WeaponASE + ASAItem ID 390
Riot Shield
A metal-framed shield reinforced with polymer and crystal. Absorbs damage from the front when activated.
Weight30
Stack1
Unlocks atLv 9245 pts
Details
- Category
- Weapon
- Games
- ASE + ASA
- Expansion
- Base
- Recipe
- 4 ingredients
- Loot crates
- 271 crates
- Item ID
- 390
Engram
How you unlock it
- Required level
- 92
- Engram points
- 45
- How to unlock
- Manual
Maps
Found on 7 maps
The IslandScorched EarthAberrationExtinctionThe CenterRagnarokValguero
Video guides: search YouTube for Riot Shield guides
How to craft Riot Shield
Riot Shield is crafted from 4 ingredients. The engram unlocks at level 92, costs 45 engram points, takes 5 seconds, gives 78 XP.
Raw materials
If you craft every ingredient yourself
1,920Stone
960Chitin/Keratin
240Obsidian
80MetalCrafted along the way: Cementing Paste ×240, Polymer ×120, Metal Ingot ×40.
How to get Riot Shield
Riot Shield is found in 271 loot crates.
Loot crates
271 crates
- Aberration BlueAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Blue BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Dungeon RedAberration · ASA
- Aberration Dungeon YellowAberration · ASA
- Aberration PurpleAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Purple BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration RedAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Red BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Surface BlueAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Blue BonusAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface PurpleAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Purple BonusAberration · ASA
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- Aberration Surface RedAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Red BonusAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface YellowAberration · ASA
- Aberration Surface Yellow BonusAberration · ASA
- Aberration YellowAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Aberration Yellow BonusAberration and Valguero · ASA
- Astraeos Desert PurpleAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert Purple BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert RedAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert Red BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert YellowAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Desert Yellow BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos LimeAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos PurpleAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Purple BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos RedAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Red BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos YellowAstraeos · ASA
- Astraeos Yellow BonusAstraeos · ASA
- Astral DeinosuchusThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Astral MammothThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Astral Pulmonoscorpius RoyaltyThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Astral Rock DrakeThe 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
- Fjordur Deep SeaFjordur · ASE
- Fjordur Ice Cave RedFjordur · ASE
- Genesis GreenGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- HatiThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, Genesis Part 2, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, and Fjordur · ASE
- Island Deep SeaThe Island, The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, and Lost Island · ASE
- Island Ice Cave RedThe Island, The Center, Astraeos, and Ragnarok · ASA / ASE
- Island PurpleThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- Island Purple BonusThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- Island RedThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- Island Red BonusThe Island and Ragnarok · ASA
- Island Swamp Cave RedThe Island, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Island YellowThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- Island Yellow BonusThe Island, The Center, and Ragnarok · ASA
- KalydoniosAstraeos · ASA
- Lava ElementalRagnarok · ASA / ASE
- Lost Colony Cave RedLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Colony City RedLost Colony · ASA
- Lost Island RuinsLost Island · ASE
- 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 'Bulbdog Fetch' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Bulbdog Fetch' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Circuit Chase' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Circuit Chase' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Downriver Run' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Downriver Run' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Ferox Cull' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Ferox Cull' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Maewing Poach' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Maewing Poach' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Paracer Roundup' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Paracer Roundup' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Shadowmane Prowl' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Shadowmane Prowl' MediumGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Slide and Glide' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Slide and Glide' MediumGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Slipstream Sweep' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Slipstream Sweep' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Starwing Strike' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Starwing Strike' MediumGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Swamp Placid' EasyGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Swamp Placid' HardGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Swamp Placid' MediumGenesis Part 1 · ASE
- Mission 'Team Downriver Run' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Team Downriver Run' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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 'Velonasaur Stalk' HardGenesis Part 2 · ASE
- Mission 'Velonasaur Stalk' MediumGenesis Part 2 · 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: Gladiator's Keep EasyLost Colony · ASA
- Outpost: Gladiator's Keep HardLost Colony · ASA
- Outpost: Gladiator's Keep MediumLost Colony · ASA
- Scorched Buried BlueThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Buried GreenThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Buried RedThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Desert CrateScorched Earth and Ragnarok · ASE
- Scorched PurpleScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Purple BonusScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched RedScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Red BonusScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched YellowScorched Earth, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA
- Scorched Yellow 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 RedThe Center · ASA
- The Center Red BonusThe Center · ASA
- Treasure ChestRagnarok · ASA / ASE
- Valguero PurpleValguero · ASA
- Valguero Purple BonusValguero · ASA
- Valguero RedValguero · ASA
- Valguero Red BonusValguero · ASA
- Valguero YellowValguero · ASA
- Valguero Yellow BonusValguero · ASA
- Wild BroodmotherThe Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Lost Colony, The Center, Astraeos, Ragnarok, and Valguero · ASA / ASE
Riot Shield — Detailed Guide
A mostly clear shield for late-game protection
The Riot Shield is a shield in ARK: Survival Evolved. The game describes it as "A metal-framed shield reinforced with polymer and crystal. Absorbs damage from the front when activated." Its engram unlocks at level 92 and costs 45 engram points. Measured against other shields, the ARK Wiki puts it at almost 10 times the strength of the 
Wooden Shield and close to double that of the 
Metal Shield. Being mostly clear, it gives excellent visibility, and it weighs two-thirds of what the Metal Shield weighs.
Crafting materials
The wiki names the 
Fabricator and the 
Tek Replicator as the stations that craft it. The recipe, with the alternatives the wiki accepts:
- 120
Polymer (or 
Organic Polymer, or 
Corrupted Nodule) - 200
Crystal (or 
Primal Crystal) - 120
Silica Pearls (or 
Silicate) - 40
Metal Ingot (or 
Scrap Metal Ingot)
A craft takes 5 seconds and gives 78 XP. The wiki calls the shield expensive to make and to repair; our repair data lists 60 Polymer, 100 Crystal and 20 Metal Ingot among the repair costs.
Durability and limits
The shield has 2300 durability. From version 223.2, the wiki says, neither 
Grenades nor 
Rocket Propelled Grenades damage the shield, though its user still takes their damage. The 
Tek Shield supersedes it, and despite the name it is not part of the Riot Armor set.
Weight and loot
The Riot Shield weighs 30. The wiki points out that most players have already spent many points on weight by the time it unlocks, so carrying it should not be much of a problem. It also turns up in loot: 271 crate types can contain it, among them the Aberration Blue, Aberration Purple and Aberration Dungeon Red crates. Our records list it on 7 maps, including The Island, Scorched Earth, Extinction and Valguero.