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Disambig This article is about Sarco, not to be confused with Kaprosuchus Kaprosuchus










































Sarco
Sarco
Dossier Sarco.pngDossier EmptyDossier Sarco
Dossier EmptyDossier Sarco

Group
Reptiles
Diet
Carnivore
Temperament
Patient
Release Versions
Steam
Jun 2, 2015
Xbox One 729.0
Dec 16, 2015
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Logo Mobile 1.0
May 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Variants
Spawn Command
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sarco/Sarco_Character_BP.Sarco_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Sarco
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sarco/Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant.Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sarco (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sarco (Hunt)
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Hunt/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary.Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sarco (Retrieve)
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve.Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sarco (Summoned)
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Sarco_Character_BP_Summoned.Sarco_Character_BP_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sarco (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Sarco_Character_BP_STA.Sarco_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Domestication
Tameable
Rideable
Breedable
Check mark Yes
Check mark Yes
Check mark Yes
Torpor Immune
X mark No
Taming Method
Knockedout Knockout
Preferred Kibble
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble
Preferred Kibble ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile
Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg)
Preferred Food
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat
Equipment
Sarco Saddle Sarco Saddle (Level ?)
Rider Weaponry
Check mark Yes
Data
XP for kill
20 XP
Loot
Special Loot Chance
100%
Feces Size
Medium Animal Feces Medium
Drag Weight
200
Radiation Immune
X mark No
Carryable By
Immobilized By
Can Damage
Thatch Wall Thatch
Greenhouse Wall Greenhouse
Wooden Wall Wood
Reproduction
Egg
Sarco Egg Sarco Egg
Incubation Range
30 - 34 °C / 86 - 93 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 32 °C / 90 °F
Incubation Time
2h 29m 59.28s
Baby Time
4h 37m 46.666s
Juvenile Time
18h 31m 6.662s
Adolescent Time
23h 8m 53.328s
Total Maturation Time
1d 22h 17m 46.656s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat

The Island Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco The Island

The Center Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco The Center

Ragnarok Ocean Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco Ragnarok

Extinction Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco Extinction

Valguero Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco Valguero

Genesis Part 1 Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco Genesis Part 1

Crystal Isles Topographic Map
Spawning Sarco Crystal Isles

Genesis Part 2 Map
Spawning Sarco Genesis Part 2

Lost Island map
Spawning Sarco Lost Island

Aberration Topographic Map
Spawning Aberrant Sarco Aberration

Valguero Topographic Map
Spawning Aberrant Sarco Valguero

Crystal Isles Topographic Map
Spawning Aberrant Sarco Crystal Isles

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Sarcosuchus (SAR-koh-SOO-kiss) also known as the Sarco or Crocodile, is one of the creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info[]

Dossier[]

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

NoteHelena
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Species

Sarcosuchus excubitor

Time

Early Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Patient

Wild

Among the Island's swamp-based threats, Sarcosuchus excubitor is a lot like what you might expect from a giant crocodile: a patient killing machine. It spends much of its days lazily waiting in the water for prey to walk near. That said, it is not opposed to scurrying onto land and pressing the issue when hungry. A good tactic for escaping many predators is to jump into the water, as most are slow swimmers. This is a bad tactic for escaping a Sarcosuchus, obviously, as they are actually faster in the water than they are on land. Whether in land or water, it utilizes a well-rounded arsenal of attacks to display its prowess as a hunter. If it desires to grab a predator and spin into a death roll, quickly lunge forward for a surprise attack, target a foe directly behind it, its able to do so with extreme ease.

Domesticated

Sarcosuchus is a ferocious creature that even causes the fearless piranha to flee at the sight of it. Despite being river-dwelling creatures, Sarcosuchus seem quite at ease in the oceans. More than a few fishing communities use them as mounts simply to help fight off megaladons, or to gain better access to the resources found within the reefs.

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Behavior[]

Sarcosuchus excubitor is a highly aggressive species and will attack with its massive elongated jaws, like most modern crocodiles. They often lie perfectly still in their river habitats, seeking the perfect moment to ambush their unsuspecting prey. Occasionally, they will scurry onto land to kill prey (including humans). While they lack the health of a Megalodon, they are quicker, have more stamina, and are capable of land-based locomotion. They're always highly alert, and always immensely dangerous. They have even been known to jump on (through) boats. They can also travel long distances to chase prey.

They are excellent hunters, due to their power and health; in packs, they can take on the famous Tyrannosaurus Tyrannosaurus, which makes them excellent guards as well. Their arsenal includes a variety of attacks, making them dangerous to deal with even with a large dinosaur mount.

