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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies

What are tips for sarco? Tips and strategies for sarco in ARK: Survival Ascended & Evolved.
If u have trouble taming it here are some tips:
U dont even need tanrq arrows all u need is 2 slingshots and a bunch of rocks find one and knock it out i recommend using bio toxins wich u can get from cnidarias and just feed it raw meat and thats it
Sarcosuchus can be found anywhere on the beach or the swamps.
Do not EVER attempt to knock out in the water. Sarcos are extremely quick and circle around you, making it difficult to get a hit in.
On land you can hit one with Tranq Arrows (take a number depending on the Level and your aim). Feed Sarcos fish meat for better results. Force-feed Narcotics or Biotoxin to keep their Tumor high.
It will take a bit of time, but taming a Sarcosuchus is in fact quite easy if your at least Level 21 and/or have access to Tranq Arrows. If you're using a Slingshot, find a Level 1 Sarco or good luck...
I finally had this guy knocked out or— girl. I put normal meat in and saw it only did 7 something %. I killed a nearby paracer and got a whopping 8 PRIME MEAT! (It’s a lot for me on mobile-) AT LEVEL 5! And I put two in but it counted 4.. so I’ll guess one piece can be eaten twice?
Only go near one its out of the water. Try to avoid them if you are a beginner. If one charges stay away from the water. It may seem slow, but it can lunge with shocking speed. Do not climb on a rock, it can lunge and bite you. Run away and stay on land. Sprinting helps.
For beginners wanting to tame this thing (before tranq arrows): I have found 4-6 slingshots and a ridiculous amount of stone is suitable enough to knock one of these guys out. Make sure to bait it out of the water long & far enough so once they start running they will be to far away. Making a small thatch trap is also useful as it will help you secure some more hits even though it will eventually break it. I have found this method to only be viable though with Level 50 and lower Sarcos but as a beginner tame they are ridiculously good.
Keep your distance when you see him and don’t go anywhere in the water remotely near to him! They are quick
Bruh I JUST realized that fish literally tamed 10 faster lol. USE THE FISH
I knocked a level 25 sarco when I was level 3 because I was spinning around him/her hitting him/her with a bat and they eventually got knocked and I tamed it then it died :c
This is the only reason that im bad at ark. It just keeps on camping one area. Behind that area there’s a whole lotta Silca pearls. The only other way to get to the other side would be swimming in water infested with megladons. R.I.P me.
Best thing to do about these guys if you haven’t learned tranq arrows is stay very far away. However taming is a good idea after you have tranq, they are really not that hard to tame. Best chances are to find one and shoot it and lure it on a fast-semi fast Dino (ON LAND) to a safe place and then just load it’s AssS with tranq. Then gibe some meat and you good.
A sarco is a very nice replacement for a raft and are faster than most aquatic animals. DO NOT DO THE RUN BACKWARDS METHOOD THEY JUMP. Standing on a rock is the best way and there easy to tame. DON'T FIGHT A TRIKES. They tear sarcos up
If u are weak follow it and wait for it to attack a normal dino like para or any other high hp dino that can’t attack back and u come from behind and start killing/taming
Beware of em near the grassland lakes on lost island, got scared once or twice by em 😬
Otherwise they’re great for caving on underwater caves and are super easy to tame, personally I just use a taller/heftier tanky mount like my baboon Ted to just ride on the back of to tranq, btw the grassland lakes on LI are by far the best area to tame them since there’s no threats besides hyenas
In the island, sarcos spawn pretty much everywhere in the swamps but it is not uncommon to see them in riverways and sometimes even near the beaches
My dodo bird killed one of these because he could not reach him. That is the power of the dodo.
A tip for newish-players: My Sarco is still only a level twenty-something, by even by level 7, she was killing Titanoboas and kiting megalodons with ease. I can't recommend the Sarco enough as a swamp hunting mount-- and as I said before, ESPECIALLY for Titanoboas. You'll have leather coming in by the hundreds. Just be careful that you go at them head-on, and that you don't take on more than a few beasties at a time. Be especially wary of the Kapro. They'll knock you flat and leave you vulnerable to whatever horrors are crouching in the shadows. Have a pike on hand for those pesky bugs that your Sarco can't reach. And beware, dear reader, the frumious Baryonyx, with jaws that bite and claws that catch. They have a penchant of attacking from the side, making it quite a hastle to get back at them. (At least, from my experiences.) Want to take on other Sarcos with your Sarco? Have no fear. Just get your melee damage up a little bit, and you should be fine.
But as always, tread carefully.
Yo I’m sure like no one plays on Valguero but if y’all do…. WHERE DO I FIND ONE. THEY ARE LITERALLY ABSENT