Rock Worm

General Information

These creatures lurk underground, waiting to burst out when their preys approach them. The shell that makes them almost immune to damage leaves only their mouth exposed.

Location

• Stonefang Tunnel
  • World 2-2

Stats

World 2-2

HP	Souls	Normal Def.	Slash Def.	Blunt Def.	Pierce Def.	Magic Def.	Fire Def.	Poison Res.	Plague Res.	Bleed Res.
353	165	703	844	527	352	22	766	75	100	500

Drops

World 2-2 Shard of Greystone x1 (36,4%) Shard of Greystone x2 (4,5%) Chunk of Greystone x1 (4,1%) Pure Greystone x1 (0,5%)

Attack Patterns

• Pulls its head back and lunges its head forward, biting the player.
• Swings its body in a horizontal circle.
• Spits a pool of fiery liquid.
• Sprays fiery liquid upwards, dealing fire damage in a sizeable circle around it¹.

Strategy

These guys lurk underground until you approach. Then they burst forth and begin to spit vile stuff on you. Semi-dangerous for melee guys, especially the larger ones that spit up a 360 degree fountain, they are pitifully easy for ranged guys. Use target lock and flick the right analog stick until you target their mouth. Fire an arrow or spell (soul light for massive damage) into their mouth directly and they should die in one hit, and give you bonus soul for a one-hit kill. A good time is when they first spit at you, since their mouth is stationary for a moment. Remember they are extremely weak to magic attacks, so even though their defense is strong, even just a few body slashes with a magic damage-dealing weapon will do them in.

If you happen to have a Greatsword of some kind, it's strong vertical slash throws a direct hit to their mouth!

Footnotes

1. Only attack of the Rock Worms guarding the pair of Hands of God