Appearance[]

Sarcosuchus are a very large species of crocodylomorph, exceeding lengths of forty five feet. They have massive skulls for their size, of which end in a large and bulbous nose. They are usually a greenish-brown color, and are covered in dark patches of black. As most modern crocodilians do, Sarcosuchus have spiky osteoderm-lined backs, serving as a defense against competing predators, not excluding other Sarcosuchus. They have long and powerful tails, useful for propelling themselves through the rivers they inhabit.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Sarco's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Sarco. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Sarco will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Sarco's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Sarco's "body" magenta.

Sarco PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
13
14
23
24
26
27
33
34
35
X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Sarco PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Stripe, Face and Tail
13
14
23
24
26
27
33
34
35
Sarco PaintRegion3
Region 3:
Snout and Tail Tip
13
14
23
24
26
27
33
34
35
Sarco PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Plates
13
14
23
24
26
27
33
34
35
Sarco PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Body Accent
13
14
23
24
26
27
33
34
35

Drops[]

Harvest
Guaranteed Special Loot

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 400 +80 +5.4% 0.091
Stamina Stamina 450 +45 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A N/A
Food Food 1500 +150 +10%
Weight Weight 300 +6 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 35 / 45 +1.75 / +2.25 +1.7% 11.2% 22%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 60%
Torpidity Torpidity 400 +24 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 150 ? ? 437.4 601.425 962.28 20
Swimming 750 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (Xbox One), the Sarco bites the target.
10 650 0 550
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 35
Roll Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Right Mousebutton (PC), L2 Button (PS), LT Button (Xbox One), the Sarco grabs its target and rolls dealing damage and disabling them.
95 600 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 45
Lunge Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the C (PC), R3 Button (PS), R Button (Xbox One), the Sarco lunges towards a target in front of it.
125 900 750 1200
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 40
MeleeLeft Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 700 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 35
MeleeLeft Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
35 700 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 35

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 400 +80 +5.4% 0.091 -4%
Stamina Stamina 450 +45 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen N/A N/A N/A
Food Food 1500 +150 +10%
Weight Weight 300 +6 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 35 +1.75 +1.7% 11.2% 22%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 60%
Torpidity Torpidity 400 +24 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s] 		Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 150 ? ? 437.4 601.425 962.28 20
Swimming 750 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS), RT Button (Xbox One), the Sarco bites the target.
10 650 0 550
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 37.1
Roll Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Right Mousebutton (PC), L2 Button (PS), LT Button (Xbox One), the Sarco grabs its target and rolls dealing damage and disabling them.
95 600 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 47.7
Lunge Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the C (PC), R3 Button (PS), R Button (Xbox One), the Sarco lunges towards a target in front of it.
125 900 750 1200
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 42.4
MeleeLeft Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
30 700 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 37.1
MeleeLeft Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation
35 700 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 37.1

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[1]

Sarco

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming[]

For general info about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy[]

To knock it unconscious, use Tranquilizer Arrow Tranquilizer Arrow, Tranquilizer Dart Tranquilizer Dart, a Wooden Club (Note: Using the Wooden Club is not recommended, as it usually results in the player's death) or the Slingshot Slingshot (Not effective on high level creatures). Ranged attacks are best as they keep you out of its reach until it falls unconscious.

A good strategy for knocking out a Sarco is to first clear out the area of dangerous creatures, then make sure it is on land (they flee extremely quickly in water), and eventually find a tall rock you can stand on and begin firing darts/arrows from.

Taming Food[]

