Hand Cannon
The HandCannon is a high impact, single-shot firearm designed for area denial/displacement, rather than sustained damage. It excels in close-quarters and naval combat by allowing players to forcibly reposition enemies.
Details
- Category
- Weapon
- Games
- ASA
- Expansion
- Base
- Recipe
- 3 ingredients
- Loot crates
- 1 crate
Engram
How you unlock it
- Required level
- 34
- Engram points
- 15
Video guides: search YouTube for Hand Cannon guides
How to craft Hand Cannon
Hand Cannon is crafted from 3 ingredients. The engram unlocks at level 34, costs 15 engram points, takes 5 seconds, gives 25.25 XP.
Ingredients
For one craft
How to get Hand Cannon
Hand Cannon is found in 1 loot crate.
Loot crates
1 crate
- Scorched Buried BlueThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
Hand Cannon — Detailed Guide
Moving enemies, not just hurting them
Knocking enemies out of position is the Hand Cannon's job more than killing them. It arrived in ARK: Survival Ascended as part of Tides of Fortune, an adventure pack within the Bob's True Tales DLC, and it should not be confused with the 
Cannon. The description reads: "The HandCannon is a high impact, single-shot firearm designed for area denial/displacement, rather than sustained damage. It excels in close-quarters and naval combat by allowing players to forcibly reposition enemies."
In a fight
The ARK Wiki treats it as a crowd control weapon first, though up close it still hits hard. It also has a lock-on ability against an enemy player standing below you: every pellet of 
Grapeshot ammo then hits that player's head. Without the DLC you can neither learn its engram nor craft or equip the gun.
Crafting the Hand Cannon
The engram unlocks at level 34 for 15 engram points, and the wiki names the 
Flare Gun as its prerequisite. It is crafted in a 
Smithy, or on an 
Argentavis Saddle, from:
- 60
Metal Ingot or 
Scrap Metal Ingot - 15
Hide - 5
Wood or 
Fungal Wood
Crafting takes 5 seconds and gives 25.25 XP.
Weight, durability and loot
The gun weighs 5, has 60 durability and does not stack. Our records list one crate type that can contain it: Scorched Buried Blue.