Sarco

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

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Sarco

Dossier Sarcosuchus.png

Dossier

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

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

599.0
November 30, 2018

311.74
June 11, 2020

Variants

• Aberrant Sarco
• Brute Sarco
• Eerie 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
Variant Sarco (Gauntlet)
admincheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Sarco (Hunt)
admincheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary_C
or
admincheat 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)
admincheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve.Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Knockout

Preferred Kibble

Regular Kibble

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

20 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat
• Sarcosuchus Skin

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

200

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Blood Crystal Wyvern
• Ember Crystal Wyvern
• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Karkinos
• Lightning Wyvern
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tropical Crystal Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis

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 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

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 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.

	“	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. 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.

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

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

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	400	+80	+5.4%	0.091
Stamina	450	+45	+10%
Oxygen	N/A	N/A	N/A
Food	1500	+150	+10%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	35 / 45	+1.75 / +2.25	+1.7%	11.2%	22%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%	60%
Torpidity	400	+24	N/A	0.5

• 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	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	150	?	437.4	601.425	20
Swimming	750	?	?	?	?

• 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

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	400	+80	+5.4%	0.091	-4%
Stamina	450	+45	+10%
Oxygen	N/A	N/A	N/A
Food	1500	+150	+10%
Weight	300	+6	+4%
Melee Damage	35	+1.75	+1.7%	11.2%	22%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%	60%
Torpidity	400	+24	N/A	0.5

• 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	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	150	?	437.4	601.425	20
Swimming	750	?	?	?	?

• 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 Arrow, Tranquilizer Dart, a Wooden Club or the Slingshot (Not effective on high level creatures). Ranged attacks are best as they keep you out of it's 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

Level 1					Time
Regular Kibble	2	0	0	0	0:05:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:00
Raw Mutton	3	0	0	0	0:07:30
Raw Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:12:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	7	0	0	0	0:17:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:09:00
Cooked Prime Meat	9	1	1	1	0:22:30
Raw Fish Meat	11	0	0	0	0:13:45
Raw Meat	13	23	5	3	0:32:30
Cooked Fish Meat	21	0	0	0	0:13:08
Cooked Meat	26	23	5	3	0:32:30
KO: × 40; × 17; × 5; × 3; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:22:13

Level 30					Time
Regular Kibble	3	0	0	0	0:08:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:10:00
Raw Mutton	6	0	0	0	0:15:00
Raw Prime Meat	9	0	0	0	0:22:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	14	0	0	0	0:35:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:19:16
Cooked Prime Meat	18	28	6	3	0:45:00
Raw Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:27:30
Raw Meat	27	103	21	11	1:07:30
Cooked Fish Meat	43	0	0	0	0:26:53
Cooked Meat	54	103	21	11	1:07:30
KO: × 110; × 45; × 13; × 7; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:39

Level 60					Time
Regular Kibble	5	0	0	0	0:13:20
Raw Prime Fish Meat	11	0	0	0	0:13:45
Raw Mutton	9	0	0	0	0:22:30
Raw Prime Meat	14	0	0	0	0:35:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	21	25	6	3	0:52:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	22	0	0	0	0:28:16
Cooked Prime Meat	28	97	21	11	1:10:00
Raw Fish Meat	33	0	0	0	0:41:15
Raw Meat	41	231	49	25	1:42:30
Cooked Fish Meat	65	0	0	0	0:40:38
Cooked Meat	82	231	49	25	1:42:30
KO: × 182; × 75; × 21; × 12; × 9; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:46:32

Level 90					Time
Regular Kibble	6	0	0	0	0:16:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:18:45
Raw Mutton	12	0	0	0	0:30:00
Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:47:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	28	78	17	9	1:10:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	30	0	0	0	0:38:32
Cooked Prime Meat	37	186	40	20	1:32:30
Raw Fish Meat	44	7	2	1	0:55:00
Raw Meat	55	402	86	43	2:17:30
Cooked Fish Meat	87	4	1	1	0:54:23
Cooked Meat	110	402	86	43	2:17:30
KO: × 254; × 104; × 29; × 17; × 12; × 6
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:53:43

