Xiphactinus

Xiphactinus is a removed Cretacous fish build which resembled an oversized tarpon and is playable in the Western Interior Seaway. It was once considered to be a close relative of Bonytongues but has been considered to be a stem-teleost build.

## Overview

Its Intelligence stat is quite low for a predator, but that does not matter anyway, as it was not needed much. It had a high and (no pun intended) jaw-dropping Power stat. It also had decent Health. However, the best stat that it has was its very high Mobility allowing it to easily avoid predators and close in on prey very easily. Its other stats range from low to above-average.

## Moveset

**Bulldog Bite (Active, Attack)**- A powerful rushdown attack that can swallow your target if it is small enough.

**Heat Exchange Circulatory System (Passive, Utility)**- Faster stamina regen and capacity at the cost of higher EXP cost.

## Tier Placement

### General

A-tier. This build was a powerful, hyperaggresive rushdown player. It also had decent Health. It was countered by the Cretoxyrina, build which had enough Mobility and Power to take down this player and could counter the countershading of this build. It could grief Mosasaurus noobs, but would get bodied by a mid level Mosasaurus.

### Tierzoo's Analysis

S-tier. You can see Tierzoo's video on Mosasaurus to show you why he thinks that it is S-tier.

## Summary

### Pros:

* Very high Mobility.
* High Power.
* Above-average Health.
* Is a warm-blooded build, giving it a high stamina cap and regeneration.
* Powerful rushdown attacks.
* Few bad matchups.

### Cons:

* Low Defense and Intelligence
* High EXP upkeep.
* Prey limited by mouth size.

## Trivia

* One Xipactinus player ended up getting a game over from the [Choking] debuff after absorbing an entire Gillicus player.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.fossilera.com/pages/xiphactinus-terror-of-the-inland-seaway
2. ↑ https://www.scielo.br/j/ni/a/3TFmgX8y8vptNy9SMkWzN9x/?lang=en
3. ↑ https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=kLDDCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA131&lpg=PA131&dq=xiphactinus+stem+teleost&source=bl&ots=kqM60KANUE&sig=ACfU3U2k6\_Q1vLV4XgJNy6wBvsby3dR8Vg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiArouhl-v2AhUuCqYKHQ87Ai04KBDoAXoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=xiphactinus%20stem%20teleost&f=false
4. ↑ https://keystonegallery.com/fossils/bony\_fish.html
5. ↑ https://kidadl.com/dinosaur-facts/xiphactinus-facts
6. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/factfiles/xiphactinus.shtml#:~:text=BBC%20%2D%20Science%20%26%20Nature%20%2D%20Sea%20Monsters%20%2D%20Fact%20File%3A%20Xiphactinus&text=With%20a%20top%20speed%20around,the%20one%20that%20got%20away%22.&text=Lived%3A%20Late%20Cretaceous%2C%2087%2D65%20million%20years%20ago.
7. ↑ https://www.fossilcrates.com/blogs/news/i-xiphactinus-audax-i-endothermic#:~:text=Xiphactinus%20may%20have%20been%20endothermic,independent%20of%20the%20outside%20temperature.
8. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/factfiles/xiphactinus.shtml
9. ↑ http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/c/cretoxyrhina.html
10. ↑ https://archaeologynewsnetwork.blogspot.com/2010/07/giant-prehistoric-fish-fossil-with.html
11. ↑ https://hakaimagazine.com/news/alabamas-return-to-the-sea/
12. ↑ http://www.10tons.dk/xiphactinus