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Sabertooth
Sabertooth
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
Spawn Command
cheat summon Saber_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Saber/Saber_Character_BP.Saber_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Sabertooth
cheat summon Snow_Saber_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/BiomeVariants/Snow_Saber/Snow_Saber_Character_BP.Snow_Saber_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Sabertooth (Escort)
cheat summon Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Escort_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Escort/Arctic/Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Escort.Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Escort'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Sabertooth (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Arctic/Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Sabertooth (Hunt)
cheat summon Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Hunt_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Hunt/Arctic/Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Hunt.Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Hunt'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Sabertooth (Race)
cheat summon RaceSnow_Saber_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Race/RaceSnow_Saber_Character_BP.RaceSnow_Saber_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant X-Sabertooth (Retrieve)
cheat summon Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Arctic/Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Retrieve.Snow_Saber_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sabertooth (Summoned)
cheat summon Saber_Character_BP_Summoned_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Saber_Character_BP_Summoned.Saber_Character_BP_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sabertooth (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Saber_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Saber_Character_BP_STA.Saber_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Food
Preferred Food ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile
Equipment
Sabertooth Saddle Sabertooth Saddle (Level ?)
Gestation Time
4h 10m 37.593s
Baby Time
4h 52m 23.859s
Juvenile Time
19h 29m 35.438s
Adolescent Time
1d 21m 59.297s
Total Maturation Time
2d 43m 58.594s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d

The Smilodon, or simply Sabertooth, 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
Species

Smilodon brutalis

Time

Early Pleistocene/Holocene

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Aggressive

Wild

Smilodon brutalis is a solitary hunter, generally found in cold, lightly wooded areas. The Island's mountains are the perfect habitat, as the mammal's fur keeps it safe from the bitter temperature. While its huge fangs are excellent for delivering deathblows, the creature's claws can be just as deadly. Despite normally being a solitary creature, Smilodon brutalis are not opposed to hunting in small packs. In fact, they have to do this to take down larger prey such as Mammoths. Enough Sabertooths can take down a Carnotaurus, perhaps even a Tyrannosaurus. Either way, Smilodon brutalis should not be underestimated.

Domesticated

While not as fast as Raptors, there's no denying the Sabertooth's increased resilience and power. In addition, well-trained Sabertooth can be taught to use their claws to flay corpses. This may sound morbid, but it is among the best ways to quickly gather large quantities of hide from the giant beasts of the Island.

Behavior[]

These large cats are mostly common around mountains and survive well in cold surroundings. As they are highly aggressive they will immediately try to pounce at you once you come in their sights. As they inhabit most of the "higher level" areas, it is best to avoid them until you are able to fend for yourself. They mostly walk in pairs but can in rare cases be found in groups of up to six. Those that spawn closer to the shorelines (mostly near beaches around the mountains) will tend to spawn alone, though sometimes come in pairs. This comes in handy if you are thinking about taming one, but you should still proceed with caution, as they spawn near the most dangerous environments. Once one does appear it will start attacking almost anything nearby, usually resulting in their demise. Packs can often be found and are a decimating force on both other mountain wildlife and unequipped players.

Appearance[]

The Saber appears as a large cat with well-developed forelimbs and exceptionally long canines. The differences between it and its cousins in the fossil records are that it sports a longer, panther-like tail, its snout is seemingly shorter, and its head is more hunched to the ground. The ears are pointy like that of house cats. The fur on its head, upper torso, shoulders, and back is thicker and longer than the rest of its fur, which is textured with tiger-like stripes, although these stripes are often very difficult to see on the wild cats. The eyes are lime green with appropriately cat-like pupils. The nose is pink and panther-like. The snout also has noticeable whiskers. They are also usually quite dark in color, commonly found in very dark grays and browns as well as pure black. A light colored sabertooth is rare and should be treasured. All together, they are less Sabertooth Tiger, the popular name for their fossil counterpart, and more Sabertooth Panther, with the only real similarity being their massive fangs. Otherwise they seem to be totally different species from their prehistoric namesake based on the current understanding of the species.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Sabertooth's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Sabertooth. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Sabertooth 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 Sabertooth's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Sabertooth's "body" magenta.

