Sarco

Creature

Group

Reptiles

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Patient

Release Versions

1.551
Jun 2, 2015

729.0
Dec 16, 2015

501.0
Dec 6, 2016

521.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

1.0
May 24, 2018

Variants

Spawn Command

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sarco/Sarco_Character_BP.Sarco_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Aberrant Sarco

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or

cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Sarco/Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant.Sarco_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Sarco (Gauntlet)

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or

cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Sarco_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Sarco (Hunt)

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary_C
or

cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Hunt/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary.Sarco_Character_BP_Hunt_Secondary'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Sarco (Retrieve)

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve_C
or

cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Retrieve/Bog/Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve.Sarco_Character_BP_Retrieve'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Sarco (Summoned)

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_Summoned_C
or

cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Dinos/Summoner/SummonedDinos/Sarco_Character_BP_Summoned.Sarco_Character_BP_Summoned'" 500 0 0 35

Variant Sarco (Gauntlet2)

cheat summon Sarco_Character_BP_STA_C
or

cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Sarco_Character_BP_STA.Sarco_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Preferred Kibble

Preferred Kibble

Preferred Food

Equipment

Sarco Saddle (Level 35)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Data

XP for kill

20 XP

Loot

Sarcosuchus Skin

Special Loot Chance

100%

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

200

Radiation Immune

No

Immobilized By

Can Damage

Thatch

Greenhouse

Wood

Reproduction

Egg

Sarco Egg

Incubation Range

30 - 34 °C / 86 - 93 °F

Egg Incubator: 32 °C / 90 °F

Incubation Time

2h 29m 59.28s

Baby Time

4h 37m 46.666s

Juvenile Time

18h 31m 6.662s

Adolescent Time

23h 8m 53.328s

Total Maturation Time

1d 22h 17m 46.656s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Spawning Aberrant Sarco Crystal Isles.svg

Spawning Aberrant Sarco Fjordur Midgard.svg

Spawning Aberrant Sarco Fjordur Vanaheim.svg

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. It is a medium-sized, carnivorous reptile known for its high swimming speed and ability to near-instantly replenish its Stamina while in the water.

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.

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Species

Sarcosuchus excubitor

Time

Early Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Patient

Wild

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

Domesticated

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

„

~ 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 (through) 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

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2:
Stripe, Face and Tail

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 3:
Snout and Tail Tip

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 4:
Plates

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Region 5:
Body Accent

13

14

23

24

26

27

33

34

35

Drops

Harvest

Guaranteed Special Loot

Sarcosuchus Skin

Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
Attribute	Base Value	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

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
Movement [u/s]	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Stamina
Walking	150	?	?	437.4	601.425	962.28	20
Swimming	750	?	?	?	?	?	?

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.
¹These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
²These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
Attribute	Base Value	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

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
Movement [u/s]	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Wild	Tamed¹	Tamed²	Stamina
Walking	150	?	?	437.4	601.425	962.28	20
Swimming	750	?	?	?	?	?	?

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.
¹These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
²These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Wild Stats Level-up

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

Sarco

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

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

Abilities

Active

Bite 10	The Sarco bites the target for 35 damage. This attacks allows the Sarco to turn on its own axis and do a quick attack depending of the camera direction. Can be used every 1.85s by both a rider and the AI.

Surprise Bite 35	The Sarco turns on its own axis and bites for 35 damage. This attacks executes after the rider aims with the camera at the sides or at the back of the Sarco and attacks, needs at least 90° degrees. Can be used every 1.27s by both a rider and the AI.

Death Roll 95	The Sarco grabs a small target and rolls for 45 damage. This attacks only grabs small-medium creatures and Humans. If the target can't be grabbed the Sarco just roll without it and do the damage. Can be used every 2.25s by both a rider and the AI.

Leap `C` 125	The Sarco leaps to the target for 40 damage. This attacks can only be done with a valid target in the middle of the camera. Can be used every 0.44s by both a rider and the AI.

Passive

Piranha Scarer

The Sarco scares Piranhas when it is swimming.

