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Grub Mimic

Assumes the shape of a harmless creature to lure prey.

Hunter’s notes

Luring an enemy close by pretending to be a weak little grub. Very cunning! Unfortunately for them, I eat these grubs as soon as I see them.

The notes unlock after 5 kills.

Nail hits to kill

Its 45 HP over the nail's damage per hit at each upgrade, plain and with Fragile or Unbreakable Strength (×1.5, rounded the game's way).

NailDamageHitsWith Strength
Old Nail596 (8 a hit)
Sharpened Nail954 (14 a hit)
Channelled Nail1343 (20 a hit)
Coiled Nail1732 (26 a hit)
Pure Nail2132 (32 a hit)
  1. Nosk680
  2. Galien200
  3. Stalking Devout100
  4. Grub Mimic45
  5. Carver Hatcher35
  6. Little Weaver30
  7. Dirtcarver20
  8. Corpse Creeper18
  9. Deephunter18
  10. Deepling15
  11. Husk Hornhead15
HP of the enemies found mostly in Deepnest, highest first.

Where it is, its HP and Geo there 4

HP and Geo are read from each scene’s own HealthManager, so they’re exact for that place. Geo with Fragile Greed follows the game’s rule: each coin size gets 20% more coins, rounded up.

AreaFormHPGeoWith GreedPlacedMap
DeepnestGrub Mimic 145001Show
DeepnestGrub Mimic 245001Show
DeepnestGrub Mimic 345001Show
Crystal PeakGrub Mimic45001Show

Overview

HP
45
Kills for the Hunter’s notes
5
Placed copies
4
Kind
Enemy

Also mostly in Deepnest 10