Alligator Gar

Alligator Gars are heavyweight bony fish builds found in the North American server. They are the largest of the gar builds and some of the largest of the North American freshwater fish builds. These builds resemble Alligator builds, thus giving them their name.

## Overview

Alligator Gars has an amazing Defense and Power stat, this is because the gar guild specks for high power and defense through scales. This allows them to tank hits from dangerous fish players, and catch small animals. Their Intelligence might be low, but that does not hold this build back in any way. It might look sluggish, but it is capable of speed bursts to catch other players. Lastly, it has a good Health stat.

## Moveset

**Alligator-like Snout (Passive, Attack)**- Allows the user to catch and hold medium prey more efficiently, like waterfowl, turtles, and other large fish.

**Hybrid Jaws (Passive, Attack)**- Allows you to suck prey as well as deal a good amount of bite damage.

**Modiied Swim Bladder (Passive, Utility)**- Allows the build to surface and breath air.

**Ganoid Scales (Passive, Defense)**- Like other gars, this build's scales are covered with ganoin, making the skin nearly impenetrable for most builds to break.

**Adaptive Gills (Passive, Support)**- No penalty for switching between freshwater and saltwater servers.

**Poisonous Roe (Passive, Defense**)- Turns all respawn points into Deadly Points, giving spawnkillers a nasty surprise when they consume the eggs of this build.

**Speed Burst (Active, Mobility)**- Provides a short boost of speed.

## Tier Placement

These builds have high Defense, Power, Health and Stealth. Their sharp puncturing teeth offer a nearly inescapable grab capable of dealing Pierce and Crush type damage. Additionally, they can suck their prey, which is especially useful if your build cannot do jaw puckering. They only have a few terrible match ups and they are humans and Alligators. They deserve a spot in A-tier.

## Summary

### Pros:

* High Power and Defense,
* Above-average Health.
* Has a powerful snapping jaw.
* Can suck other players.
* Euryhaline.
* Can breathe air.
* Ganoid scales protects the build from almost every attacker.
* Capable of short burst of speed.

### Cons:

* Average Mobility and Stealth.
* Low Intelligence.
* Is still vulnerable to Humans and Alligators.

## References

1. ↑ https://mdc.mo.gov/discover-nature/field-guide/alligator-gar
2. ↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/fish/facts/alligator-gar
3. ↑ https://guidesly.com/fishing/fish-species/alligator-gar
4. ↑ https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/03/alligator-gar-both-sucks-and-chomps-to-catch-its-prey-new-study-finds/
5. ↑ http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/m-8381
6. ↑ https://a-z-animals.com/animals/alligator-gar/
7. ↑ https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Atractosteus\_spatula/
8. ↑ https://bassonline.com/freshwater-species/alligator-gar/
9. ↑ https://animallist.weebly.com/alligator-gar.html
10. ↑ https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fish/species-profiles/atractosteus-spatula/
11. ↑ https://www.fws.gov/fisheries/fishmigration/alligator\_gar.html
12. ↑ http://www.eattheweeds.com/gar-treasured-trash-fish/
13. ↑ https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/03/alligator-gar-sucks-lightning-speeds