WeaponASE + ASAItem ID 466
Harpoon Launcher
Has tremendous power and speed underwater, but ineffective range out of water. Uses Spear Bolts for ammunition.
Weight10
Stack1
Unlocks atLv 4338 pts
Details
- Category
- Weapon
- Games
- ASE + ASA
- Expansion
- Base
- Recipe
- 7 ingredients
- Loot crates
- 240 crates
- Item ID
- 466
Engram
How you unlock it
- Required level
- 43
- Engram points
- 38
- How to unlock
- Manual
Learn these first
Longneck RifleBallista Turret
Maps
Found on 7 maps
The IslandScorched EarthAberrationExtinctionThe CenterRagnarokValguero
Video guides: search YouTube for Harpoon Launcher guides
How to craft Harpoon Launcher
Harpoon Launcher is crafted from 7 ingredients. The engram unlocks at level 43, costs 38 engram points, takes 10 seconds, gives 9 XP.
Ingredients
For one craft
Crafted in
Smithy
Raw materials
If you craft every ingredient yourself
960Stone
480Chitin/Keratin
240MetalCrafted along the way: Metal Ingot ×120, Cementing Paste ×120, Polymer ×30.
How to get Harpoon Launcher
Harpoon Launcher is found in 240 loot crates.
Loot crates
240 crates
- Aberration BlueAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Blue BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Dungeon BlueAberration · ASA
- Aberration Dungeon PurpleAberration · ASA
- Aberration Dungeon RedAberration · ASA
- Aberration Dungeon YellowAberration · ASA
- Aberration GreenAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Green BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration PurpleAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Purple BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Surface BlueAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Blue BonusAberration · ASA
Show all 240 crates
- Aberration Surface PurpleAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Purple BonusAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface YellowAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Yellow BonusAberration · ASA
- Aberration WhiteAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration White BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration YellowAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Yellow BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Astraeos BlueAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Blue BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert BlueAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert Blue BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert PurpleAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert Purple BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos PurpleAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Purple BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astral Pulmonoscorpius RoyaltyThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Astral T-RexThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- BeylaThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Genesis Part 2, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, and Fjordur · ASE
- Dragon HoardScorched Earth, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- ErymanthianAstraeos · ASA
- HatiThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Genesis Part 2, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, and Fjordur · ASE
- Island BlueThe Island, The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island Blue BonusThe Island, The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island Cave RedThe Island, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island Cave YellowThe Island, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island Deep SeaThe Island, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island GreenThe Island, The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island Green BonusThe Island, The Center, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island PurpleThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- Island Purple BonusThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- KalydoniosAstraeos · ASA
- Lost Colony Cave BlueLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Colony Cave RedLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Colony Cave YellowLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Colony City BlueLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Colony City RedLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Colony City YellowLost Colony · ASA
- MinotarchosAstraeos · ASA
- Mission 'A Captains Conquest' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'A Captains Conquest' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'A Captains Conquest' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Allo and Goodbye' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Allo and Goodbye' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Allo and Goodbye' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Along Came Pollen' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Along Came Pollen' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Along Came Pollen' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Another Bog Hunt' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Another Bog Hunt' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Another Bog Hunt' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Beatdown' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Beatdown' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Beatdown' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Fishin' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Fishin' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Fishin' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Rally' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Rally' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bog Rally' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bottle-nosed Blitz' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bottle-nosed Blitz' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Bottle-nosed Blitz' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Built Fjord Tough' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Built Fjord Tough' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Built Fjord Tough' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Chasing the White Whale' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Chasing the White Whale' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Chasing the White Whale' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Cheaper by the Pack' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Cheaper by the Pack' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Cheaper by the Pack' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dead Heat' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dead Heat' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dead Heat' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Deer-ly Departed' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Deer-ly Departed' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Deer-ly Departed' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dodoball Shot Clock' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dodoball Shot Clock' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dodoball Shot Clock' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dont Fear the Reaper King' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dont Fear the Reaper King' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Dont Fear the Reaper King' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Echo of a Classic' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Echo of a Classic' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Echo of a Classic' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Gotta Go Fast' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Gotta Go Fast' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Gotta Go Fast' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hide and Sink' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hide and Sink' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hide and Sink' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Home Is Where the Pouch Is' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Home Is Where the Pouch Is' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Home Is Where the Pouch Is' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hunt in the Heat' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hunt in the Heat' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hunt in the Heat' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hunting by Moonlight' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hunting by Moonlight' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hunting by Moonlight' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hyde and Seek' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hyde and Seek' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Hyde and Seek' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Ice Fishin' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Ice Fishin' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Ice Fishin' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Its a Bug Hunt' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Its a Bug Hunt' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Its a Bug Hunt' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump