Sarco
Sarco Overview
In ARK: Survival Ascended, Sarco occupies the harvester niche - earns its keep through resource gathering, making tedious farming runs much faster. It is a carnivore tamed through knockout taming, with Regular Kibble as its top-tier food, and brings 450 base Stamina with respectable staying power to the table. It reproduces by laying fertilized eggs that incubate between 30°C and 34°C, with babies maturing over a lengthy period. Survivors lean on it to gather Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat at much higher rates than hand tools. It earns its place in the stable for survivors looking to graduate from early-game tames.
Spawn Locations
18 mapsThe Sarco spawns on 18 maps, typically found in forests, swamps, and mountain regions. Green cells indicate high spawn density, red means low. Click a cell to see exact spawn chance. If you can't find any, try clearing creatures nearby to free up the population cap.
Each shape is a real spawn volume. Click for exact chance and zone info.
Sarco Taming Calculator
Open Calculator→| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular KibbleBest | 5 | 21:19 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Raw Prime Fish Meat | 12 | 15:00 | 73 Lvl (223) |
 Raw Mutton | 12 | 30:00 | 73 Lvl (223) |
 Raw Prime Meat | 14 | 35:00 | 72 Lvl (222) |
 Raw Meat | 42 | 1:45:00 | 56 Lvl (206) |
| +6 more in calculator→ | |||
Breeding
Open Calculator →Quick Info
Sarco SaddleLv.35
XP Calculator
Full Calculator→Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
Drops & Harvest Resources
Harvesting a dead Sarco yields Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. The corpse has 360 harvest health, allowing multiple hits before it's fully depleted.
Consult the harvest breakdown table to optimize your tool choice. Resource quantities depend on the tool used, the creature's harvest health, and your server's harvest rate.
| Resource |  Pick |  Hatchet |
|---|---|---|
| 40%~15~12 hits | 60%~22~9 hits | |
| 60%~17~12 hits | 40%~11~9 hits | |
| 3%~1~12 hits | 2%~0~9 hits | |
 Sarcosuchus SkinDrop | - | - |
Estimates based on game-extracted data (weights, quantities, harvest multipliers, damage type chains). Each harvest event independently rolls each resource - higher weight = higher drop chance. Actual yields vary with RNG.
Damage Resistances
The Sarco has 14 damage type modifiers that affect incoming damage. It shrugs off 7 damage types but is weak to 6, with its worst vulnerability at +200%. Focus damage there for maximum efficiency. See the full breakdown in the table below. Values under 100% indicate resistance, above 100% indicate weakness.
Base Stats
Full Stats→| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 400.0 | +80.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 450.0 | +45.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 400.0 | +24.00 | +0.00% |
 Food | 1500.0 | +150.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 300.0 | +6.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +1.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The Sarco has 1 hitbox zone, each with a different damage multiplier. Hit the Head (1.5x multiplier) for the highest damage per shot.
Can Damage
Open damage calculator →The Sarco can damage: Thatch, Wood. Lower-tier structures are at risk - Stone walls or better will keep the Sarco out.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeCarnivore Medium | 35 | 192.5 | 105.0 | — | — | — |
| RollCarnivore Medium | 45 | 247.5 | 135.0 | — | — | — |
| LungeCarnivore Medium | 40 | 220.0 | 120.0 | — | — | — |
| MeleeLeftCarnivore Medium | 35 | 192.5 | 105.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
Sarco Tips & Tricks
Browse survivor-submitted tips and strategies for the Sarco. Common topics include trap designs, preferred knockout weapons, and narcotic management strategies.
Everything you need to know about the Sarco in ARK: Survival Ascended is collected here. Use the stat overview, taming summary, and breeding details below to plan your approach, then explore the dedicated tool pages for step-by-step help.
At base level the Sarco has 400 base Health, 100% base Melee Damage, 300 base Weight. Use the taming calculator to project how these stats grow through wild levels and taming effectiveness.
The Sarco is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons, then feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest results. Our taming calculator shows exact food quantities, narcotics needed, and time estimates for every level.
Breeding Sarcos produces fertilized eggs that need incubation between 30°C and 34°C. Full maturation takes 1 day and 22 hours. Use the breeding calculator for imprint timers and food requirements.
Once tamed, the Sarco can harvest Hide, Raw Meat, Raw Prime Meat. Visit the information tab for the full harvest table with quantities and efficiency data.