Saber PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
13
14
22
24
33
34
35
X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Saber PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Mane and Face
8
14
21
23
32
33
Saber PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Stripes
8
13
14
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36

X-Sabertooth PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Belly
8
13
14
28
30
32
33
36
37
38
39
40
41
55
56
X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X-Sabertooth PaintRegion2
Region 2:
Spots
8
13
14
28
30
32
33
36
37
38
39
40
41
55
56
X-Sabertooth PaintRegion3
Region 3:
Mane
8
13
14
28
30
32
33
36
37
38
39
40
41
55
56
X mark

Region 4 is not used
for this Creature.

X-Sabertooth PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Body
8
13
14
28
30
32
33
36
37
38
39
40
41
55
56

Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 250 +50 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 200 +20 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food Food 1200 +120 +10% 15%
Weight Weight 200 +4 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 29 +1.45 +1.7% 5.6% 15.4%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 32%
Torpidity Torpidity 500 +30 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 230 ? ? 920 1150 1518 7
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ? ? ?
  • 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 Sabertooth bites the target.
0 280 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 29

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]

Sabertooth

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[]

Disambig Main article: Taming Taming

Sabertooth Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 4 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:05:38
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:09:22
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:05:38
Raw Meat Raw Meat 7 0 0 0 0:13:08
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 11 0 0 0 0:10:36
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 13 0 0 0 0:12:12
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 16 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 32 0 0 0 0:15:00
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 50; Slingshot Hits × 21; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 6; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:46
Sabertooth Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:04:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 4 0 0 0 0:07:30
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 8 0 0 0 0:15:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:09:23
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 10 0 0 0 0:18:44
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 13 0 0 0 0:12:12
Raw Meat Raw Meat 15 0 0 0 0:28:08
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 25 0 0 0 0:24:05
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 30 0 0 0 0:28:08
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 38 0 0 0 0:35:38
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 75 0 0 0 0:35:10
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 137; Slingshot Hits × 56; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 16; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 9; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:45:49
Sabertooth Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 3 0 0 0 0:06:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 7 0 0 0 0:13:08
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 12 0 0 0 0:22:29
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 16 0 0 0 0:29:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 20 0 0 0 0:18:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 24 0 0 0 0:45:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 40 0 0 0 0:38:32
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 48 0 0 0 0:45:00
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 60 0 0 0 0:56:15
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 120 0 0 0 0:56:15
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 227; Slingshot Hits × 93; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 26; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 15; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 11; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:58:11
Sabertooth Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 5 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 9 0 0 0 0:16:53
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 17 0 0 0 0:31:51
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 11 0 0 0 0:20:38
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 22 0 0 0 0:41:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 28 0 0 0 0:26:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 33 0 0 0 1:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 55 0 0 0 0:52:59
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 66 0 0 0 1:01:53
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 83 52 11 6 1:17:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 165 49 11 6 1:17:21
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 317; Slingshot Hits × 130; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 36; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 21; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 15; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:07:09
Sabertooth Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 6 0 0 0 0:12:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 12 0 0 0 0:22:30
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 21 0 0 0 0:39:20
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 14 0 0 0 0:26:15
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 28 0 0 0 0:52:27
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 35 0 0 0 0:32:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 42 25 6 3 1:18:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 70 0 0 0 1:07:26
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 84 25 6 3 1:18:45
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 105 130 29 15 1:38:27
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 210 130 29 15 1:38:27
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 407; Slingshot Hits × 167; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 46; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 26; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 19; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:14:12
Sabertooth Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Regular Kibble Regular Kibble 7 0 0 0 0:14:00
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 14 0 0 0 0:26:15
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 26 0 0 0 0:48:42
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 17 0 0 0 0:31:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 34 0 0 0 1:03:41
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 43 0 0 0 0:40:19
Raw Meat Raw Meat 51 92 21 11 1:35:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 85 11 3 2 1:21:53
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 102 92 21 11 1:35:38
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 128 235 52 26 2:00:00
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 255 232 51 26 1:59:32
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 497; Slingshot Hits × 203; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 56; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 32; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:01

