However, they are immune to Madness and Death Blight. (Weakest to sleep and stronger against rot or poison). Giant ants are susceptible to status ailments Sleep, Frostbite, Blood*, and Scarlet Rot/ Poison, in that order.The Pulley Crossbow with sleepbone bolts is another good alternative due to it's 3-shot burst, but be aware of recoil. A sleep pot will be overkill and you should be able to proc sleep with 2-3 sleepbone arrows instead. This means that it should be possible for any character to proc Sleep on them. The Giant Ants in question have a Sleep threshold of between 130 to 140, a considerably low value.These ants will also attack Silver Tears in their vicinity if they survive. One should note that the Nox Swordstress is a somewhat stronger enemy and that it might pay off to stagger/damage the Nox to help the ant kill her. If the player successfully initiates the Sleep Status Effect on the mounted Ant, it will eject the Nox rider from its back and proceed to attack her. They have glowing purple eyes, which are believed to be caused by a sort of mind control utilized by the Nox to subdue the ant.
They can be encountered in the upper region of Nokstella, Eternal City. Some Worker Ants are mounted by a Nox Swordstress.The spurs (stingers) on the ants do not cause Scarlet Rot, unlike the Antspur Rapier, which is an ant's spur that has been modified and augmented by a scarlet rot fanatic, Maleigh Marais.Due to the fact that they drop Formic Rocks, it seems to be implied that the acid spray is indeed formic acid, the same acid deployed by real ants.If you get even closer, you're in danger of getting grabbed (a special grapple attack where the ant will grab the player, raise them up high, and stab them with their stimger before slamming them on the ground). When you get closer to Giant Ants, they will prioritize biting attacks.The attack can also hit you multiple times and can easily drain through your health if you're not careful. Strafing or rolling are better options than guarding, even for shield users. This means you want to avoid being hit by the spray in the first place. This means the spray attack will damage you while guarding, even with a shield at 100% physical resistance. The spray attack deals Standard physical damage, but has a special ' Guard bypass rate' of -60.Giant Ants are weak to fire and resist slash-type damage.Ants are easily staggered, even by small amounts of damage such as stepping into fire created by a Steel-Wire Torch or magic.The mesh for the Bloated Ant is called “Honey,” further signifying the resemblance. Each ant has different meshes for their abdomen, meaning that some ants are functionally the same, but can look slightly different.It is not as weak to fire as the other ants but can be easily killed with one arrow shot in the massive ballooned abdomen. This is the only variant of the ants that has separate set of resistances. These do not respawn when you die or rest at a grace. Usually drops valuable items such as Rune Arcs and Numens Rune. These are stationary enemies with no real way of defending themselves. This variant also possesses the normal Acid-spray attack.Īn ant with an extremely bloated and enlarged abdomen.
This is the only known variant with a poisonous bite. This ant has unique attacks and can headbutt the player if given the opportunity. The thick skull forms a nearly impenetrable shield and the player is advised to attack the abdomen behind the head. Larger ant variant with extremely large and armored head. Has a few additional attacks while airborne, but is limited to a set distance hovering above ground which can be used to your advantage.Įven winged ants can die from fall damage. Same moveset as worker ant and officer ant while on the ground. *Grapple + Stab (don't stand still in front of giant ant) The typical ant variant with basic moveset, with suggested counters in parentheses:
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