Ignored by Leeches

As a swamp creature, tamed Sarco will not be targeted by Leeches unless it attack them first.

Quick Stamina Regeneration

Whenever the Sarco stays still while swimming, it will regenerate its

Stamina at an almost instantaneous rate.

Active

Bite 10	The Sarco bites the target for 35 damage. This attacks allows the Sarco to turn on its own axis and do a quick attack depending of the camera direction. Can be used every 1.03s by both a rider and the AI.

Surprise Bite 35	The Sarco turns on its own axis and bites for 35 damage. This attacks executes after the rider aims with the camera at the sides or at the back of the Sarco and attacks, needs at least 90° degrees. Can be used every 1.27s by both a rider and the AI.

Death Roll 95	The Sarco grabs a small target and rolls for 45 damage. This attacks only grabs small-medium creatures and Humans. If the target can't be grabbed the Sarco just roll without it and do the damage. Can be used every 2.25s by both a rider and the AI.

Leap `C` 125	The Sarco leaps to the target for 40 damage. This attacks can only be done with a valid target in the middle of the camera. Can be used every 0.44s by both a rider and the AI.

Passive

Piranha Scarer

The Sarco scares Piranhas when it is swimming.

Ignored by Leeches

As a swamp creature, tamed Sarco will not be targeted by Leeches unless it attack them first.

Quick Stamina Regeneration

Whenever the Sarco stays still while swimming, it will regenerate its

Stamina at an almost instantaneous rate.

Taming

For general info 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

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

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

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

Pack Hunter: In large numbers, the sarco can easily overpower most creatures in the deep. its fast speed/attack rate allows a pack to constantly circle and attack foes, thus even the greatest terrors of ark's oceans can be dispatched with ease. If you're used to swarming creatures with Dimorphodons, perhaps you may fancy yourself a sarco army for the sea.

Grabbable Creatures

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

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

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Hide	★★★☆☆
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.^[2]
The name meaning is "Watchman/Guardian Flesh Crocodile"
Sarcosuchus received a major update during TLC Phase 2, adding its passive effect of deterring Piranha, 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	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
173.0	Amphibious creatures like the Sarcosuchus now regain Stamina much more quickly in water.
178.0	Now dives and rises at regular speeds, akin to the speed of swimming straight. Sarco now swims up and down much faster.
181.1	Fixed a bug where the Sarco was losing Stamina in the water.
194.0	Sarco tail has proper Internal Kinematics again.
204.0	Is buffed to now have a faster running Movement Speed, tighter turn rate when ridden, and higher Damage scaling on Tamed Sarcos.
218.0	Sarcos can now swim in shallower water, including water in the Swamp.
225.3	Fixed crash that could occur in some cases with Sarco's multi-threaded animation updates.
259.0	Improved logic to minimize Sarco tails from gravitating towards ceilings.
275.0	Added Aberrant Sarco.
275.33	Fix for Sarcos spawning in the beginner portal pool in Aberration.
279.22	Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities: Idles with mouth open now. A new Death Roll mechanic that allows the Sarco to grab a target and roll to deal damage and disable them. A new Lunge attack that can lunge towards a target in front of it. Can now spin 1080 degrees in place to attack foes behind it. Friendly players are now able to walk on and stand on the Sarco's back like a raft. No longer rises to the surface, instead it maintains its current depth when swimming or still. Piranhas now flee when nearby the Sarco.
279.233	Sarco can now hurt target on a death roll even if it can't carry it.
279.252	Fixed Sarco not fitting through Dinosaur Gates.
293.100	Sarco now prefers Regular Kibble.
307.2	Corrected Ferox capsule size when being grabbed by a Sarco.

Patch	ARK: Survival Ascended Changes
34.49	Fixed Sarcosuchus bite attacks being small causing them to miss the majority of their attacks.
36.8	Fixed Sarco not conforming to the ground correctly while in torpor.

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[1] ARK Smart Breeding

[2] ttp://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/s/sarcosuchus.html

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