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Gecko

Geckos are reptiles that play on multiple different servers. They use the special tool kit for lizards and decided to grant themselves cling pads to climb surfaces. This allows geckos to enter the city biome because of their advanced mobility. Some don't speck into cling pads and fall lower on the tier list. They range from d tier(mainly ones who don't speck into cling pads) to c tier due to their great mobility and their ability to break into the city meta, kept out of higher tiers because of their lack of defensive abilities.

## House gecko

House geckos play on the Asia server but have been introduced into the North America and Australia server. These builds have outcompeted other endemic gecko builds in the servers and are considered pets. These builds are in high C tier because they get bodied by builds in higher weight classes. Some of the species have the **[Autotomy]** ability but that is also not only sacrificing HP but also, sacrificing the fat reserves to escape predators.

Geckos are kept as for human mains and since they live in a human biome they don’t have to worry about other builds bodying them causing a game over. Human mains usually gives them free EXP.

## Legless lizard

Legless lizards are surprisingly members of the gecko Faction and possess no legs similar to snakes. But they don't possess any of the interesting abilities like venom and constricting that snakes have. They are in D tier because they have nearly zero offensive abilities. They are located in New Zealand and Australia servers.
Kori Bustard

Kori Bustards are the heaviest Bird build with the Flight ability. These builds are playable in grassland and savannah servers all over Africa It is part of the Bustard guild, playable only in the Old World.

## Overview

This build's best stat is their Health. It also has great terrestrial Mobility. Mostly solitary, it has below-average Intelligence. It has a fairly moderate Power stat, being able to take down lightweight builds with ease. They have to spec into [Hollow Bones], having reduced Defense and their displays reduce Stealth.

## Moveset

**Avian Bark (Active, Utility)**- A version of the [Bark] move for Bird mains that greatly increases Intimidation.

**Flight (Active, Mobility)**- Allows the user to fly.

## Tier Placement

Mid D-tier. While these builds are adaptable omnivores, and has good bulk, they are a good EXP boon to predators. Their Flight abilites won't work unless it uses a running start, similar to how the premier Human aerial mount, the airplane, gets to fly, only with much less bulk and without the [Mechanical] trait. Also, these builds can only sustain flying for a short distance. So, if you can resist its Intimidation, then you just got free EXP upon defeating a player. Seriously, Bustards, WHY? Why even try to play like gamefowl anyways?

## References

1. ↑ http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160506-the-biggest-animals-that-ever-flew-are-long-extinct
2. ↑ https://ebird.org/species/korbus1
3. ↑ https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=4FC41CA0DC1B12AF
4. ↑ https://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/bustards-otididae
5. ↑ https://www.worldbirds.org/heaviest-flying-bird/
6. ↑ https://animalia.bio/kori-bustard
7. ↑ https://www.phoenixzoo.org/blog/animal-updates/happy-kori-bustard-day/
8. ↑ https://www.birminghamzoo.com/animal/kori-bustard/
9. ↑ https://africafreak.com/kori-bustard
10. ↑ https://www.krugerpark.co.za/africa\_kori\_bustard.html
11. ↑ https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=OUwXzD3iihAC&pg=PA1854&lpg=PA1854&dq=kori+bustard+running+start+flying&source=bl&ots=H4th08ZerT&sig=ACfU3U32i5KFlupha85Y9fdx6WzOjA\_6Vw&hl=xx-bork&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiNm6206drxAhXBb94KHTsfCmYQ6AEwHHoECC0QAg#v=onepage&q=kori%20bustard%20running%20start%20flying&f=false
12. ↑ http://howthingsfly.si.edu/ask-an-explainer/why-do-planes-have-go-down-long-runway-takeoff
13. ↑ https://www.myrokan.com/2018/03/largest-living-bird-kori-bustard.html
Golden Dorado

The golden dorado build is one of the largest characin builds available, along with the Goliath Tigerfish. The build is known to dataminers as *Salminus brasiliensis*. Despite these names, they are neither related to the Mahi-Mahi build, also called Dorado nor to the Salmon builds which it borrows its scientific name from.

## Tier Placement

A-tier. One of the good Rushdown builds with sizable Health. This build is also an apex predator build in its habitat.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/agricultural-and-biological-sciences/characiformes
2. ↑ https://www.theflyshop.com/travel/dorado.html
3. ↑ https://duranglers.com/golden-dorado-with-duranglers/?\_\_cf\_chl\_jschl\_tk\_\_=f30db1720e7cbec88190cab6898d0034ebc86a46-1583588939-0-Aan3k\_xWhzLhH2yaU9fsHrbfoFVXbFhq-gDcPDNa2\_KguDXPud7sXSDAJvzvP29XvhR1wy\_PDkpFeN5MrGDZfbfo97zgIFcI0y-JzPzPtNg4owPYRdlm7mz5JDwMvfG-j96iskOqX9v6FXCUWKhbpunvI\_4yrZgGgKEAvO70NS4ViiNb25fnEEHrjDRFJGd5c2Sl57Vmjht6hDSmTD1arqykMJ-77P855H5XUev2kkEFiqQe9dUKBgUYdOsCYfkSDxUSi9PkYJVJmN4HYiigRAex7r\_XrKmjmXpmwqOZ0xxz3wviXeYLBmXBRtzOcKSjw\_ZUh084fMFqDDofGAg7iPZ3QexGwEm3Kh0Mwr\_mJsNkXAygSBNKarIlZKv4CkGylQ
4. ↑ https://castandspear.com/golden-dorado/
Electric

Electricity is an element of the game and is the term to identify the **flow of electrons** through a conductor in the plasma state. Electrons would move to the nearest point of contact from the electricity source like trees or towers. The most common phenomenon of electricity is lightning. Electricity consists of 3 parts: **Current**, **Voltage** and **Resistance**.

