Though I would not recommend traversing inland with these unless along a river for a quick getaway, Sarcos are really reliable mounts when travelling across the sea and rivers. Relatively slower on land, when you put these bad boys in water, they are giant toothed torpedoes. Their base stats are not bad and can be improved by adding a couple points first to health, melee and stamina. When you want to explore the island, add a few more points to movement speed and you'll have a mount that can kill and swim efficiently. Like in the dossier, these crocs are shark hunters, so don't be scared when encountering a Meg, you can easily diminish them but as long as you are constantly circling around them so they won't bite you. But I wouldn't fight anything other than that because the ocean is a dangerous place . And beware of jellyfish. Hate those buggers.I learned the hard way and lost my level 67 Sarco "Swampy". Overall my favourite Dinosaur in Ark Survival!

Very great Dino my level 203 sarco not breed killed a lvl 45 alpha Meg it is possible because of stamina and speed and this Dino is very under-rated

Expanding upon my last tip, my Sarco has reached level 143 or so and she's completely unstoppable. Pump health and melee, bit of stam for good measure, and as long as you keep the river in running distance your high level sarcosuchus can take on any rex and at least mid alpha carnos. And they're easy so easy to tame, they are a must have tame.

if you got high level you can slay everything in your path even in water Exept giga

be careful when near any kind of water bodies because if you're careless enough a sarco might just pop up from water and kill you or your pet ora an animal nearby

also if you encounter a sarco coming at you don't run away it will waste your energy because a sarco can see you from a long distance but what you should do is grab an axe or a pikaxe face the sarco and hit it when it gets closer also if you have a small gap between trees go inside there and the sarco will be stuck you can kill it or run away

I am on mobile i was doing the ichthy pursuit but had no idea what the ichthy looked like thought maybe its that croc thing swam to it it turned arouned and chased me to shore where i speared it to half health died then came back to see a trike beating its ass got my first tranq arrow and some other nice loot thanks to that trike

Favorite tame for early to mid game. Ridiculously fast in water and not too bad on land. Lvl up only health and melee damage, turn radius beats megaladons and I've killed many alpha megas this way. Very beefy and can tank hits at 3k health with mounted combat, letting you tranq anything that doesn't knock you off your mount or attack the rider directly (like the Rex or spino).

They are slow. You can shoot it with tranks and it will only take around 10-20 depending on the level. Also they take trike kibble. It took me an hour and a half to tame a lvl. 12 with raw meat so use trike kibble to save you some time

it eats a lot of meat. bring at least a few stacks for adventures

Remember to defeat things guys attack and stay at the back legs where they can’t do any damage at all

I defeated 2 with a the 50 damage weapon not killing me one time it is easy get it stuck or get it attack another thing and hit it

How to tame a sarco with ease!

Sarcos are very slow on land, so you want to make sure that you it far from water.

You need to use tranq arrows (or any tranq projectile) and a bow (or crossbow, it doesn’t matter to much).

For levels 5-10 I recommend around 5-10 arrows, 11-20, 15-20 arrows. Basically whatever level it is have the same amount of tranq arrows.

Because of their slowness you can very easily sleep one by just running from it and turning to shoot it a few times, I recommend around 120% speed. Make sure you don’t have a ton of items in your bag that will slow you down.

If you’re in a dangerous place you can simply give it the food you have to tame and hide away since nothing will attack it. :)

These guys are awesome! I have yet to make a saddle even though it was a while ago I unlocked the saddle. For taking, I used a cross bow and tranq arrows. Got it to chase me while I was in my Argy and perched on a rock, shot it quite a few times then fed it raw meat. You can easily tame it on land. Just lure it away from the swamp (look out for all dangerous creatures including the leaping croc, kaprosuchus) and it walks slowly on land. Shoot it and down it!

Bruh I tamed one with my fists because it turns slow and I went behind it and punched it. Great tame for early-mid but when your level 22 and realize it's a long time before you saddle it. BAGUETTE 🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖🥖

How do you breed sarcos on phone?

Sarco’s are really easy to take all you need are tranq arrows and meat. Also they are amazing swimmers and have great stamina and have pretty decent weight so if you want a good early game tame then I’d go with Sarco. Though they can be good late game too.

Where to find Sarcosuchus (reissue)

The Island: River, Swamp, Beach

Scorched Earth: N/A

Aberration: Fertile Region, Bio Luminescent Region

Extinction: Sanctuary, Desert Dome

Genesis Part 1: Bog

Genesis Part 2: Water

Fjordur: Lake, Vanaheim (both normal and Aberrant Sarcosuchus spawn on Fjordur)

How to defeat a sarco

1. Craft a shotgun

2.make the ammo

3.shoot it till it dies

My sarco is lv 10 and do around 70 dmg

I have started several solo / non-dedicated games over quarantine (pc failed few times) and every time i tame one of these guys... They make travel quick (using the rivers and oceans) and can tank soooo much damage..best early game tame ever

Long live "After 8" (my green and black sarco)