Barracuda’s Fin
Barracuda’s Fin is an uncommon two-handed broadsword.
All what’s left from a mysterious beast. If it’s this big, who knows what a giant this was…
Staris Ghura, or the Barracuda, is a smaller subspecies of a powerful moster species of Megasharks, known by altas as Kaghurao. Cudas can get small enough to be able to live in alterash riversides and flooded alterash caves, but such a sight is still pretty rare, therefore finding a trophy like this is quite an accomplisment.
Barracudas’ fins are pretty powerful and surprisingly easy to swing, and the sturdy bone spikes are hard enough to dent some metals.
Can be upgraded to 
Barracuda’s Cry ★ at the Weapon Upgrade Anvil.
Ingame
Species descriptions:
- Alta: I can use this as a sword. Or a surfing board! But I guess I should take care of the smell first…
Radiomessages on pickup:
- You’ve just picked up an alta weapon, or an “energy tool”, as they call it. According to my database, these usually have an extended set of features. I suggest reading its description.
Parameters
Jaw Strike
A sequence of 3 heavy strikes. Hold to perform a Fang Discharge.
The fin is pretty heavy, so any of this might take some additional effort.
Parameters:
- Base Dps: 12
- Fire Time: 0.9
- Energy Usage: 32
- Hold Params:
- Cooldown Time: 0.8
- Energy Factor: 1.0
- Hold Time Max: 0.35
- Damage Config:
- Base Damage: 22.5
- Knockback: 40
- Damage Source Kind:
broadsword - Knockback Mode:
facing - Timeout: 0.5
- Press Params:
- Flash:
- Time: 0.15
- Directives:
fade=FFFFFFFF=0.15
- Combo Speed Factor: 0.7
- Edge Trigger Grace: 0.25
- Flash:
- Steps:
- Damage Factor: 1.0
- Energy Factor:
- Knockback: 10.0
- Swoosh:
swoosh1 - Swoosh Offset: 0.75, , 4.25, 5.0
- Swoosh Sound:
primary_press, - Damage Factor: 0.4
- Energy Factor:
- Knockback: 5.0
- Swoosh:
swoosh2 - Swoosh Offset: 3.0, -0.5, 6.5, 2.0
- Swoosh Sound:
primary_press, - Damage Factor: 1.1
- Energy Factor:
- Knockback: 25.0
- Swoosh:
swoosh3 - Swoosh Offset: 1.5, -1.0, 5.5, 1.0
- Swoosh Sound:
primary_press - Downstab Params:
- Cooldown Time: 0.5
- Energy Factor: 0.2
- Hold AIr Control: 60
- Stab Velocity: -5
- Bounce Y Velocity: 35
- Damage Config:
- Damage Factor: 0.5
- Damage Source Kind:
spear - Knockback: , -35
- Timeout: 0.2
- Timeout Group:
primary
Finspin
Hold to perform a Spin Slash.
The inertia makes it much easier to execute then regular attacks.
Sources
Found naturally in containers:
Can be bought from merchants:
Can be obtained from special items:
Can be obtained via 
Spawnable Item Pack or 
Technical Information
- In-game ID:
ct_barracuda_fin - Level:
3 - Power:
2.0 - Rarity:
Uncommon - Tags:
barracuda,broadsword,melee,physical,sea,sword,uncommon,upgradeableWeapon,weapon - File:
/items/active/weapons/melee/alta/heavy/ct_barracuda_fin.activeitem