Mudcrab
Basic Info
Level	2
	35
	4
Stamina	30
Spells/Abilities	Water Breathing
Soul Size	Petty
Ref ID	000DED7A
Base ID	000E9010
Sound

Mudcrabs are large crabs found near almost any body of water or in sewers in The Elder Scrolls series. The species seems to evolve differently depending on its surroundings. They are tough and territorial, and groups of Mudcrabs may become troublesome. Individually, they are more of a nuisance than an actual danger. They usually disguise themselves causing wanderers to mistake them for rocks. Mudcrabs are usually detected by their loud legs skittering across the ground.

Contents 1 Tamriellic culture 2 General traits shared by all species 3 Species of mudcrab 3.1 Morrowind Mudcrabs 3.2 Cyrodilic mudcrabs 3.3 Skyrim mudcrabs 4 Ingredients 4.1 Alchemical 4.2 Cooking 5 Unique mudcrabs 5.1 Mudcrab Merchant 5.2 Spectral Mudcrab 5.3 King Mudcrab 5.4 Fossilized Giant Mudcrab 5.5 Guardian Mudcrab 5.6 Pincer 5.7 Old Salty 6 Trivia 7 Behind the scenes 8 Appearances 9 References

Tamriellic cultureEdit

Mudcrabs are particularly known for their weakness and ugly appearance. While unremarkable in most provinces, the creature has gained a large fascination in Cyrodiil near the end of the Third Era. It's a very common pastime for Cyrodiillic people to express their dislike for the appearance of a Mudcrab to each other. Occasionally, when Cyrodillians are in battle, they throw the taunt, "I've fought mudcrabs more fearsome than you!" at their opponent. This could be taken as a very serious insult, as mudcrabs are terrible fighters. It is not known if Cyrodiil retained this fascination in the year 4E 201, in which the events of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim take place.

General traits shared by all speciesEdit

• Deal physical damage.
• Are able to breathe under water with a Water Breathing effect.
• Are incredibly slow.
• Can swim well, but cannot attack while in water except the ones found in Skyrim.

Species of mudcrabEdit

Morrowind MudcrabsEdit

Main article: Mudcrab (Morrowind)

This type looks like a large brown rock. It used this appearance as disguise to fool a predator into walking away. When approached by a potential prey, it deploys its legs and a set of large jaws to attack it. It can infect the player with Swamp Fever.

The Redoran Manor District and Council halls in Ald'ruhn are located in a giant crab shell once belonging to a Mudcrab of incredible size.

Cyrodilic mudcrabsEdit

This type does not posses the ability to camouflage itself as a rock. It's also much more crablike in appearance compared to its Morrowind cousin, in that it has pincer arms instead of jaws. Its back is covered by rock-like bulbs. It can infect the player with Swamp Fever.

Skyrim mudcrabsEdit

Skyrim mud crabs look like crabs, like their Cyrodiillic cousins, but are also capable of pretending to be a rock like their Morrowind cousins. They are greyish in color and their back looks like a rock. They attack in a group of two or three. They burrow themselves in the ground so only its back is visible to fool potential enemies. Another remarkable thing about Skyrim Mudcrabs is that they are a lot stronger and more aggressive than their cousins from Morrowind and Cyrodiil.

However, in contrast to them, the Skyrim Mudcrab is not able to infect other creatures with diseases. Mudcrabs prefer to stay near the water and won't follow you too far away from its home. There also appears to be two distinct genders, or possibly a sub-species, with specimens of differing sizes. Upon visiting the fossilized giant mudcrab, various sized Mudcrabs can be seen at this location. Though weak and easily killed by those with even a low archery skill, arrows will not penetrate a mudcrab's shell, instead bouncing back towards the archer.

IngredientsEdit

AlchemicalEdit

• Crab Meat (Oblivion)
• Mudcrab Chitin (Skyrim)

CookingEdit

• Mudcrab Legs (Hearthfire)

Unique mudcrabsEdit

Mudcrab MerchantEdit

A mudcrab living on an island in Morrowind. He has no physical differences from a regular mud crab, prompting many players to attack him. However, it is possible to talk or trade with him, and he has 10,000 gold in pocket.

Spectral MudcrabEdit

A spectral mudcrab can be found in Mankar Camoran's Paradise. It appears to be a ghostly version of a mudcrab, and can only be killed with silver, daedric, or magic weapons.

King MudcrabEdit

A giant mudcrab, (roughly the size of 8 mudcrabs although no stronger), can also be found in Greenmead Cave, a cave halfway between Skingrad and the Imperial City on the Gold Road. It guards multiple treasure chests. Other than its size, the Giant Mudcrab has the same amount of health and damage ratio as any regular mud crab. It doesn't even carry any more crab meat. Because of its incredible size, the crab moves far faster than a normal one.

Fossilized Giant MudcrabEdit

Found in Skyrim, this small pond between Swindler's Den and Broken Fang Cave contains the carcass of a giant fossilized mudcrab, surrounded by regular mudcrabs of different sizes. You cannot reanimate this dead giant crab by using conjuration spells, as it seems to be only the shell of the gigantic mudcrab. Also, there is a little cave-like structure by the pond which contains a skeleton and a random sword.

Guardian MudcrabEdit

A Guardian Mudcrab is fought during Kyne's Sacred Trials and only shows up during this quest. It is the size of a King Mudcrab.

PincerEdit

Pincer is a small mudcrab in The Elder Scrolls V: Hearthfire. If you have adopted a child, he or she may bring Pincer to your home and ask if they can keep it. If you agree, it will live in your house until you kill it.

Old SaltyEdit

Main article: Old Salty

Old Salty is a giant mudcrab, found in The Elder Scrolls V: Dragonborn. It is a newly introduced giant creature, along with Lord Tusk, a giant Horker.

TriviaEdit

• Mudcrabs can be good for leveling the block skill. Holding a shield up to an attacking mudcrab will do little damage, but be equally helpful to the block skill as holding a shield up to an attacking bandit.

Behind the scenesEdit

• Unless otherwise stated, the information above was obtained from in-game play or from The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Creation Kit. ^[1]

AppearancesEdit

• The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind (First appearance)
• The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• The Elder Scrolls Online

ReferencesEdit

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