The current is the flow of electrons. The voltage is the potential difference between to points which the current travels through. The resistance is the force that counteracts the current due to the restriction of the conductor, especially due to the heat. By using a metal conductor like copper wires, electricity can follow a strict path in a circuit. In order to prevent electricity from flowing out of the wires, insulating covers are used like plastic tubing.

## Status Effect

Electricity can cause the **[Stun]** effect and in higher intensity, the **[Burn]** and [**Paralysis]** effect. When someone is stunned, they are in a dazed state as the introduced electricity interfered with the nervous system's own transmission of electricity through synapses. Electricity that is visible is clear indication that the temperature is extremely high and can cause serious burns. Paralysis rarely happens though but mental debuffs can manifest after a player is shocked like memory loss. Involuntary muscle contractions usually comes as a result of the stun effect.

## Uses

This is used by players such as the electric eel and electric ray as an elemental weapon, produced by specialised electric organs. They do this by causing a sudden shift of potential difference.

Electro-reception is a sensory ability that picks up electric fields or currents underwater and is exclusive to Sharks, Platypuses, Dolphins, Echidnas and a handful of fishes. It works in 360 degrees with a minimap to detect nearby players and their movements.

It is also widely used by human players through their advanced technology to power their cities and less often as a weapon (e.g. taser). Human players also invented the defibrillator, a medical device that sends specific amount of current to a person's heart (that is suffering from cardiac arrest). It is essentially cheating death.
Flamingo

The flamingo bird build is a unique build with a pink color. This build acquired its pink color from griefing Shrimp players. These builds are related to grebe builds.

## Unique Abilities

### Flight

Type:Utility

Effect:Allows the player to fly.

### Filter

Type:Attack

Effect:Allows looting from the Microscopic weight class.

### Acid Resistance

Type:Support

Effect:Allows the player to resist certain acids.

## Tier Placement

B-tier. These builds congregate in huge flocks, thus they have good Intelligence. This build is actually a unique build in that this filter feeder is actually not a Tank-class. These builds have good Mobility and their [Acid Resistance] allows them to survive in acid lakes where most players would normally get a game over. However, their pink color significantly reduces Stealth. They also have a bad matchup against raptors, primates, dogs, cats, snakes, warthogs, wild boar, and racoons. Thus, their only option is to take to acid lakes where their bad matchups would be forced to quit.
India

India is part of the Asian server. However, this area is so unique from the rest of Asia, that some players believe it's a different server. In reality is is only a subserver. India has 7 clans within it, 2 of which have nukes, the most powerful weapon in the game. It accounts for 7 to 8% of all builds, with 136,000 strong.

## Notable Builds

### **S tier:**

* Small clawed otter
* Indian Elephant
* Crocodile (Mugger, Saltwater and Gharial)
* Arapaima
* Human
* Cattle (Usually A tier)
* Goonch
* Parrot

### **A tier:**

* Water Buffalo
* Old World Monkey
* Yak
* Tiger
* Snow Leopard
* Asiatic Lion
* Monitor Lizard
* Camel
* Great Hornbill
* Cobra
* Brown Bear
* Black Bear (Usually S tier)

### **B tier:**

* Leopard
* Gazelle
* Pangolin
* Goat
* Wild Boar (usually A tier)
* Indian Wolf ( Other builds of wolf are A tier)
* Goose
* Constrictor
* Flamingo
* Hyena
* Dhole

### **C tier:**

* Tortoise
* Sloth Bear
* Sun Bear
* Peafowl

### **D tier:**

* Indian Rhinoceros
* Vulture (Usually B tier)

### **F tier:**

* Sheep
* Side-Neck Turtle
Drone

## Overview

Drones are unmanned aerial vehicles. It has very high mobility but poor defence and are always best with a human player.

## Abilities

### Flight

one of the most notable abilities is the flight ability as this build specialised Heavily into this move.

### Hover

Drones can hover similar to the humming bird but costs less energy and is even more efficient.

### Camera

Best used in conjunction with humans but it has the best snapshots of any build except satellites.

## Traits

### Four propellers

Some have two but most have four propellers wich are extremely effective at flying, turning, and hovering, there can also be used as a attack.

### Camera

most drones have a camera wich allows access to the snapshot mentioned earlier.

### No xp required

Unlike most builds drones do not need xp to survive instead they need electricity.

## Support

### Human

#### Control

the human player will gain control over the drone while keeping it protected from enemy players and even trees.

## Weaknesses

### Wind

no Matter how large they are they are technically in a lower weight class so by flying too high the wind can take control of the drone combined with low hp and defence equals them getting stuck or damaged.

### Water

Due to being electronic, reliant on flying and low defence as soon as they land in a lake it’s game over.

## Tier Placement

### Air

in the air drones are c tier. Why because they have such low defence however the air is the only server that they can move and it doesn’t need xp so it’s in low c tier.

### Ground

On the ground drones are vulnerable to just about every build. Some drones can use their propellers on land and this is their only self-defence apart from an aoe intimidation. Very low d tier.

