If the Boss Checklist Mod is installed, its unique despawn message will be 'The apex predator of the sands disappears between the dunes.'.The Great Sand Shark and its associated items (with the exceptions of the Sandslasher and Sand Shark Tooth Necklace), were implemented based on a community suggestion made by ijones72 and ThatGuy on the mod's Discord server.It is a miracle that none yet have grown wings.' In the very opposite of their usual climate, they have conquered too.

The Bestiary entry for the Great Sand Shark: 'One wonders if there is a limit to the persistence of sharks in their quest to survive.Despite being intended to be fought after Plantera, the Great Sand Shark can be fought earlier if the player also defeats the Ravager earlier than intended.Even Sand Sharks that are summoned by the Great Sand Shark itself will count towards spawning one in, so if the player wanted to fight another one, they can let the Great Sand Shark live for a while and kill some of the Sand Sharks it spawns.All Sand Shark alternate variants will also count towards spawning the Great Sand Shark, including Fusion Feeders.If the player strays too far away from it, it will perform a series of very long charges until it returns to their vicinity.Īfter dropping below 50% / 75% health, it will begin to periodically summon Sand Sharks. It is also capable of redirecting itself while in a leap and executing a charge in midair. When it leaps out of the sand, it may also cause an eruption of sand projectiles. It typically performs horizontal leaps towards the player's direction, but it may also perform a vertical leap aiming straight for the player. It always drops a Grand Scale when defeated, which can be used to upgrade various weapons into more powerful versions of themselves.

While it swims through sand like the more common Sand Shark, it has a much greater variety of attacks on top of its increased size, speed, health and damage, making it a dangerous foe.

It can be summoned manually by using a Sandstorm's Core at any time in a Desert. The Great Sand Shark is a Hardmode mini boss that spawns during a Sandstorm after killing 10 Sand Sharks.

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