Damage Calculator
Calculate how many explosives or dino attacks are needed to destroy any structure. All damage values are data-mined and verified. Select a weapon or dino to see per-tier damage and hits needed.
Selecciona un Arma o Dinosaurio
Choose an explosive weapon or a dino from the list to see how much damage it deals to each structure tier
About This Calculator
All damage values, structure health, tier adjusters, and damage type inheritance chains in this calculator are data-mined and verified against the live game. Nothing is manually entered or copied from other sources.
ARK's structure damage system works through a multiplicative adjuster formula. Each structure tier (Thatch, Wood, Stone, Metal, Tek) has its own set of damage type adjusters. When a weapon or dino attacks a structure, the game checks every adjuster entry against the incoming damage type's inheritance chain. All matching multipliers are multiplied together to produce the final damage value.
Displayed damage values assume official PvP server rates (1x damage multiplier). On unofficial servers with modified damage settings, multiply the shown values by your server's structure damage multiplier. Dino damage shown is the base attack value before melee damage percentage scaling. Actual damage goes up with the dino's melee stat.
Explosive Damage Per Tier
| Arma |  Thatch |  Wood |  Stone |  Metal |  Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 C4 Charge | 11,786 | 11,786 | 27,500 | 3,536 | 786 |
| Improvised Explosive Device | 3,525 | 3,525 | 8,225 | 1,058 | 235 |
| Grenade | 795 | 795 | 1,855 | 239 | 53 |
| Rocket Launcher | 7,350 | 7,350 | 17,150 | 2,205 | 490 |
| Tek Rifle | 1,260 | 536 | 294 | 28 | 185 |
| Tek Grenade | 2,625 | 1,116 | 613 | 59 | 385 |
| Cannon | 11,820 | 11,820 | 3,448 | 355 | 39 |
| Cluster Grenade | 795 | 795 | 1,855 | 239 | 53 |
| Explosive Spear | 795 | 795 | 1,855 | 239 | 53 |
Damage values at official 1x rates. C4 includes radial falloff. Dino damage uses base attack values before melee scaling.
Dinos That Can Damage Stone or Higher
Most tamed dinos can only scratch Thatch and Wood. The creatures below have at least one attack that breaks a tougher tier. Handy for offline raiding when you don't want to spend resources on explosives. Tier eligibility comes straight from each species' attack damage type chains, so a dino listed here might still whiff with its basic bite and only connect via a charged or special move.
Damages Tek (and everything below)
6 dinosauriosThese creatures have at least one attack that breaks Tek. Their other attacks may still cap out at Wood or Stone, so the specific move matters (e.g. Magmasaur fireball, Voidwyrm tek beam, Arthropluera acid spit, Dreadnoughtus vomit cannon). Pick the calculator above for per-attack damage.
Damages Stone (max tier)
23 dinosauriosMid-tier raid creatures. At least one of their attacks breaks Stone, but none can dent Metal or Tek. Bring explosives for those higher tiers.
Tier eligibility is the union over every attack a species has. Use the calculator above to see which specific attack delivers the damage against your chosen structure, since basic melee often lands in a lower tier than the flashy ability.
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C4Frequently Asked Questions
¿Cuál es la forma más barata de asaltar una base de metal en ARK?
C4 y lanzacohetes son los más efectivos en costo para romper paredes de metal en PvP. Usa la calculadora anterior para comparar el costo exacto de recursos por pared dependiendo de tu nivel de estructura.
¿Cuánto daño hace una torreta en ARK?
Las torretas automáticas causan daño fijo por disparo escalado por calidad. Las torretas automáticas pesadas causan mucho daño más alto y se requieren para amenazar a jugadores con armadura de escama o domesticaciones grandes.
¿Cuál es el arma más fuerte en ARK?
El rifle Tek y el arco Tek tienen el daño base más alto entre armas portátiles, pero consumen elemento. El arco compuesto con flechas de metal ofrece el mejor daño por recurso para combate sostenido.
¿Cómo funciona el daño cuerpo a cuerpo en ARK?
El daño cuerpo a cuerpo es un multiplicador aplicado en la parte superior del daño base de una criatura o arma. Mayor cuerpo a cuerpo = más daño por golpe, escala linealmente con el porcentaje mostrado en la pantalla de estadísticas.