Sarco

Sarco

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Common Name

Sarco

Group

Reptiles

Species

Sarcosuchus excubitor

Time Period

Early Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Patient

Release Versions

June 2, 2015

729.0
December 16, 2015

501.0
December 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

1.0
November 30, 2018

Variants

Aberrant Sarco

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sarco/Sarco_Character_BP.Sarco_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Sarco
admincheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sarco/Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant.Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Trike Egg)

Preferred Food

Raw Prime Fish Meat

Equipment

Sarco Saddle (Level 35)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

10 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

200

Carryable By

• Quetzal
• Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis
• Karkinos

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood

Reproduction

Egg

Sarco Egg

Incubation Range

30 - 34 °C / 86 - 93 °F

Incubation Time

2h 29m

Baby Time

4h 37m

Juvenile Time

18h 31m

Adolescent Time

23h 8m

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 45s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

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

	“	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.	„
		~ Helena

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 boats.

They are excellent hunters, due to their power and health; in packs, they can take on the famous 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, lined with spiky "teeth" and a small horn on each side of its nostrils. 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.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Sarco's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2: Stripe, Face and Tail
Region 3: Snout and Tail Tip	Region 4: Plates	Region 5: Body Accent

Region 0: BodyRegion 2: Stripe, Face and TailRegion 3: Snout and Tail TipRegion 4: PlatesRegion 5: Body Accent

Drops

Harvest

• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat
• Hide

Guaranteed Special Loot

• Sarcosuchus Skin

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	400	+80	+5.4%	0.091
Stamina	450	+45	+10%
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A	N/A
Food	1500	+150	+10%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	35 / 452	+1.75 / +2.25	+1.7%	11.2%	22%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1%	60%
Torpidity	400	+24	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Sarco is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	150	437.4	601.425	20
Swimming	750	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• 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 (PC), (PS4), (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 (PC), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	400	+80	+5.4%	0.091	-4%
Stamina	450	+45	+10%
Oxygen	N/A5	N/A	N/A
Food	1500	+150	+10%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	352	+1.75	+1.7%	11.2%	22%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1%	60%
Torpidity	400	+24	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.
⁵The Aberrant Sarco is incapable of drowning.

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	150	437.4	601.425	20
Swimming	750	N/A	N/A	N/A

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed
• 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 (PC), (PS4), (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 (PC), (PS4), (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), (PS4), (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.

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 infos about domesticating a wild creature see Taming.

KO Strategy

To knock it unconscious use Tranquilizer Arrows, Tranquilizer Darts, a Wooden Club or the Slingshot.

Taming Food

Level 1					Time
Kibble (Trike Egg)	3	0	0	0	0:12:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:08:45
Raw Mutton	6	0	0	0	0:15:00
Raw Prime Meat	9	1	1	1	0:22:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	13	23	5	3	0:32:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:17:59
Cooked Prime Meat	18	49	10	5	0:45:00
Raw Fish Meat	21	9	2	1	0:26:15
Raw Meat	26	92	19	10	1:05:00
Cooked Fish Meat	42	9	2	1	0:26:15
Cooked Meat	52	92	19	10	1:05:00
KO: × 40; × 17; × 5; × 11; × 3; × 3; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:22:13

Level 30					Time
Kibble (Trike Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:24:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:18:45
Raw Mutton	12	0	0	0	0:30:00
Raw Prime Meat	18	28	6	3	0:45:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	27	103	21	11	1:07:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	29	3	1	1	0:37:15
Cooked Prime Meat	36	178	37	19	1:30:00
Raw Fish Meat	43	57	12	6	0:53:45
Raw Meat	54	327	67	34	2:15:00
Cooked Fish Meat	85	55	12	6	0:53:08
Cooked Meat	107	323	67	34	2:13:45
KO: × 110; × 45; × 13; × 30; × 9; × 7; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:39

Level 60					Time
Kibble (Trike Egg)	9	0	0	0	0:35:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:27:30
Raw Mutton	18	0	0	0	0:45:00
Raw Prime Meat	28	97	21	11	1:10:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	41	231	49	25	1:42:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	44	42	9	5	0:56:31
Cooked Prime Meat	55	376	79	40	2:17:30
Raw Fish Meat	65	144	30	15	1:21:15
Raw Meat	82	655	137	69	3:25:00
Cooked Fish Meat	129	141	30	15	1:20:38
Cooked Meat	163	649	136	68	3:23:45
KO: × 182; × 75; × 21; × 50; × 14; × 12; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:46:32

Level 90					Time
Kibble (Trike Egg)	11	0	0	0	0:43:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat	30	0	0	0	0:37:30
Raw Mutton	24	31	7	4	1:00:00
Raw Prime Meat	37	186	40	20	1:32:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	55	402	86	43	2:17:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	59	106	23	12	1:15:47
Cooked Prime Meat	73	617	132	66	3:02:30
Raw Fish Meat	88	270	58	29	1:50:00
Raw Meat	110	1060	226	113	4:35:00
Cooked Fish Meat	174	264	57	29	1:48:45
Cooked Meat	219	1054	225	113	4:33:45
KO: × 254; × 104; × 29; × 70; × 19; × 17; × 12; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:43