Soothing Balm Sabertooth Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:05:38
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:09:22
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:05:38
Raw Meat Raw Meat 8 0 0 0 0:15:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:11:34
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 15 0 0 0 0:14:04
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 18 0 0 0 0:16:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 36 0 0 0 0:16:53
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 3 0 0 0 0:05:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:03:52
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 5 0 0 0 0:04:42
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:05:38
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:05:38
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:00:57
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:29
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 50; Slingshot Hits × 21; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 6; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 3; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:46
Soothing Balm Sabertooth Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 3 0 0 0 0:06:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:11:15
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 12 0 0 0 0:22:29
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:14:04
Raw Meat Raw Meat 18 0 0 0 0:33:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 29 0 0 0 0:27:57
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 35 0 0 0 0:32:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 43 0 0 0 0:40:19
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 86 0 0 0 0:40:19
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:04:42
Raw Meat Raw Meat 6 0 0 0 0:11:15
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:09:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 12 0 0 0 0:11:15
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 15 0 0 0 0:14:04
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 29 0 0 0 0:13:36
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:25
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:29
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 137; Slingshot Hits × 56; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 16; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 9; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 8; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 6; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:45:49
Soothing Balm Sabertooth Level 75 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 5 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 11 0 0 0 0:20:38
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 22 0 0 0 0:41:13
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 28 0 0 0 0:26:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 33 0 0 0 1:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 55 0 0 0 0:52:59
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 66 0 0 0 1:01:53
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 82 63 14 7 1:16:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 163 61 13 7 1:16:25
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:04:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:07:30
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:15:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:09:23
Raw Meat Raw Meat 11 0 0 0 0:20:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 19 0 0 0 0:18:19
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 22 0 0 0 0:20:38
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 28 0 0 0 0:26:15
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 55 0 0 0 0:25:47
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:56
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 3 0 0 0 0:02:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:02:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:02:49
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:29
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 272; Slingshot Hits × 112; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 31; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 18; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 16; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 12; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 13; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:02:58
Soothing Balm Sabertooth Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 8 0 0 0 0:16:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 20 0 0 0 0:37:30
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 39 0 0 0 1:13:03
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 49 0 0 0 0:45:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 59 180 40 20 1:50:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 98 85 19 10 1:34:24
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 117 174 39 20 1:49:42
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 146 334 74 37 2:16:53
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 292 334 74 37 2:16:53
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 3 0 0 0 0:06:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 7 0 0 0 0:13:08
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 13 0 0 0 0:24:21
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 17 0 0 0 0:15:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 20 0 0 0 0:37:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 33 0 0 0 0:31:48
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 39 0 0 0 0:36:34
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 49 0 0 0 0:45:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 98 0 0 0 0:45:57
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:03:52
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 4 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:04:42
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:04:42
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:29
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 497; Slingshot Hits × 203; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 56; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 32; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 28; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 21; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 23; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 12
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:20:01
Soothing Balm Sabertooth Level 300 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 14 0 0 0 0:27:59
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 37 0 0 0 1:09:23
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 74 303 71 36 2:18:36
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 92 0 0 0 1:26:15
Raw Meat Raw Meat 110 827 193 97 3:26:15
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 183 595 139 70 2:56:17
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 220 827 193 97 3:26:15
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 275 1227 286 143 4:17:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 549 1224 285 143 4:17:21
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 5 0 0 0 0:10:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 13 0 0 0 0:24:23
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 25 0 0 0 0:46:50
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 31 0 0 0 0:29:04
Raw Meat Raw Meat 37 0 0 0 1:09:23
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 61 0 0 0 0:58:46
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 74 0 0 0 1:09:23
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 92 0 0 0 1:26:15
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 183 0 0 0 1:25:47
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:05:38
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:03:45
Raw Meat Raw Meat 4 0 0 0 0:07:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:06:45
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 8 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:09:23
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 19 0 0 0 0:08:55
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:00:57
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 947; Slingshot Hits × 387; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 106; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 61; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 53; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 40; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 43; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 22
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:39:39
Soothing Balm Sabertooth Level 450 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 21 0 0 0 0:41:58
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 54 0 0 0 1:41:15
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 108 819 199 100 3:22:17
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 135 132 32 16 2:06:34
Raw Meat Raw Meat 162 1740 422 211 5:03:45
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 269 1335 324 162 4:19:07
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 323 1732 420 210 5:02:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 403 2413 586 293 6:17:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 806 2413 586 293 6:17:49
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 7 0 0 0 0:14:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 18 0 0 0 0:33:45
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 36 0 0 0 1:07:26
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 45 0 0 0 0:42:12
Raw Meat Raw Meat 54 0 0 0 1:41:15
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 90 0 0 0 1:26:42
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 108 0 0 0 1:41:15
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 135 132 32 16 2:06:34
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 269 128 31 16 2:06:06
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:03:45
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:07:30
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:04:42
Raw Meat Raw Meat 6 0 0 0 0:11:15
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:08:41
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 11 0 0 0 0:10:19
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 14 0 0 0 0:13:08
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 27 0 0 0 0:12:40
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Bronto Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:02:00
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:53
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:58
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:57
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:00:57
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 1397; Slingshot Hits × 571; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 156; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 89; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 78; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 59; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 64; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 32
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:52:04