Level 120					Time
Regular Kibble	7	0	0	0	0:18:39
Raw Prime Fish Meat	19	0	0	0	0:23:45
Raw Mutton	15	0	0	0	0:37:30
Raw Prime Meat	23	0	0	0	0:57:30
Cooked Lamb Chop	34	138	30	15	1:25:00
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	37	0	0	0	0:47:32
Cooked Prime Meat	46	298	65	33	1:55:00
Raw Fish Meat	55	51	11	6	1:08:45
Raw Meat	69	606	132	66	2:52:30
Cooked Fish Meat	110	51	11	6	1:08:45
Cooked Meat	138	606	132	66	2:52:30
KO: × 326; × 133; × 37; × 21; × 15; × 8
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:59:22

Level 150					Time
Regular Kibble	9	0	0	0	0:23:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat	23	0	0	0	0:28:45
Raw Mutton	18	0	0	0	0:45:00
Raw Prime Meat	28	36	8	4	1:10:00
Cooked Lamb Chop	41	226	50	25	1:42:30
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	45	0	0	0	0:57:48
Cooked Prime Meat	56	446	98	49	2:20:00
Raw Fish Meat	67	116	26	13	1:23:45
Raw Meat	83	841	185	93	3:27:30
Cooked Fish Meat	132	109	24	12	1:22:30
Cooked Meat	166	841	185	93	3:27:30
KO: × 398; × 163; × 45; × 26; × 18; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:04:01

	Level 1					Time
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:05:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Raw Prime Meat	5	0	0	0	0:12:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:10:17
	Cooked Prime Meat	10	6	2	1	0:25:00
	Raw Fish Meat	12	0	0	0	0:15:00
	Raw Meat	15	33	7	4	0:37:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	24	0	0	0	0:15:00
	Cooked Meat	30	33	7	4	0:37:30
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:52
	Cooked Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:10:00
	Raw Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Raw Meat	5	0	0	0	0:12:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	8	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Cooked Meat	10	0	0	0	0:12:30
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
KO: × 40; × 17; × 5; × 3; × 3; × 2; × 2; × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:22:13

	Level 30					Time
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:10:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:11:15
	Raw Prime Meat	11	0	0	0	0:27:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:21:50
	Cooked Prime Meat	21	53	11	6	0:52:30
	Raw Fish Meat	25	0	0	0	0:31:15
	Raw Meat	31	136	28	14	1:17:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	49	0	0	0	0:30:38
	Cooked Meat	61	132	27	14	1:16:15
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:05:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:45
	Raw Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:10:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:07:43
	Cooked Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:17:30
	Raw Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:11:15
	Raw Meat	11	0	0	0	0:27:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:10:38
	Cooked Meat	21	0	0	0	0:26:15
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Cooked Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:45
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
KO: × 110; × 45; × 13; × 7; × 7; × 5; × 5; × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:36:39

	Level 75					Time
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:16:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:18:45
	Raw Prime Meat	19	0	0	0	0:47:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	29	0	0	0	0:37:15
	Cooked Prime Meat	37	189	40	20	1:32:30
	Raw Fish Meat	44	21	5	3	0:55:00
	Raw Meat	55	390	83	42	2:17:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	87	18	4	2	0:54:23
	Cooked Meat	109	384	82	41	2:16:15
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	2	0	0	0	0:05:20
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:06:15
	Raw Prime Meat	7	0	0	0	0:17:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:12:51
	Cooked Prime Meat	13	0	0	0	0:32:30
	Raw Fish Meat	15	0	0	0	0:18:45
	Raw Meat	19	0	0	0	0:47:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	29	0	0	0	0:18:08
	Cooked Meat	37	0	0	0	0:46:15
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Raw Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Meat	2	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:01:53
	Cooked Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
KO: × 218; × 89; × 25; × 14; × 13; × 10; × 10; × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:50:22

