Ark Recode Beginner Handbook

Welcome!

This site is a collection of beginner guides and resources for new players.

It is NOT a wiki (sorry, I know the URL says wiki). The Miraheze Wiki is where you should go for ingame information.

In the Handbook you can find:

• Information about the game, its origin, its different servers, and more

• How to make a great starter account, using the easy way (1 account) or hard way (rerolling)

• Information about various beginner units and limited units

• Battle strategy, Gear farming strategy, Unit building tips

• Hunt Guides for the most important Hunts (Red, Blue, Yellow)

• Full Virtual Reality guide including tips for difficult floors

• ...And more

If you have any feedback, please use the Feedback Form (LINK), also embedded at the bottom of the page.

Navigation & Quick Links

Please use the menu on the left (Mobile users must click the hamburger menu on the top left). All pages are categorized in the submenus. 

If you're new and confused, START HERE (LINK).

However, linking specific parts of the Docs using a link was difficult. On March 2025, the guide was officially moved into the Handbook, hosted on Google Sites.

After that, content in the Handbook was steadily expanded and improved. Almost none of the original text remain in today's version, including the original Rerolling Guide which was completely revamped in May 2025.

The Handbook also prides itself in its accuracy - every guide hosted here has been personally tested and verified by the author. The original Alt Account, created with the Google Docs guide, remains a completely F2P neutral testing account.

The alt was also used to test PvP as an F2P player's perspective. The account achieved Gold rank in 36 days.

On August 26, 2025, Recode launched a Steam version, which was linked to the Nutaku server. While the Handbook was always exclusively an Erolabs-only guide, it was edited to include a few Steam-specific information to help the influx of new players.

On September 3, 2025, a major content update was released which massively expanded the free rewards available for new accounts. To test the full effect of the update on the recommended newbie guides, a third alt account was launched. The testing is still ongoing.

About the Author

The author started playing Ark Recode in April 2024. They reached Victor rank in February 2025, which was the motivation behind the creation of the Handbook. Being able to achieve the highest rank in Arena was the necessary self-affirmation needed to be able to confidently guide and advise new players.

Support the Author

If you'd like to support the author, feel free to use the Invite Code when you buy things ingame: PI9BLUA9SK

If you are generous enough to throw a dollar or two towards the author, please use the below link:

https://ko-fi.com/recodehandbook

Please don't feel obligated to tip anything, seriously.
ALL proceedings will go towards buying a custom domain for the Handbook. Thank you for your support.
A custom domain will help with better reachability and accessibility.