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.


KO Strategy[]

After you knock out a Sabertooth, be aware that there are usually at least 3 or 5 that travel in packs. However, if you are lucky you can pick one off on its own.

They can be picked up by a Quetzal or Argentavis, making it easy to separate one from a pack and put it in a small box with windows to shoot arrows through. However, if you find one by itself you can also just bola it and tame it right there.

When taming a Sabertooth in the mountains, make it aggro you, then run past it uphill. Depending on the steepness of the slope, it may get caught trying to follow you. When you notice that it has stopped running, you can then easily shoot it with tranq arrows.

Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Sabertooth.

General[]

Sabertooths are fast creatures that are capable of getting the jump on you if you don't see them coming. If you encounter a pack, try to get them stuck or get up to a higher spot and pick them off one by one.

Strategy[]

Get to higher ground and shoot at the Saber, or use a Bola Bola and hit the back of it with a melee weapon.

Weaponry[]

Bolas are very effective with only a few sabertooths. Long range weapons are very effective. If fighting only one or a few, use melee weapons on the back of a restrained saber tooth, so they don’t attack, but the max damage is applied for easy killing.

Dangers[]

Sabertooths usually travel in packs. If you encounter one you are likely to encounter its 2-5 friends as well. Keep this in mind. If you encounter them on a mountainside be careful not to end up downhill of them. They have a significant knockback and can easily send you flying down the mountain to your demise. Their high speed makes them difficult to flee from.

Weakness[]

Head shots do 3x damage so aim for the head. They are also susceptible to bolas and bear traps, so use those to your advantage.

Utility[]

Roles[]

The sabertooth shares many roles and traits with the Raptor, so for comparison, with animals of the same level they have slightly higher health and weight stats, while being slightly slower, but this disadvantage quickly disappears with any sort of weight burden. In addition, they have better harvesting abilities. The one major downside is they tend to live in more dangerous environments than raptors, making them much less accessible and difficult to protect during the taming process.

