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In-game screenshot of the Workshop Base, a PvE workshop with an integrated greenhouse in ARK: Survival Ascended
ASA · PC importPVEBases

Workshop Base

Published by Layeh Market

A 1,511-structure PvE workshop base with an integrated greenhouse, built in mixed stone, wood and metal. The layout puts crafting stations and growing space under one roof, which is what you want on a farming tile rather than a defensive one. Requires Bob's Tall Tales and the Klinger Rustic GreenHouse cosmetic mod - without both loaded the greenhouse section will not import.

Requirements
Bob's Tall Tales, Klinger Additional Skin Cosmetics Rustic GreenHouse
Single build
1,511 structures · 100% official recipe coverage
Prepared material preview
  • Wood51,046
  • Thatch16,525
  • Stone15,460

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In-game screenshot of the Behemoth Tek Base, a 2,000-structure endgame Tek PvP base in ARK: Survival Ascended
ASA · PC importPVPBases

Behemoth Tek Base

Published by Layeh Market

A 2,000-structure Tek base laid out around a Behemoth Gateway footprint, sitting exactly on the per-template structure cap. Tek tier means every piece needs the boss-defeat engrams and Element to craft, so this is an endgame PvP build rather than a starter shell - plan the Element budget before you place it. The Behemoth footprint is what makes the count worth spending: gateways that size let a fully grown Rex or Giga walk in without a second door line.

Requirements
Vanilla — no additional content detected
Single build
2,000 structures · 100% official recipe coverage
Prepared material preview
  • Element Shard66,625
  • Metal Ingot56,783
  • Polymer22,095

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In-game screenshot of the Argentavis Trap, a six-structure stone taming trap in ARK: Survival Ascended
ASA · PC importBOTHTraps

Argentavis Trap

Published by Layeh Market

A six-structure Argentavis trap - the smallest build in this library - in stone, for fast setup and a safe exit while the target sleeps. Six pieces means you can carry the materials on a taming run and put it down wherever the Argy is, instead of luring it home. Fully vanilla, no DLC and no mods, so it works on any PC server.

Requirements
Vanilla — no additional content detected
Single build
6 structures · 100% official recipe coverage
Prepared material preview
  • Stone280
  • Wood144
  • Thatch103

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In-game screenshot of the 92-Turret Heavy & Tek Tower, a metal and Tek PvP turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended
ASA · PC importPVPDefensive Builds

92-Turret Heavy & Tek Tower

Published by Layeh Market

A 173-structure turret tower packing 92 Heavy Auto Turrets and Tek Turrets into a single metal-and-Tek footprint, built for PvP offline-protection windows. Mixing the two tiers matters under a soak: they draw different ammunition, so a raider who brought only one counter still has the other tier firing. Fully vanilla - no DLC and no mods. Official crafting costs are shown with visible recipe coverage.

Requirements
Vanilla — no additional content detected
Single build
173 structures · 100% official recipe coverage
Prepared material preview
  • Metal Ingot33,940
  • Electronics17,020
  • Cementing Paste12,092

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In-game screenshot of the ASR Longboat, a wood-and-metal platform boat build in ARK: Survival Ascended
ASA · PC importPVEBoats & Platforms

ASR Longboat

Published by Layeh Market

A 1,148-structure longboat platform build in wood and metal, detailed with Arkitect Structures Remastered pieces and Bob's Tall Tales content. Its visual size and detailed modded structure set use a substantial share of a raft or platform saddle build allowance. Requires both the DLC and the mod. Official crafting costs are shown with coverage gaps for modded pieces.

Requirements
Bob's Tall Tales, Arkitect Structures Remastered
Single build
1,148 structures · 1% official recipe coverage
Prepared material preview
  • Metal Ingot4,320
  • Crystal2,160
  • Polymer1,632

Partial cost: 12 of 1,148 structures priced. Uncosted structures are excluded.

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In-game screenshot of the Ultimate Gacha Farm, a three-part metal and Tek Gacha production farm in ARK: Survival Ascended
ASA · PC importPVEFarms

Ultimate Gacha Farm

Published by Layeh Market

A three-part Gacha farm totalling 2,206 structures: the main production hall, a compact cubby section, and a centre support pillar so the whole thing snaps together on uneven ground. Built in metal and Tek for a PvE tribe running Gachas at scale. Each part imports separately, so you can place the hall first and extend later instead of committing to the full footprint on day one.

