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CommonCombat level 14Insectoid

Ant Soldier

A soldier ant from a massive underground colony.

An ant the size of a large dog, its mandibles capable of shearing through wood. Soldier ants are the colony's warriors, and they fight without hesitation or fear.

Stats

Hitpoints
130
Melee attack
22
Magic attack
0
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
1.2
Attack range
2 m
Defences
Slash defence
15
Stab defence
12
Crush defence
10
Ranged defence
10
Magic resistance
0
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
4.5 m/s
Aggro range
8 m
Leash range
35 m

Abilities

2
Mandible CrushCrushweight 75

Clamps with its powerful mandibles.

Damage
22% of attack
Range
2 m
Formic AcidMagicTelegraph: Lineweight 25

Spits formic acid.

Damage
15% of attack
Range
6 m
Wind-up
0.5 s
Cooldown
8 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 5

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Waypoint · 12 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Calls for help
Yes (12 m)
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Mandible Crush7575%
Formic Acid2525%

Drops

Rolls on Ant Soldier Drops.

Main1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Nothing—5050%
Ant Mandible1–23535%
Formic Acid Vial11515%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
8
Respawn Time
30
Respawn Variance
8

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/mandible_clack
Ambient
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/click
Attack
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/bite
Death
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/ant_march
Hurt
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/hurt

Referenced by

2
Bestiary · 2
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_mandible
    Base Damage
    22
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Clamps with its powerful mandibles.
    Effects
    none
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Mandible Crush
    Name
    Mandible Crush
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    2
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/bite
    Telegraph
    —
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_acid_spit
    Base Damage
    15
    Cast Time
    0.5
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    8
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    magic
    Description
    Spits formic acid.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      5
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Formic Acid
    Name
    Formic Acid
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    6
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/spit
    Telegraph
    line
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
Creature Ant Soldier Acid Spit
25
Creature Ant Soldier Mandible Crush
75
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
yes
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
12
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
Melee Aggressive
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
12
Type
waypoint
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/mandible_clack
Ambient
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/click
Attack
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/bite
Death
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/ant_march
Hurt
sfx/creatures/ant_soldier/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
common
Combat Level
14
Description
A soldier ant from a massive underground colony.
Examine
An ant the size of a large dog, its mandibles capable of shearing through wood. Soldier ants are the colony's warriors, and they fight without hesitation or fear.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/ant_soldier
Id
Ant Soldier
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Ant Soldier Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
24
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
none
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Pack behavior — always call_for_help. Fear and poison immune. Found in large groups in ant tunnels. Acid spit applies burn.
Tags
insectoid, aggressive, pack, fear_immune, poison_immune, colony
Venery Category
insectoid
Zone
ant_tunnels, underground
Model
models/creatures/insectoid/ant_soldier
Movement
—
Name
Ant Soldier
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
8
Respawn Time
30
Respawn Variance
8
Spawn Animation
—
Spawn Sound
—
Stats
Aggro Range
8
Attack
22
Attack Range
2
Attack Speed
1.2
Crush Defense
10
Immunities
none
Leash Range
35
Magic Attack
0
Magic Resistance
0
Max Hp
130
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
4.5
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
10
Slash Defense
15
Stab Defense
12
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Pack behavior — always call_for_help. Fear and poison immune. Found in large groups in ant tunnels. Acid spit applies burn.

insectoidaggressivepackfear_immunepoison_immunecolony