Cave Crawler

A fast, armored spider that swarms the Diamond Mine. It's a common threat you'll meet in large numbers, and your steady source of Flesh and the coveted Fang.

Overview #

The Cave Crawler is the workhorse foe of the Diamond Mine, a custom PvE mob (you never fight other players). Dozens of them roam the mine's tunnels, so you'll rarely have to look far for a fight. Each one is quick on its feet and armored enough to shrug off half your hits, but individually they're a manageable early Diamond Mine target.

They wander a small patch around their spawn and won't stray far. If you pull one and back off, it returns home and heals up, so commit to the kill. Crawlers ignore anyone in the sealed Mutant Cave Crawler lair. That region is off-limits to the regular swarm.

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Crawlers wall-climb and leap over ledges to reach you, so height and gaps won't save you for long. Bring a sword with enough Damage 🗡 to out-trade their 50% 🗰 defense before their numbers wear you down.

Stats #

LocationDiamond Mine

Health80 ❤

Damage55 🗡

Defense50% 🗰

Respawn60s

Health & Regen

80 ❤ max. If left alone it slowly heals, about 8 ❤ (10% of max) every 15 seconds, so don't give it a breather mid-fight.

Defense

50% 🗰 damage reduction, so plan on it taking roughly double the raw Damage 🗡 to bring one down.

Damage

Each melee hit deals 55 🗡 to you. Manageable one-on-one, but a pack can burn through your Health ❤ fast. See Combat basics for how your defense soaks that.

Behavior

Quick, wall-climbing, and leaps over obstacles. Wanders a small radius around its spawn and returns home if you flee. It'll target anyone who hits it, and swaps to the nearest reachable player otherwise.

Respawn

60 seconds after death: short enough to farm a room, long enough that clearing an area buys you breathing space.

Drops #

Every Cave Crawler always pays out Flesh. Beyond that it's the go-to source of the Fang, the sword relic that many players' first serious blade is built around.

Drop	Rarity	Chance
Flesh	Common	Always
Fang sword relic	Uncommon	1 / 150
Sharp Fang artifact	Epic	1 / 150

Fang

A sword relic. Applied to a sword at the Relic Smith, it amplifies that blade's own boost by +5–20% Damage 🗡. This is the Crawler's signature carry.

Sharp Fang

An Epic artifact. Placed in an Active Artifact slot, it grants a rolled Crit Damage 💥 multiplier (×1.01–1.35).

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Only players who deal at least 10% of a mob's total damage receive loot, and each qualifying player rolls the table independently. Your Loot Luck ⭐ stat improves the odds on luck-sensitive drops. See the Loot & Loot Luck page for details.

Where & how to farm #

Cave Crawlers spawn throughout the Diamond Mine, which unlocks once you reach the Diamond Breaker Time Leap tier in the Stone Age. Use /warp to reach the mine, then clear rooms of Crawlers while you mine for Diamonds.

🗡 Out-scale the armor

Their 50% 🗰 defense means roughly double effective health. A stronger sword and Damage 🗡 boosts pay off more here than against unarmored foes.

⭐ Chase the Fang

Both signature drops sit at 1 / 150. Farming the swarm and raising your Loot Luck ⭐ is the fastest route to a Fang for your blade.

❤ Mind the pack

One Crawler is easy; a room of them stacks 55 🗡 hits fast. Pull small groups and let your Defense 🗰 and regen carry you.

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Dying costs you nothing. You drop no items and respawn at The Origin after a short countdown. Your gear is never lost. But a wipe means walking back, so don't overextend into a full nest.

New to the Diamond Mine's mobs? Compare the Crawler with the ranged Prism Archer, the tanky Gemstone Guardian, and the Mutant Cave Crawler boss that lairs off the mine. For the earlier Iron Mine foe, see the Undead Miner.