Giant Spotted Beetle

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Giant Spotted Beetles are a type of insect found in the Maguuma regions. They are able to spit poison from their rears.

Locations[edit]

Crystal Desert
Heart of Maguuma
Maguuma Wastes
Ring of Fire
The Mists

Story involvement[edit]

Heart of Thorns story[edit]

Event involvement[edit]

Event shield (tango icon).png Help Itzel Hunters defeat creatures. Keep Itzel Hunters alive (80)

Combat abilities[edit]

Abilities
  • Sprays Gunk
Skills
  • Bite - Melee auto-attack that cleaves. 150 range.
  • Lunge - The beetle lunges forward to Knockdown.png knock down enemies for 1 second, creating a pool of gunk in front of the beetle that pulses 1.1 seconds of Immobile.png Immobile every second for 5 seconds. This skill always chains into Poison Spray, even when interrupted. 15 second recharge. 130 radius. 150 range. The pool of gunk is unblockable and cannot be evaded.
  • Poison Spray - The beetle turns around and sprays Poisoned.png Poisoned, repeatedly inflicting damage and 3 stacks of Vulnerability.png Vulnerability for 8 seconds on enemies in a frontal area of effect. This attack hits up to 8 times. 1.5 second cast time. 400 range.
Stolen skills

Drops[edit]

Name Type Rarity Quantity
Potent Venom Sac.png Potent Venom Sac Crafting material Fine 1
Powerful Venom Sac.png Powerful Venom Sac Crafting material Rare 1
Glob of Globby Gloop.png Glob of Globby Gloop Trophy Junk 1-2

Trivia[edit]

  • They may be based off of the bombardier beetles, which spray caustic acid from glands near their rear as a defensive mechanism