### Wetlands

If they ever decide to land in the wetlands they are absolutely bottom tier because water damages them. Not helped by low hp F tier.
Gorilla

HARAMBE

The largest living Primate in the current meta; the Gorilla has the highest base stats of all extant Simians and with it's brute strength, high intelligence and complex social structure, it is immune to attacks from all but the most powerful carnivore builds. However its extreme habitat dependence causes it to fall short of S tier in the general metagame.

## Overview

The Gorilla is an underused part of the expanded Africa Meta. It's high base stats, paired with it's high intelligence, makes it extremely viable in the Sub-Saharan forests of Africa. Sadly the forests have become endangered due to the growing presence of foreign human intervention in the region's meta. Soon the Gorilla build may have to be abandoned, so make sure to play as it, and protect the very secure meta of the Sub-Saharan jungle.

## Match Ups

The Gorilla has very few bad match ups in the African meta with the exceptions being Humans, Leopards and Venomous Snakes. They live strictly in the cloud forest, so lions are not an issue. This makes Humans one of the only major threats to these powerfully built apes with their guns and extensive base constructions they have decimated the Gorilla player base. One infamous instance of a gun matchup was in version 20.16, where a Gorilla main named Harambe, in a human conservation base was eliminated by a human with the gun tool, after a noob human player came into his area and Harambe interacted with the human. Leopards can grief Gorilla mains at night, and even silverbacks aren't completely safe according to Michele Klailova and her team of scientist tracking the animals on camera traps. Although vulnerable to the speed and stealth of the leopard, the strength in numbers prevents that matchup from being completely out of control as the leopard will leave if it can't make a quick kill.

## Abilities

### Great Stats

A gorilla’s move set of slams and throws is super effective since they have high strength. They are Primates so that speaks for itself for their intelligence. They are relatively large so they have high HP and defense. They have black fur so they have stealth capabilities. They are also capable of climbing for mobility.
Fox

## Overview

Foxes have extremely similar base stats to Coyotes but also have a few unique abilities of their own.

They have extremely strong perception abilities that allow them to deal with Stealth strategies employed by their targets. Their Precision Pounce attack is also extremely useful for picking off targets they discover hiding under snow. Some Foxes have also specced into climbing abilities which is really useful for getting out of reach of the more powerful players. While their higher agility can help them avoid land predators, their smaller size does make them a target for Raptors.

## Matchups

The foxes abilities give them a great matchup against rodents.They also have good matchups against chickens and small mustelids like weasels.The foxes has an unfavorable matchup with eagle and loses hard to coyotes and larger predator builds. However, it's relatively high movement speed allows it to get out of combat with large predators such as bears.

### Tier Placement

Foxes belong in C tier. Even though they hunt in packs, it's less coordinated. They also have low defensive and offensive base stats. It does have the ability dig which means that it can access precious loot. The arctic fox, despite having higher stealth, is only D tier since it is very prone to virus players, and that has no favorable matchups there, except for hares.

## Outside Hall of Fame? Shame? you pick

Foxes are usually shown as thievey and sneaky. You see them from Aesop's Fables to Dora Explorer. Someone also made a song about them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jofNR\_WkoCE,also a famous is fox is nick from zootopia.

## Source

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8U0t9QzYRo
Entoprocta

Entoprocta

Entoprocta a.k.a Kamptozoa is an example of one of the more obscure AFK Faction. Most entoprocts play in the ocean biome although a handful play in freshwater biome as well.

Most of them have colonial trait that allows them to share exp more easily at the expense of mobility.

Entoprocta have budding ability, allowing them to reproduce for a while without having to find another player.

Surprisingly, some entoproct players have unlocked live birth ability, allowing them to spawn inside high-level entoprocts. Some have gone even further and unlocked placenta ability.

Low-level entoproct players have relatively high mobility but have to complete Metamorphosis quest to advance into the late game.

### Pros

* Requires little attention after metamorphosis check
* Some have Live Birth ability
* Sticky tentacles allow them to get better loot more easily.
* Colonial trait allows them to share resources

### Cons

* Low base stats, including nearly zero mobility in the mid- and late game.
Lambeosaurus

lamb

Lambeosaurus is a hadrosaur build that played in the North America server during the Cretaceous. They were related to other hadrosaurs

## Overview

The Lambeosaurus is larger than most other hadrosaurs which sacrifices their mobility but increases defense and intimidation. Lambeosaurs height gave it the advantage of browsing higher trees. This build traveled in herds which meant safety in numbers and it's crest granted an intimidation bonus. Large size also gave it a disadvantage that being high food upkeep and less mobility so if the Lambeosaurus wanted to escape they didn't have as much options. Their large size also gave them a stealth disadvantage.

## Abilities

### Headbutt

50% chance to stun opponent, while dealing medium bash type damage

### Bipedalism

The Lambeosaurus can switch between being on four legs to being on two. This is used for higher mobility and browsing

## Tier placement

A tier like all the other hadrosaurs but due to its size it goes to A tier

## References

http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/l/lambeosaurus.html
Giant Sloth Bear

**Overview**

The Giant Sloth Bear( also known as Megatherium) is a Giant Ground sloth belonging in the Megatheriidae Family, It is and was one of the largest land mammals to exist and it is the biggest Ground Sloth Discovered by data miners. The Giant Sloth Bear was Herbivorous and fed on leaves such as yuccas, agaves, and grasses. While it fed chiefly on terrestrial plants, it could also stand on its hind legs and use its tail as a balancing tripod, and reach for upper growth vegetation.

