The Hammerhead Shark, is my second personal
favorite shark, second only to the Lemon shark,
and is probably my favorite shark to play
in Depth.
Often critizised as a "noob's shark" or nothing
but a pubstomper, the Hammerhead is nonetheless
widely considered to be the weakest shark
of the current lineup, or at the very least
the most inconsistant performer.
Hammerhead is considered a tank shark, having
a high health pool, relatively low mobility,
while his ability can give him stamina and
health to keep him in the fight.
Hammerhead's attack style is generally considered
to be suicidal, often taking out one diver
fairly quickly, but dying himself shortly
afterwards.
This means that Hammerhead is generally a
poor scoreboard performer, but can allow other
sharks to shine because of the chaos he causes.
Hammerhead's passive ability is what makes
him so unique.
While his thrash damage is oneof the lowest
in the game, he can deal a huge amount of
damage very quickly if he slams that diver
into a wall.
The amount of damage is dependant on the speed
and angle of which the shark his the wall;
so do deal the most damage, you need to hit
the wall at a 90 degree angle, while having
full acceleration from a lunge.
Because of this ability, and his active, Hammerhead
can be used effectively on maps with lots
of flat walls and enclosed areas, like Stash,
Antiguo, Crude, Devil's Head, and Fractured.
Maps with wide open areas, small openings
to rooms, or those with oddly angled walls
can give the Hammerhead a lot of trouble,
such as Galleon, Cove, and Temple.
Hammerhead's active ability is called Relentless
Force, which give the Hammerhead stamina back
for hitting walls and objects, including STEVE.
At level 3, this ability can also give back
health.
The stamina gain is similar to dealing maximum
damage to divers, in terms of angle and speed.
This ability can help a Hammerhead stay in
a room by keeping stamina high and offsetting
some of the damage the Hammerhead takes.
Hammerhead players should be getting around
via lunge, like most other sharks.
Because of this, Hangry and Nimble Finned
are good early evolutions.
The single most important evolution for Hammerhead
by far is Powerful Tail.
Powerful Tail allows you do lunge with a diver
in your jaws, allowing you better potential
to do maximum damage more often.
This evolution pairs up nicely with the stamina
regen of Relentless Force.
Other useful evolutions for Hammerhead include
Blood Feast, Adrenal Glands, and Razor Fins.
These are all geared towards keeping you in
a room with divers and reaking as much havoc
as possible.
One last note about the Hammerhead.
Hammerhead is the easiest shark to counter
out of all the sharks.
Hammerheads are knocked dead in their tracks
by Nets, Drag, Tranqulizers, and fighting
in open water.
This denies the Hammerhead the speed and keeps
it away from walls that desperately needs
to deal any real damage.
Hammerhead is not recommended when going against
players you suspect to have above average
skill.
Hopefully someday, we'll see a way for the
Hammerhead to rise above pubstomping mediocrity,
but at the moment, this will not likely change.
Thanks for watching, guys.
If you liked these quick tips, you can read
more details in Ray G. Quit Penalty's "How
to Shark" guide linked in the description below.
Otherwise, I hope you enjoyed the video and
I will see you in the water tomorrow.
Happy Shark Week!
