# ATLAS build guides

> Character builds: which stats, gear, and skills to put together, and why they work. Player-made ATLAS guides on QnA.GG.

The page: https://qna.gg/games/atlas/builds. Every guide as JSON: https://qna.gg/api/guides?q=build&game=ATLAS.

## Guides, most read first

- [ATLAS: Survival & Sailing Guide (2026 Status Edition)](https://qna.gg/g/atlas-survival-sailing-guide-2026-status-edition-56a76002.md), by Qloud: How to play ATLAS, the pirate MMO survival game from the ARK team, in 2026: what state the game is in, how to get started in single-player or on unofficial servers, and the core survival, ship-building, crew, and…