**Tier Placement**

The Giant Ground Sloth was an overpowered Build and it deserves a great spot in S Tier. The Giant Sloth Bear could body most carnivore builds in a 1v1 match up, Ground sloths were even able to 1 shot the Smilodon Build. They was also one of the only builds that could Go head to head with the Cave bear and because they are one of the only mammal builds to successfully pull off bipedalism, they where less vulnerable against stealth based builds that would attempt to challenge it
Grass

Grasses are one of the most common players in the game. They are known for being easy sources of EXP and can cushion falls which humans use to great use. Humans also use them as decoration. There are many different types of grasses but this page is going to try to focus on most of them.

## Base Stats

### Power

7 (defensive mechanisms can harm small players)

## Species

### Location

everywhere except for arctic and antarctic

## Overview & Different Grass Types

Grasses are a plant that have a small root system and usually a flowering plant. They are small and many people consider them to be low tier trash because they are basically a source of easy EXP but there are different types of grasses that can rise on the tier list. They have spread into most places from deserts to rainforests, mountains and tundras. There is even a biome that is named after grasses, grasslands. When a player mentions 'grass' most people think of bentgrass and other lawn grasses. Lawn grasses are grasses that don't have a flowering part at the top. This is great for human players to use as sports fields as there aren't anythings to get in the way. Speaking of humans quite literally farm grasses in the form of crops to feed to other humans. These grasses don't have a long lifespan but because of humans reproduce really quickly but ultimately there are just spawn-killed for human use. Merram grasses are grasses that can survive sand through a combination of different perks. They spawn on coastlines and in deserts. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant and can reach high up in the sky. They are EXP sources for pandas and pandas have to gain a lot of EXP. Sugar cane was one of the most valued things during the 1500s and 1600s as they have, sugar. This lead to human players farming sugar cane players. There are loads of other grass variations and these were just a few.
Giant Water Bug

Giant Water Bugs (Belostomatidae) are the largest true bug (Hemiptera) build. They are playable in freshwater servers worldwide.

## Overview

Its Power stat is off the roof, allowing it to take down builds much larger than it. They also have a tough exoskeleton which protects them from most predators, like other large Arthropods. They have average Mobility for their size. Additionally, they have high Health for an Insect, which isn't saying much considering most builds in the Insect class tend to be rather small. Lastly, they have powerful and high Stealth, which helps them make their kills.

## Moveset

**Deadly Bug Bite (Active,Attack)**- A version of [Bug Bite] that liquiefies loot and deals high poison damage.

## Tier Placement

A-tier. These bug builds are a rather potent build, able to take on builds many times their own weight. They can rival Mantises in terms of tier, especially with their unique play dead ability, where they also ooze liquid. When provoked, they can also use their [Deadly Bug Bite] attack defensively.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-1-4020-6359-6\_1099
2. ↑ https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston/beneficials/beneficial-55\_giant\_water\_bug.htm
3. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/articles/giant-water-bug.htm#:~:text=Habitat%20and%20Distribution,the%20surface%20of%20the%20water.
4. ↑ https://www.nps.gov/articles/giant-water-bug.htm#:~:text=Giant%20water%20bugs%20prey%20on,digestive%20saliva%20into%20their%20prey.
5. ↑ https://www.tulane.edu/~bfleury/diversity/labguide/arthropod.html
6. ↑ https://kidadl.com/animal-facts/giant-water-bug-facts
7. ↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/2019/04/giant-water-bugs-eat-turtles-ducklings-and-even-snakes
8. ↑ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-attack-of-the-giant-water-bug/
9. ↑ https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/artful-amoeba/the-attack-of-the-giant-water-bug/
10. ↑ https://www.dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/home-garden/2021/06/06/nature-giant-water-bugs-viscious-when-comes-attacking-prey/5279328001/
Halibut

The **Halibut** is a Flatfish build belonging to the Flounder guild, a build that is often underrated because it is constantly griefed by Human mains. However, this build is not easy to defeat. They also piss dogs off. This build is able to defeat Human builds struggling in aquatic mounts. This build also has two basic abilities [Pancake Camouflage], which eliminates its weak point and provides a significant Stealth increase aside from its camouflage. The other ability, [Top Eyes], allows it to see easily upwards.

## Tier Placement

A-tier. This build is actually very underrated because flounder builds are easily griefed upon by Human mains. They have great Stealth (the Pacific variant has more), Power and a sizable amount of Health. This build also has an unusually high Mobility stat, allowing to body midwater builds. This build is also dangerous to Human mains, making [Commercial Fisher] one of the riskiest Human playstyles.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/flatfish
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/columns/straight-dope/article/13041629/straight-dope-can-a-halibut-kill-you
3. ↑ https://www.newscientist.com/article/2115121-why-baby-flatfish-grow-into-the-wonkiest-animals-in-the-world/
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 http://seafood.edf.org/halibut
5. ↑ https://m.espacepourlavie.ca/en/biodome-fauna/atlantic-halibut
6. ↑ http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/s2009/papendie\_andr/Lifestyle.htm
7. ↑ https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/halibut-fish
8. ↑ https://britishseafishing.co.uk/halibut/
Manatee

The **Manatee** (echo fighter:Dugong) is a heavyweight mammal build related to Elephants. This herbivorous marine build is surprisingly not endangered despite some big vulnerabilities.

## Tier Placement

B-tier, because while they have high Health and Defense, as well as surprisingly high Intelligence and Mobility. They can be easily bodied by human aquatic mounts due to their abysmal Perception. These builds are also very vulnerable to the climate change balance patch and have almost no offensive capability. However, human mains are known to grief many high tier builds as well. Manatee gets to benefit from usually living in shallow or coastal waters where there is a lack of predators.

