Hugecrab (Etrian Odyssey II)
Hugecrabs are first encountered on 13F of the Frozen Grounds.
Like Rollers or similar monster, the Hugecrab turtles and increases its defense via Shell. However, unlike other examples, they have a chance of using Counter and retaliate for taken damage, making the best method to kill them the use of poison.
Skills
- Shell (Uses Head): Increases its defense stat.
- Counter (Uses None): When they take damage and don't die, they'll counter with a really powerful attack.
Drops
- Shell Chip (Worth: 59 en)
- Whole Hull (Worth: 65 en)
Conditional Drop
- In order to get the Hugecrab's conditional drop, the Whole Hull, you must kill it with a non-Physical attack.
Related Monsters
Great Hermit (Etrian Odyssey III)
Great Hermits are first encountered on B6F.
Those little crabs are the monster version of the Protector in this game. They will use Shell to heighten their defenses and then use Cover to take the damage for an allied monster.
Since Cover forces you to hit them anyway, you should take the Great Hermits out first, even though they take up some time to kill.
Skills
- Shell (Uses ???): Increases the physical defense of the user for 3 turns.
- Cover (Uses ???): Protects one enemy. The user takes the damage instead.
Drops
- Shell Piece (Worth: 42 en)
- Small Flower (Worth: 25 en)
- Flawless Shell (Worth: 63 en)
Conditional Drop
- In order to get the Great Hermit's conditional drop, the Flawless Shell, you must kill it with a non-physical attack.
Giant Hermit (Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold)
Giant Hermits are first encountered on 13F.
Their move Shielding Shell increases Elemental Defence on one line. This move can be especially annoying if it teams up with an enemy with Elemental Weakness, like the Claw Beetle, resulting in a group of monsters with resistance to most forms of damage.
Skills
- Shielding Shell (Uses Head): Increases one enemy row's elemental defense by 50% for 4 turns.
Drops
- Crab Shell (Worth: 118 en)
- None.
- Perfect Shell (Worth: 156 en)
Conditional Drop
- In order to get the Great Hermit's conditional drop, the Perfect Shell, you must kill it with a non-Physical attack.