Snow Burrower
Level 7+If a snowdrift blinks at you, walk the other way.
Field notes
Waits under the snow with only its eyes showing, then bursts out in a spray of powder.
Where it lives
Frostlands, in Tundra, Taiga, Glacier. Seen from level 7. 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. Stronger ones are called Murky Snow Burrower (level 15+), Deep Snow Burrower (level 40+), Elder Snow Burrower (level 80+).
How to calm it
Weak to (takes more): Fire +30%Energy +10%
Tough against (takes less): Ice −40%
Its attack: the leap. It is steady (wind-up 0.85 s, then 3.1 s before the next).
Snow Burrowers are weak to fire and energy but shrug off ice. Watch for their leap: step out of the ring that shows where they'll land.
What it leaves behind
| Item | Chance | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Wolf Pelt | 30% | 1 |
| Ice Shard | 50% | 1–3 |
| Frost Crystal | 8% | 1 |
Wolf Pelt
Ice Shard
Frost CrystalPlus 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 226 | 26 | 102 |
| 10 | 307 | 33 | 128 |
| 20 | 654 | 57 | 212 |
| 30 | 1,100 | 83 | 298 |
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.