Saurophaganax

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The Saurophaganax is a creature from Prehistoric Rift.

## Journal Transcript

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> *Nighttime feels much safer as long as these creatures exist. They eat monsters and bugs instead of animals and humans, which is something in of itself. Their bites are far stronger than most of the apex predators, so be thankful that that's all they eat.*
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> *By daytime, they go to sleep. They don't have much competition so they can at least sleep peacefully. People who think they're funny would rudely awaken them from time to time. While they're at least safe because they aren't that strong in the day, it's still rude anyway.*
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> *Upon eating enough monsters or bugs, they will emit a light blast that will damage most surrounding monsters.*
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> *Caves tend to be full of Saurophaganaxes. No sunlight and an abundance of food items down there means it's a free for all for them."*
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## Behavior

By night, Saurophaganaxes will kill any monster or bug they see, with a few exceptions such as Pillagers, Vindicators, Evokers, Ravagers, and Witches. They will not attack anything else unless provoked. Once it kills 10 of their preferred prey they will unleash a light blast that deals around 30 damage to all surrounding monsters/bugs.

By day, they will sleep, and will not attack anything until they are rudely woken up by some attacker. If awaken during the day, they will become slower and weaker, dealing only 5 damage. If their target either dies or is out of range, they will return to sleep.

Saurophaganaxes will permanently remain awake underground below y level 64 regardless of the time of day, and in the Nether and the End due to the lack of a daylight cycle in those dimensions.

## Combat

It is highly recommended to fight them in broad daylight as they will be way too weak to put up a fight.

In nighttime however, one must keep their distance from them as the damage they deal is around between that of a Tyrannosaurus's or an Apatosaurus's, which is enough to kill players wearing whatever (unenchanted) armor they're wearing.

One of the best ways to kill a Saurophaganax is to use a ranged weapon, such as a bow, or a creature with ranged attacks such as the Stegosaurus or Apatosaurus with anything on their backs. This keeps you safe from getting killed by them in one hit. Make sure to be far away from them as possible however.

In case you want to go for melee, a full stack of enchanted golden apples and fully enchanted netherite gear is recommended. Make sure to eat the apples the moment you enter combat. You will be able to resist their large damage output this way.

## Taming

Saurophaganaxes can only be tamed when they're awake. When they're awake, give them carrion treats or bug treats to make them eventually trust you. Once they trust you, they will not attack you, though be careful as they might fight back. You then need to give them carrion treats or bug treats every 10 seconds, which is indicated by an icon above them. Eventually, you will be able to tame them. You can then give them monster drops (such as rotten flesh, gunpower, or spider eyes) or hemolymph to make them grow up and heal them.

## Utility

Saurophaganaxes are stronger than Tyrannosauruses but weaker than Apatosauruses and are easier to tame. It's very tempting to bring them out as a replacement for the Tyrannosaurus but they are held back by their nocturnalism. Still, they remain very useful for farming resources from monsters such as Blaze Rods from blazes or Ender Pearls from Endermen as they can make them drop those resources in extremely high quantities (as any blaze killed by them will always drop 5 extra blaze rods, and so on for most monsters).

It is possible to use the Lunar Stimulant to keep tamed Saurophaganaxes awake in the day, but they will be slow and weak, and even then the effects only last for one minute.

As they will stay awake deep underground or in other dimensions, they can be brought to those places and be used up to their full potential.

## Command Staff Abilities

* Bite
	+ Standard bite attack. Does 60 damage in the night and 5 in the day. Creatures killed by this will drop additional items
* Light Blast
	+ Activated only when the bite attack is used to kill 10 monsters/bugs. Deals 30 damage to all monsters and bugs within a 12 block radius.

## Gallery

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## Notes/Trivia

* To learn more about the real life creature this creature is based on, check out its page on Wikipedia or Dinopedia
* Was originally planned to be released on the Halloween update alongside the costumes, but was outvoted in favor of the new costumes