Sunken Crypt

Sunken Crypt

A Swamp dungeon opened with the Swamp Key and mined for Scrap Iron.
Biome	Swamp
Type	Dungeon
Per World	Up to 175
Enemies	Draugr, Draugr Elite, Blob, Oozer
Boss	-
Loot	Scrap Iron, Withered Bone, Chain, Ancient Bark, Ruby, Coins, Leather Scraps
Entry	Swamp Key

Sunken Crypts are dungeons in the Swamp and the main place to farm Scrap Iron. The iron gate at the entrance opens with the Swamp Key, which drops from The Elder.

Where to Find It

Sunken Crypts only generate where the surrounding area is fully Swamp, at an altitude of 0 to 2 m, on ground with a terrain difference of 4 m or less, and at least 64 m from one another. Up to 175 can generate in a world, and world generation places them with priority. A Draugr and an Oozer each have a 30% chance to be waiting outside.

What's Inside

Inside are 20 to 30 randomly generated rooms, lit by green torches. Muddy Scrap Piles block the way between rooms, and you can mine them with any pickaxe for Scrap Iron, Leather Scraps and Withered Bones. Some rooms are separated by unlocked iron gates instead. Certain rooms hold Sunken Crypt Chests, Body Piles, and a Vegvisir that marks the nearest altar of Bonemass. A buzzing like flies usually means there is a Body Pile in a nearby room. The crypt counts as sheltered, so you only get the Wet effect when swimming a flooded corridor, and you can build a Campfire inside.

Creatures

Name	Image	Notes
Draugr		One waits outside at 30%, unstarred. Body Piles inside spawn melee Draugr (43%) and ranged Draugr (43%).
Draugr Elite		Body Piles inside spawn them at 14%.
Blob		Poisonous Blobs spawn inside.
Oozer		One waits outside at 30%, unstarred.

Loot

Location	Name	Amount	Chance
Sunken Crypt Chest	Scrap Iron	10-20	68.3% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Ruby	1-3	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Poison Arrow	10-15	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Ironhead Arrow	10-15	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Coins	20-60	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Chain	1-3	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Ancient Bark	20-30	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Amber Pearl	1-3	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Amber	1-5	43.5% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Withered Bone	1	24.3% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Iron Protection Idol	1	5.28% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Iron Battle Idol	1	2.66% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Silver Protection Idol	1	0.537% per chest
Sunken Crypt Chest	Silver Battle Idol	1	0.537% per chest

Notes

The Swamp Key stays in the inventory after it opens a crypt.
Each chest holds 4 to 5 items, never two of the same.
Creatures from a Body Pile have a 15% chance to spawn with one star and a 2.25% chance to spawn with two. A Body Pile may stay quiet while Draugr are in nearby rooms.
Draugr can spawn inside Muddy Scrap Piles and attack a player standing next to the pile until they are dug out.
The green torches can be destroyed for good if they are hit during a fight.
Dungeons are built high above the world, so items from a Muddy Scrap Pile that pokes through a wall can land outside the crypt and fall down into the Swamp.
Two-handed maces such as the Iron Sledge and Stagbreaker hit through Muddy Scrap Piles without breaking them.
Sunken Crypts are better lit than Burial Chambers, though some rooms are darker.

All Swamp Locations

Location	Type	Description
Abandoned Hut	Point of interest	A ruined stilt house in the Swamp that can hold a chest guarded by a Wraith or Draugr.
Bonemass' Altar	Boss altar	The boiling death altar in the Swamp where ten Withered Bones summon Bonemass.
Geyser	Natural feature	A fire geyser in the Swamp protected by three Surtlings.
Sunken Crypt	Dungeon	A Swamp dungeon opened with the Swamp Key and mined for Scrap Iron.
Swamp Grave	Point of interest	A circle of six large stones in the Swamp around a Swamp Chest.
Swamp Runestone Tower	Point of interest	A ruined stone tower in the Swamp that can hold a Vegvisir to Bonemass' altar.
The Bog Witch's Hut	Trader camp	The Bog Witch's hut in the Swamp, where she trades under a protective dome.

All Categories