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EliteCombat level 60Insectoid

Sandworm

A massive worm that burrows beneath desert sands and ambushes prey.

The sand is moving. Not flowing — moving. Something large is tunneling beneath the surface, drawn by vibration. Get off the sand, and get off it now.

Stats

Hitpoints
4,800
Melee attack
115
Magic attack
0
Ranged attack
0
Attack speed
0.7
Attack range
5 m
Defences
Slash defence
10
Stab defence
5
Crush defence
30
Ranged defence
15
Magic resistance
10
Poise
100
Movement & awareness
Move speed
5 m/s
Movement speed
5 m/s
Aggro range
20 m
Leash range
80 m

Abilities

3
Burrow AmbushCrushTelegraph: Circleweight 25

Erupts from beneath the ground.

Damage
170% of attack
Range
3 m
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 2
  • Knockback
Bite and SwallowCrushTelegraph: Lineweight 50

Attempts to swallow the target whole.

Damage
115% of attack
Range
5 m
Wind-up
1 s
Cooldown
8 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 3
Sand SprayRangedTelegraph: Circleweight 25

Thrashes, spraying stinging sand in all directions.

Damage
70% of attack
Range
0 m
Wind-up
1 s
Cooldown
12 s
Effects
  • Status Effect — duration 3

How it fights

Behaviour
Melee Aggressive
Patrol
Wander · 30 m
Aggressive on sight
Yes
Ability preference
AbilityWeightShare
Bite and Swallow5050%
Burrow Ambush2525%
Sand Spray2525%

Special mechanics

1
burrow_ambush

Drops

Rolls on Sandworm Drops.

Guaranteed1 roll · all
DropQuantityWeightChance
Sandworm Chitin3–7——
Materials2 rolls · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Sandworm Segment1–34040%
Desert Sand Essence13535%
Sandworm Maw12525%
Currency1 roll · weighted
DropQuantityWeightChance
Gold200–700100100%

Movement & spawning

Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
1,200
Respawn Variance
240
Spawn Animation
burrow_emerge_spawn
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/sandworm/rumble

Sounds

Aggro
sfx/creatures/sandworm/emerge
Ambient
sfx/creatures/sandworm/rumble_underground
Attack
sfx/creatures/sandworm/bite
Death
sfx/creatures/sandworm/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/none
Hurt
sfx/creatures/sandworm/hurt
Full catalogue record32 fields · straight from the content catalogue
Abilities
Inline
  1. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_emerge
    Base Damage
    170
    Cast Time
    0
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    0
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Erupts from beneath the ground.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      2
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    2. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      —
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      knockback
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Burrow Ambush
    Name
    Burrow Ambush
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    3
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/sandworm/emerge
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  2. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_swallow
    Base Damage
    115
    Cast Time
    1
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    8
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    crush
    Description
    Attempts to swallow the target whole.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      3
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Bite and Swallow
    Name
    Bite and Swallow
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    5
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/sandworm/bite
    Telegraph
    line
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
  3. Ability Ref
    —
    Active Frames
    none
    Animation
    attack_sand_spray
    Base Damage
    70
    Cast Time
    1
    Channel Duration
    —
    Channeled
    —
    Condition
    —
    Cooldown
    12
    Cooldown Ms
    —
    Damage
    —
    Damage Shape
    —
    Damage Type
    ranged
    Description
    Thrashes, spraying stinging sand in all directions.
    Effects
    1. Chance
      —
      Dps
      —
      Duration
      3
      Max At Hp Pct
      —
      Min Duration
      —
      Radius
      —
      Type
      status_effect
    Hitbox
    —
    Hurtbox Shapes
    none
    Id
    Sand Spray
    Name
    Sand Spray
    Parryable
    —
    Priority
    1
    Projectile
    —
    Range
    0
    Root Motion
    —
    Sound
    sfx/creatures/sandworm/thrash
    Telegraph
    circle
    Timeline
    —
    Timing
    —
Refs
none
Aggression
—
Ai
Ability Conditions
—
Ability Weights
Creature Sandworm Bite Swallow
50
Creature Sandworm Burrow Emerge
25
Creature Sandworm Sand Spray
25
Behavior Overrides
Aggro On Sight
yes
Auto Heal
—
Call For Help
no
Flee At Hp Percent
0
Heal Delay
—
Help Range
—
Show Damage Numbers
—
Track Dps
—
Behavior Tree
Melee Aggressive
Disengage After Secs
—
Evasion
—
Patrol
Radius
30
Type
wander
Waypoints
none
Pursuit
—
Audio
Aggro
sfx/creatures/sandworm/emerge
Ambient
sfx/creatures/sandworm/rumble_underground
Attack
sfx/creatures/sandworm/bite
Death
sfx/creatures/sandworm/death
Footsteps
sfx/footsteps/none
Hurt
sfx/creatures/sandworm/hurt
Behavior Tree
—
Category
elite
Combat Level
60
Description
A massive worm that burrows beneath desert sands and ambushes prey.
Examine
The sand is moving. Not flowing — moving. Something large is tunneling beneath the surface, drawn by vibration. Get off the sand, and get off it now.
Fish
—
Hitbox
—
Icon
icons/creatures/sandworm
Id
Sandworm
Impact
—
Inheritance
—
Loot
Loot Table
Sandworm Drops
Xp Rewards
Combat
0
Hp
0
Skills
none
Venery
320
Loot Table
—
Mechanics
burrow_ambush
Metadata
Added Version
0.1.0
Notes
Burrow mechanic — submerges between attacks. Sand ripple telegraph visible to careful players. Stun and fear immune. Bite/Swallow immobilizes — DPS race while trapped.
Tags
insectoid, elite, ambush, burrow, desert, stun_immune, fear_immune
Venery Category
insectoid
Zone
deep_desert, badlands
Model
models/creatures/insectoid/sandworm
Movement
—
Name
Sandworm
Phases
—
Recovery
—
Resistances
—
Respawn
—
Spawn
Max Instances
1
Respawn Time
1,200
Respawn Variance
240
Spawn Animation
burrow_emerge_spawn
Spawn Sound
sfx/creatures/sandworm/rumble
Stats
Aggro Range
20
Attack
115
Attack Range
5
Attack Speed
0.7
Crush Defense
30
Immunities
none
Leash Range
80
Magic Attack
0
Magic Resistance
10
Max Hp
4,800
Move Speed
5
Movement Speed
5
Poise
100
Ranged Attack
0
Ranged Defense
15
Slash Defense
10
Stab Defense
5
Status Immunities
—
Variation
—
Visuals
—
Xp Rewards
—
Designer's note

Burrow mechanic — submerges between attacks. Sand ripple telegraph visible to careful players. Stun and fear immune. Bite/Swallow immobilizes — DPS race while trapped.

insectoideliteambushburrowdesertstun_immunefear_immune