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==Strategy==
==Strategy==
The Toothy Shades are a tricky fight to navigate, as Marrow grants [[Teeth]] to all other allies and Smog makes all the player’s cards [[Stats#Keywords|Aimless]], making it difficult to prioritize targets. Smog’s Aimless also overwrites [[Stats#Keywords|Barrage]] and thus shuts down crowd control options. Despite this, Marrow is generally the higher-priority threat, as its Teeth can take out offensive [[Companions]] that have low health, especially those with [[Frenzy]], such as [[Foxee]]. Additionally, if Smog is instead defeated before Marrow, any cards that regain Barrage are liable to take Teeth damage from multiple enemies. Gromble mostly serves as another target to Aimlessly hit instead of Smog or Marrow, and though its attack is weak it can pile on chip damage since it attacks quickly. Paw Paw is another such enemy to draw attacks away from Smog and Marrow. However, it is especially inconvenient alongside Smog, since Aimless makes it impossible to predict what will be hit; even just a bit of bad luck with attack targets can cause Paw Paw to gain huge amounts of Teeth. Once Maw Jaw appears, it aims to capitalize on Smog’s Aimless to counterattack whenever it is randomly hit. Maw Jaw’s counterattack ability differs from [[Stats#Keywords|Smackback]] in a couple ways. Maw Jaw does ''not'' trigger against the card that hit it, but instead attacks normally, hitting the front card in the row. It also triggers when hit with [[Items]]. This is generally more dangerous than Smackback because Items will cause it to retaliate, although if a sufficiently defensive Companion can tank hits then low health Companions can attack without fear of being killed by a counterattack.
The Toothy Shades unsurprisingly center around {{Stat|Teeth}}, making them a tricky fight to navigate. Marrow grants Teeth to all other enemies, and Smog makes all the player’s cards {{Keyword|Aimless}}, so it is difficult to prioritize any targets that aren't alone in the row. Smog also overwrites {{Keyword|Barrage}} and {{Card|Nova|Nova's}} ability to hit all enemies, shutting down crowd control [[Companions]]. Marrow is generally the higher-priority threat, since a full board of enemies with Teeth is extremely dangerous, especially to Companions with {{Stat|Frenzy}}. Defeating Smog first also means that cards can regain Barrage, thus taking multiple times as much damage from Teeth. Paw Paws and Grombles mostly serve as minor annoyances to Aimlessly hit, but they can still deal respectable damage if unchecked. Once Maw Jaw appears, it aims to capitalize on Smog’s Aimless by counterattacking whenever it is randomly hit.  


Since Teeth is such a prevalent mechanic in the fight, Companions that deal a lot of damage in a single hit are preferable for minimizing Teeth damage, and healing and [[Shell]] effects help alleviate that damage.  Items with high attack are also valuable for dealing damage without fear of something taking damage from Teeth. Effects that inflict [[Shroom]], [[Demonize]], and [[Bom]] are especially useful for getting the most damage out of each attack. [[Ink]] makes the fight significantly easier, negating Marrow’s Teeth, Smog’s Aimless, and Maw Jaw’s counterattack. [[Snow]], particularly [[Snowcake]], puts Maw Jaw out of the fight and makes it completely safe to attack it.  
Since Teeth is such a prevalent mechanic in the fight, Companions that deal a lot of damage in a single hit are preferable for minimizing Teeth damage, and healing and {{Stat|Shell}} effects help alleviate that damage.  Items with high {{Stat|attack}} are also valuable, as they can deal damage without being punished by Teeth. Effects that inflict {{Stat|Shroom}}, {{Stat|Demonize}}, and {{Stat|Bom}} are especially useful for getting the most damage out of each attack. {{Stat|Ink}} makes the fight significantly easier, negating Marrow’s Teeth, Smog’s Aimless, and Maw Jaw’s counterattack. {{Stat|Snow}}, particularly {{Card|Snowcake}}, puts Maw Jaw out of the fight and makes it completely safe to attack it.  


The [[Gachapomper]] is a uniquely powerful item in this fight, due to the mechanics of how Aimless and Barrage overwrite each other. Whichever ability was last applied takes precedence; if the Gachapomper is deployed while Smog is already on the field, the Gachapomper’s Barrage overwrites Aimless, and if Smog arrives in a new wave when the Gachapomper was already on the field, its Aimless overwrites Barrage. However, because the Gachapomper’s Barrage is applied only to the row, simply moving it to a different row causes all affected cards to lose Barrage and moving it back grants it again, making it the most recently applied effect and overwriting Aimless. As a result, having the Gachapomper will completely trivialize Smog’s ability, although be aware of Marrow’s Teeth nonetheless.
Maw Jaw's {{Stat|Reaction}} may appear to just be the same as {{Keyword|Smackback}}, but there are several key differences. Maw Jaw does not trigger specifically against the card that attacks it, but instead triggers normally and hits the front card in its row. It also triggers whenever hit by Items, not just by cards on the field. Having a defensive Companion in the front of the row allows ones with lower {{Stat|health}} to attack from the back of the row, since Maw Jaw will only hit the front card.
 
