Like other actions in ARK: Survival Evolved, crafting can give players XP, and each crafted item has a unique amount of XP attached to it. So what are the best items to craft in ARK: Survival Evolved to gain the most experience? Here, you’ll find all the items you can craft in ARK: Survival Evolved and the XP you earn from crafting them.

How Does Crafting Work in ARK: Survival Evolved?

Crafting is a straightforward mechanic in ARK: Survival Evolved. First, enter your inventory, and you’ll see two menu options here: Craftables and Inventory Items. If you select the former, you’ll see a list of Engrams or the game’s crafting recipes. You must have enough Engram points and the right resources to craft your desired item. Then, select the Engram for the item you want to make, and select “Craft.” A “Craft All” option is also available if you want to create more than one of the same item, provided you have the materials to make multiple copies. You can also select up to five Engrams to craft at any given time. You can craft while being idle, moving, or riding a mount, but you can’t initiate a craft while your character is jumping. Some crafting recipes require you to interact with other objects, such as a Smithy or a Mortar & Pestle, similar to the crafting mechanic of other games. During these crafts you can still move but, your character moves slower than normal.

ARK: Survival Evolved All Craftable Items and Item XP

It's important to mention that players must travel to other maps to acquire specific materials to craft certain items. For example, some resources for taming items are only available on the Extinction map, such as crystals. Then, you must go to the Crystal Isles to tame creatures, like the Crystal Wyvern, that require those taming items. Below are the items you can craft in vanilla ARK: Survival Evolved, along with the experience you can gain for each crafted item:

