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As a scarab approaches death, it abandons its rolled treasure and stretches its wings wide for the long journey to its home nest. — Incantation Scarab
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Scarabs are enemies in Elden Ring. They are non-hostile wildlife that flee when approached.
Overview[]
Scarabs are beetles found throughout the Lands Between, typically rolling balls of various colors, which indicate the type of item they drop when killed. Scarabs are sources of valuable resources such as spells, ashes of war, smithing stones, and replenishments for the Sacred Flasks. They come in a variety of colors and sizes, each bearing an eye on their thorax.
When approached, scarabs typically attempt to flee, running from perceived threats before vanishing. Some scarabs are nearly invisible, leaving only tracks on the ground that follow a set pattern, making them predictable to hit. Certain scarabs can also fly, hovering in place until attacked. In rare cases, scarabs will explode when attacked, killing themselves and damaging nearby foes.
The laborious beetles abandoned their treasured balls and returned home when it was time for them to die.[1]
Variants[]
Variant Description[]
Red scarabs that roll balls of golden twigs filled with crimson tears.[2] When killed, they will restore charges to the Flask of Crimson Tears.
Variant Description[]
Blue scarabs that roll balls of golden twigs filled with cerulean tears.[3] When killed, they will restore charges to the Flask of Cerulean Tears.
Variant Description[]
Grey scarabs that roll clumps of ash.[4] When killed, they drop Ashes of War which can be added to weapons to apply affinities and skills.
Drops[]
| Ash of War | Location |
|---|---|
| Ash of War: Stamp (Sweep) | Limgrave, on the beach northwest of the Coastal Cave. The scarab is invisible and can be tracked by its footprints. |
| Ash of War: Determination | Limgrave, near the bridge southeast of the Agheel Lake North site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Unsheathe | Limgrave, northwest of the Agheel Lake South site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Ground Slam | Limgrave, south of Minor Erdtree (Limgrave). |
| Ash of War: Sacred Blade | Limgrave, north of the Third Church of Marika. |
| Ash of War: Storm Wall | Stormhill, north of Stormhill Shack and west of the broken bridge. |
| Ash of War: Wild Strikes | Stormhill, on the path northwest of Stormhill Shack. |
| Ash of War: Mighty Shot | Weeping Peninsula, northwest of the Castle Morne Rampart site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Storm Assault | Stormveil Castle, found after falling through a collapsing floor on the cliffside on the northwestern side of the castle. |
| Ash of War: Stormcaller | Stormveil Castle, southwest of the Secluded Cell site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Sword Dance | Liurnia of the Lakes, on the cliffs west of the Minor Erdtree (West Liurnia). |
| Ash of War: Shield Bash | Liurnia of the Lakes, north of the East Gate Bridge Trestle site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Chilling Mist | Liurnia of the Lakes, south of Renna's Rise. |
| Ash of War: Vow of the Indomitable | Liurnia of the Lakes, in the poison swamp below the Village of the Albinaurics. |
| Ash of War: Charge Forth | Liurnia of the Lakes, west of the Academy Gate Town site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Barbaric Roar | Liurnia of the Lakes, north of the Ravine-Veiled Village site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Thops's Barrier | Liurnia of the Lakes, in the Church of Irith after giving Thops the Academy Glintstone Key. |
| Ash of War: Hoarfrost Stomp | Liurnia of the Lakes, in a shallow pond near the cliff edge southeast of Caria Manor. The scarab is invisible and can be tracked by its footprints. |
| Ash of War: Spectral Lance | Academy of Raya Lucaria, in the graveyard past the Church of the Cuckoo site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Sacred Order | Altus Plateau, northwest of the Abandoned Coffin site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Shield Crash | Altus Plateau, in the Lux Ruins. |
| Ash of War: Through and Through | Mt. Gelmir, north of the Volcano Manor entrance. The scarab is invisible and can be tracked by its footprints. |
| Ash of War: Barrage | Mt. Gelmir, northwest of the Seethewater River site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Prayerful Strike | Capital Outskirts, under a rocky bridge in the water east of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace. The scarab is invisible and can be tracked by its footprints. |