Requirements
Vanilla — no additional content detected
All parts combined
2,206 structures · 100% official recipe coverage
Prepared material preview
  • Stone42,380
  • Metal Ingot30,897
  • Wood21,674

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In-game screenshot of the Workshop Base, a PvE workshop with an integrated greenhouse in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesPVE
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Workshop Base

A 1,511-structure PvE workshop base with an integrated greenhouse, built in mixed stone, wood and metal. The layout puts crafting stations and growing space under one roof, which is what you want on a farming tile rather than a defensive one. Requires Bob's Tall Tales and the Klinger Rustic GreenHouse cosmetic mod - without both loaded the greenhouse section will not import.

Layeh Market
1,511 1 2 70
In-game screenshot of the Behemoth Tek Base, a 2,000-structure endgame Tek PvP base in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesPVP
Featured
VanillaMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Behemoth Tek Base

A 2,000-structure Tek base laid out around a Behemoth Gateway footprint, sitting exactly on the per-template structure cap. Tek tier means every piece needs the boss-defeat engrams and Element to craft, so this is an endgame PvP build rather than a starter shell - plan the Element budget before you place it. The Behemoth footprint is what makes the count worth spending: gateways that size let a fully grown Rex or Giga walk in without a second door line.

Layeh Market
2,000 1 0 35
In-game screenshot of the Argentavis Trap, a six-structure stone taming trap in ARK: Survival Ascended
TrapsBOTH
Featured
VanillaSmallTemplate Hammer JSON

Argentavis Trap

A six-structure Argentavis trap - the smallest build in this library - in stone, for fast setup and a safe exit while the target sleeps. Six pieces means you can carry the materials on a taming run and put it down wherever the Argy is, instead of luring it home. Fully vanilla, no DLC and no mods, so it works on any PC server.

Layeh Market
6 1 0 18
In-game screenshot of the 92-Turret Heavy & Tek Tower, a metal and Tek PvP turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended
Defensive BuildsPVP
Featured
VanillaSmallNative .template

92-Turret Heavy & Tek Tower

A 173-structure turret tower packing 92 Heavy Auto Turrets and Tek Turrets into a single metal-and-Tek footprint, built for PvP offline-protection windows. Mixing the two tiers matters under a soak: they draw different ammunition, so a raider who brought only one counter still has the other tier firing. Fully vanilla - no DLC and no mods. Official crafting costs are shown with visible recipe coverage.

Layeh Market
173 1 0 54
In-game screenshot of the ASR Longboat, a wood-and-metal platform boat build in ARK: Survival Ascended
Boats & PlatformsPVE
Featured
ModsLargeNative .template

ASR Longboat

A 1,148-structure longboat platform build in wood and metal, detailed with Arkitect Structures Remastered pieces and Bob's Tall Tales content. Its visual size and detailed modded structure set use a substantial share of a raft or platform saddle build allowance. Requires both the DLC and the mod. Official crafting costs are shown with coverage gaps for modded pieces.

Layeh Market
1,148 1 0 2
In-game screenshot of the Ultimate Gacha Farm, a three-part metal and Tek Gacha production farm in ARK: Survival Ascended
FarmsPVE
Featured
VanillaMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Ultimate Gacha Farm

A three-part Gacha farm totalling 2,206 structures: the main production hall, a compact cubby section, and a centre support pillar so the whole thing snaps together on uneven ground. Built in metal and Tek for a PvE tribe running Gachas at scale. Each part imports separately, so you can place the hall first and extend later instead of committing to the full footprint on day one.

Layeh Market
1,996 3 0 55
In-game screenshot of the Warroom Storage Pack, a warroom snap guide with vault floor and stacked vaults in ARK: Survival Ascended
UtilitiesPVP
VanillaSmallTemplate Hammer JSON

Warroom Storage Pack

Thirty-four structures across three parts for kitting out a warroom: a snap guide that gives you the foundation grid, a vault floor, and a triple-stacked vault block. Place the snap guide against the room you already have and connect the ceilings with railings for support, then drop the floors onto the grid it establishes. Vanilla, and every container places empty.

Layeh Market
13 3 0 59
In-game screenshot of the Christmas 13x13 Defense Base, a metal and Tek PvP defensive base in ARK: Survival Ascended
Defensive BuildsPVP
Official contentMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Christmas 13x13 Defense Base

A 1,913-structure 13x13 defensive base in metal and Tek with a seasonal exterior theme. The 13x13 footprint is the practical part: an odd-numbered square gives you a true centre tile for the vault core and symmetrical turret coverage on all four faces. Requires Bob's Tall Tales. At nearly 2,000 structures it will use most of a tile's allowance on official PvP settings.

