For nine patches, this sauropod fan has been waiting for some legitimate contenders at the top of the arena, and we finally have them. Unfortunately, we still wouldn't call them meta-defining.

What they lack in damage, they make up for in sheer health. Both Geminititan and Ardentismaxima are truly forces to be reckoned with, requiring a lot of turns to defeat, but while they win nearly every 1v1 matchup, they really don't leave you with much after. And having something after is important.

When a Trykosaurus or a Thoralodosaur beats you and still has an instant move, it can take a large chunk of health out of your next dino as well. But with kits that are focused on slowing (decelerating impact and decelerating rampage paired with immunity means you can't be counter-slowed), it also means you tend to be slower out the gate.

This makes both of the two towers (as we so kindly call them) excellent closing dinosaurs -- and not as great openers. Still, there is no doubt that they have a place on any team. Beating 98% and 95% of the creatures in the game in a straight 1v1 is nothing to scoff at.

Indoraptor Gen 2 is primarily a force to be reckoned with because of the combination of cleansing moves in cautious strike and mutual fury. Adding immunity to stun and distract to both Indoraptor and Indo G2 may have limited the ways you can beat them both, but slowing Indoraptor is still the way you destroy it. Only, two of Indo G2's moves actually BENEFIT from being slowed down.



Looking at the move selections, Indo G2 generally uses cautious strike against an opponent UNTIL they slow it down and then use mutual fury and a big definitive rampage to destroy it (or just a definitive rampage if both aren't necessary). This is extremely damaging because what else can you use to stop a dino that breaks shields, kills cloak, destroys armor, can't be distracted, can't be stunned, and ENJOY's being slowed? Not a whole lot. Having two cleansing moves (one of which is always available) makes Indo G2 supremely better in a 1v1 basis than Indoraptor.