Sarco Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:05:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:05:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 3 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:12:30
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 7 0 0 0 0:17:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:09:00
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 9 1 1 1 0:22:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 11 0 0 0 0:13:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 13 23 5 3 0:32:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 21 0 0 0 0:13:08
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 26 23 5 3 0:32:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 40; Slingshot Hits × 17; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 5; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 3; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:22:13
Sarco Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 3 0 0 0 0:08:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 6 0 0 0 0:15:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 9 0 0 0 0:22:30
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 14 0 0 0 0:35:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:19:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 18 28 6 3 0:45:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 22 0 0 0 0:27:30
Raw Meat Raw Meat 27 103 21 11 1:07:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 43 0 0 0 0:26:53
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 54 103 21 11 1:07:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 110; Slingshot Hits × 45; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 13; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 7; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:39
Sarco Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 5 0 0 0 0:13:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 11 0 0 0 0:13:45
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 9 0 0 0 0:22:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 14 0 0 0 0:35:00
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 21 25 6 3 0:52:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 22 0 0 0 0:28:16
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 28 97 21 11 1:10:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 33 0 0 0 0:41:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 41 231 49 25 1:42:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 65 0 0 0 0:40:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 82 231 49 25 1:42:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 182; Slingshot Hits × 75; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 21; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 12; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 9; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:46:32
Sarco Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 6 0 0 0 0:16:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:18:45
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 12 0 0 0 0:30:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 19 0 0 0 0:47:30
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 28 78 17 9 1:10:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 30 0 0 0 0:38:32
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 37 186 40 20 1:32:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 44 7 2 1 0:55:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 55 402 86 43 2:17:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 87 4 1 1 0:54:23
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 110 402 86 43 2:17:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 254; Slingshot Hits × 104; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 29; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 17; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 12; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:43
Sarco Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 7 0 0 0 0:18:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 19 0 0 0 0:23:45
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 15 0 0 0 0:37:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 23 0 0 0 0:57:30
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 34 138 30 15 1:25:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 37 0 0 0 0:47:32
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 46 298 65 33 1:55:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 55 51 11 6 1:08:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 69 606 132 66 2:52:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 110 51 11 6 1:08:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 138 606 132 66 2:52:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 326; Slingshot Hits × 133; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 37; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 21; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 15; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:59:22
Sarco Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 9 0 0 0 0:23:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 23 0 0 0 0:28:45
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 18 0 0 0 0:45:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 28 36 8 4 1:10:00
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 41 226 50 25 1:42:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 45 0 0 0 0:57:48
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 56 446 98 49 2:20:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 67 116 26 13 1:23:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 83 841 185 93 3:27:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 132 109 24 12 1:22:30
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 166 841 185 93 3:27:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 398; Slingshot Hits × 163; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 45; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 26; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 18; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:04:01

Soothing Balm Sarco Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:05:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:05:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:12:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:10:17
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 10 6 2 1 0:25:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:15:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 15 33 7 4 0:37:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 24 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 30 33 7 4 0:37:30
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:05:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:52
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:05:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 5 0 0 0 0:12:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:05:00
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:30
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 40; Slingshot Hits × 17; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 5; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 3; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 3; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 2; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:22:13
Soothing Balm Sarco Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 4 0 0 0 0:10:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:11:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 11 0 0 0 0:27:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 17 0 0 0 0:21:50
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 21 53 11 6 0:52:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 25 0 0 0 0:31:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 31 136 28 14 1:17:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 49 0 0 0 0:30:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 61 132 27 14 1:16:15
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:05:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:10:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:07:43
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 7 0 0 0 0:17:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:11:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 11 0 0 0 0:27:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 17 0 0 0 0:10:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 21 0 0 0 0:26:15
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:05:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:15
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:45
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 110; Slingshot Hits × 45; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 13; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 7; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 7; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 5; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:39
Soothing Balm Sarco Level 75 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 6 0 0 0 0:16:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:18:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 19 0 0 0 0:47:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 29 0 0 0 0:37:15
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 37 189 40 20 1:32:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 44 21 5 3 0:55:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 55 390 83 42 2:17:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 87 18 4 2 0:54:23
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 109 384 82 41 2:16:15
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:05:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:06:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 7 0 0 0 0:17:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:51
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 13 0 0 0 0:32:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:18:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 19 0 0 0 0:47:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 29 0 0 0 0:18:08
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 37 0 0 0 0:46:15
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:05:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:05:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 4 0 0 0 0:05:00
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 218; Slingshot Hits × 89; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 25; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 14; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 13; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 10; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:50:22
Soothing Balm Sarco Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 10 0 0 0 0:26:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 26 0 0 0 0:32:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 32 94 21 11 1:20:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 51 9 2 1 1:05:30
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 64 563 124 62 2:40:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 76 182 40 20 1:35:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 95 1016 224 112 3:57:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 151 178 40 20 1:34:23
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 190 1016 224 112 3:57:30
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 4 0 0 0 0:10:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:11:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 11 0 0 0 0:27:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 17 0 0 0 0:21:50
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 22 0 0 0 0:55:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 26 0 0 0 0:32:30
Raw Meat Raw Meat 32 94 21 11 1:20:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 51 0 0 0 0:31:53
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 64 94 21 11 1:20:00
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:05:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:35
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 4 0 0 0 0:10:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 7 0 0 0 0:08:45
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 398; Slingshot Hits × 163; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 45; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 26; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 23; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 17; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 18; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:04:01
Soothing Balm Sarco Level 300 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 18 0 0 0 0:47:58
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 47 0 0 0 0:58:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 59 526 123 62 2:27:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 94 319 74 37 2:00:44
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 117 1651 384 192 4:52:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 140 740 172 86 2:55:00
Raw Meat Raw Meat 175 2775 646 323 7:17:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 278 730 170 85 2:53:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 350 2775 646 323 7:17:30
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 6 0 0 0 0:16:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 16 0 0 0 0:20:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 20 0 0 0 0:50:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 32 0 0 0 0:41:06
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 39 138 33 17 1:37:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 47 0 0 0 0:58:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 59 526 123 62 2:27:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 93 0 0 0 0:58:08
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 117 517 121 61 2:26:15
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:05:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:05:09
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:06:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 6 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:06:15
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 12 0 0 0 0:15:00
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 758; Slingshot Hits × 310; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 85; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 49; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 43; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 32; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 35; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 18
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:19:43
Soothing Balm Sarco Level 450 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 26 0 0 0 1:09:16
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 69 0 0 0 1:26:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 86 1138 276 138 3:35:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 136 772 188 94 2:54:40
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 171 3067 744 372 7:07:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 205 1513 367 184 4:16:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 256 4996 1212 606 10:40:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 406 1490 362 181 4:13:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 511 4985 1209 605 10:38:45
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 9 0 0 0 0:23:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 23 0 0 0 0:28:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 29 0 0 0 1:12:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 46 0 0 0 0:59:05
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 57 480 117 59 2:22:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 69 0 0 0 1:26:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 86 1138 276 138 3:35:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 136 0 0 0 1:25:00
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 171 1127 274 137 3:33:45
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:07:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:06:26
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:15:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:08:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 9 0 0 0 0:22:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 14 0 0 0 0:08:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 18 0 0 0 0:22:30
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Trike Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:40
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:18
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:30
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:30
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1118; Slingshot Hits × 457; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 125; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 71; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 63; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 47; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 51; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 26
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:29:39


Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.


Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Sarco.

General[]

The Sarco lives in the water and in the swamps. Keep this in mind when maneuvering within these environments. If on land, simply avoid these areas. If the Sarco decides to attack it will have to clamber out of the water to get you. Make sure you are prepared to fend if off, or kill/tame it at this time.

Strategy[]

If engaged in close combat, try to keep behind it. It will have a hard time turning towards you. If engaged in ranged combat, try and find a ledge to stand to take advantage of its low height. If a ledge cannot be found, shoot at it while backpedaling, allowing enough distance for you to have time to reload without it catching you. If your surroundings are completely clear and you are on land, you can walk towards one of its back legs while hitting it with a melee weapon until it falls unconcious or dies.

Weaponry[]

Use ranged weapons to avoid being hit yourself. It takes next to no effort to outrun a sarco (on land!), so keeping distance is easy. Use ranged weapons to deal damage while kiting/circling the Sarco.

Dangers[]

Sarcos are agile swimmers and attack faster while in water. Even on land, avoid being grabbed by its jaw as it can perform a crippling death roll.

Weakness[]

Sarcos are much slower on land, and can easily be outrun so long as you avoid bodies of water. Sarcos also have a poor turning radius and can easily be circled in short-distance combat.

Utility[]

Roles[]

  • Jack Of All Trades: Especially underwater, the sarco can make an amazing companion and main mount due to its high Health Health, Melee Damage Damage, Weight Weight, average Stamina Stamina and Mobility, it can make a faster and more mobile alternative to the Baryonyx Baryonyx ( However you'd still have to watch out for pesky Megalodon Megalodons and Eel Eels), The Sarco was also proven to be an excellent Aberration Land and water mount with it being very common and easy to tame in there.
  • Travel: The Sarco is a fantastic scout thanks to its unmatched maneuverability through land/water and near instant stamina recovery. When swimming, sarcos are very agile and do not require air, making it suitable for long-distance travel. Additionally, Piranha Piranha flee if they notice a Sarco swimming nearby, allowing the sarco and its rider to roam in hostile waters. On land, it is a decent climber, as it can go up most hills in the game without problem (Level up in Movement Speed and Stamina).
  • Amphibious Mount: The Sarco can walk on land and is quite fast while swimming. This is good for land-locked tribes who aren't close to a body of water, but still want to quickly reach the ocean, as the Island's rivers can be used as "highways" with the Sarco.
  • Diver: The Sarco is one of the best divers on the island due to its ability to rapidly surface and dive; unlike its smaller cousin, the Kaprosuchus Kaprosuchus. Sarcos also won't surface when dismounted underwater, even when not on follow. (Level Health, Melee Damage, and Stamina).
    • When riding, look out for the creatures of the deep, as the Sarco isn't great for fighting them—but can still easily outrun them. Bring along an opposite gender Sarco along for a mate boost to make it easier to kill Megalodon Megalodon and tank hits from deep sea creatures (excluding the dreaded cnidaria).
    • Manta Mantas may also be used to their relatively compact size and high damage making them suited as a better guardian then another Sacro.
  • Battle Mount: General - The Sarco's TLC buffs include faster primary attack speed (approx. 2/sec), the "Death Roll" grab and damage on human-sized and small creatures, a short lunge attack (C key), and the ability to instantly reverse direction to use its primary attack on targets that are directly behind it. (The attack also appears to hit targets to the side as the Sarco reverses.) This at last makes up for its pitiful turning radius and enables the player to battle while standing still. The rider should beware, however, that while the Sarco has decent health and good attack speed, its actual DPS is low because of poor damage-per-attack, and its attacks have a small vertical AOE, making it difficult to fight enemies slightly above you though it can usually damage enemies below you. High-level sarco saddles are fairly common in drops, which helps to offset the Sarco's relatively low health pool and makes it a good early-game water combat mount. It is also possible to use weapons while mounted on the Sarco, allowing a rider to snipe Cnidaria before they can pose a threat. (Level up in Health and Melee Damage).

Terrestrial - The Sarco has no advantages in terrestrial combat other than those granted by its special attacks. It is a fairly slow mount and suffers from a small vertical AOE, so anything above it cannot be hit. The ability to use weapons while mounted on it somewhat offsets this deficiency. Aquatic - The Sarco retains its TLC ability to instantly reverse direction to use its primary attack on targets that are directly behind it. The primary attack has a small but adequate horizontal AOE, and the combination of the two makes it good at handling swarms of smaller creatures like mantas, electrophorus and angler fish. The ability to use weapons while riding it, combined with its speed, also makes it an excellent mount for taming other water creatures.

  • Pack Hunter: In large numbers, the sarco can easily overpower most creatures in the deep. its fast speed/attack rate allows a pack to constantly circle and attack foes, thus even the greatest terrors of ark's oceans can be dispatched with ease. If you're used to swarming creatures with Dimorphodons, perhaps you may fancy yourself a sarco army for the sea.
  • Underwater Taming Mount: Sarco's accessability, good underwater speed and decent health pool, combined with the fact that survivors can use weapons when in Sarco's saddle, make it a phenomenal mount for easily knocking out otherwise difficult to tame ocean predators such as Megalodon, Dunkleosteus, Plesiosaur and even Mosa. Kiting and circling around the creature of choice with a Sarco, when constantly unloading tranquilizers from crossbow or harpoon launcher is a very effective strategy allowing players to tame powerful underwater creatures relatively early in the game. (Level up in Health, Weight and Movement Speed).

Grabbable Creatures[]

The Sarco can use a secondary attack (Rmb on PC) that performs a death roll, a classic move shared by all crocidillians, involving grabbing a victim with its jaws and doing a barrel roll to rip flesh.

Generally, only creatures small enough and that are not aerial or aquatic can be grabbed by the death roll. The following creatures can be grabbed:

Collectibles[]

Resource Efficiency
Hide Hide ★★★☆☆
Raw Meat Raw Meat ★★★☆☆
Keratin Keratin ★★☆☆☆
Chitin Chitin ★★☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia[]

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Sarco, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