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1,913 1 0 57
In-game screenshot of the PvE Lookout Base, an elevated metal and Tek base in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesPVE
ModsLargeTemplate Hammer JSON

PvE Lookout Base

A 1,129-structure elevated PvE base with broad sightlines and enough internal room for core crafting and storage. Height is the design: an elevated platform keeps wild spawns out of your crafting floor and gives flyers a clean landing approach. Requires the Sci-Fi Tech mod for its structure set, so confirm it is loaded before importing.

Layeh Market
1,129 1 1 46
In-game screenshot of the Anti-Tank Snap Pack, metal anti-tank obstacles in ARK: Survival Ascended
Defensive BuildsPVP
VanillaSmallTemplate Hammer JSON

Anti-Tank Snap Pack

Three metal snapping variants - 29 structures across the set, 11 at the largest - for placing anti-tank obstacles in repeatable defensive patterns. They are alternatives, not parts: pick the one that snaps to the approach you are blocking. Repeatability is the value, since hand-placing obstacles at a consistent spacing is exactly what goes wrong under time pressure. Fully vanilla.

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11 3 0 36
In-game screenshot of the Underwater Turret Platform, a Tek-turreted underwater PvP platform in ARK: Survival Ascended
Defensive BuildsPVP
VanillaLargeTemplate Hammer JSON

Underwater Turret Platform

A 1,684-structure underwater PvP platform shipped in two parts: the submerged base and the tower that snaps on top of it. Sixty-four Tek turrets sit in the design, and the bulk of the piece count is doubledoorframe and doorframe layering — the standard way of stacking hitboxes on a structure that cannot be approached on foot. Build your vacuum chambers to the height you want first, snap the base to the lowest one, then remove the chambers running to the seabed.

Layeh Market
890 2 0 35
In-game screenshot of the Gazebo & Treehouse Pack, decorative wooden builds in ARK: Survival Ascended
DecorativePVE
VanillaMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Gazebo & Treehouse Pack

A decorative three-build pack - two gazebo variants and a standalone treehouse - in wood, 5,901 structures across the set with the largest single build at 1,995. Fully vanilla, so nothing here depends on DLC or mods. These are alternatives rather than parts: place the one that fits your spot instead of importing all three into the same base.

Layeh Market
1,995 3 0 34
In-game screenshot of the Functional HQ, a metal and Tek headquarters with a lowered storage floor in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesBOTH
ModsMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Functional HQ with Lowered Floor

A 1,987-structure metal and Tek headquarters shipped with a separate twelve-foundation part for aligning a lowered storage floor. The alignment part is the point - a flush lowered floor is fiddly to snap by hand, and this gives you the exact foundation grid. Requires Bob's Tall Tales and the Arkitect's Paradise mod, so check both are loaded before importing.

Layeh Market
1,987 2 0 33
In-game screenshot of the Dedi, Cryo and Crafting Layer, a combined dedicated storage, cryofridge and crafting floor in ARK: Survival Ascended
UtilitiesBOTH
VanillaSmallTemplate Hammer JSON

Dedi, Cryo and Crafting Layer

Twenty-six structures across two alternative layouts of the same floor: sixteen cryofridges, four dedicated storage boxes and the crafting run between them, arranged two different ways so you can pick whichever ordering matches the room you already have. The second layout is three foundations tall, which is the right height if your server runs custom cryofridge or dedicated storage sizes. Vanilla.

Layeh Market
23 2 0 32
In-game screenshot of the Luxurious Residential Base, a detailed PvE home compound in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesPVE
Official contentMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Luxurious Residential Base

A 1,731-structure residential compound built for PvE presentation - layered rooms, detailed living areas and a finished exterior rather than a functional box. Uses Bob's Tall Tales structure pieces. This is a showcase build: there is no turret geometry or soak layering in it, so treat it as a home base on a protected tile rather than a raid-ready shell.

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1,731 1 1 28
In-game screenshot of the All-in-One Argy & Anky Base, a PvE base with Argentavis and Ankylosaurus access in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesPVE
Official contentLargeTemplate Hammer JSON

All-in-One Argy & Anky Base

An 852-structure PvE base planned around Argentavis and Ankylosaurus access, with storage and everyday crafting built in. The dino access is what shapes it: doorways and ceiling heights are sized so an Argy can be walked inside rather than left parked outdoors. Requires Bob's Tall Tales.