## References

1. ↑ https://news.miami.edu/stories/2022/02/no-longer-endangered,-manatees-now-face-another-crisis.html
2. ↑ https://news.mongabay.com/2008/12/neither-slow-nor-stupid-manatees-are-killed-by-boats-because-they-cant-hear-them/
3. ↑ https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2019/12/19/boats-break-florida-manatee-kill-record/2696696001/
4. ↑ http://www.landscope.org/article/FL/climate\_change\_manatees/1/
5. ↑ https://www.savethemanatee.org/manatees/facts/
False Killer Whale

The false killer whale build is a toothed whale build. It is among the fourth largest of the blackfish builds, beaten only by the Orca and both species of Pilot Whale. The skull structure resembles an Orca build, the second highest ranking animal in the meta. The build is mostly dark gray or black in color with a slightly lighter underside.

## Tier Placement

These builds have great Intelligence like most Whale builds.Thus, they also employ advanced team strategies. They have also allied and protected other Whale players from Orcas. Like the Orca, it also griefs various marine mammals. So far, no Orca build has ever tried to grief a False Killer Whale main. They also live in rigid social groups. It also adapts very easy to captivity. It can breed with Bottlenose Dolphin players to create the secret Wholphin build, which still has the ability [Mate]. But since it beaches itself frequently, it must be low S-tier.
Dolichorhynchops

Dolichorhynchops, aka "Dolly"is a short-necked Sauropterygian build,a polycotylid build, to be exact. Polycotylids are a guild founded by salty Plesiosaur mainswho were pissed at predators scoring critical hits with their necks all the time but wanted to continue a piscivorous playstyle.

## Dolichorhynchops

Also known as "Dolly". Not to be confused with the artificially created (Domestic) Sheep player of the same name.

## Tier Placement

B-tier. These builds traded their necks for a greater Mobility stat. This can avoid gankers like Tylosaurus, but would have been no match for gankers like Xiphactinus, Cretoxyrhina or the last playable Pliosaur build. It also has below-average Health.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.newdinosaurs.com/dolichorhynchops/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/d/dolichorhynchops.html
3. ↑ https://comenius.susqu.edu/biol/202/animals/deuterostomes/craniata/lepidosauromorpha/lepidosauromorpha-taxonomy.htm
4. ↑ https://www.kronosrising.com/plesiosaur-long-necks/
5. ↑ http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/p/polycotylus.html
6. ↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/prehistoric/dolichorhynchops/
7. ↑ https://blog.everythingdinosaur.co.uk/blog/\_archives/2009/02/23/4103490.html
8. ↑ https://www.thoughtco.com/plesiosaur-and-pliosaur-pictures-and-profiles-4043335
F tier

**F Tier** is a tier in the game's meta and it’s the worst tier. These builds are almost never played seriously or successfully. They are good for a laugh or two but nowhere near viable. Unless these builds are buffed, they will not be viable for the meta anytime soon.

If the number of players playing these builds goes down to zero, they will be banned.

## Notable F Tier Builds

* Tardigrade (Are Waterbears OP?)
* Cheetah (The Cat Tier List)
* Panda (What Kind of Bear is Best?)
* Sloth (Sloths Used to Be OP)
* Snail (Standard Tier List, Top 3 Underrated Animals)
* Koala (Standard Tier List)
* Lemming (The Rodent Tier list)
* Aye Aye (The Primate Tier List)
* Bush Baby (The Primate Tier List)
* Loris (The Primate Tier List)
* Tarsier (The Primate Tier List)
* Maned Wolf (The Dog Tier list)
* Black Widow (The Spider Tier List)
* Brown Recluse (The Spider Tier List)
* Sideneck Turtle (The Turtle Tier List)
* Bivalves (Standard Tier List)
* Amphibian (Standard Tier List, Are All Amphibians Low Tier? Secret Top Tier)
* Octopus (What's the Best Human Support Class?) (typically **A** Tier)
* Parrot (What's the Best Human Support Class?)
* Deer (The City Tier List) (typically C Tier)
* Tree Frog (The Frog Tier List)
* Fainting Goat (Are Goats OP?)
* Domestic Sheep (Are Goats OP?)
* Silverfish (The Insect Tier List)
* Seahorse (The Fish Tier List)
* Ocean Sunfish (The Fish Tier List)
* Garter Snake (The Snake Tier List)
* Racer Snake (The Snake Tier List)
* Kiwi (The Bird Tier List)
* Kakapo (The Bird Tier List)
* Ratites (The Bird Tier List)
* Hummingbird (The Bird Tier List)

### Banned Builds

* Camptosaurus (The Dinosaur Tier List)
* Dryosaurus (The Dinosaur Tier List)
* Megaloceros (The Ice Age Tier List)
* Dicynodont (Earth's Worst Balance Patch)
* Ichthyosaurs (How Mosasaurus Broke the Game)

### Cryptid/Fictional Builds

* Underwater Squirrel (The SpongeBob Character Tier List)
* Chupacabra (The Cryptid Tier List)
* Jackalope (The Cryptid Tier List)
Equus Giganteus

Equus giganteus is a banned North American perissodactyl build. This build was mostly only known from its teeth and weighed between 700 kg and 1600 kg.

