total

Materials

* Fiber: 150
* Hide: 10

## Hide

The Hide Pants and Shirt are unlocked at level 15 and the rest of the set at level 20 and requires Cloth Armor to learn.

20 armor/piece, 0.5 weight/piece

Keeps you warm while providing some physical protection.

 Hide Shirt
 Hide Gloves
 Hide Boots
 Hide Hat

### Total

Materials

* Fiber: 37
* Hide: 82

## Fur Gear

The Fur Gear is unlocked at level 25 and requires Hide Armor to learn. Crafted and repaired in the Smithy.

40 armor/piece, 6 weight for the boots, 4 weight for the gauntlets, 6 weight for the cap, 18 weight for the leggings, and 14 weight for the chestpiece.

Provides significant physical protection. Also keeps your temperature up, so long as it stays dry.

### Total

* Metal Ingot: 53
* Hide: 40
* Fiber: 24
* Pelt: 320

## Ghillie Suit

The Ghillie Leggings, Chestpiece, and Mask are unlocked at level 35 and the rest of the set at level 40 and requires Hide Armor to learn.

40 armor/piece, 1 weight/piece

Strands of Organic Polymer cause this to disperse heat and keep you cool. Camouflage keeps you more hidden from enemy creatures. Provides moderate physical protection, but less than Chitin.

 Ghillie Chestpiece
 Ghillie Mask
 Ghillie Gauntlets
 Ghillie Boots

### Total

* Organic Polymer: 26
* Hide: 40
* Fiber: 18

## Chitin

The Chitin Leggings, Chestpiece, and Helmet are unlocked at level 30 and the rest of the set at level 35 and requires Hide Armor to learn. Crafted and repaired in the Smithy.

50 armor/piece, 0.5 weight/piece

Provides moderate physical protection, but can get a little warm.

 Chitin Chestpiece
 Chitin Gauntlets
 Chitin Boots
 Chitin Helmet

### Total

* Chitin: 82
* Hide: 40
* Fiber: 18

## Flak

The Flak Leggings and Chestpiece are unlocked at level 45 and the rest of the set at level 50 and requires Chitin Armor to learn. Crafted and repaired in the Smithy.

100 armor/piece, 0.5 weight/piece

Provides heavy physical protection, but makes the elements harder to endure.

 Flak Chestpiece
 Flak Gauntlets
 Flak Boots
 Flak Helmet

### Total

* Metal Ingot: 53
* Hide: 40
* Fiber: 24

## Heavy Miner's Helmet

The Heavy Miner's Helmet is unlocked at level 65 and requires Flak Helmet to learn. Crafted and repaired in Fabricator.

120 armor, 0.5 weight, most armor of any helmet.

Provides heavy physical protection, but makes the elements harder to endure. Comes with a built-in light source!

## SCUBA Gear

The SCUBA Gear is unlocked at level 81 and requires Hide Armor (Pants, Shirt, Boots, and Hat), Metal Water Reservoir, and Scope Attachment to learn. Crafted and repaired in the Fabricator.

0 armor/piece and 5 armor for the leggings, 0.5 weight/piece

* Leggings: Provides little defense, but tremendous hypothermal insulation, specifically when underwater.
* Tank: A tank that's filled with Oxygen. Used to temporarily breathe underwater.
* Flippers: These flippers are firm, but flexible. Wearing them increases swim speed, but decreases walking speed.
* Mask: Connects to a SCUBA tank, allowing the wearer to breathe underwater for as long as the tank has oxygen. Doesn't actually effect breathing underwater, only the tank does, instead provides clearer vision underwater.

### Total

* Hide: 87
* Fiber: 23
* Crystal: 10
* Silica Pearls: 7
* Metal Ingot: 16
* Polymer: 43
* Chitin/Keratin: 12
* Cementing Paste: 6

## Riot

The Riot Armor is unlocked at level 80 and requires Ghillie Suit and Fabricator to learn. Crafted and repaired in the Fabricator.

115 armor/piece, 6 weight for the helmet, 15 weight for the chestpiece, 14 weight for the leggings, 3 weight for the gauntlets, and 5 weight for the boots.

Provides heavy physical protection and reduced physical torpor, but provides almost no protection from the elements.

### Total

* Polymer: 185
* Silica Pearls: 148
* Hide: 40
* Fiber: 24
* Crystal: 35

## Gas Mask

The Gas Mask is unlocked at level 85 and requires SCUBA Mask, SCUBA Tank, and Absorbent Substrate to learn. Crafted and repaired in Fabricator.

0 armor, 12.0 weight, protects against airborne poisons, including Dilophosaurus Spit, the Poison Grenade, the Tripwire Narcotic Trap, and contagious infection from Swamp Fever.

Protects the wearer against various airborne poisons.