Lava Crab
Level 4+Its shell is warm enough to toast bread on. Do not try. Read the tale
Field notes
Lives at the edges of the lava crusts, where its black shell soaks up the heat.
Where it lives
Ember Wastes, in Ashland, Caldera. Seen from level 4. 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): Ice +40%Energy +20%
Tough against (takes less): Fire −70%
Its attack: the bite. It is quick (wind-up 0.5 s, then 1.6 s before the next).
Lava Crabs are weak to ice and energy but shrug off fire. 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 | 45% | 1 |
| Obsidian | 25% | 1 |
Crab Shell
ObsidianPlus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 93 | 12 | 54 |
| 5 | 107 | 13 | 60 |
| 10 | 192 | 20 | 90 |
| 20 | 409 | 35 | 150 |
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.