Crawler

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Location
Nightmare Frontier	281	486	97	112	15	75	125	125	60	999	90	-	-
Nightmare Frontier \| 2nd half Frontier	320	507	99	114	15	76	127	127	61	999	90	-	-
	► Defenses: Physical, Blunt, Thrust, Blood, Arcane, Fire and Bolt. Resistances: Slow Poison and Rapid Poison. Bonuses: Beasts & Kin.

Location & Discovery	Drop & [Rate]
Nightmare Frontier	Thick Coldblood(6) x1 [2%], Thick Coldblood(5) x1 [8%], Thick Coldblood(4) x1 [10%]

Multipliers		Bonuses		Weak against	Additional Information
HP Multiplier	1	Is beast	No	Thrust and Bolt	Frenzy resistance is 999
Arcane Damage Multiplier	1	Is kin	No		Super Armor value 0
Fire Damage Multiplier	1	Is weak to serrated	No
Bolt Damage Multiplier	1.5	Is weak to righteous	No

All information (HP, Echoes, Defences, Multipliers & Bonuses) was datamined directly from game files and can be accessed via spreadsheet | archived. Updated on January 31st, 2022.

Crawler ❘ 這いよるもの	Regular Enemy

Octopus-like enemies found in the poison pools of the Nightmare Frontier. Extremely slow-moving and vulnerable to thrust attacks, they attack with flailing swings of their tentacles, which they will sometimes chain into a combo. Although not especially dangerous on their own, the thick poison in which they are found severely impedes your movement speed, making it extremely difficult to avoid their attacks. They usually appear in groups alongside the larger variant, and to make matters worse, the Giant Lost Children surrounding some of the swamps will constantly bombard these areas with boulders, creating a nearly unapproachable melee combat situation. Fortunately, Molotovs are effective for damaging the tightly-clustered groups, and Throwing Knives are equally effective against individuals; these ranged options will allow you to engage Crawlers from a distance without having to venture into the poison.

Rather than waste all of your Throwing Knife supplies on a sustained assault, use them instead to lure these enemies out of the poison and onto dry land, where you can face them without the enormous disadvantages involved in trying to fight them on their home turf. Use thrust attacks when possible, and don't bother trying to stagger or interrupt them, as they're immune. Focus instead on staying behind them to avoid their attacks while you wear them down. As a much more elaborate, but immensely satisfying, alternative to fighting these enemies directly, you can hit the Giant Abandoned Children near the poison pools with Shaman Bone Blades, causing them to throw boulders at the Crawlers and potentially wiping out entire groups at once.

All enemies and bosses (except hunter enemies) have 999 frenzy resistance, despite that they are still vulnerable to such status. The only way to see it without modding is to use Shaman Bone Blade on enemy inflicting frenzy to attack others. [test video]

Interesting fact is that bottom part of Crawlers has Messengers sticking out from their body

	Pungent Blood Cocktails don't attract this enemy, making the item ineffective.
	Shaman Bone Blades affect this enemy, making it hostile to other enemies.

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Locations
Nightmare Frontier	281	486	1132	2492	1211	2741	1245	3115	1279	3738	1302	4984	1358	6230
Nightmare Frontier \| 2nd half Frontier	320	507	1115	3522	1193	3874	1227	4403	1260	5283	1282	7044	1338	8805