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Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait)
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Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait)

Heal for 10% of the damage you deal with this weapon, to a max of 5% of your max HP. Trait must be applied in a Makeshift Megalab

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Details

Category
Misc
Games
ASA
Expansion
Wasteland
Loot crates
20 crates

Engram

How you unlock it

Required level
None
Engram points
0
How to unlock
DLC Variant (Non-Base)

Maps

Found on 3 maps

ExtinctionLost ColonyAstraeos

How to craft Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait)

Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait) is crafted from 1 ingredient. The engram costs 0 engram points, takes 15 seconds.

Ingredients

For one craft

How to get Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait)

Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait) is found in 20 loot crates.

Loot crates

20 crates

  • Armadoggo CrateExtinction and Astraeos · ASA
  • Astraeos Orbital HardAstraeos · ASA
  • Astraeos Orbital LegendaryAstraeos · ASA
  • Extinction Orbital HardExtinction · ASA
  • Extinction Orbital LegendaryExtinction · ASA
  • Outpost: Breeding Pits EasyLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Breeding Pits HardLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Breeding Pits MediumLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Gladiator's Keep EasyLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Gladiator's Keep HardLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Gladiator's Keep MediumLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Lost Resource Cache EasyLost Colony · ASA
Show all 20 crates
  • Outpost: Lost Resource Cache HardLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Lost Resource Cache MediumLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Marksman's Hold EasyLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Marksman's Hold HardLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Marksman's Hold MediumLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Outpost Defense EasyLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Outpost Defense HardLost Colony · ASA
  • Outpost: Outpost Defense MediumLost Colony · ASA

Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait) — Detailed Guide

Healing from melee hits

In ARK: Survival Ascended, Greater Lifedrinking (Melee Trait) is a weapon trait tied to the Wasteland DLC. Its in-game text: "Heal for 10% of the damage you deal with this weapon, to a max of 5% of your max HP." In practice, the wielder gets back health equal to 10% of the damage dealt with the weapon, capped at 5% of their maximum HP. The description also says the trait must be applied in a Makeshift Megalab.

Recipe and stack size

Crafting it takes 10 Moderate Lifedrinking (Melee Trait) and 15 seconds, and the result is 1 Greater Lifedrinking trait. Its stack size is 1.

Crates on Extinction, Lost Colony and Astraeos

Those 3 maps are the ones our records list for the item. Survivors can also come across it in loot: 20 crate types can contain it, among them the Extinction Orbital Hard and Extinction Orbital Legendary crates, the Astraeos Orbital Hard and Astraeos Orbital Legendary crates, the Armadoggo Crate (Extinction and Astraeos) and Outpost: Breeding Pits Easy.

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