| Ash of War: Golden Parry | On the large bridge northeast of the Outer Wall Phantom Tree site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Thunderbolt | Leyndell, Royal Capital, near the Avenue Balcony site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Flame of the Redmanes | Caelid, near the Fort Gael North site of grace. The scarab is invisible and can be tracked by its footprints. |
| Ash of War: Flaming Strike | Caelid, in the graveyard south of Redmane Castle. |
| Ash of War: Lifesteal Fist | Caelid, northwest of the Astray from Caelid Highway North site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Cragblade | Caelid, west of the Impassable Greatbridge site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Double Slash | Caelid, on a large root over Sellia, Town of Sorcery. |
| Ash of War: Poisonous Mist | Swamp of Aeonia, southeast of the Aeonia Swamp Shore site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Sacred Ring of Light | Swamp of Aeonia, east of the Heart of Aeonia site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Sky Shot | Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, northwest of the Isolated Merchant's Shack (Dragonbarrow). |
| Ash of War: Prelate's Charge | Mountaintops of the Giants, south of the Guardians Garrison. |
| Ash of War: Seppuku | Mountaintops of the Giants, east of the Freezing Lake site of grace. |
| Ash of War: White Shadow's Lure | Consecrated Snowfield, northwest of the Inner Consecrated Snowfield site of grace. The scarab is invisible and can be tracked by its footprints. |
| Ash of War: Square Off | Siofra River, northwest of the Worshipper's Woods site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Enchanted Shot | Siofra River, north of the Ancestral Woods site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Golden Land | Deeproot Depths, south of the Great Waterfall Crest site of grace. |
| Ash of War: Blood Tax | Mohgwyn Palace, in a cave on the eastern side of the blood lake. |
Variant Description[]
Blue-green scarabs that roll clumps of glintstone.[5] When killed, they drop sorceries.
Drops[]
| Sorcery | Location |
|---|---|
| Rancorcall | Stormveil Castle, found in the depths of the castle, near the drop leading to the Ulcerated Tree Spirit. |
| Frozen Armament | Liurnia of the Lakes, south of Renna's Rise. |
| Carian Piercer | Liurnia of the Lakes, on the lower level of Caria Manor. |
| Oracle Bubbles | Siofra River, on a broken statue in the ruined structure at the bottom of the Siofra River Well. |
Variant Description[]
Golden scarabs that roll clumps of stone containing incantations,[1] which they drop when killed.
Drops[]
| Incantation | Location |
|---|---|
| Divine Fortification | Weeping Peninsula, southwest of Tombsward Ruins. |
| Lightning Strike | Weeping Peninsula, in the ravine east of the Minor Erdtree (Weeping Peninsula). |
| Bloodflame Blade | Liurnia of the Lakes, northwest of the Rose Church. |
| Frenzied Burst | Liurnia of the Lakes, south of the Church of Inhibition. |
| Protection of the Erdtree | Altus Plateau, southeast of the Road of Iniquity Side Path site of grace. |
| Barrier of Gold | Leyndell, Royal Capital, at the bottom of the lift beyond the Erdtree Sanctuary site of grace, near a patrolling Crucible Knight. |
| Whirl, O Flame! | Caelid, on the road northeast of the Shack of the Rotting. |
| Poison Armament | Swamp of Aeonia, west of the Sellia Under-Stair site of grace. |
| Bestial Constitution | Greyoll's Dragonbarrow, on the south side of the Farum Greatbridge. |
| Order Healing | Siofra River, on one of the circular structures near the Aqueduct-Facing Cliffs site of grace. |
| Golden Lightning Fortification | Crumbling Farum Azula, on the cliffs south of the Dragon Temple. |
Variant Description[]
Grey scarabs that roll clumps of stone. They drop smithing stones when killed.Locations[]
Scarabs are found throughout the Lands Between and the Realm of Shadow.
Moveset[]
Scarabs typically have no attacks and will flee. Some scarabs may detonate themselves to deal area-of-effect damage. Other scarabs teleport instaneously when attacked. These scarabs have simply moved to a predetermined location nearby.
Notes[]
- Nearby scarabs play a sound cue.
- Scarabs disappear after fleeing from the player. This is forewarned by a series of sound and visual cues and is interrupted when the scarab takes damage.
- Scarabs that have disappeared can be reencountered after resting at a Site of Grace.
- Those that drop unique loot, such as Ashes of War, will no longer respawn once defeated.
- Scarabs that refill the Flask of Crimson Tears and Flask of Cerulean Tears will respawn.
- The Gold Scarab and Silver Scarab talismans provide bonuses to Runes earned and Item Discovery respectively.
- There are five headgear items based on scarabs: the Ash-of-War Scarab, Cerulean Tear Scarab, Crimson Tear Scarab, Glintstone Scarab, and Incantation Scarab.
Trivia[]
- Scarabs are the only enemies that can despawn themselves.
- There are six different colors for scarabs.
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