Away' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump Away' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Just a Hop, Skip, and a Jump Away' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'King of Swing Grand Prix' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'King of Swing Grand Prix' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'King of Swing Grand Prix' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'King of the Moon' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'King of the Moon' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'King of the Moon' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Kingslayer' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Kingslayer' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Kingslayer' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Lochd and Loaded' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Lochd and Loaded' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Lochd and Loaded' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Magma Medley Melee' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Magma Medley Melee' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Magma Medley Melee' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Mammoths on Parade' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Mammoths on Parade' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Mammoths on Parade' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Mound Over Matter' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Mound Over Matter' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Mound Over Matter' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'One Hell of a Treasure Hunt' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'One Hell of a Treasure Hunt' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'One Hell of a Treasure Hunt' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Out of the Frying Pan...' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Out of the Frying Pan...' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Out of the Frying Pan...' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Rip It, Roll It, and Punch It!' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Rip It, Roll It, and Punch It!' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Rip It, Roll It, and Punch It!' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Ruffle Some Feathers' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Ruffle Some Feathers' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Saber Slalom' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Saber Slalom' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Saber Slalom' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Searching the Fro-zone' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Searching the Fro-zone' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Searching the Fro-zone' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Space Jam' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Space Jam' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Space Jam' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Spy Vs Spino' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Spy Vs Spino' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Spy Vs Spino' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Swamp Placid' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Swamp Placid' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Swamp Placid' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'TEKnological Terrors' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'TEKnological Terrors' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'TEKnological Terrors' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Egg-straction' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Egg-straction' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Egg-straction' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Mosa Proposal' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Mosa Proposal' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Mosa Proposal' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Rhino 500' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Rhino 500' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Rhino 500' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Summit Tour' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Summit Tour' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Summit Tour' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Teeth Underneath' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Teeth Underneath' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'The Teeth Underneath' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'This Little Light of Mine' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'This Little Light of Mine' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'This Little Light of Mine' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'To Boldly Go' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'To Boldly Go' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'To Boldly Go' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Tokyo Skifft' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Tokyo Skifft' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Tokyo Skifft' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Wave Ray 64' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Wave Ray 64' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Wave Ray 64' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'We Will Rock You' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'We Will Rock You' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'We Will Rock You' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Web Search' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Web Search' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Web Search' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Who Hid the Squid?' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Who Hid the Squid?' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Who Hid the Squid?' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- NeophyteThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Outpost: Breeding Pits EasyLost Colony · ASA
- Outpost: Breeding Pits HardLost Colony · ASA
- Outpost: Breeding Pits MediumLost Colony · ASA
- Outpost: Lost Resource Cache EasyLost Colony · ASA
- 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
- Ragnarok Cave RedRagnarok · ASA
- Ragnarok Cave YellowRagnarok · ASA
- Ragnarok Desert CrateAstraeos and Ragnarok · ASA
- Scorched BlueScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Blue BonusScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Buried WhiteThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Cave RedScorched Earth, Aberration, Astraeos, and Ragnarok · ASA
- Scorched Desert CrateScorched Earth · ASA
- Scorched GreenScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Green BonusScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched PurpleScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Purple BonusScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- SköllThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Genesis Part 2, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, and Fjordur · ASE
- SteinbjörnThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Genesis Part 2, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, and Fjordur · ASE
- The Center Cave YellowThe Center · ASA
Harpoon Launcher — Detailed Guide
A launcher that works best under water
The Harpoon Launcher is a gun in ARK: Survival Evolved with its strength below the surface. In the game's words: "Has tremendous power and speed underwater, but ineffective range out of water. Uses Spear Bolts for ammunition." The ARK Wiki rates it highly for underwater combat and for taming. It fires fast, hard-hitting 
Spear Bolts as well as 
Tranq Spear Bolts that cause torpor.
Ammunition and range
On land, Spear Bolts and Tranq Spear Bolts do not fly far, which leaves the launcher of little use there unless it is loaded with 
Net Projectiles; nets can trap all but the largest creatures. Under water its range is much higher, and a submerged target takes x2.3 damage from Spear Bolts fired from it. Bolts that do not break can be picked up again after firing. The bolts it loads are smaller than the ones in a 
Ballista Turret. Before Patch 330.8, loading Net Projectiles made it useless under water but effective on land.
Unlocking and crafting the launcher
The engram unlocks at level 43 for 38 engram points, and our records list the 
Longneck Rifle and the Ballista Turret as its prerequisites. It is crafted in a 
Smithy or an 
Argentavis Saddle, taking 10 seconds and giving 9 XP, from:
- 120
Metal Ingot (or 
Scrap Metal Ingot) - 60
Cementing Paste (or 
Achatina Paste) - 60
Fiber - 50
Obsidian - 40
Wood (or 
Fungal Wood) - 30
Polymer (
Organic Polymer or 
Corrupted Nodule also work) - 25
Hide
The launcher weighs 10 and has 100 durability.
Quality and where to find one
The wiki notes that it does not seem to be part of any supply beacons, which means that outside the Genesis simulation only primitive launchers exist. High-quality 
Crossbows above 193% damage outperform those and cost less. It is, however, in the loot tables of three minibosses. Our records list the launcher on 7 maps.