Level 120					Time
Kibble (Trike Egg)	14	0	0	0	0:55:58
Raw Prime Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:46:15
Raw Mutton	30	84	19	10	1:15:00
Raw Prime Meat	46	298	65	33	1:55:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	68	593	129	65	2:50:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	74	192	42	21	1:35:03
Cooked Prime Meat	92	914	198	99	3:50:00
Raw Fish Meat	110	419	91	46	2:17:30
Raw Meat	138	1530	332	166	5:45:00
Cooked Fish Meat	219	416	90	45	2:16:53
Cooked Meat	275	1523	330	165	5:43:45
KO: × 326; × 133; × 37; × 89; × 25; × 21; × 15; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:59:22

Level 150					Time
Kibble (Trike Egg)	17	24	6	3	1:07:58
Raw Prime Fish Meat	45	0	0	0	0:56:15
Raw Mutton	36	153	34	17	1:30:00
Raw Prime Meat	56	446	98	49	2:20:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	82	826	182	91	3:25:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	89	295	65	33	1:54:19
Cooked Prime Meat	111	1251	275	138	4:37:30
Raw Fish Meat	133	599	132	66	2:46:15
Raw Meat	166	2056	452	226	6:55:00
Cooked Fish Meat	263	588	130	65	2:44:23
Cooked Meat	332	2056	452	226	6:55:00
KO: × 398; × 163; × 45; × 109; × 30; × 26; × 18; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:04:01

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.

Ingredients for Kibble (Trike Egg): 1 ×  Trike Egg , 1 ×  Savoroot , 1 ×  Cooked Meat Jerky , 2 ×  Mejoberry , 3 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Water

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 fighting, 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.

Weaponry

Use ranged weapons to avoid being hit yourself. It takes next to no effort to outrun the animal, so keeping distance is easy. Used ranged weapons to deal damage while kiting/training(leading the animal around) the Sarco.

Dangers

Sarcos are very fast swimmers, They also have faster attacking rate in water, so try to avoid the water. Even on land, avoid being grabbed by its jaw as it can do a death roll if it grabs something or someone.

Weakness

Sarcos walk very slowly, and can easily be outrun so long as you avoid the water. Sarcos also have a poor turning radius and can easily be circled if forced in to a close-up fight.

Utility

Roles

Travel - Sarco can be easily one of the best scouts out there because of its maneuverability through land/water . In water it is fairly fast and doesn't need any oxygen so its an easy way to cover far distances. Piranha flees if it sees a tamed Sarco swimming nearby, making it a useful aid to traverse on hostile sea environment. On land, it is an amazing climber, as it can go up most of the mountains in the game without problems (Level up in Movement Speed and Stamina).

Amphibious Mount - The Sarco can walk on land and swim very quickly in water. This is good for land-locked tribes who aren't close to the water, but still want to reach the Ocean quickly, as the Island's rivers can be used as "highways" with the Sarco. The rider should beware, however, that while the Sarco has decent health and damage-per-attack, its actual DPS is low because of poor attack speed, and its attacks have a poor area of effect, making it difficult to fight in the water (where most enemies will be slightly above or below you); it's also very difficult to engage aerial targets, so the Sarco rider should use extreme caution when considering combat and care when engaging in it; always make certain there is an avenue of retreat available. (Level up in Health and Melee Damage). Note: it is possible to use weapons while mounted on the Sarco.

Diver - Sarco is one of the best divers due to its ability to rapidly surface and dive; unlike its smaller cousin, the Kaprosuchus, it doesn't surface when dismounting underwater, even if it's not set to follow you. When riding, beware of the creatures of the deep, as the Sarco isn't recommended for fighting them--but it can easily outrun them. Bring along an opposite gender Sarco along for a mate boost to make it easier to kill Megalodon and tank hits from deep sea creatures. If you are taming something near an underwater cave, you can put your Sarco in the cave too (Level Health, Melee Damage, and Stamina).

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Hide	★★★☆☆
Raw Meat	★★★☆☆
Keratin	★★☆☆☆
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.
• 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.
• Due to its frontal attack and lack of turning speed the 'Sarco' finds it hard to fight back against the creatures of the deep. It is recommended when deep sea diving to take an escort such as a following megalodon or fellow sarco to help defend yourself against attackers.
• Sarcosuchus is almost incapable of killing airborne predators, but makes up for this shortcoming by having a fairly wide frontal attack.
• 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.
• The Species Name "excubitor" roughly translates into "lethal bite" or "extra patient".
• Sacrosuchus received a major update during TLC Phase 2, adding its passive effect of deterring 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.
  • 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.

Gallery

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  Size comparison

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  Baby Sarco

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  TLC Patch model update