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11 Crabs are level 1 to 3 hostile wildlife in Windrose, found on Coastal Jungle beaches and inside coastal caves. They are weak individually but often spawn in clusters, making them a moderate threat to underequipped early-game players. Crabs drop Crab Meat (a cooking ingredient for the Crab Soup and Seafood Skewer recipes) and Crab Shell (a crafting material).
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33 Combat Profile
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55 PropertyValueThreat levelLow individually; medium in clustersAggressionHostile within ~15 meter detection radiusHealthLow; falls to 1-2 saber hits or 1 musket shot at gear tier 1-3Damage type weaknessSlash and Crude damage
66 Attack Patterns
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88 AttackPatternCounterPincer snapQuick close-range claw attackBlock or parry; the snap has a small windup and is easy to readSide scuttleCrabs scuttle sideways to flank the playerTrack them with lock-on; their flank position is predictable
99 Drops
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1111 DropQuantityUseCrab Meat1Cooking ingredient for Crab Soup and Seafood Skewer recipesCrab Shell1Crafting material for some armor recipes and ship gear; key discovery item
1212 Crab Shell Drop Notes
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1414 Only the small daytime beach crabs that scuttle along the shoreline drop Crab Shell, and they do so at roughly a 5% chance per kill, so collecting Crab Shell is a grind of clearing many ordinary crabs rather than a guaranteed reward. The larger crab-shaped creatures that appear at night still yield Crab Meat but do not drop Crab Shell, so plan shell-farming runs during the day. Crab Shell counts as a discovery item, meaning your first one also unlocks its related recipes.
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1616 Where to Find Crabs
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1818 Coastal Jungle beaches (most common; clusters of 2 to 4 crabs)Coastal caves and copper mines (encounter while gathering resources)Tidal pools and rocky shorelines on most Coastal Jungle islandsInside Copper Caves and the Jungle Cave, where they ambush players who are gathering Copper Ore.
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2020 Hunting Strategy
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2222 Use AoE attacks (greatsword sweeps, halberd swings) to clear clusters efficientlyIf overwhelmed, retreat to high ground; crabs cannot follow onto elevated terrainCrabs respawn relatively quickly compared to Boars; coastal areas refill within an in-game day or twoStockpile Crab Meat for the Crab Soup recipe; it is a useful early-game food buff source
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2424 Trophy Crab
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2626 Crab Shell and Crab Meat are the inputs for the Trophy Crab, a base decoration. The recipe takes 1 Crab Shell, 2 Crab Meat, and 5 Wood. Once placed, the trophy grants a Comfort bonus that extends the duration of your rested buff, which makes the otherwise modest Crab Shell drop worth banking.
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2828 TrophyCostEffectTrophy Crab1 Crab Shell, 2 Crab Meat, 5 WoodComfort bonus that lengthens the rested buff
2929 Cooking Uses
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3131 Crab Meat feeds several Cooking Recipes once you have the right station. Confirmed dishes that use it include the ones below.
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3333 DishRoleBoiled CrabSimple early-game food made from Crab MeatCrab Soup with Diced TomatoesHeartier cooked meal pairing Crab Meat with produceSpicy Skewered CrabSpiced skewer dish using Crab MeatSeafood SkewerMixed seafood skewer that can include Crab MeatSeafood PlatterHigher-tier shared seafood dish
3434 Current Stats and Drops
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3636 The tables below summarize combat stats, traits, and drops for the current launch build. Values can change when balance patches adjust creature health, defenses, or loot.
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3838 Drops
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4040 The drop table shows the stack size awarded when the drop rolls, and Chance shows the probability per kill.
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4242 ItemQuantityChanceCrab Meat1 - 2100%Crab Shell15%
4343 See Also
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4545 Cooking Recipes - recipes using Crab MeatEnemies - all enemy types overviewProcedural Biomes - the Coastal Jungle biome