Layeh Market
852 1 0 28
In-game screenshot of the Sloped Metal Turret Tower, a sloped metal PvP turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended
Defensive BuildsPVP
Official contentLargeTemplate Hammer JSON

Sloped Metal Turret Tower

A 1,236-structure PvP turret tower built around sloped railing work rather than a plain box, which changes how projectiles land on the face of it. Doubledoorframes and thin flat pillars carry most of the piece count, with a thatch shell used as cheap sacrificial layering. Requires Bob's Tall Tales — without the pack loaded the import will be missing pieces.

Layeh Market
1,236 1 0 25
In-game screenshot of the Triple-Stack Vaults alignment build, metal vault storage in ARK: Survival Ascended
UtilitiesBOTH
VanillaSmallTemplate Hammer JSON

Triple-Stack Vaults

Left and right four-structure alignment variants for building clean triple-stacked vault storage in metal, eight structures across both. Vaults do not stack neatly without a foundation offset, and the two handed variants exist because that offset mirrors depending on which side of the room you build from. Fully vanilla, and near-free in structure count.

Layeh Market
4 2 0 24
In-game screenshot of the Japanese Castle, a tiered wood-and-stone castle in ARK: Survival Ascended
DecorativePVE
VanillaMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Japanese Castle

A 1,600-structure Japanese-inspired castle in wood and stone, with multiple tiers, detailed rooflines and substantial interior space. Entirely vanilla - no DLC and no mods - which makes it one of the larger builds here that will place on any PC server without extra content. Expect the roof detailing to account for a large share of the structure count.

Layeh Market
1,600 1 0 24
In-game screenshot of the Viking Lodge, a large wood-and-stone PvE lodge in ARK: Survival Ascended
HousesPVE
VanillaMegaTemplate Hammer JSON

Viking Lodge

Two complete variants of a large Viking-inspired lodge, 1,997 structures at their biggest, sharing one wood-and-stone silhouette with different interior and exterior detailing. Both are vanilla - no DLC, no mods - so they place on any PC server. Pick a variant rather than importing both: at this size a single copy already fills most of a tribe's structure allowance on official settings.

Layeh Market
1,997 2 0 24
In-game screenshot of the Lowered Flush Floor Pack, three lowered floors sized for storage boxes, cryofridges and vaults in ARK: Survival Ascended
UtilitiesBOTH
VanillaSmallTemplate Hammer JSON

Lowered Flush Floor Pack

Sixteen structures across three alternative floors, each lowered by the exact amount one container type needs to sit flush: one for dedicated storage boxes, one for a mixed dedicated and cryofridge row, and one for vaults. Getting this right by hand is the fiddly part of a storage room, because a floor that is one tier off reads as wrong from every angle. Vanilla, and each floor places independently.

Layeh Market
7 3 0 23
In-game screenshot of the Three-Floor Small Base, a vertical stone base in ARK: Survival Ascended
BasesBOTH
ModsMediumTemplate Hammer JSON

Three-Floor Small Base

A 694-structure three-floor base in stone, using additional structure sets for its floors, roofs, walls and gates. Vertical rather than wide, so it suits a cliff or a cramped tile where you cannot spread out. Requires Bob's Tall Tales plus two mods - Arkitect Structures Remastered and Cyber's Structures - and all three must be loaded or the import fails validation.

Layeh Market
694 1 0 23
In-game screenshot of the Basic Bunkhouse with Greenhouse, a small stone PvE build in ARK: Survival Ascended
HousesPVE
Official contentMediumTemplate Hammer JSON

Basic Bunkhouse with Greenhouse

A 272-structure bunkhouse in stone with an attached greenhouse, sized for a small PvE tribe. One of the cheapest complete living-plus-growing setups in the library - under 300 structures, so it barely touches a structure allowance. Good as a satellite build on a farming tile rather than as a main base. Requires Bob's Tall Tales.

Layeh Market
272 1 0 20
In-game screenshot of the 8x8 Starter Turret Tower, an 8x8 metal PvP starter turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended
Defensive BuildsPVP
Official contentLargeTemplate Hammer JSON

8x8 Starter Turret Tower

A 1,138-structure 8x8 PvP tower meant as a first real turret tower rather than an endgame one: metal railings and thin pillars over a doubledoorframe core, with a thatch layer doing the cheap sacrificial work. The footprint is small enough to hold under a per-tile structure cap while still giving turrets height. Requires Bob's Tall Tales.

Layeh Market
1,138 1 0 19
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