Shark
The Shark race (formerly known as Fish) is one of the four starter races and has a 12.5% chance of being selected when a new player joins the game. It focuses on defense and water survival, allowing players to swim without taking water damage while significantly reducing incoming damage. Shark is an excellent choice for beginners tackling Sea Events or starting PvP, especially without the Leviathan Shield. Although it is highly effective against one-shot combos, its lower mobility and damage output make it less appealing for more aggressive or advanced playstyles.
Additional Information:
Shark V1 swimming speed is faster than the Dinghy, but slower than the Sloop.
With 0 Defense and no health-boosting accessories, Shark V1 reduces water damage to 1, causing health to remain at 99/100 while swimming.
Shark V2 swimming speed is slightly faster than the Brigade.
The Leviathan's Armor aura may appear as either a blue aura or a blue overlay depending on the player's avatar.
The blue aura becomes brighter as the Overflow Shield decreases and disappears when the shield is depleted.
Leviathan's Armor is unique in that its Overflow Shield is not ignored by Gravity's upgraded [V], Gravity's upgraded [C], or the Piercing enchantment, since it functions as additional shield health rather than a standard defense buff.
Shark
Obtainment
Progression
Players have a 33% chance to obtain Human when using a Race Reroll (25% if their current race is Ghoul, Draco, or Cyborg).
Race Rerolls can be obtained through:
Purchasing one from the Shop for
90Purchasing one from tort for
3,000Buying one from eligible event NPCs, such as the Event Shop or Death King
Unlock Shark V2 by completing the Alchemist's Quest after finishing the Colosseum Quest.
Unlock Shark V3 by completing Arowe's Quest, which requires defeating a naturally spawned Sea Beast.
The quest resets when changing servers, so it must be completed within the same server after accepting it.
Unlock Shark V4 by completing the Temple of Time puzzle and finishing the Trial of Water.
Players have a 33% chance to obtain Human when using a Race Reroll (25% if their current race is Ghoul, Draco, or Cyborg).
Race Rerolls can be obtained through:
Purchasing one from the Shop for
90Purchasing one from tort for
3,000Buying one from eligible event NPCs, such as the Event Shop or Death King
Unlock Shark V2 by completing the Alchemist's Quest after finishing the Colosseum Quest.
Unlock Shark V3 by completing Arowe's Quest, which requires defeating a naturally spawned Sea Beast.
The quest resets when changing servers, so it must be completed within the same server after accepting it.
Unlock Shark V4 by completing the Temple of Time puzzle and finishing the Trial of Water.
Stage Buffs
Each Shark upgrade grants additional bonuses and visual changes.
V1 - V3
Reduces water damage taken while using a Blox Fruit.
Increases swimming speed.
Adds a blue shark fin to the player's back.
Completely removes water damage while using a Blox Fruit.
Further increases movement speed in and out of water.
No visual changes.
Water Body
Reduces damage taken from players and NPCs by approximately 70%.
Lasts for 4.5 seconds.
Has a universal 30-second cooldown, which starts immediately after activation.
Visual Changes
Adds two extra fins on the player's arms.
May have clipping issues on some avatars, but works best with cubic avatars.
Reduces water damage taken while using a Blox Fruit.
Increases swimming speed.
Adds a blue shark fin to the player's back.
Completely removes water damage while using a Blox Fruit.
Further increases movement speed in and out of water.
No visual changes.
Water Body
Reduces damage taken from players and NPCs by approximately 70%.
Lasts for 4.5 seconds.
Has a universal 30-second cooldown, which starts immediately after activation.
Visual Changes
Adds two extra fins on the player's arms.
May have clipping issues on some avatars, but works best with cubic avatars.
V4
Shark V4 unlocks different abilities depending on the Gears selected during Race Awakening.
Grants maximum stats upon transformation.
Increases damage, movement speed, and health regeneration by 10% while transformed.
Grants an Overflow Shield that regenerates by dealing damage, with reduced regeneration against NPCs.
The shield blocks 85% of incoming damage.
Overflow can reach up to 30% of the user's maximum health (the actual shield value is roughly 21% displayed, but functions closer to 30% due to its scaling).
Upgraded Version
Increases the maximum Overflow Shield to 50% of the user's maximum health.
