Rusty Crab Machine
Mini-bossNobody remembers who built it. It remembers, but it is not telling. Read the tale
Where it lives
Riverlands, in Meadow, Mesa, Beach. Seen from level 12. 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 +50%Ice +10%
Tough against (takes less): Fire −30%Earth −20%
Its attack: the claw sweep. It is slow to wind up (wind-up 1 s, then 2.2 s before the next).
Rusty Crab Machines are weak to energy and ice but shrug off fire. They're slow to wind up their claw sweep: stay behind them, and back away when the steam starts to hiss.
What it leaves behind
| Item | Chance | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Iron Ingot | 80% | 2–4 |
| Copper Ingot | 80% | 3–6 |
| Crab Shell | 60% | 2–4 |
Iron Ingot
Copper Ingot
Crab ShellPlus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 3,253 | 57 | 1,360 |
| 20 | 5,725 | 87 | 2,000 |
| 30 | 9,628 | 128 | 2,800 |
| 50 | 20,038 | 220 | 4,400 |
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.