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Water routes are best treated as mobility checks: fish, terrain penalties, and scouting loops can punish builds with no repositioning.
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Water Biome Guide
Water routes are best treated as mobility checks: fish, terrain penalties, and scouting loops can punish builds with no repositioning.
Run checklist
- Do not enter long water loops with only melee damage and no escape tool.
- Piscivore and food-distance pieces can turn water from danger into progress.
- If the run is collecting animals, separate sighting goals from boss attempts.
- For high-pressure routes, survival after a missed approach is more important than perfect DPS.
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