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	60Pre-Hardmode: 150Hardmode: 240

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

Sounds

Hurt
Killed

• Internal NPC ID: 67

Crabs are weak enemies found in Oceans, walking along the bottom and occasionally jumping. They may also walk on land, and whether or not they are in water has no effect on their behavior.

Tips[]

• Crabs can also be spawned with a Crab Statue. Such Crabs will drop no coins, but are a good source of Shrimp Po' Boys and 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[]

 PC 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.

Nintendo 3DS version

• 3DS-Release: Introduced.