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Boss Salmonids

Steelhead

  • HP - 1000
  • The Steelhead's bomb has 300hp and will insta kill the Steelhead once splatted.
  • When a player splats the bomb, it can also damage nearby enemies.
  • A direct hit from it's bomb does 180 damage which is an instant kill.
  • Any damage to it's bomb is kept on subsequent bombs.

Drizzler

  • HP - 900
  • The drizzler's missle has 100hp
  • The rain does 0.3 damage per frame, which equates to 18 damage per second
  • Drizzler's have set points within a map that it can jump to. After sending two missles out, it will jump to the point closest to the nearest player.
  • Damaging the missle will send it opposite from where you hit it. This can be used to instantly kill the Drizzler, or damage other Salmonoids.
  • While drizzlers are in the air, you can shoot them from below.

Big Shot

  • HP - 1,200
  • The cannon ball sends two shock waves that each do 40 damage.
  • You can dodge the shockwaves by jumping over them.
  • Only one Big Shot cannon will spawn per wave. Every Big Shot that spawns will go to that cannon.
  • The cannon can fire Golden Eggs back to the basket. This can be incredibly helpful but too much reliance can leave you vulnerable.

Flyfish

  • the devil
  • HP - 360
  • A missle from a flyfish deals 150 on direct contact, making it an instant kill. The ink from it's jet propulsion can also damage you.
  • It sends 4 missiles from each missile launcher and can lock on to 2 players
  • The following specials can destroy the launchers:
    • Crab Tank (cannon shots)
    • Reefslider (if at level or above)
    • Triple Splashdown
    • Inkjet

  • The following specials can destroy the cockpit:
    • Killer Wail
    • Triple Inkstrike
    • Booyah Bomb
    • Kraken Royale (jump while under the cockpit)
  • The Explosher and Grizzco Dualies dodge roll can destroy launchers, and the Grizzco Slosher and Grizzco Splatana can destroy the cockpit.

Steel Eel

  • HP - 600
  • Each collision with it's body does 50 damage. You can still be damaged during it's death animation.
  • If it's aggro is on you, cordinate your movement to lead it's head away from and expose it's backside to other players.
  • You can slide through the ink sprayers with Reefslider.
  • Be careful not to lure Steel Eel's too close to the basket, as it can quickly become overwhelming.
  • Bombs explode on contact with it's body.

Scrapper

  • Sheild HP - 600
  • Driver HP - 500
  • The scrapper does 30 damage when it runs into you.
  • When a scrapper is shot, it will stop and turn to face the player.
  • If the scrapper is stunned, it takes 5 seconds for it's sheild to repair. If it's not stunned, it takes 2 seconds after the last shot before it starts moving again.
  • It can be really helpful to stun a Scrapper with it's back facing another player.
  • Generally keep in mind where it's back is when you're attempting to stun it. Avoid backing it into a wall where it becomes difficult to actually damage the driver.

Fish Stick

  • HP - 32 (per smallfry, 8 total)
  • Each map has set locations for Fish Sticks to land
  • If all the smallfry are splatted before the Fish Stick lands, the piller breaks apart.
  • Do not ignore sticks that land close to the basket. You can choose to ignore them if they are far from it.

Flipper-Flopper

  • HP - 1200 (armored)
  • HP - 300 (no armor)
  • Any player within it's ring when it dives is instantly splatted.
  • Bosses splatted within the ring can help paint it
  • It can be damaged any time it's above ink, which includes when it's head starts poking out.
  • Make sure these aren't above you while climbing walls.

Maws

  • HP - 1200
  • Swallowing a bomb instantly splats it.
  • Any player is instantly splatted if caught in their jaws.
  • The Grizzco Splatana is the only weapon that can damage a Maws while it's submerged.
  • These are one of the easier, low-risk bosses to lure.
  • It is not recommended to use specials for Maws. Other bosses should take priority.
  • Maws can still splat players when they've just activated Inkjet or Booyah Bomb

Slammin' Lid

  • HP - 500
  • If a player passes through it's force field, it will slam down, instantly splatting anything - including salmonids - under it.
  • If a player is on top of the saucer for too long, it will swing a laddle to knock them off.
  • Bombs explode on contact with the force field
  • When defeated, it will damage enemies under it when as it lands.
  • It can be really helpful to use these to splat other bosses.

Stinger

  • HP - 60 per pot (7 pots totaling to 420 ehehheheheh)
  • It's jet attack, similar to the Killer Wail, will attack the furthest player with 1 damage per frame.
  • Sustained contact with the jet will splat a player within 1.4 seconds
  • Incredibly important to splat asap
  • Priortize these if you have a high DPS weapon