Most of the time, higher tier monsters have all the abilities of preceding tiers, with increased intensity.
Scarab Traits by Tier
All Tiers
Scarabs are devilish insects that have come back from the grave to feed on the living. They usually attack in groups and will overpower knights who aren't paying attention to their surroundings.
Attacks more frequently in deeper Tiers.
Strategy
Guide: Scarab Combat
Scarabs will normally spawn in large colonies, and can very easily swarm you with their flying tackles that lock on to players. They always fly in straight line. The best way to get rid of a swarm of Scarabs is with the charge of the Divine Avenger, elementals bombs like the Stagger Storm or the Shivermist Buster can be a good option too.
Insipid insects that emerge from their burrows in countless numbers to run down knights.
Notes
This monster behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear.
Combat
Flying Tackle
Loot is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
Incendiary insects that emerge from their burrows in countless numbers to run down knights.
Notes
Like other Fire themed monsters, this enemy is immune to frezee. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear.
Combat
Flying Tackle
Loot is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a low chance to spawn in these areas:
Icy insects that emerge from their burrows in countless numbers to run down knights.
Notes
Like other Freeze themed monsters, this enemy is immune to poison. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear.
Combat
Flying Tackle
Loot is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
Infectious insects that emerge from their burrows in countless numbers to run down knights.
Notes
Like other Poison themed monsters, this enemy is immune to poison. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear.
Combat
Flying Tackle
Loot is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a low chance to spawn in these areas:
Ionized insects that emerge from their burrows in countless numbers to run down knights.
Notes
Like other Shock themed monsters, this enemy is immune to shock. It behaves like the others. See above strategy for combat and equip effective gear.
Combat
Flying Tackle
Loot is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a low chance to spawn in these areas:
Large insects that have a small chance to emerge from any graveyard burrow during the Dark Harvest Festival. (Randomly replaces Dust Zombie spawn).
Notes
Only one will crawl out of its burrow, unlike their smaller cousins. That being said, there could be several burrows in the area, so be prepared for a swarm - especially when fighting them in the Punkin King's lair, where several are guaranteed to show up. When the Grim Scarab is defeated, a tall Grim Gourdling will get to its feet and fight. It is presumed that these Grim Gourdlings use the Grim Scarabs as some sort of mount, similar to a warrior on a battle horse.
Combat
Flying Tackle
Loot is dropped when the monster is defeated. The loot that drops is random. Sometimes loot isn't dropped at all. This list is simply a pool of possible loot.
Random spawns also apply to missions with floors that have geography similar to the relevant arcade area. The normal version of a monster can sometimes spawn instead of the status version in areas themed with a status, unless the spawn is guaranteed. See Gate Maps for details.
Encounter
Random Spawn
This monster has a very high chance to spawn in these areas:
Guide: Scarab Combat
