Pelagic Grouper

The Pelagic Grouper is an Eldritch type that appears in the Cove. The foot soldiers of the eerie Pelagics, they stalk the caverns and grottoes of their domain in packs, searching for unfortunate sailors and foolhardy adventurers to pick to the bone.

Behavior
Most of the enemies in the Cove use trickery to kill the heroes they meet such as stunning, disease and stress. The Pelagic Grouper is one of only two monsters concerned with dealing damage, and they both do it well. In the Grouper's case the position they are in will determine their attacks, either dealing damage to your front ranks with their cutlass or your back ranks with their harpoon.

If they are in the first two positions, they will attack your front row with Seaward Slash which deals considerable damage. And if they are in the last two positions, they will attack your back row with Spearfishing. It does less damage, but it will still be fairly high and in veteran and champion levels it can pull the hero 1 rank forward. It's important to be mindful of where these enemies are, and try to kill or pull any in the back row if you want to keep your formation in place.

Groupers are fast but have very low resistances to everything except bleed. If your heroes are fast or fortunate enough to move before them, use your advantage to stun them or debuff their attack. They should be prioritized only behind Shamans, who can heal or significantly buff them.