Great Hammerhead

The Great Hammerhead (Sphyrna mokarran), commonly called the Hammerhead, is the fifth shark that a player acquires in High Tide.

Overview
When playing this shark for the first time most players come away with the conclusion that it is weak, sometimes without even playing it due to it's low attack stat. However, players who take the time to learn how to use it will unlock it's true potential. It's ability, Impact Force, causes the Hammerhead's damage to be tripled when used correctly. In addition, slamming into a surface with your boost while a diver is in your mouth will kill them instantly.

Playstyle
Playing hammerhead is all about aiming your lunges so it puts you closer to physical objects so you can take advantage of your ability. Hammerhead excels best indoors and in areas with lots of structures. If no structures are available to ram divers into, the best thing to do is attack from above and ram divers against the floor. When given the chance, you should try to take advantage of Hammerhead's ability to one shot divers with a lunge. You cannot lunge when a diver is grabbed, so you need to lunge when the diver is right in front of you and let the rest of the lunge take you into a wall. It's also worth noting that some physical surfaces cannot one shot divers when you run into them. This includes the floor in most places, and the walls of the tunnels in Abyssal Mineshaft. The submarine cannot boost damage at all by pushing a diver into it. Unlike most other sharks, the Hammerhead does very poorly in open water due to it's low default attack stat.

Counters
When used effectively, Hammerheads can be quite hard to take down, possessing the highest possible damage in the game and the second highest health stats, as well as decent mobility. However, there are some things you can do to combat a hammerhead. High damage weapons in general are very good. Try to avoid places where a hammerhead might be able to lunge you into a wall or the ground.

The following weapons are recommended against Great Hammerheads:


 * Mk1 Defense Gun:
 * PRO: Good damage-per-shot combined with six shots make it good for taking down a Hammerhead fast.
 * PRO: Generous ammo pool.
 * CON: Just barely fails to kill a healthy Hammerhead in a single clip.
 * CON: Long reload time.
 * HK P11 Pistol:
 * PRO: Decent damage means it can kill a hammerhead in two clips
 * PRO: Tracks the shark for the rest of your team to see
 * PRO: Fast reload time
 * APS Rifle/ADS Rifle:
 * PRO: High DPS brings down the hammerhead's health fast.
 * PRO: Large clip size means one can be taken down in a single clip.
 * CON: Long reload time.
 * CON: Low ammo pool (ADS Rifle).
 * Harpoon Gun:
 * PRO: Kills a hammerhead in only 2 shots.
 * CON: Long reload time.
 * CON: Low ammo pool, with only 9 total shots.
 * Net Gun:
 * PRO: Hammerheads are big targets, making nets easy to hit.
 * PRO: While netted, the Hammerhead's ability does not work, making it easy to take out and preventing it from claiming another kill.
 * CON: Very long reload time.