Glacier Crab
Level 3+It keeps a tiny garden of lichen on its shell and will not share. Read the tale
Field notes
Its shell is frosted white; it scrapes lichen off the lake ice. Cleansed, it scuttles back to its hole in the ice.
Where it lives
Frostlands, in Tundra, Glacier. Seen from level 3. Its level depends on where you meet it: at home, how far from the village you are; on the other lands, that land's band, lowest near the harbour side. It is stronger at night.
How to calm it
Weak to (takes more): Energy +30%Fire +20%
Tough against (takes less): Ice −50%
Its attack: the bite. It is quick (wind-up 0.5 s, then 1.5 s before the next).
Glacier Crabs are weak to energy and fire but shrug off ice. They're quick with their bite: back away as they crouch, then strike while they recover. Cleansed, they turn back into friendly animals.
It runs away for a while below 20% health. Cleansed, it turns back into a friendly animal and wanders home.
What it leaves behind
| Item | Chance | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Crab Shell | 50% | 1 |
| Ice Shard | 35% | 1–2 |
Crab Shell
Ice ShardPlus orange coins for everyone who helped, now and then a potion, and sometimes gear. Everyone in your party within 40 m gets their own roll.
Numbers
By level
| Level | Health | Attack | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 63 | 8 | 42 |
| 5 | 86 | 10 | 52 |
| 10 | 154 | 15 | 79 |
| 20 | 327 | 26 | 131 |
On a normal world. Elites (5% of creatures from level 6) have ×2.2 health, ×1.4 attack and give ×3 XP. World settings can make creatures gentler or fiercer.