# \[RESOLVED\] Sand Shark Attacks My Troops **URL:** \ **Category:** Bug Reports\ **Created:** [October 19, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642 "2020-10-19T22:09:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sidonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sidonia](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidonia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/1 "2020-10-19T22:09:23Z")
**Platform, device version and operating system:** Mobile, Samsung Galaxy S8, Android 10 **Screenshot or image:** **What you were expecting to happen, and what actually happened:** When activating Sand Shark, Sand Shark attacks a random team troop instead of a random enemy troop. **How often does this happen? When did it begin happening?** Every time I activate Sand Shark this happens. I noticed it after reset today. Yesterday I was playing with Sand Shark and was functioning as intended. **Steps to make it happen again** Fill up Sand Shark’s manna and cast Sand Shark’s spell. ---
**Author:** ![Sidonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sidonia](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidonia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:34pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/2 "2020-10-19T22:34:02Z")
Oops! I am sorry but it is actually OS Android 9. ---
**Author:** ![alv-thanos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/alv-thanos/32/62164_2.png) [@alv-thanos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/alv-thanos)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/3 "2020-10-19T22:43:31Z")
I just tested on Explore and it happened to me. Sand Shark ate my hero. He is damaging allies. I’m gonna try to record. Platform Steam. ---
**Author:** ![TheIdleOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c68b51/32.png) [@TheIdleOne](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/TheIdleOne)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/4 "2020-10-19T22:45:02Z")
Should be relevant as well: > [@Things that make you angry while playing GoW](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/things-that-make-you-angry-while-playing-gow/44225/1002): > > Random double target (30% chance to trigger, 25% to hit the same) from the first troop takes out my main win condition. Good thing I brought a backup. [[Sand Shark targeting allies only] ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPY7GMw4hik) Oh. ---
**Author:** ![Mithran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/mithran/32/18064_2.png) [@Mithran](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Mithran)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:10pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/5 "2020-10-19T23:10:18Z")
So, in this run that _didn’t_ get recorded, I _was_ able to devour enemies sometimes, even with Sand Shark continuing to harass my own troops. Once in the same battle that is recorded here, and once in a later battle after only hitting my troops for the first 6 casts. Both times it landed the devour it was on the first troop on the opposing team, my troops never got devoured, but based on the report above, this is probably not consistent. About 90% of the times I cast during this whole run, it was targeting an ally, or an “empty spot” (nothing gets damaged but the damage sound plays), as pictured in the video, so not sure what factors make it actually try and target enemies. Also as shown in the video, even the basic damage affect targeting an ally troop bypassed barrier (my Crysturtle had barrier and wasn’t devoured when the Sand Shark targeted it, it just died). ---
**Author:** ![alv-thanos](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/alv-thanos/32/62164_2.png) [@alv-thanos](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/alv-thanos)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/6 "2020-10-19T23:14:25Z")
I did a few battles and devoured an random enemy once and sometimes had no damage at all to anyone. and others, my allied troops got damaged or devoured. I’m playing explore in Drifting Sands and can’t find a Sand Shark in the opposing team to see how it behaves. ---
**Author:** ![Sidonia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Sidonia](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Sidonia)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2020, 11:38pm UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/7 "2020-10-19T23:38:02Z")
Thanks for looking into this everyone. The team I was running was my Dervish team: The Great Maw, Crystal Axe - Dervish, Sand Shark, Kraken. This is one of my favorite teams to do explore with. I had activated Sand Shark a few times today and it attacked The Great Maw the first time, my Hero the second time, and then I just paid attention to what was going on for a few more casts then came and done the bug report. All casts that I am aware of that I had did with Sand Shark attacked my team troops/Hero. But it I see that had I have done more casts, it would not have been all on my side that the attacks went to. Thanks again for your help with this and hopefully soon this can be fixed so I can run my Dervish team again. ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2020, 2:23am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/8 "2020-10-20T02:23:08Z")
Thanks for reporting this, I have passed it on. ---
**Author:** ![Saltypatra](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/community.gemsofwar.com/saltypatra/32/59750_2.png) [@Saltypatra](https://community.gemsofwar.com/u/Saltypatra)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://community.gemsofwar.com/t/resolved-sand-shark-attacks-my-troops/66642/9 "2020-10-22T00:21:05Z")
We have fixed this issue! If it’s still occurring please restart your game and device. Thanks for reporting it. \<3