## Base Stats

### Tier

A (General)
 S (Before Humans)

## Tier Placement

A tier. This is the perfect middle ground between the glass cannon Horse and tank Rhinoceros Like most equines, this build also lived in herds, giving them a good Intelligence, much better than the Rhinoceros Their mass also amplifies the damage brough by its [Bite] and [Kick] attacks, increasing their Power. While it has much higher Health stat than current Horses due to recieving as much bulk as draft horses, it was still just as agile. Arguably one of the only builds able to fight a Cave Bear. However, they probably could not stand up to the pack hunting Sabertooths and Humans, with the latter banning them.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.mindat.org/taxon-4969210.html
2. ↑ https://twilightbeasts.org/2017/07/07/the-stuff-of-night-mares/
3. ↑ https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Equus/
4. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2011/sep/23/claims-five-broken-leg-horse
5. ↑ https://carnivora.net/american-lion-v-equus-giganteus-t5981.html
6. ↑  https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/04/19/604031141/new-study-says-ancient-humans-hunted-big-mammals-to-extinction
Island

**islands** are tiny patches of land far away from continents. These places have low Biodiversity since most creatures are unable to access the area. The human, avian and grass class is commonly found in island servers. builds there have low power and defence since very few threats are found here. One notable exception is the human. human players accidentely carry other creatures to these servers where the wreak havoc.
Great Hornbill

The great hornbill is a heavyweight bird build found in the Asian server. This build has the [Slight Longetivity] trait, thus making them play for up to 50 years.

## Abilities

### Group Play

Type:Team Play

Effect:Increases stats in numbers.

### Slight Longetivity

Type:Support

Effect:Increases play time for this build.

### Flight

Type:Utility

Effect:Allows the player to fly.

### Nest-building

Type:Team Play

Effect:Protects players while in the character selection screen.

## Tier Placement

Because of its good abilities, and borderline sweeping stats, Great Hornbills are A-tier.
Health

**Health** is one of the 6 in game stats. Health is based off of how many hits a build can take before dying. Health differs from defense as defense is about negating attacks while Health is about tanking them. As a result, Health is widely used by tank builds. The larger a build is, the more health it has.

Classes that have the Regenerate ability can indirectly extend their Health due to their fast healing power granted by Regenerate. For example, Starfish & some Salamanders can completely re-grow their lost limbs without suffering much HP loss.
Fire Salamander

The Fire Salamander is one of the salamnder build that like the poison dart frog, specked into high poison damage to defend itself. Like the poison dart frog they reduced all their stats to have this. While poison dart frogs have the highest intelligence out of any amphibian, you can't say the same for fire salamanders. They do however like crustaceans hide a lot compensating for their aposematism. This combo results in the same tier placement as the poison dart frog of B tier tho in the netherlands some mysterious thing have made 96% of the playerbase quit so they result in F tier in the Netherlands and maybe some other places but mostly their playerbase is doing just fine.
Giant Grouper

The Giant Grouper, also known as Banded Rockcod, Brindlebass, Queensland Grouper, among others,This build can grow up to 400kg, heavier than five late game Humans (asumming one of them is 65 kg) While it is really heavy, this build loses out in weight to the Tuna (approximately 680 kg, 1.7 times heavier) and to the heaviest Billfish build, the Blue Marlin, at 820 kg. (2.05 times heavier) They are the largest perciform, teleost and bony fish build in the reef server.

## Tier Placement

S-tier. Being the largest Grouper available, this build has an insane amount of Health, which insues it has no bad matchups. It also has decent Stealth by speccing into [Patterned Camouflage]. It creates a powerful suction which sucks an enemy player in. While this makes its prey size limited by the size of its mouth, it negates this weakness by speccing into large size.It has the Health to make up for what it lacked in Intelligence It has even been known to body Sharks.

## Referrences

### Calculations

1. ↑ https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/fish/giant-grouper/
2. ↑ https://www.marlinmag.com/bluefin-tuna-record-revisiting-history/
3. ↑ https://oceana.org/marine-life/ocean-fishes/blue-marlin

### General Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.whatsthatfish.com/fish/giant-grouper/1011
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.aquarium.co.za/blog/entry/kreature-feature-brindle-bass
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/queensland\_grouper
4. ↑ https://www.dkfindout.com/us/animals-and-nature/fish/giant-grouper/
5. ↑ https://www.georgiaaquarium.org/animal/giant-grouper/
6. ↑ https://www.vix.com/en/pop-culture/528703/meet-fish-can-eat-shark-single-bite
Heat Vision

I've got you in my sights!

**Heat Vision** is an ability exclusive to snakes, some frog and fish types, blood-sucking insects and vampire bats. This ability is pioneered by snakes alone, especially vipers.

## Effect

**Heat Vision** aka Infrared Vision is an anti-stealth ability that allows the player to detect infrared radiation and the temperature of an object from cold to hot. This ability allows them to stealthily stalk their prey or locate any prey or predator nearby. It also negates the stealth bonus of darkness and camouflage as snakes can spot its target through dark which makes snakes more deadly in dark places by heat sensing.
Hatzegopteryx

Hatzegopteryx was a banned build once playable on the island of Hateg. During the Cretacous Expansion, much of today's Europe was submerged in water. There were several large islands that were once playable there. In the current meta, this server is known as Transylvania, in the Romanian subserver. This build was one of the last playable Pterosaurs, before they finally got hit by the banhammer.