  • They are primarily found in and around the island rivers, Sarcosuchus will occasionally spawn around the south spawns.
  • They seem to be, on average, larger than Megalodon.
  • Sarco skin will bounce players and small tames back in contact, including a dead one. When tamed, players can stand on it however.
  • Sarcosuchus likely have salt glands as most modern crocodilians do, considering they thrive in both salt and fresh water.
  • Sarcosuchus is a useful diver due to its fast elevator-like dive and rise action and although it doesn't fit in most underwater caves, it is a much faster alternative to a Megalodon when it comes to reaching the depths of the island.
  • Sarcosuchus have a much faster underwater sprint speed and better mobility than most creatures in the ocean. Because of this, it can easily defeat most ocean predators by attacking while staying behind their mouths. They have a hard time against Cnidaria Cnidaria and Electrophorus Electrophorus, however.
  • Sarcosuchus is almost incapable of killing airborne predators, but makes up for this shortcoming by having a fairly wide frontal attack.
  • Spinosaurus Spinosaurus has a slightly faster base swim speed than Sarcosuchus, but Sarcosuchus gets a substantially greater benefit from leveling up speed, making Sarcosuchus the faster mount in the long run.
  • Sarcosuchus imperator (the real world equivalent of S. excubitor) had a more gracile snout, and smaller teeth than other crocodilians comparable in size, suggesting that it lived on a diet largely composed of fish, and other aquatic creatures.[2]
  • The name meaning is "Watchman/Guardian Flesh Crocodile"
  • Sarcosuchus received a major update during TLC Phase 2, adding its passive effect of deterring Piranha Piranha, overhaul on taming (will prefer fish meat over normal meat), mouth-wide grin on idle, ability to stand on the back of a Sarco, and three new attack types:
    • A grab and roll attack, also known as a Death Roll. With smaller creatures the Sarco will be able to grab and roll with them in its mouth while with larger creature it will grab on and spin aggressively.
    • A 180 degree attack wherein it can attack something directly behind itself by swinging it's body around and biting behind itself. *This actually works in any direction, not just 180 degrees.
    • A short lunge attack where it'll be able to lunge forward to take its prey by surprise.
    • Since the TLC Phase 2, the Sarco fits through all Dinosaur Gateways. Before the TLC, a Behemoth Gateway was necessary.
    • It can now sprint in water, before the TLC it can't.
  • Ironically, the real life Sarcosuchus imperator shares the same species name with the game's Tapejara Tapejara.
  • The Sarco’s size is more similar to the Kaprosuchus than the Sarco itself; it seems to be 9 meters in the game but should be 13+.
  • The Sarco can reach a specific size in ARK but in real life it never stops growing.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
173.0 Amphibious creatures like the Sarcosuchus now regain Stamina Stamina much more quickly in water
178.0
  • Now dives and rises at regular speeds, akin to the speed of swimming straight
  • Sarco now swims up and down much faster
181.1 Fixed a bug where the Sarco was losing Stamina Stamina in the water
194.0 Sarco tail has proper Internal Kinematics again
204.0 Is buffed to now have faster a running Movement Speed Movement Speed, tighter turn rate when ridden, and higher Melee Damage Damage scaling on Tamed Sarcos
218.0 Sarcos can now swim in shallower water, including water in the Swamp
225.3 Fixed crash that could occur in some cases with the multi-threaded animation updates (client-side)
232.3 Fixed Dimetrodon Egg Dimetrodon Eggs hatching into Sarcos
259.0 Improved logic to minimize Sarco tails from gravitating towards ceilings
260.0 Added new apex drop, Sarcosuchus Skin Sarcosuchus Skin
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release Added Aberrant Sarco Aberrant Sarco
275.33 Fix for Sarcos spawning in the beginner portal pool in Aberration
279.22 TLC Phase 2 Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities:
  • Idles with mouth open now
  • A new Death Roll mechanic that allows the Sarco to grab a target and roll to deal damage and disable them
  • A new Lunge attack that can lunge towards a target in front of it
  • Can now spin 180 degrees in place to attack foes behind it
  • Friendly players are now able to walk on and stand on the Sarco's back like a raft
  • No longer rises to the surface, instead it maintains its current depth when swimming or still
  • Piranha Piranhas now flee when nearby the Sarco
279.233 Sarco can now hurt target on a death roll even if it can't carry it
279.252 Fixed Sarco not fitting through Dinosaur Gate Dinosaur Gates
307.2 Corrected Ferox Ferox capsule size when being grabbed by a Sarco

Gallery[]

  • ARK11.jpg
  • ARK18.jpg
  • SarcoASIG.png
  • Size comparison

    Size comparison

  • Baby Sarco

    Baby Sarco

  • TLC Patch model update

    TLC Patch model update

References[]

