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The Marrowbreach is a large, aggressive predator in Subnautica 2, found across the Coral Gardens region. It is one of the most dangerous non-leviathan hunters in the current Early Access build, and its PDA databank entry sums it up bluntly: an apex predator to avoid or distract. The name entered the official record on June 1, 2026, when the Hotfix 3 patch notes tuned its damage and attack pacing.

Appearance

Community documentation describes a shark-like body with counter-shaded coloring: a black upper side, a pale blue underside, and a bright orange band running along each flank from the jaw to the tail. A narrow dorsal fin carries a long tubular projection with a faintly luminescent tip, which gives the creature away at night. The mouth is lined with hardened, beak-like tissue and holds pairs of long conical teeth, with one especially large pair of backward-pointing fangs at the front. Its small blue eyes sit unusually low, on the lower jaw, a trait it shares with its smaller relative, the Nibbler Mango.

Habitat

The Marrowbreach ranges across the wider Coral Gardens region. Sightings concentrate in the Graveyard, with additional populations reported around the Plateaus. Community reports also describe a larger, more aggressive Graveyard variant that bites the player in a short cinematic, behavior otherwise associated with leviathan-class organisms.

Behavior

A Marrowbreach signals its intentions before it strikes. It circles or stares at a target first, and the databank lists circling and test bumping as pre-attack behaviors to watch for. The same entry describes jaws adapted to shear through tough flesh, delivering their full bite force in a fraction of a second, and a body lined with motion and electric-field senses that usually detect prey before the prey notices the shark.

Two quirks give players an opening. The creature's small eyes are sensitive to bright light, and it is strongly drawn to lit Distraction Flares, which pull its attention away from divers. It also dislikes the Tadpole and tends to keep its distance from the submersible.

The Marrowbreach does not hunt alone. It lives in a working partnership with the Houndgar, a small squid-like creature that swims alongside it in groups. According to the databank, Houndgars flush prey from hiding and dazzle it with a bright flash, marking targets for the Marrowbreach's poor eyesight in exchange for scraps from the kill. A sudden Houndgar light display is often the only warning that a Marrowbreach attack is seconds away.

How to Survive an Encounter

Hotfix 3 Tuning

The June 1, 2026 Hotfix 3 patch adjusted the Marrowbreach in two directions at once. Its overall damage went up, while its attacks were spaced out to occur less frequently. The result is a slower rhythm of heavier hits: fewer bites, but each one costs more. The same patch tuned the Nibbler Mango in five separate ways.

Scanning and the Databank

Scanning a Marrowbreach with the Scanner adds its databank entry, which tentatively classifies the species as Mango marrowbreach and walks through its anatomy in detail: bone-cutting jaws edged in iron and salt tesserae, optic nerves wired directly into the jaw muscles, and a streamlined body that swims like a conventional fish rather than using a thruster. The entry closes by recommending avoidance, while raising the long-term question of whether the species could ever be habituated through cleaning or feeding. The creature has no confirmed resource drops in the current Early Access build.

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