Oldcrab (Etrian Odyssey II)[]
Oldcrabs are first encountered on 26F in Etrian Odyssey II: Heroes of Lagaard. They can reduce the party's strength with Smoke and raise the defense of all the monsters with Guard. However, it can sometimes increase the defense to the party due to a scripting error.
Skills[]
- Smoke (Uses Head): Reduce the party's strength.
- Guard (Uses Arms): Raise the defense of all the monsters.
Drops[]
- Moss Shell (Worth: 292 en)
- 1000 Shell (Worth: 301 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- None.
Related Monsters[]
Ancient Hermit (Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold)[]
The Ancient Hermit is first encountered in 26F of the Forbidden Wood. While they have a measly 12 HP, they are immune to all forms of direct attack in that they only take single digits' worth of damage. Though not exactly a threat on its own, the Ancient Hermit is capable of buffing the defenses of its companion monsters using Ancient Guard, making them harder to kill, and if left alone for too long, can summon an Asterios into the battle regardless of where the player is on the map. Thus, it becomes of utmost importance to kill these monsters quickly. Fortunately, they are incredibly vulnerable to many ailments, and a single turn's worth of Poison damage is enough to kill them.
Skills[]
- Ancient Guard (Uses Head): Greatly raises defenses of party for 3 turns.
Drops[]
- Mossy Shell (Worth: 2180 en)
- None.
- Polished Shell (Worth: 2430 en)
Conditional Drop[]
- To get the Polished Shell, defeat the Ancient Hermit using a physical attack.