	Level 150					Time
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	10	0	0	0	0:26:39
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	26	0	0	0	0:32:30
	Raw Prime Meat	32	94	21	11	1:20:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	51	9	2	1	1:05:30
	Cooked Prime Meat	64	563	124	62	2:40:00
	Raw Fish Meat	76	182	40	20	1:35:00
	Raw Meat	95	1016	224	112	3:57:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	151	178	40	20	1:34:23
	Cooked Meat	190	1016	224	112	3:57:30
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	4	0	0	0	0:10:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	9	0	0	0	0:11:15
	Raw Prime Meat	11	0	0	0	0:27:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	17	0	0	0	0:21:50
	Cooked Prime Meat	22	0	0	0	0:55:00
	Raw Fish Meat	26	0	0	0	0:32:30
	Raw Meat	32	94	21	11	1:20:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	51	0	0	0	0:31:53
	Cooked Meat	64	94	21	11	1:20:00
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:35
	Cooked Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:07:30
	Raw Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:45
	Raw Meat	4	0	0	0	0:10:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	6	0	0	0	0:03:45
	Cooked Meat	7	0	0	0	0:08:45
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
KO: × 398; × 163; × 45; × 26; × 23; × 17; × 18; × 9
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:04:01

	Level 300					Time
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	18	0	0	0	0:47:58
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	47	0	0	0	0:58:45
	Raw Prime Meat	59	526	123	62	2:27:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	94	319	74	37	2:00:44
	Cooked Prime Meat	117	1651	384	192	4:52:30
	Raw Fish Meat	140	740	172	86	2:55:00
	Raw Meat	175	2775	646	323	7:17:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	278	730	170	85	2:53:45
	Cooked Meat	350	2775	646	323	7:17:30
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	6	0	0	0	0:16:00
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	16	0	0	0	0:20:00
	Raw Prime Meat	20	0	0	0	0:50:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	32	0	0	0	0:41:06
	Cooked Prime Meat	39	138	33	17	1:37:30
	Raw Fish Meat	47	0	0	0	0:58:45
	Raw Meat	59	526	123	62	2:27:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	93	0	0	0	0:58:08
	Cooked Meat	117	517	121	61	2:26:15
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Prime Meat	2	0	0	0	0:05:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	4	0	0	0	0:05:09
	Cooked Prime Meat	4	0	0	0	0:10:00
	Raw Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:06:15
	Raw Meat	6	0	0	0	0:15:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	10	0	0	0	0:06:15
	Cooked Meat	12	0	0	0	0:15:00
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
KO: × 758; × 310; × 85; × 49; × 43; × 32; × 35; × 18
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 01:19:43

	Level 450					Time
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	26	0	0	0	1:09:16
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	69	0	0	0	1:26:15
	Raw Prime Meat	86	1138	276	138	3:35:00
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	136	772	188	94	2:54:40
	Cooked Prime Meat	171	3067	744	372	7:07:30
	Raw Fish Meat	205	1513	367	184	4:16:15
	Raw Meat	256	4996	1212	606	10:40:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	406	1490	362	181	4:13:45
	Cooked Meat	511	4985	1209	605	10:38:45
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	9	0	0	0	0:23:59
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	23	0	0	0	0:28:45
	Raw Prime Meat	29	0	0	0	1:12:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	46	0	0	0	0:59:05
	Cooked Prime Meat	57	480	117	59	2:22:30
	Raw Fish Meat	69	0	0	0	1:26:15
	Raw Meat	86	1138	276	138	3:35:00
	Cooked Fish Meat	136	0	0	0	1:25:00
	Cooked Meat	171	1127	274	137	3:33:45
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	3	0	0	0	0:03:45
	Raw Prime Meat	3	0	0	0	0:07:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	5	0	0	0	0:06:26
	Cooked Prime Meat	6	0	0	0	0:15:00
	Raw Fish Meat	7	0	0	0	0:08:45
	Raw Meat	9	0	0	0	0:22:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	14	0	0	0	0:08:45
	Cooked Meat	18	0	0	0	0:22:30
	Kibble (Trike Egg)	1	0	0	0	0:02:40
	Raw Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Prime Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:18
	Cooked Prime Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Raw Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:01:15
	Raw Meat	1	0	0	0	0:02:30
	Cooked Fish Meat	1	0	0	0	0:00:38
	Cooked Meat	2	0	0	0	0:02:30
KO: × 1118; × 457; × 125; × 71; × 63; × 47; × 51; × 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.