  • Early Game Jack Of All Trades: Especially on Scorched Earth, the Sabertooth was proven to be an excellent Early Game companion. Being harder to tame than a Raptor Raptor, it's not as fast, but the sabertooth's stats are better in every way, from Stamina Stamina to Weight Weight, Farming Capability, and cool look
  • Scout: Very good base Speed and Stamina, also has the capacity to jump over rocks and other obstacles, as well as sprint-jump to increase overall speed. It also does not have to worry as much about fall damage since Sabertooths take reduced fall damage. While not boasting the best carrying capacity, the Sabertooth can carry slightly more weight than a Raptor Raptor, thus making the Sabertooth a slightly better pack animal. (Level Weight, Speed, and Stamina)
  • Battle Mount:Though not boasting the raw power of either the Rex Rex or the Spino Spino, the Sabertooth is a relatively quick attacker and has a good base damage compared to other small predators. Unlike many dinos, it can easily outrun stronger opponents in case the fight turns out badly. (Level Damage, Health, Stamina and Speed slightly)
  • Hunter: Excellent Hide Hide, Pelt Pelt, Organic Polymer Organic Polymer, and Chitin Chitin/Keratin Keratin farming capability. (Level Damage, Health and Stamina slightly)
  • Travel: High Movement Speed Movement Speed, Stamina Stamina and Weight Weight, the Sabertooth is with no doubt one of the best land travelling mounts.
  • Transport:
  • Cave Mount: Their small size makes them excellent for cave hunts. (Level Damage, Health, Stamina and Speed slightly)
  • Escape Vehicle: Although a deadly animal that can handle it's self well in a fight Sabertooths also have great speed, this speed can be used to escape threats by outrunning enemies that outnumber or are more powerful than players and their mount.

Collectibles[]

Resource Efficiency
Chitin Chitin ★★★★★
Organic Polymer Organic Polymer ★★★★★
Keratin Keratin ★★★★★
Hide Hide ★★★★★
Leech Blood Leech Blood ★★★★☆
Pelt Pelt ★★★★☆
Raw Meat Raw Meat ★★★☆☆
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat ★★★☆☆
Oil Oil ★☆☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia[]

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

  • While some believe that the Sabertooth is faster than the Raptor Raptor (despite what the dossier says), they are indeed slower when not carrying a load. Not only does a mounted Sabertooth only walk by default unless sprinting, but an unburdened Raptor Raptor will outrun them with ease. It is important to note that the base Weight Weight capacity of the Sabertooth is 200 vs the 150 for a Raptor Raptor. This causes a Sabertooth to move faster than a Raptor Raptor under certain loads, because of their ability to carry more Weight Weight (and ultimately a rider) before becoming slowed due to encumbrance. It can also sprint jump to catch up with Raptor Raptors very easily, but this will quickly deplete Stamina Stamina. So which one is fastest in the field will depend on the conditions.
  • Smilodon means "knife tooth", brutalis means "cruel"
  • The Smilodon in the game have long tails similar to modern big cats such as tigers and leopards. In real life, Smilodon and other Saber-toothed cats have very short tails like those of bobcats or lynxes.
  • The Sabertooth is the first creature to ever receive a complete overhaul in its appearance.
  • In the alpha version of the game, the Sabertooth shared the same pain sounds with Raptor Raptor.
  • One of the unnamed humanoid Creatures from the ARK 2 trailer appears to be wearing some sort of mask with a Sabertooth-like Skull adorned with feathers, people often mistaken them as a Shadowmane Shadowmane's Skull despite the Shadowmane has razor shark-like fangs while Sabertooths have smooth fangs.
  • In sotf sabertooth makes sounds of an argy

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
172.5
  • Fixed female Sabertooth riding animations (no more t-posing)
  • Tweaked riding animation speed
174.1 Fixed female Sabertooth riding animations again
174.2 Mounted Sabartooths can now jump, which can give good forward momentum
177.0 Gave the Sabertooth Saddle Sabertooth Saddle a unique model
181.0 Leveled Melee Damage Melee Damage scaling ramp up reduced by 50%
187.0 Removed/"fixed" Sabertooth genitals
220.0 Sabertooth can now be picked up by Argentavis Argentavis
223.0 Added the creature "fur" pass to make hair and feathers look better
260.0
  • New model for the Sabertooth
  • Increased Hide Hide and Pelt Pelt harvesting capability
  • Reduced fall damage done
306.41 Genesis: Part 1 Expansion Release Added the X-Sabertooth X-Sabertooth

Gallery[]

References[]

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