Crocodile

The **Crocodile** is a build known for being one of the highest-ranking Reptile build and for being one of the most viable builds overall. They play the Ambush Predator playstyle very effectively by camping bodies of water and attacking when other players are drinking. They also incorporate aspects of the Scavenger playstyle and can eat carrion they find. Although all Crocodiles are placed in S tier, the two best varieties are the Nile Crocodile and the Saltwater Crocodile. Crocodiles are among the oldest builds which have no trouble finding relevance in the meta today.

Crocodiles are grapplers, meaning that they try to get close to grab their opponents. This combined with their strong bite usually lets them grab opponents without getting hurt.

## Defensive Abilities

The Crocodile's thick scaly hide offers a lot of protection. As an added bonus, Crocodiles have high Health regeneration. This allows them to tank hits. An injured Crocodile that can swim and bite will eventually heal.

Crocodile also possesses **bellow** ability which is used for intimidation. It is mostly used against other crocodile builds.

## Offensive Abilities

The Crocodile build invests a huge amount of evolution points into the Bite attack. This might seem foolish since most builds typically opt to have at least a few other attack moves at their disposal. However, in this case, it appears that the over-investment into Bite pushed its DPS so far beyond what the armor of a normal build can defend against. The lack of other options in the neutral doesn't matter. The utility of the Bite move doesn't end there. Because it does so much damage, it also has high hit stun, allowing it to true combo into one of the most powerful attacks found in the entire game, the Death Roll. Unparalleled in DPS, this simple combo, consisting of twisting and breaking down other players, can end up one-hit /two hit killing all but the tankiest of builds.

## Summary

### Pros and Cons

#### Pros:

* Maximum PWR
* High DPS
* Solid HP
* HP regen
* Great Stealth
* Very High Armour
* Amphibious
* Parental Care
* Low food cost, can survive a long time without eating

#### Cons:

* Low MBL outside of water
* Has to lay eggs on land, putting them in a vulnerable position

## Counters

As with the Hippo, the Crocodile is hard countered by the Elephant due to its sheer size and generally tries to avoid the matchup. Some crocs can sometimes be countered by the Lion because of their high stealth and mobility and they also have the apex predator role, but this is rare and lion mains usually stay well away from nile/saltwater crocodile mains.

## History

Crocodiles are one of the oldest builds in the meta, being added to the game in the Mid-Jurassic expansion. There are hardly any builds from the time of the first crocs that are still relevant in the meta today, but the Croc has seen no trouble being relevant in the meta across several expansions.

## TierZoo Videos

Best Waterhole Griefer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ja9DjLG8paU&list=UUHsRtomD4twRf5WVHHk-cMw&index=58

The Optimal Team Comp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHs7hBypdNU

Are Crocodilians OP? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpShmBDqeNE