Duggy
| Duggy | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Monster |
| Location | The Mines |
| Floors | 2-29 |
| HP | 40 |
| Damage | 6 |
| Speed | 2 |
| XP | 10 |
The Duggy fights from below. It lives in the patches of soft dirt scattered across the upper floors of the Mines, and it only surfaces where the farmer has already walked, which is why it so often erupts under someone standing still to mine a rock. Each pop-up leaves a hole in the ground that a hoe can no longer touch, so a floor full of Duggies slowly ruins its own dirt for artifact hunting. The thirty kills Gil asks for earn the Hard Hat, and the drop list is unusually generous for such an early monster: Geodes, Earth Crystals, Cherry Bombs and a genuine chance at a Diamond.
Behaviour
A Duggy tracks the farmer through the soil. It senses movement within about two tiles, travels unseen under the dirt, and bursts up to strike before dropping back down. Only the moment it is above ground can it be hit, and only the moment it is above ground can it hurt anyone.
Standing still over a dirt patch is therefore the mistake. The safe approach is to strike once as it appears and then step away, which stops it from surfacing directly underfoot where the hit cannot be dodged. Standing at the edge of a patch, stepping in and immediately stepping out baits one into the open on the farmer's terms.
A sword's block absorbs the hit entirely. Holding the stance over a patch that is clearly occupied turns a Duggy into free Combat experience, since the burst does nothing and the follow-up swing lands while it is still surfaced.
Duggies also explain why the top floors feel busier than they are. The holes left behind look like dirt but refuse the hoe, so a floor mined for Clay and Cave Carrots is worth working before the fight rather than after.
Location
Duggies belong to the brown earth floors of the Mines, from floor two down to floor twenty nine, which is the same stretch that holds Green Slimes, Bugs, Rock Crabs, Grubs and Cave Flies. Wherever tillable soil appears on those floors, a Duggy may be waiting in it.
The family continues deeper. The Magma Duggy lives in the Volcano Dungeon on Ginger Island and pops out of dirt patches there in exactly the same way, and both count towards the same goal at the Adventurer's Guild.
Drops
A Geode falls from one Duggy in four. Clint opens them for 25g, or a Geode Crusher on the farm does the job without a trip to town, and the contents are minerals, ores and the occasional artifact, which is how Museum shelves get filled early.
A Cherry Bomb comes at the same rate, and a free bomb is worth more than its sale price. Crafting one needs four Copper Ore and a lump of Coal, so a handful of Duggy kills saves real ore on the way to the next ladder.
An Earth Crystal appears on one kill in ten and has several homes: the Geologist's Bundle in the Boiler Room, the Mayonnaise Machine recipe, and ten of them towards the Earth Obelisk that warps straight to the mountains. A Yam turns up on one kill in thirty, which is a strange gift from a cave monster and perfectly good for the Fall Crops Bundle or a plate of Glazed Yams.
The collector's items are the Chewing Stick, an artifact for the Museum that otherwise means digging in the Mountains or Cindersap Forest, and the first Dwarf Scroll. A Diamond drops on one Duggy in a hundred, which is a far better rate than most monsters manage.
Items this monster can drop when it is defeated, with the chance of each.
| Item | Image | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry Bomb | 
|
25% |
| Chewing Stick | 
|
2% |
| Diamond | 
|
1% |
| Dwarf Scroll I | 
|
0.5% |
| Dwarf Scroll IV | 
|
0.1% |
| Earth Crystal | 
|
10% |
| Geode | 
|
25% |
| Yam | 
|
3% |
| Diamond |
|
0.05% |
| Prismatic Shard | 
|
0.05% |
Notes
Thirty Duggies of any type complete the eradication goal, counting the Magma Duggy and the dangerous variety as well. Gil hands over the Hard Hat, and Marlon sells spares for 20,000g afterwards. It is one of the shortest goals on the wall, which makes it a sensible first target for anyone working towards the back room of the Adventurer's Guild.
Monster Musk doubles the monsters waiting on a floor, and the upper Mines refill their layout whenever the farmer leaves and comes back, so a run of elevator trips to floor twenty five finishes the thirty kills quickly.
A Burglar's Ring doubles every roll on the list, and on a monster whose list is this varied, that is the difference between one Geode and a bag of them.
All Monsters
Every entry in this group, with its key details.
| Name | Image | Location | HP | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armored Bug | 
|
Skull Cavern | 1 | 8 |
| Armored Bug (dangerous) | 
|
Skull Cavern | 250 | 20-27 |
| Bats | 
|
The Mines & Skull Cavern | 24, 36, 80, 300,; 268, 277 | 06, 07, 15, 30, 13, 14 |
| Blue Squid | 
|
The Dangerous Mines | 310 | 18 |
| Bug | 
|
The Mines | 1 | 8 |
| Bug (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 250 | 15-16 |
| Carbon Ghost | 
|
Skull Cavern; The Dangerous Mines | 190 | 25 |
| Cave Fly | 
|
The Mines | 22 | 6 |
| Cave Fly (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 266 | 13-15 |
| Duggy | 
|
The Mines | 40 | 6 |
| Duggy (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 280 | 8 |
| Dust Sprite | 
|
The Mines | 40 | 6 |
| Dust Sprite (dangerous) | 
|
The Mines | 280 | 13-15 |
| Dwarvish Sentry | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 300 | 18 |
| False Magma Cap | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 290 | 15 |
| Ghost | 
|
The Mines | 96 | 10 |
| Grub | 
|
The Mines | 20 | 4 |
| Grub (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 265 | 12-13 |
| Haunted Skull | 
|
Quarry Mine; The Mines random dungeon floors | 160 | 15 |
| Haunted Skull (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 310 | 19-26 |
| Hot Head | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 215 | 18 |
| Iridium Crab | 
|
Skull Cavern | 240 | 15 |
| Iridium Golem | 
|
Wilderness Farm | 430 | 15 |
| Lava Crab | 
|
The Mines | 120 | 15 |
| Lava Crab (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 340 | 19-26 |
| Lava Lurk | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 220 | 15 |
| Magma Duggy | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 380 | 16 |
| Magma Sparker | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 310 | 15 |
| Magma Sprite | 
|
Volcano Dungeon | 220 | 15 |
| Metal Head | 
|
The Mines | 40 | 15 |
| Metal Head (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 280 | 19-26 |
| Mummy | 
|
Skull Cavern | 260 | 30 |
| Mummy (dangerous) | 
|
Skull Cavern | 445 | 38-55 |
| Mutant Fly | 
|
Mutant Bug Lair, Skull Cavern | 66 | 12 |
| Mutant Grub | 
|
Mutant Bug Lair | 100 | 12 |
| Pepper Rex | 
|
Skull Cavern | 300 | 15 |
| Putrid Ghost | 
|
The Dangerous Mines | 500 | 25 |
| Rock Crab | 
|
The Mines | 30 | 5 |
| Rock Crab (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 272 | 13 |
| Royal Serpent | 
|
Skull Cavern | 150 + (50 × tail segments) | 32-48 |
| Serpent | 
|
Skull Cavern | 150 | 23 |
| Shadow Brute | 
|
The Mines | 160 | 18 |
| Shadow Brute (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 370 | 22-32 |
| Shadow Shaman | 
|
The Mines | 80 | 17 |
| Shadow Shaman (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 310 | 21-30 |
| Shadow Sniper | 
|
The Mines | 300 | 18 |
| Skeleton | 
|
The Mines | 140 | 10 |
| Skeleton (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines, Quarry Mine | 655 | 16-18 |
| Skeleton Mage | 
|
Dangerous Mines, Quarry Mine | 355 | 20-25 |
| Slimes | 
|
The Mines, Skull Cavern, Quarry Mine, Secret Woods, Tiger Slime Grove, and Volcano Dungeon | Varies | Varies |
| Spider | 
|
The Mines (Shrine ON) | 200 | 15 |
| Squid Kid | 
|
The Mines | 1 | 18 |
| Squid Kid (dangerous) | 
|
The Dangerous Mines; Skull Cavern | 250 | 22-32 |
| Stick Bug | 
|
The Dangerous Mines | 700 | 20 |
| Stone Golem | 
|
The Mines | 45 | 5 |
| Stone Golem (dangerous) | 
|
Dangerous Mines | 283 | 13 |
| Truffle Crab | 
|
The Farm | 30 | 5 |
| Wilderness Golem | 
|
The Farm | 30 | 5 |