The Caveling Skirmisher is a common enemy native to the Clay Caves.
Caveling Skirmishers will attack players, as well as Larvae and Big Larvae on sight. They attack by throwing spears at their targets.
Spawning[]
Caveling Skirmishers spawn on Clay Moss in any biome.
Technical[]
| Respawn event | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spawnable tiles | Biome | Chance | Min tiles | Max spawns (event) | Max spawns (cell) | ||||
 Clay Moss | N/A (any) | 30% | 6 | 1 | +0.15 per tile | ||||
| Initial generation | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spawnable tiles | Biome | Chance | |||||||
 Clay Block ground |  Clay Caves | 1% | |||||||
Drops[]
| Item | Amount | Chance | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 roll of the following 14 items | |||
| None | 1 | 21.82% | |
 Larva Meat | 1 | 22.43% | |
 Fiber | 1 | 22.15% | |
 Clay Moss | 1 | 4.15% | |
 Grub Kapok Seed | 1 | 8.31% | |
 Bomb Pepper Seed | 1 | 5.54% | |
 Peasant Hat | 1 | 1.38% | |
 Peasant Chest | 1 | 1.38% | |
 Caveling Skull | 1 | 8.31% | |
 Skirmisher Cap | 1 | 2.77% | |
 Tin Axe | 1 | 0.83% | |
 Grub Egg Necklace | 1 | 0.28% | |
 Caveling Skirmisher Figurine | 1 | 0.33% | |
 Skull Effigy | 1 | 0.33% | |
| Only during specific seasonal events | |||
 Rose Easter Egg(During Easter) | 1 | 15% | |
Tips[]
- After throwing a spear, Caveling Skirmishers have a cooldown of approximately 3 seconds before they can throw another. Use this window to deal as much damage as possible.
- It is dangerous to get close to a Caveling Skirmisher while in combat, as their thrown spears can deal dangerous amounts of damage up close earlygame, even to players wearing Bronze armor. As such, it is best to use a range weapon, such as a Slingshot.
- You can reduce Caveling Skirmisher spawns by removing any Clay Moss that you come across, making it easier to traverse the Clay Caves.
History[]
- 0.6.1.0-7a5d: No longer quickly sidestep from side to side if they temporarily lose line of sight to their target.
- 0.5.0.0-9b96: Introduced.