Greatly improves Overflow regeneration.
Up to two-thirds of the damage dealt can be converted into Overflow.
Successful hits apply a water debuff that slows enemies and reduces their defense by 5%.
The movement speed reduction stacks up to approximately 40%.
Upgraded Version
Increases the debuff duration from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
Allows the movement speed reduction to stack up to 60%.
Grants maximum stats upon transformation.
Increases damage, movement speed, and health regeneration by 10% while transformed.
Grants an Overflow Shield that regenerates by dealing damage, with reduced regeneration against NPCs.
The shield blocks 85% of incoming damage.
Overflow can reach up to 30% of the user's maximum health (the actual shield value is roughly 21% displayed, but functions closer to 30% due to its scaling).
Upgraded Version
Increases the maximum Overflow Shield to 50% of the user's maximum health.
Greatly improves Overflow regeneration.
Up to two-thirds of the damage dealt can be converted into Overflow.
Successful hits apply a water debuff that slows enemies and reduces their defense by 5%.
The movement speed reduction stacks up to approximately 40%.
Upgraded Version
Increases the debuff duration from 3 seconds to 5 seconds.
Allows the movement speed reduction to stack up to 60%.
Visual Changes of V4
While transformed, the player gains an extra tail-like fin, their fins and hair turn white, and activating Leviathan's Armor surrounds them with a blue aura.
Strengths & Weaknesses
A quick breakdown of where this build shines and struggles.
Strengths
General
Water immunity (or reduced water damage at V1), allowing safer ocean traversal.
Strong damage reduction when paired with Awakened Buddha + Water Body.
Very beginner-friendly for PvP survival and sustain.
Water Body (V3)
Extremely strong defensive tool.
Can effectively nullify or break enemy combos by tanking damage.
Leviathan’s Armor (V4)
High survivability against teamers, spam builds, and combo-heavy players.
Great for enduring burst damage situations.
Whirlpool (V4)
Strong anti-run tool; helps control evasive enemies.
Improves aim consistency by restricting enemy movement.
Reduces enemy defence, increasing overall damage output against them.
Weaknesses
General
Many fruits (e.g., Ice Frost Walker, Awakened Magma Magmatic Feet, Awakened Buddha [Z], Awakened Dough [F], Kitsune Transformation, Gas Transformation, Yeti Transformation) can walk on water, reducing passive value.
Ocean travel can often be faster using mobility skills + air dashes.
No movement buffs, making it feel slow compared to other races.
Generally considered outclassed in higher-tier PvP after nerfs.
Water Body (V3)
Can be bypassed or overwhelmed by longer, sustained combo chains.
Leviathan’s Armor (V4)
Damage reduction can be partially ignored or still heavily pressured by high-burst builds (e.g., lava-type effects still deal significant damage over time).
Whirlpool (V4)
Much less effective against non-runners or players who fight aggressively or stay airborne.
Verdict
A tank-focused race built for survival and beginners, excelling in durability and anti-combo defense. However, its lack of mobility and declining relevance in high-level PvP make it less competitive compared to modern meta races.
Update Logs
- Shark V3 abilities were nerfed.
- Cooldown: Cooldown increased by 15%
- Duration: Duration increased from 4.5 seconds to 5 seconds
- Shark V4 abilities were nerfed.
- Shield: Upgraded shield now scales up to 60% of maximum HP
- Duration: Enemies hit by the whirlpool have their damage decreased by 20%
- Major Changes
- Temporary event adjustments significantly boosted the effectiveness of the Overflow passive, but the change was removed after the event ended.
- Ability Changes
- Overflow Passive: Damage-based regeneration was increased from roughly 22% to 50% during the event period.
- Major Changes
- Shark race was weakened to reduce overall survivability and sustain in combat.
- Ability Changes
- Awakened Passives: Reduced effectiveness of speed debuff resistance and lowered maximum Overflow capacity.
- Overflow Passive: Damage protection reduced from 100% to 85%, making incoming damage more impactful.
- Ability Changes (V3)
- Defense reduction: lowered from 80% to 70%.
- Ability duration: reduced from 6.5s to 4.5s, shortening its defensive window.
- Major Changes
- The Fish race was renamed to Shark.
- Major Changes
- Fish (now Shark) was introduced as a playable race.