The Octopod is generally weak against the Manta despite being able to avoid their Contact! ability. Even better, the Octopod can sometimes take advantage of its Frenzy ability and easily eliminate multiple Gliders which have clumped together on the first strike. The Octopod is very strong against the Gliders, especially because the Octopod takes little damage and easily destroys Gliders in two hits. However, the Octopod does take reduced damage and can easily kill exposed Eels, though other units are better for the job than the Octopod.

Furthermore, the Octopod should be discontinued past the Oceanic Future due to its much decreased stats compared to higher era units.Īgainst Same Age Units Hydroelectric Eel ĭespite the Octopod's bonuses against fast units, the Octopod sometimes struggles to deal with the Hydroelectric Eel because of their Stealth ability, especially as the Eels can move before the Octopod and hide on the first turn. However, the Octopod's worst fears are artillery units despite having very good movement and range, its low initiative value allows artillery units, especially the Turturret to deal enormous amounts of damage to the Octopod. The Octopod also counters melee and short ranged units quite effectively, if the Frenzy ability is put to good use and their very strong stats makes them very useful when fighting weaker units that do not have many defensive capabilities, although some may think the ability is quite useless, given the fact that you have to go straight into enemy lines to take advantage of it. The Octopod is also a somewhat situational unit, as it counters ranged units effectively, but they often struggle a lot when fighting Stealth units, such as the Hydroelectric Eel and the infamous Hover Tank.

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