  1. ↑ ARK Smart Breeding
  2. ↑ http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/s/sarcosuchus.html
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  200. Shadowmane
  201. Shinehorn
  202. Skeletal Bronto
  203. Skeletal Carnotaurus
  204. Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  205. Skeletal Jerboa
  206. Skeletal Quetzal
  207. Skeletal Raptor
  208. Skeletal Rex
  209. Skeletal Stego
  210. Skeletal Trike
  211. Snow Owl
  212. Snow Owl Ghost
  213. Spino
  214. Spirit Dire Bear
  215. Spirit Direwolf
  216. Stegosaurus
  217. Subterranean Reaper King
  218. Summoner
  219. Super Turkey
  220. Surface Reaper King
  221. Surface Reaper King Ghost
  222. Tapejara
  223. Tek Parasaur
  224. Tek Quetzal
  225. Tek Raptor
  226. Tek Rex
  227. Tek Stegosaurus
  228. Tek Stryder
  229. Tek Triceratops
  230. Terror Bird
  231. Therizinosaur
  232. Thorny Dragon
  233. Thylacoleo
  234. Titanoboa
  235. Titanomyrma
  236. Titanomyrma Drone
  237. Titanomyrma Soldier
  238. Titanosaur
  239. Triceratops
  240. Trilobite
  241. Troodon
  242. Tropeognathus
  243. Tropical Crystal Wyvern
  244. Tusoteuthis
  245. Unicorn
  246. Velonasaur
  247. Voidwyrm
  248. Vulture
  249. Water Jug Bug
  250. Woolly Rhino
  251. Wyvern
  252. Yeti
  253. Yutyrannus
  254. Zombie Fire Wyvern
  255. Zombie Lightning Wyvern
  256. Zombie Poison Wyvern
  257. Zombie Wyvern
  258. Zomdodo

