Crab

Crab

 Classic

 Expert

 Master

Statistics

Type	Enemy
Environment	Ocean
AI Type	Fighter AI
Damage	20/40›72/60›108
Max Life	40/80›176/120›264
Defense	10/10›20
KB Resist	0%/10%/20%
Banner	Crab Banner
Immune to

Drops

Coins	60*60Pre-Hardmode: 150*150Hardmode: 240*240

• Item (Quantity)Rate
• Shrimp Po' Boy
  2%

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 67

Crabs are weak enemies found in Oceans. They walk along the bottom and occasionally jump, making them a little bit harder to hit with a ranged attack. They may also walk on land, and whether or not they're in water has absolutely no effect on their behavior. A player can get them to travel across the entire screen.

Notes

• Crabs can also be spawned with a Crab Statue. Such crabs will drop no money, but are a good source of the Crab Banner.
  • The Crabs spawned by a Crab Statue can furthermore be used to make a so-called "Crab Engine".
• Crabs are very light creatures and suffer from considerable knockback. This can make fighting them a bit irritating, as players have to continually run after them.

Trivia

• The Bestiary entry for the Crab: "This hard shelled coastal creature could snip the toes right off a man, among other things. They are not to be trifled with."

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.0.1: Now has a chance to drop Shrimp Po' Boy.

• Desktop 1.3.5: Sprite updated.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Can now drop its own respective banner.

• Desktop 1.0.5: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console-Release: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile-Release: Introduced.

 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.