• Adobe Ceiling (Primitive Plus): 32
• Adobe Door (Primitive Plus): 10
• Adobe Doorframe (Primitive Plus): 12.48
• Adobe Foundation (Primitive Plus): 37.2
• Adobe Structures (Scorched Earth): 4.4 to 80
• Adobe Wall (Primitive Plus): 10.8
• Adobe Windowframe (Primitive Plus): 20
• Advanced Bullet: 0.8
• Advanced Rifle Bullet: 2.4
• Advanced Sniper Bullet: 2.4
• Advanced Workbench (Primitive Plus): 60
• Air Conditioner: 200
• Air Drums Emote: 4
• Air Guitar Emote: 4
• Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin: 12.8
• Alpha Raptor Swim Top Skin: 4
• Amarberry Juice (Primitive Plus): 4
• Amargasaurus Saddle (Lost Island): 160
• Ammo Box (Genesis: Part 2): 4
• Andrewsarchus Saddle: 251.2
• Angler Hat Skin: 48
• Ankylo Saddle: 158.4
• APS Mailbox (Primitive Plus): 8
• Araneo Saddle: 206.4
• Araneo Swim Bottom Skin: 20
• Araneo Swim Top Skin: 20
• Archer Flex Emote: 4
• Argentavis Saddle: 289.6
• ARK Anniversary Surprise Cake: 0.4
• Arthropluera Saddle: 52.4
• Artifact Pedestal: 14.8
• Assault Rifle: 140
• Astrocetus Tek Saddle (Genesis: Part 1): 344
• Astrodelphis Starwing Saddle (Genesis: Part 2): 344
• Auto Turret: 280
• Backflip Emote: 4
• Bakers Oven (Primitive Plus): 10
• Ballista Turret: 480
• Barrel of Gunpowder (Primitive Plus): 14.8
• Baryonyx Saddle: 70.4
• Basic Kibble: 4
• Basilisk Saddle (Aberration): 220
• Basilosaurus Saddle: 70.4
• BattleAxe (Primitive Plus): 20
• Bear Trap: 32
• BearHug Swim Bottom Skin: 12.8
• BearHug Swim Top Skin: 20
• Beelzebufo Saddle: 115.2
• Beer Barrel: 80
• Behemoth Gate: 108
• Behemoth Gateway: 176
• Behemoth Reinforced Dinosaur Gate: 60
• Behemoth Stone Dinosaur Gateway: 80
• Behemoth Tek Gate: 216
• Behemoth Tek Gateway: 352
• Bicep Smooch Emote: 4
• Big Bonfire (Primitive Plus): 10
• Big Campfire (Primitive Plus): 10
• Big Fence - Post (Primitive Plus): 4.76
• Birthday Suit Pants Skin: 4
• Birthday Suit Shirt Skin: 4
• Biscuit Batter (Primitive Plus): 4
• Blood Extraction Syringe: 2.4
• Blue-Ball Winter Beanie Skin: 120
• Bola: 4
• Bonemeal Fertilizer (Primitive Plus): 8
• Bookshelf: 28.8
• Boomerang (Scorched Earth): 4
• Boulder: 0.2
• Bow: 20
• Bow & Eros Skin: 400
• Brazier (Primitive Plus): 40
• Bread Dough (Primitive Plus): 4
• Brick Dinosaur Gate (Primitive Plus): 40
• Brick Dinosaur Gateway (Primitive Plus): 80
• Brick Wall (Primitive Plus): 10.8
• Brick Windowframe (Primitive Plus): 22.08
• Bronto Platform Saddle: 1848
• Bronto Saddle: 444
• Bug Repellant: 4
• Bulbdog-Print Shirt Skin: 12.8
• Bunk Bed: 203.2
• Bunny Costume Skin: 4
• Bunny Hop Dance Emote: 200
• Bunny Tail Skin: 4
• C4 Charge: 145
• C4 Remote Detonator: 212
• Cake Batter (Primitive Plus): 4
• Camera: 8
• Campfire: 14
• Candle (Primitive Plus): 10
• Cannon: 22
• Cannon Ball: 1.6
• Cannon Shell (Extinction): 14.4
• Canteen: 13
• Carbonemys Saddle: 99.2
• Carcharodontosaurus Saddle: 1200
• Carno Saddle: 289.6
• Castoroides Saddle: 206
• Catapult Turret: 836
• Cauldron (Primitive Plus): 78
• Ceiling Lamp (Primitive Plus): 3.6
• Cement Mixer (Primitive Plus): 29
• Cementing Paste: 4.8
• Chain Bola: 1.6
• Chainsaw (Scorched Earth): 120
• Chalicotherium Saddle: 88.8
• Charge Battery (Aberration): 4
• Charge Lantern (Aberration): 26.4
• Chemistry Bench: 132
• Chitin: 16
• Chitin Boots: 6.4
• Chitin Chestpiece: 10.4
• Chitin Gauntlets: 5.2
• Chitin Helmet: 7.6
• Chitin Leggings: 12.8
• Cigarette (Primitive Plus): 4
• Clay (Scorched Earth): 0.24
• Climbing Pick (Aberration): 4
• Cloth Boots: 3.2
• Cloth Gloves: 2.4
• Cloth Hat: 2.4
• Cloth Pants: 4
• Cloth Shirt: 3.2
• Compass: 7.6
• Compost Bin: 24
• Compound Bow: 20
• Construction Table (Primitive Plus): 25
• Cookie Dough (Primitive Plus): 0.8
• Cooking Pot: 78
• Cooking Station (Primitive Plus): 29
• Cool Noglin-Print Shirt Skin: 12.8
• Corn Starch (Primitive Plus): 4
• Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin: 12.8
• Crab Fest Swim Top Skin: 4
• Crossbow: 36
• Cruise Missile (Genesis: Part 1): 972
• Cryofridge: 292
• Cryopod: 45.4
• Cupid Couture Bottom Skin: 200
• Cupid Couture Top Skin: 200
• Daeodon Saddle: 251.2
• Dance Emote: 200
• Deadfall Trap (Primitive Plus): 32
• Deinonychus Saddle: 70.4
• Delivery Crate (Extinction): 14.8
• Desert Cloth Boots (Scorched Earth): 2.8
• Desert Cloth Gloves (Scorched Earth): 2
• Desert Cloth Pants (Scorched Earth): 5.6
• Desert Cloth Shirt (Scorched Earth): 6
• Desert Goggles and Hat (Scorched Earth): 3.2
• Desmodus Saddle: 88.8
• Dinghy (Primitive Plus): 375
• Dino Candy: 4
• Dino Candy: 40
• Dino Leash (Extinction): 32
• Dino Party Hat Skin: 4
• Dino Uncle Sam Hat Skin: 48
• Dinosaur Gate: 27.6
• Dinosaur Gateway: 48.8
• Diplodocus Saddle: 88.8
• Dire Bear Saddle: 88.8
• Dodorex Swim Bottom Skin: 20
• Dodorex Swim Top Skin: 20
• Dodorex-Print Shirt Skin: 20
• Doedicurus Saddle: 125.6
• Dunkleosteus Saddle: 204.8
• E4 Remote Eggsplosives Skin: 400
• Fabricator: 132
• Giganotosaurus Saddle: 1212
• Industrial Forge: 20
• Industrial Grinder: 132
• Jar of Pitch (Genesis: Part 2): 0.2
• Lumber Structures (Primitive Plus): 2.16 to 22.48.6
• Meat Preserving Shed (Primitive Plus): 60
• Mod ARK The Sunken World Sphyrna Saddle Sphyrna Saddle: 240
• Godzillark/Prime Fish Irradiated: 100
• Refrigerator: 292
• Rex Saddle: 344
• Stone Fence Support: 12
• Tek Forcefield: 132
• Tek Gravity Grenade (Extinction): 45.4
• Tree Sap Tap Tree Sap Tap: 6

Note: Additional items to craft can be available during certain events.