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Swordfish

First Deep Waters catch for most players. Already worth more than any dinosaur.

Index position
1 of 7
Plain income
$500T/s
Index rarity
Regular
Throw Power
1,850 – 2,150
Best food
Golden Apple, Crystal Melon

Where to catch the Swordfish

The Swordfish lives in Deep Waters (zone 10 of 17), in the front part of the zone. It is number 1 of 7 in the Deep Waters index. A full-strength throw needs roughly 1,850 – 2,150 Throw Power to land in Deep Waters.

Foods that land here: Golden Apple ($120Qa), Crystal Melon, Ember Lemon. A higher-tier food pushes the roll toward the rarer end of the Deep Waters list, so the newest food you own is always the best bait.

Any throw that lands in the front part of the zone can produce it. If you are hunting it for the index, lower your throw strength with the gear icon until the food lands on that spot – distance inside a zone decides which animals can come.

Is it worth keeping?

  • A plain Swordfish earns 3.3x a plain Velociraptor, the best animal from Prehistoric Forest.
  • The best plain earner here is the Mosasaurus ($3.1Qa/s), 6.2x this one.
  • The first animal in Hell, the Gargoyle, makes 60x as much – once your throws reach Hell, replace it.
  • Keep it longer only if it rolled a strong mutation or size (see the table below) or you need it for the index.

Swordfish income by mutation and size

A plain Swordfish makes $500T/s. Mutations and sizes multiply that number, and the two stack. The table below multiplies the plain income by the multipliers I have measured (Gold ×1.5, Diamond ×3, Emerald ×5, Ruby ×10, Rainbow ×20; Big ×2, Large ≈×4.3, Huge ≈×9, Colossal ≈×18.5, Gigantic ≈×37). Treat the size columns as estimates – real catches land a little above or below. With the 2x Cash gamepass every number doubles.

Mutation \ SizeNormal×1Big×2Large×4.3Huge×9Colossal×18.5Gigantic×37
Normal×1$500T$1Qa$2.15Qa$4.5Qa$9.25Qa$18.5Qa
Gold×1.5$750T$1.5Qa$3.23Qa$6.75Qa$13.9Qa$27.8Qa
Diamond×3$1.5Qa$3Qa$6.45Qa$13.5Qa$27.8Qa$55.5Qa
Emerald×5$2.5Qa$5Qa$10.8Qa$22.5Qa$46.3Qa$92.5Qa
Ruby×10$5Qa$10Qa$21.5Qa$45Qa$92.5Qa$185Qa
Rainbow×20$10Qa$20Qa$43Qa$90Qa$185Qa$370Qa

Swordfish catches I've recorded

Real catch cards. Odds are the “1 in …” number the card shows, which already includes the luck of that throw.

VariantOddsIncome
Normal—$500T/s

Compared with other Deep Waters animals

Plain income of every Deep Waters animal, from the front of the zone to the top of its index (log scale).