Blacktip Reef Shark

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“	A nimble little shark	”
	— In-game description

Blacktip Reef Shark
A nimble little shark
Appears in	Hungry Shark World Hungry Shark Heroes
Size group	XS
Criteria	None
Cost	None
Specifications
Max health	75
Max speed	129
Max bite	135
Max boost	97
Can eat	Smaller and less dangerous prey
Can break	None
Pets	1
Gold Rush multiplier	2X
Other
Species	Blacktip reef shark
Succeeded by	Whitetip Reef Shark (S)

The Blacktip Reef Shark is the first playable shark in Hungry Shark World. It is unlocked upon entering the game for the first time. As indicated by its size group, the Blacktip Reef is the second smallest shark in the game, only being larger than the Blue Shark in size.

Appearance

The Blacktip Reef Shark appears as a yellowish shark with the characteristic black tips on its fins, reflecting its name "Blacktip reef shark." It maintains a different body shape of a Blacktip reef shark and features a white underbelly.

Pros & Cons

Pros:

• First unlockable shark, allowing players to start playing the game immediately.
• Somewhat fast movement speed, enabling quick navigation through underwater.
• Trivially easy quests, making it effortless to complete various missions.
• Quick to level up, providing an opportunity to progress and unlock new content rapidly.
• A speed specialist in its tier.

Cons:

• Low health, making the Blacktip Reef Shark vulnerable to damage and potential threats.
• Inability to eat some prey, limiting its ability to consume certain types of food or creatures in the game.

Strategy

As the first shark unlocked in the game, the Blacktip Reef Shark seem to be weak compared to more powerful sharks. However, it can still serve a valuable purpose during gameplay. Here are some strategies to make the most out of this shark:

1. Coin and Level Grinding: Using the Blacktip Reef Shark to grind coins and gain more points. Focus on completing missions and eating smaller prey to level up quickly. This will help you unlock stronger and more better sharks later on.
2. Unlocking Stronger Sharks: The primary goal of using the Blacktip Reef Shark is to progress and unlock more powerful sharks, such as the S-tier sharks. By leveling up and earning enough coins, you'll be able to access better sharks with abilities and stats.
3. Easy Mission Completion: The Blacktip Reef Shark's missions are designed to be straightforward and easy to complete. Take advantage of this by accomplishing them to earn coins and progress through the game.
4. Mecha Sharkjira Unlocking: The Blacktip Reef Shark can be beneficial in unlocking Mecha Sharkjira. Use it to complete the necessary missions to access Mecha Sharkjira by earning schematics.

Stats

HP (Increase by Level)
Level:		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
HP		64	65	67	68	69	70	71	72	74	75
Level:		11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
HP
Level:		21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
HP
Speed, Bite & Boost Upgrades
Level:	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Speed	84	93	102	111	120	129
Bite	72	85	97	110	122	135
Boost	63	70	77	84	90	97
Cost:	✕	25	50	75	100	150
Total Cost:	N/A coins

Missions

Objective	Reward	Final Mission?
10,000 points total	1 Schematic, 1,500 coins	No
Eat 50 of any edible	1 Schematic, 1,500 coins	No
500 total coins	1 Schematic, 1,500 coins	No
Eat All the money on Pacific Islands	2 Schematics, 1,500 coins	Yes

Total rewards: 5 schematics, 6,000 coins

Skins

Sharknobi

The Sharknobi Skin

In-Game Description

Small, maybe, but you won’t see it coming.

Where to Obtain

The Sharknobi skin can be found in the skin section of the Blacktip Reef Shark.

Porcelain

The Porcelain Skin

In-Game Description

Looks delicate, but much stronger than you think.

Where to Obtain

The Porcelain skin can be obtained as part of the daily rewards for update 4.1.2 or in other words, the 10th Anniversary Update.

Heltip

The Heltip Skin

In-Game Description

Risen from the depths of the fiery sea to serve Glutwell, but the Heltip serves no master!

Where to Obtain

The Heltip skin is exclusive to consoles and replaces the Blacktip Reef Shark.

Trivia

• Despite being the first shark the player obtains, the Blacktip Reef Shark's stats are not well-balanced as is typical with other sharks. Instead, its stats are more focused on speed. However, even the slowest S-tier shark is faster than the Blacktip Reef Shark.
• This shark is the second Reef Shark to be introduced in the Hungry Shark series, with the first being the Reef Shark in Hungry Shark Evolution.
• The Blacktip Reef Shark measures about 3.5 feet in length.
• It is one of three sharks that have three different skins: the first one can be bought with gems, the second one can be earned from the 10-year anniversary calendar, and the third one is the original skin.
• Prior to the Extinction update, the Blacktip Reef Shark had the lowest boost in the game. After the update, it still has one of the lowest boosts, with the current shark holding the lowest boost being the Alpha Zombie Shark.
• It is likely that the Blacktip Reef Shark will remain the only XS shark in the game, as there are no plans to introduce other XS sharks.

Aaron Morley of FGOL's message (click to enlarge)

Gallery

Max stats of Blacktip Reef Shark

Blacktip Reef Shark on the Main Menu

Blacktip Reef Shark alongside Thresher, Smooth Hammerhead, Great White, and Mako sharks.

Blacktip Reef Shark with no background (Image 1)

XS Shark Information

Close-up of the Blacktip Reef Shark's mouth

Blacktip Reef Shark with no background (Image 2)

Redesigned Blacktip Reef Shark

Enemy Blacktip Reef Shark

Drawing of the Blacktip Reef Shark

New Blacktip reef shark redesign 2

Bloodwash Enemy

Porcelain

Sharknobi skin with no background

Glutwell Corp's Shark files recorded of the Blacktip Reef Shark