Basilosaurus

Shock and Grab Immunity

Due to the Basilosaurus unique ability to resist being grabbed or shocked, movement impairing effects such as the and stun and grapple have no effect on them meaning they are free to attack without fear of being unable to escape, making them effective counters to said dangerous creatures. You may also note that Cnidaria do not deal any damage when shocking the Basilosaurus. This allows the Basilosaurus to take on certain roles that no other aquatic tames can do reliably.

Insulation

The Basilosaurus will protect the rider from extreme temperatures which can null the requirement for for survivors with low Fortitude which means the rider can be more resilient if needed. This is shown as the status effect, , which grants the player +562 hyperthermal protection and +562 hypothermal protection.

Bio Toxin Gatherer

As mentioned above, its immunity to shock damage from the make it one of the most reliable mass gatherers of . Effectively being harmless to the whale, it can kill and eat massive amounts of the Cnidaria and harvest a great deal amount of Bio Toxin which can be especially useful for making .

Oil Supply

The Basilosaurus automatically generates and stores up to 20 which can be refined into . This is a great alternative to taming the more dangerous , at least for mid-level survivors. Killing one will also give you large amounts of oil, which preferably can come when hunting and killing wild whales or slaughtering whale babies.

Ocean Caver

With its unique immunity to shocks, venom, and tentacle grapples, coupled with a naturally high pool and a reasonable output; a well-bred, high leveled Basilosaurus essentially turns collecting the artifacts from ocean caves into a guarantee. With the extra assurance of a higher quality saddle, and the extra armor it provides, the Basilosaurus can easily deal with the potential alpha predator spawns in the caves as well. The whale's relatively smaller size, compared to other ocean…

Ocean Master

All of its strength and immunity also makes the Basilosaurus the only mount to be able to be almost completely safe in all parts of the ocean. While other ocean mounts may be stronger, they are put at a serious disadvantage compared to the Basilosaurus due to its shock and grab immunity as well as its regeneration. Despite taking slight damage when submerged at a high enough depth, the danger this poses is more often than not trivial and acts little to stop the whale in the deep…

Battle Submarine

Despite it's lackluster , Basilosaurus makes for a perfect aquatic tank and war machine like the , , and are on land. Their immunity to stings, high , and very high allows them to take on multiple powerful predators and come out victorious. Couple this with the Basilosaurus' amazing ability to rapidly regenerate in shallow waters, and you got quite the powerful creature. This can be greatly utilized when mounted and soaking damage from creatures or . The only disadvantage is…

Transport

Though not the fastest sea creature, the Basilosaurus has great stats and can carry lots of cargo from one place to another with ease. One can also rest assured with their goods on this creature, as the Basilosaurus is quite strong and tanky and can defend itself, you, and whatever cargo you have.

Hunter

As mentioned, Basilosaurus are fantastic battlers and travelers, thus one could even take out strong threats like Alpha Mosasaurs or the Dodorex with a mate boosted pair.