Italics denote creatures that have not yet been released! See also Gallery of Dossiers.
Dinosaurs
Allosaurus  •  Amargasaurus  •  Ankylosaurus  •  Baryonyx  •  Brontosaurus  •  Carnotaurus  •  Compy  •  Deinonychus  •  Dilophosaur  •  Diplodocus  •  Gallimimus  •  Giganotosaurus  •  Iguanodon  •  Kentrosaurus  •  Megalosaurus  •  Microraptor  •  Oviraptor  •  Pachycephalosaurus  •  Pachyrhinosaurus  •  Parasaur  •  Raptor  •  Rex  •  Spino  •  Stegosaurus  •  Therizinosaur  •  Titanosaur  •  Triceratops  •  Troodon  •  Yutyrannus
Mammals and Synapsids
Andrewsarchus  •  Basilosaurus  •  Castoroides  •  Chalicotherium  •  Daeodon  •  Dimetrodon  •  Dinopithecus  •  Dire Bear (Polar, Dire Polar, Spirit)  •  Direwolf (Spirit)  •  Doedicurus  •  Equus  •  Gigantopithecus  •  Hyaenodon  •  Human  •  Jerboa  •  Lystrosaurus  •  Mammoth  •  Megaloceros  •  Megatherium  •  Mesopithecus  •  Moschops  •  Onyc  •  Otter  •  Ovis  •  Paraceratherium  •  Phiomia  •  Procoptodon  •  Purlovia (Polar)  •  Roll Rat  •  Sabertooth  •  Thylacoleo  •  Woolly Rhino
Reptiles and Amphibians
Beelzebufo  •  Carbonemys  •  Dimorphodon  •  Diplocaulus  •  Ichthyosaurus  •  Kaprosuchus  •  Liopleurodon  •  Megalania  •  Mosasaurus  •  Plesiosaur  •  Pteranodon  •  Quetzal  •  Sarco  •  Sinomacrops  •  Tapejara  •  Thorny Dragon  •  Titanoboa  •  Tropeognathus
Birds
Archaeopteryx  •  Argentavis  •  Dodo  •  Hesperornis  •  Ichthyornis  •  Kairuku  •  Pelagornis  •  Snow Owl  •  Terror Bird  •  Vulture
Fish
Anglerfish  •  Coelacanth  •  Dunkleosteus  •  Electrophorus  •  Lamprey  •  Leedsichthys  •  Manta  •  Megalodon (Golden Striped)  •  Piranha  •  Sabertooth Salmon
Invertebrates
Achatina  •  Ammonite  •  Araneo  •  Arthropluera  •  Cnidaria  •  Dung Beetle  •  Eurypterid  •  Gasbags  •  Giant Bee (Queen, Worker)  •  Glowbug  •  Jug Bug (Oil, Water)  •  Leech (Diseased)  •  Lymantria  •  Mantis  •  Meganeura  •  Pulmonoscorpius  •  Titanomyrma (Drone, Soldier)  •  Trilobite  •  Tusoteuthis
Fantasy Creatures
Astrocetus  •  Astrodelphis  •  Basilisk  •  Bloodstalker  •  Bulbdog  •  Chalk Golem  •  Crystal Wyvern (Blood, Ember, Tropical)  •  Deathworm  •  Desert Titan Flock  •  Eel Minion  •  Featherlight  •  Ferox (Large)  •  Gacha  •  Glowtail  •  Griffin  •  Ice Golem  •  Iceworm Male  •  Insect Swarm  •  Karkinos  •  Lava Elemental  •  Macrophage  •  Maewing  •  Magmasaur  •  Managarmr  •  Megachelon  •  Morellatops  •  Nameless  •  Noglin  •  Parakeet Fish School  •  Phoenix  •  Ravager  •  Reaper (Elemental, King, Prince, Queen, Subterranean, Surface)  •  Rock Drake  •  Rock Elemental  •  Rubble Golem  •  Seeker  •  Shadowmane  •  Shinehorn  •  Summoner  •  Unicorn  •  Velonasaur  •  Voidwyrm  •  Wyvern (Fire, Forest, Ice, Lightning, Poison)
