Viking Axe
A mighty battle axe weilded by the toughest of foes.
Details
- Category
- Weapon
- Games
- ASE + ASA
- Expansion
- Base
- Recipe
- 3 ingredients
Engram
How you unlock it
- Required level
- 52
- Engram points
- 20
- How to unlock
- Manual
Maps
Found on 1 map
Video guides: search YouTube for Viking Axe guides
How to craft Viking Axe (Primitive Plus)
Viking Axe (Primitive Plus) is crafted from 3 ingredients. The engram unlocks at level 52, costs 20 engram points, takes 5 seconds, gives 6.6 XP.
Viking Axe — Detailed Guide
A steel battle axe from Primitive Plus
The Viking Axe is a melee weapon from the Primitive Plus content of ARK: Survival Evolved. Its in-game text pictures it as a mighty axe carried by the hardest enemies. The ARK Wiki compares it with two other weapons: it deals more damage, and more damage per second, than the 
Sword, and it is easier to craft than the Battle Axe while hitting less hard. The wiki considers it a good choice for close combat.
How it compares
- The Sword deals 72% of the Viking Axe's damage.
- The Viking Axe deals about 80.6% of the Battle Axe's damage.
- After switching to it, there is a brief pause before it can attack.
Engram, recipe and repair
The engram unlocks at level 52 for 20 engram points, and the wiki lists the Sword as its prerequisite. One axe needs:
- 25
Steel Ingot (Primitive Plus) - 15
Hide - 1
Wood
Crafting takes 5 seconds and gives 6.6 XP. Repairs use 12.5 Steel Ingot (Primitive Plus), 7.5 Hide and 0.5 Wood.
Durability and weight
A new axe has 70 durability and weighs 5, and with a stack size of 1 each one fills its own slot.