Ingredients for Regular Kibble: 1 ×  Cooked Meat Jerky, 1 ×  Medium Egg, 5 ×  Fiber, 2 ×  Longrass, 2 ×  Savoroot, 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, 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

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. Piranha flee if they notice a Sarco swimming nearby, allowing the sarco and its rider to roam in hostile waters. On land, it is an amazing 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. Sarcos also won't surface when dismounted underwater, even when not on follow.

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 and tank hits from deep sea creatures (excluding the dreaded cnidaria).

If you are taming something near an underwater cave, you can station your Sarco in the cave aswell. (Level Health, Melee Damage, and Stamina).

Damage -

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.

Guardian -

Hunter -

Transport -

Defender -

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:

• Achatina
• Araneo
• Archaeopteryx
• Bulbdog
• Compy
• Deinonychus
• Dilophosaur
• Diplocaulus
• Dodo
• Dung Beetle
• Enforcer
• Ferox
• Ferox (Large)
• Glowtail
• Human
• Hyaenodon
• Jerboa
• Kairuku
• Lystrosaurus
• Megalania
• Mesopithecus
• Moschops
• Otter
• Oviraptor
• Ovis
• Pachy
• Pegomastax
• Raptor
• Shinehorn
• Terror Bird
• Titanomyrma
• Trilobite
• Troodon

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.
• 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 and Electrophorus, however.
• 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 name meaning is "Watchman/Guardian Flesh Crocodile"
• Sarcosuchus 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. *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.
• 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	Land dinos now lose stamina when swimming while mounted, Amphibious dinos ( turtle, sarco, etc) now regain stamina much more quickly in water
178.0	Sarco and Carbonemys now dive/climb in water at properly quick speeds (making full use of their move speed) Sarco now swims up and down much faster
194.0	Sarco tail has proper IK again
204.0	Sarco buff
218.0	Sarcos now swim in shallow swamp water, making them speedy deadly creatures in the swamp
225.3	Fixed crash that could occur in some cases with Boa's/Sarco's (swamps) multi-threaded animation updates (client-side)
232.3	Fixed Dimetrodon Eggs creating Sarcos
259.0	Sarco tails from gravitating towards ceilings.
260.0	Added Skin as an apex drop
275.33	Fix for Sarcos spawning in beginner portal pool in Aberration
279.22	Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities: Idles with mouth open now Death roll Grabs its target and rolls dealing damage and disabling them Lunge Can lunge towards a target in front of it 180 attack Can spin in place to attack foes behind it Walkable Allows friendly humans to walk on and stand on its back Useful in water, you can move them to surface and use as a raft Swimming depth Maintains its current depth when swimming Can lurk just below the surface Piranhas Flee Piranhas flee when they encounter a Sarcosuchus Includes nearby ally Sarcos for players
279.233	Sarco can now hurt target on roll even if it can't carry it
279.252	Fixed Sarco not fitting through dino gates
307.2	Corrected Ferox size when attached with the Sarco's barrel roll

Gallery

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  Size comparison

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  Baby Sarco

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  TLC Patch model update