Blueprints (BPs) are one of the most important aspects of ARK: Survival Ascended PVP. A tribe with Ascendant Flak armor and weapon blueprints has a huge advantage over one using primitive gear — higher armor rating, more durability, and better damage. Here's everything you need to know.
Blueprint Quality Tiers
Items in ARK come in quality tiers, from lowest to highest:
- Primitive — Base stats, no bonus
- Ramshackle — Minor stat bonus
- Apprentice — Moderate bonus
- Journeyman — Solid stats, viable for PVP
- Mastercraft — High stats, great for PVP
- Ascendant — Best possible stats, the goal for every competitive tribe
BPs can be crafted multiple times, unlike regular items which are single-use. This makes high-quality BPs extremely valuable — one Ascendant Flak BP can outfit your entire tribe repeatedly.
How Crafting Skill Affects BPs
Your character's Crafting Skill stat directly affects the quality of items crafted from blueprints. Higher Crafting Skill means better armor rating, more durability, and more damage — even from the same blueprint. This is why character boosting often includes maxing out the Crafting Skill stat, and why Tek Replicator (which has a built-in crafting skill bonus) is preferred for crafting important gear.
Most Valuable Blueprints in ASA
Flak Armor BPs
The most essential PVP armor set. Ascendant Flak provides the highest base armor rating in the game. Having a full set of Ascendant Flak BPs means your tribe can always gear up after a wipe, which is critical on Small Tribes servers where gear loss is constant.
Saddle BPs
High-armor saddles are essential for boss fights and PVP dino combat. An Ascendant Rex or Therizino saddle can mean the difference between surviving a boss fight and losing your entire army. Saddle armor caps at a certain point per saddle type, so check current caps when shopping for BPs.
Weapon BPs
Ascendant Longneck Rifles, Fabricated Sniper Rifles, and Shotguns are the priority for PVP weapons. High damage and durability mean fewer resources spent on repairs and ammo per engagement.
Where Do BPs Come From?
The main sources of high-quality blueprints in ASA are:
- Supply drops (beacons) — Higher-tier drops (red, purple) have a chance of dropping high-quality BPs
- Deep Sea Loot Crates — Often contain some of the best BPs in the game
- Cave drops — Caves with high difficulty often have good loot tables
- Boss rewards — Some bosses drop valuable BPs as part of their loot pool
Farming these consistently on Small Tribes while managing base defense and breeding is extremely time-consuming.
Buying BPs
At Layeh's Market, we carry Ascendant and Mastercraft BPs across all item categories for Small Tribes Crossplay and Console servers. Every BP comes verified with its actual stats. Browse our blueprint inventory or ask in Discord for specific items.