## Overview

Although most builds in its server were shrunk down, it surprisingly still has the Power to take down players its own weight class. For a flier, it was still quite mobile, having a sizable Mobility stat. It was also quite bulky for a flier, having an above-average Health stat. It's Defense is quite low, as it needed to make a compromise in order to still fly. While its height may have offered increased Intimidation and allowed it to pick off builds from quite a good distance, this also greatly lowered its Stealth.

## Moveset

**Flight (Active, Mobility)**- Allows the user to fly.

**Drill Peck (Active, Attack)**- A powerful Spacing attack that can instantly kill builds slightly below its weight class and deal high damage totougher targets.

## Tier Placement

S-tier. In its island server, it was downright broken. It can easily take down every build from its server and can take on the other giants in its server if it wanted to, due to its powerful stats.

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://eartharchives.org/articles/hatzegopteryx-transylvania-s-dinosaur-hunter/index.html
2. ↑ https://www.pteros.com/pterosaurs/hateg-island-azhdarchid.html
3. ↑ https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/feb/08/giant-winged-transylvanian-predators-could-have-eaten-dinosaurs-azhdarchids
4. ↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-4161664/The-t-rex-skies-swallow-human-whole.html
5. ↑ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/the-dwarf-dinosaurs-of-hateg-island-70517504/
6. ↑ http://www.sci-news.com/paleontology/hatzegopteryx-late-cretaceous-romania-04630.html
7. ↑ https://kidadl.com/dinosaur-facts/hatzegopteryx-facts
8. ↑ https://www.newdinosaurs.com/hatzegopteryx/#:~:text=Hatzegopteryx%20pictures%20depict%20this%20flying,wingspan%20of%20around%2040%20feet.
9. ↑ https://www.abc.net.au/science/ozfossil/ageofreptiles/fauna/pterosaurs.htm
10. ↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/new-pterosaur-found-mongolia-largest-fossils-science
11. ↑ https://www.sbnation.com/secret-base/22276223/azhdarchids-quetzalcoatlus-hatzegopteryx
Drugs

Drugs are a special kind of loot for players. They can have many uses like temporarily improving stats (stimulants) like strength and speed etc. Humans main use for them is for health regeneration abilities in the form of medicine. They are also used for creating weird effects like hallucinations in the brain and intoxication in humans and some other players like dolphins. It is sometimes unclear what this is useful for but it seems to sometimes help with social interactions between individuals. Drugs have become so valued and yet despised in human societies that they have become a big source of PvP infighting.
Dolphin

Read overview.

## Overview

The Dolphin is an extremely popular build relative to its class, Cetacean, with an active playerbase of about 6-8 million.

Dolphins have incredible Intelligence and Mobility stats, while lacking in Power or Stealth making them more of a specialist-style build.

They have put Evolution Points into Blubber or Thick Skin which increases base Defense as well as a side effect of Cold Resistance which is great for the environment most players prefer to stay in.

## Tier Placement

Since the Cetacean class are generally top-tier, dolphins are powerful adversaries.

### Boto Dolphin

Belonging to the B-Tier, we have the Boto. The Boto is a smaller cetacean build, specifically adapted for the Amazon River. This unique build puts the maximum amount of Evolution Points into the [Echolocation] skill. Whiskers along the snout gives the Boto an accuracy buff of the echolocation target locating effect which offsets the near total blindness. Competition and match-ups for the Botos are not many in its local meta so the stats for its power is not quite reliable. The other top tiers of the region include the Jaguar and the Otter,but neither of them are big enough or mobile enough to successfully bring down a Boto. One common weakness that Cetaceans face is the lack of sense of smell and which makes them especially vulnerable to pollution. Pollution is a big problem in the Amazon, making it more difficult for the Boto as they can be poisoned by the waste generated by human players.

### Bottlenose Dolphin

In S tier, we have the Bottlenose Dolphin, having the best intelligence build in the entire ocean server. They are able to catch a huge amount of small fishes by using their intelligence and team strategies to set traps, meaning that a coordinated assault by a group of dolphin means can easily mean game over for entire schools of fish. Dolphins have great match-ups against the other top tiers of the ocean meta like the octopus and shark. Their Echolocation ability nullifies the undetectable stealth that octopi and their shape-shift ability which means they're pretty much defenseless once detected as even their ink cloud ability doesn't counter the dolphin sonar. The sonar works directed only to the front of the dolphin so sneak attacks from behind poses a danger to dolphins. Their intelligence offsets their low offense, thus they could score multiple critical hits on powerful enemies like the shark. Dolphins are even good at messing with humans which only a very few builds are able to.

   Info from Tierzoo and Wikipedia.
John Dory

John Dory, St Pierre or Peter's fish is a fish build in the genus Zeus. This build got its name form the French word "Jaune" meaning yellow as well as its glided shape. It is also known as Peter's fish because of the large spot on it being said to be St Peter's thumbprint.

## Tier Placement

C-tier. These builds have color and shape camouflage, making this build hard to detect, thus giving them a good amount of Stealth. When these fails, these builds can use their [Evil Eye] ability, inflicting the [Confused] debuff and lowering Resolve. These builds also have decent Perception, something required for predator builds. It specced into these abilities to make up for its lack of shoaling behaviour and low Mobility.
Cymbospondylus

Cymbospondylus (Boat Spine) was a fairly basal icthyosaur build that was playable during the Triassic Expansion.

