Porbeagle

The Starter Shark

The **Porbeagle** (Lamna nasus), also commonly called the **Porb** or the **Beagle**, is the second shark that a player acquires in High Tide.

The Porbeagle is a black and white shark, the lower half is all white with the exception of the light-grey gills and the side fins, being black, the upper half and tail fins are pure black.

## Overview

At the first glance, the Porbeagle appears to be a quick but fragile shark, possessing great speed but a low damage and a health pool that will drain quickly under fire. However, the Porbeagle rewards careful play with its ability: **Hangry**. This skill instantly replenishes all of a Porbeagle's health upon killing a diver, allowing even an injured one to have a fighting chance should it grab a lone diver without a knife or wrench.

## Usage/Playstyle

Speed and aim are crucial when playing the Porbeagle, as even a moment of slowness can result in death at the hands of a high-damage weapon like the Spear Gun. As such, a Porbeagle player should constantly be on the move, stalking the submarine or lone divers. When attacking, it is advisable that one aims for open water or an area with cover. Although the healing ability will compensate for any damage taken while eating a diver, the speed reduction while eating can be fatal if the diver's teammates are able to catch up. In addition, Hangry's health replenishment applies **on kill**, and damage taken after the replenishment will not be negated. Generally, sailing up towards the surface is the best option when cover is not available, while heading behind a wall or pillar is always an excellent choice. Camping to continuously damage the submarine and block diver's shots is a good idea, however you may get backlash. You should always prioritize dangerous divers such as ones that have a Spear Gun/Pistol.

## Counters

Due to its low health, the Porbeagle can easily be killed by a diver with good aim and/or a high damage weapon. It is best to shoot the Porbeagle when its side is exposed, as to maximize the chances of scoring a hit. Maintaining distance is also important, as the Porbeagle's speed and dash can turn the relatively long reload times of certain weapons into a defeat.

The following weapons are recommended against Porbeagles:

* Mk1 Defense Gun:
	+ **PRO:** Good damage-per-shot combined with six shots make finishing off injured Porbeagles or wounding full-health ones an easy task.
	+ **PRO:** Generous ammo pool, can theoretically kill 2 full-health Porbeagles in a single magazine or 22 full-health Porbeagles if **all** 66 shots manage to connect.
* Spear Gun:
	+ **PRO:** High damage-per-shot can instantly kill a Porbeagle.
	+ **PRO:** Reasonable ammo pool allows careful users to survive until the next ammo box.
	+ **PRO:** Bleeding cripples the porbeagle as if it does a singular lunge, it will die.
	+ **PRO:** Unlocked relatively quickly in the game.
	+ **CON:** Somewhat long reload.
	+ **CON:** Small hitbox.
* Harpoon Gun:
	+ **PRO:** Guaranteed death on hit.
	+ **CON:** Long reload makes a lone diver vulnerable against a smart Porbeagle player.
	+ **CON:** Low ammo pool, with only 9 total shots.

## Trivia

* It was the first shark to have an ability that heals itself.