The {{Card|Gachapomper}} is a uniquely powerful card in this fight, due to the mechanics of how Aimless and Barrage overwrite each other. Whichever ability was last applied takes precedence, so deploying the Gachapomper while Smog is on the field will cause the cards in its row to lose Aimless and gain Barrage. Likewise, if Smog arrives while the Gachapomper is on the field, it will overwrite Barrage with Aimless. However, moving the Gachapomper to the other row causes affected cards to lose Barrage, but moving it back reapplies the buff and overwrites Smog again. As a result, having the Gachapomper will completely trivialize Smog’s ability, although be aware of Marrow’s Teeth nonetheless.


==Enemies==
==Enemies==
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==Other Languages==
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| zhs    = 利齿阴影
| zhs_rm = Lì chǐ yīn yǐng
| zht    = 利齒陰影
| zht_rm = Lì chǐ yīn yǐng
| ko    = 이빨난 셰이드들
| ko_rm  = Ippalnan Syeideudeul
| ja    = 大歯の陰
| ja_rm  = Dai Ha no In
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Latest revision as of 02:30, 4 June 2024

The Toothy Shades Fight

The Toothy Shades is one of the possible fifth fights a player can run into. The fight is won when the Miniboss, Maw Jaw, is defeated.

Strategy

The Toothy Shades unsurprisingly center around Teeth.png Teeth, making them a tricky fight to navigate. Marrow grants Teeth to all other enemies, and Smog makes all the player’s cards Aimless, so it is difficult to prioritize any targets that aren't alone in the row. Smog also overwrites Barrage and Nova.png Nova's ability to hit all enemies, shutting down crowd control Companions. Marrow is generally the higher-priority threat, since a full board of enemies with Teeth is extremely dangerous, especially to Companions with Frenzy.png Frenzy. Defeating Smog first also means that cards can regain Barrage, thus taking multiple times as much damage from Teeth. Paw Paws and Grombles mostly serve as minor annoyances to Aimlessly hit, but they can still deal respectable damage if unchecked. Once Maw Jaw appears, it aims to capitalize on Smog’s Aimless by counterattacking whenever it is randomly hit.

Since Teeth is such a prevalent mechanic in the fight, Companions that deal a lot of damage in a single hit are preferable for minimizing Teeth damage, and healing and Shell.png Shell effects help alleviate that damage. Items with high Attack.png attack are also valuable, as they can deal damage without being punished by Teeth. Effects that inflict Shroom.png Shroom, Demonize.png Demonize, and Bom.png Bom are especially useful for getting the most damage out of each attack. Ink.png Ink makes the fight significantly easier, negating Marrow’s Teeth, Smog’s Aimless, and Maw Jaw’s counterattack. Snow.png Snow, particularly Snowcake.png Snowcake, puts Maw Jaw out of the fight and makes it completely safe to attack it.

Maw Jaw's Reaction.png Reaction may appear to just be the same as Smackback, but there are several key differences. Maw Jaw does not trigger specifically against the card that attacks it, but instead triggers normally and hits the front card in its row. It also triggers whenever hit by Items, not just by cards on the field. Having a defensive Companion in the front of the row allows ones with lower Health.png health to attack from the back of the row, since Maw Jaw will only hit the front card.

The Gachapomper.png Gachapomper is a uniquely powerful card in this fight, due to the mechanics of how Aimless and Barrage overwrite each other. Whichever ability was last applied takes precedence, so deploying the Gachapomper while Smog is on the field will cause the cards in its row to lose Aimless and gain Barrage. Likewise, if Smog arrives while the Gachapomper is on the field, it will overwrite Barrage with Aimless. However, moving the Gachapomper to the other row causes affected cards to lose Barrage, but moving it back reapplies the buff and overwrites Smog again. As a result, having the Gachapomper will completely trivialize Smog’s ability, although be aware of Marrow’s Teeth nonetheless.

Enemies

Image Card Name Health.png Health Attack.png Attack Counter.png Counter Other Description
Gromble.png
 Gromble 12 2 2
Marrow.png
 Marrow 14 2 4 While active, add 2 Teeth.png Teeth to all allies
Paw Paw.png
 Paw Paw 10 1 3 When hit, gain 2 Teeth.png Teeth
Smog.png
 Smog 10 5 6 While active, add Aimless to all enemies
Gobling.png
 Gobling 6 4 Escape from the battle
Drop 4 when hit
Maw Jaw.png
 Maw Jaw 30 5 4 Reaction.png Reaction
Trigger when hit

Enemy Waves

The encounter consists of three waves. These are all possible enemy spawns each wave. Waves that spawn with a fixed order are marked in bold.

Wave number Possible waves
Wave 1 1 Marrow, 1 Smog, 1 Gromble
1 Smog, 1 Marrow, 1 Gromble
Wave 2 2 Paw Paws, 1 Gobling
Miniboss Wave Maw Jaw, 1 Smog, 1 Gromble
Maw Jaw, 1 Gromble, 1 Smog
Maw Jaw, 1 Smog, 1 Paw Paw
Maw Jaw, 1 Paw Paw, 1 Smog

Other Languages

Language Official Name
Chinese
(Simplified) 		利齿阴影
Lì chǐ yīn yǐng
Chinese
(Traditional) 		利齒陰影
Lì chǐ yīn yǐng
Korean 이빨난 셰이드들
Ippalnan Syeideudeul
Japanese 大歯の陰
Dai Ha no In
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