## Tier Placement

A-tier. At max level it only has a few bad matchups. It also had decent Mobility. While it can body the occasional Tanystropheus with impunity, its teeth were so small that it was not a reliable long-term loot source, instead choosing fish and cephalopod players. Still, it has a good amount of Health. However, there are better options like Shastasaurus (the highest Health stat of any non-Mammal build)and Thalattoarchon (a macropredatory build capable of taking on most builds during the Triassic meta)

## Referrences

1. ↑ https://www.mindat.org/taxon-8529607.html
2. ↑ http://www.reptileevolution.com/ichthyosaurs.htm
3. ↑ http://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/c/cymbospondylus.html
4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/science/seamonsters/factfiles/cymbospondylus.shtml
5. ↑ https://carnivora.net/cymbospondylus-spp-t827.html
6. ↑ http://bioweb.uwlax.edu/bio203/f2013/rohde\_abig/interactions.htm
7. ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/dinofacts/sea-monsters/reptiles/ichthyosaurs/cymbospondylus
8. ↑ https://www.thoughtco.com/ichthyosaur-pictures-and-profiles-4084173
9. ↑ https://www.newdinosaurs.com/shastasaurus/
10. ↑ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/phenomena/2013/01/07/sharp-toothed-thalattoarchon-was-the-first-ruler-of-the-triassic-seas/
Echinoderm

Echinoderms, also known as Echinodermatas, (not to be confused with Echinoderma) are a Faction comprising of animal players that have radial symmetry. Echinoderms have been around since the Open beta during patch 1.0.0. They are fully marine. There are 7000 playable classes in this Faction. Echinoderms have the ability, regeneration.

In the early game, echinoderms have bilateral symmetry. Echinoderms have to complete the Metamorphosis quest to progress into the late game, from which point they gain radial symmetry and switch to playstyle with less mobility.

## Lower Classifications

*Ittalix=Banned*

* Spinulosida
* Forcipulatida
* Valvatida'
* Brisingida
* Notomytodia
* Ceramaster patagonicus
 Echinoidea (Urchins)
* Echinoida
* Paracentrotus
* Psammechinus miliaris
* Spatangoida
* *Echinocorys*
* Cidaridae
 Crinoidea (Crinoid)
* Flexibilia
* Articulata
 Holothuroidea (Sea Cucumber)
* Synallactida
* Aspidochirotida
* Cucumaria
 Ophiuroidea (Brittle Star)
* Oegophiurida
* Ophiurida
Giant Siphonophore

The Giant siphonophore is a  deep sea build that can be played in the lower twilight to mid-midnight zone.

## Overview

Giant siphonophore players use a very beneficial colony build, using similar traits to the jellyfish while not being related to it. the base stats are quite radical, having a very low intelligence, however it is slightly higher than that of a jellyfish as it uses a colony to disperse certain jobs to different sections of the the organism. Sadly it's low intelligence is followed with generally low defense and HP as a jelly-like body does not provide much protection from attackers. Where the giant siphonophore does shine though, is it's ability to grow to absurd lengths allowing it to cover large distances to camp exp from players, which brings me to the attacking, while it does not actively seek out prey, giant siphonophore players tend to drift from currents in the water letting the bioluminescence in it's body attract other players in its death trap of tentacles. The giant siphonophore has a unique ability unlike any other creature in the game, and that is a theoretical infinite play time, as the creature ages, it can simply replace old parts of the body with new segments, keeping it alive as long as it is not eaten, or taken out of the depths of the ocean. this can give players mounds of exp and can be ranked at an S tier because of this single ability.
Harpy Eagle

The Harpy Eagle is one of the largest Eagle mains in the game. It is playable in rainforest servers around Latin America. They resemble a Human main wearing a premium skin, which is a bold understatment considering Harpies are a modded half woman, half bird build.

## Tier Placement

S-tier. The Harpy Eagle modifies the core Eagle build setup by adding two important abilities: Jungle Wing and Harpy Claw. The first is that they have a greatly reduced wing span, much shorter than an Eagle of its own size should have. This cuts its ability to soar quite a bit, but it lets it fly through jungles and forests much easier. The second is that they have truly monstrous talons, larger and more powerful than all other raptors. Not only they can instakill Monkey and Sloth players, but they also can even pierce through armor. This means that not even highly Defensive builds like the Armadillo are safe from this jungle menace.

## References

1. ↑ https://peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/eagles/harpy-eagle
2. ↑ https://wwf.panda.org/?72760/Factsheet-Harpy-eagle-iHarpia-harpyjai#:~:text=up%20to%20date.-,Harpy%20eagles%20can%20be%20found%20across%20the%20entire%20Latin%20American,and%20in%20the%20Atlantic%20Forest.
3. ↑ https://www.ladbible.com/news/animals-the-harpy-eagle-is-so-huge-that-people-think-its-someone-in-costume-20200522
4. ↑ https://www.theoi.com/Pontios/Harpyiai.html
Kaprosuchus

Kaprosuchus are reptile builds that played on the Africa server during the Cretaceous.

## Classification

### Species

Saharicus

Unlike modern crocodiles, these crocodiles roamed the land. They had a powerful bite and were very mobile for a crocodile, being easily able to gank herbivorous dinosaur builds. Their spines on their back could be used for defense. The only builds that can pose a threat towards them are larger carnivores, like Spinosaurus, but even then their armor can protect them. Kaprosuchus was also a night hunter where they have a stealth advantage. These builds make it into A tier, when together they can be a threat to some of the larger solo players via pack hunting. They are great on the charge due to their high power and okay stealth stats allowing them to get the drop on some of the less perceptive builds around. They also have a relatively powerful intelligence for the age and can engineer primal traps to kill their foes.