Mechanical Creatures
Attack Drone  •  Defense Unit  •  Enforcer  •  Exo-mek  •  Mek (Mega)  •  Scout  •  Tek Stryder
Aberrant Creatures
Abberant Coelacanth  •  Aberrant Achatina  •  Aberrant Anglerfish  •  Aberrant Ankylosaurus  •  Aberrant Araneo  •  Aberrant Arthropluera  •  Aberrant Baryonyx  •  Aberrant Beelzebufo  •  Aberrant Carbonemys  •  Aberrant Carnotaurus  •  Aberrant Cnidaria  •  Aberrant Dimetrodon  •  Aberrant Dimorphodon  •  Aberrant Diplocaulus  •  Aberrant Diplodocus  •  Aberrant Dire Bear  •  Aberrant Dodo  •  Aberrant Doedicurus  •  Aberrant Dung Beetle  •  Aberrant Electrophorus  •  Aberrant Equus  •  Aberrant Gigantopithecus  •  Aberrant Iguanodon  •  Aberrant Lystrosaurus  •  Aberrant Manta  •  Aberrant Megalania  •  Aberrant Megalosaurus  •  Aberrant Meganeura  •  Aberrant Moschops  •  Aberrant Otter  •  Aberrant Ovis  •  Aberrant Paraceratherium  •  Aberrant Parasaur  •  Aberrant Piranha  •  Aberrant Pulmonoscorpius  •  Aberrant Purlovia  •  Aberrant Raptor  •  Aberrant Salmon  •  Aberrant Sarco  •  Aberrant Spino  •  Aberrant Stegosaurus  •  Aberrant Titanoboa  •  Aberrant Triceratops  •  Aberrant Trilobite
Tek Creatures
Corrupted and Enraged Creatures
R-Creatures
R-Allosaurus  •  R-Brontosaurus  •  R-Carbonemys  •  R-Carnotaurus  •  R-Daeodon  •  R-Dilophosaur  •  R-Dire Bear  •  R-Direwolf  •  R-Equus  •  R-Gasbags  •  R-Giganotosaurus  •  R-Megatherium  •  R-Parasaur  •  R-Procoptodon  •  R-Quetzal  •  R-Reaper King  •  R-Reaper Queen  •  R-Snow Owl  •  R-Thylacoleo  •  R-Velonasaur
VR Creatures
VR Allosaurus  •  VR Araneo  •  VR Argentavis  •  VR Astrodelphis  •  VR Bloodstalker  •  VR Carnotaurus  •  VR Chalicotherium  •  VR Dilophosaur  •  VR Dimorphodon  •  VR Enforcer  •  VR Ferox  •  VR Kaprosuchus  •  VR Karkinos  •  VR Lymantria  •  VR Mantis  •  VR Megalania  •  VR Megatherium  •  VR Onyc  •  VR Pachy  •  VR Pulmonoscorpius  •  VR Parasaur  •  VR Raptor  •  VR Ravager  •  VR Rex  •  VR Shadowmane  •  VR Stegosaurus  •  VR Tapejara  •  VR Terror Bird  •  VR Titanoboa  •  VR Triceratops  •  VR Velonasaur
X-Creatures
X-Allosaurus  •  X-Ankylosaurus  •  X-Argentavis  •  X-Basilosaurus  •  X-Dunkleosteus  •  X-Ichthyosaurus  •  X-Megalodon  •  X-Mosasaurus  •  X-Otter  •  X-Paraceratherium  •  X-Parasaur  •  X-Raptor  •  X-Rex  •  X-Rock Elemental  •  X-Sabertooth  •  X-Sabertooth Salmon  •  X-Spino  •  X-Tapejara  •  X-Triceratops  •  X-Woolly Rhino  •  X-Yutyrannus
Malfunctioned Tek Creatures
Alpha Creatures
Brute Creatures
Event Creatures
Bosses and Titans

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