Sand spitter (monster type)

A Sand Spitter

Part crustacean, part insect, these vile creatures plague the ocean side, emerging in huge multitudes from beneath the surface to ambush their prey.

Description from the Beta Path of Exile website

"Sand Spitters" redirects here. For the specific monster of the same name, see Sand Spitter.

Sand Spitters are a type of beast monster found in Wraeclast. They are found in coastal areas and use projectile attacks.

Classification

Bestiary classification of Sand Spitters:

• Genus: Sand Spitters / Shield Crabs
• Group: Crustaceans
• Family: The Deep (family)

Lore

High noon on the beach is wondrous. The soaring cliffs rise just behind your back, but your gaze is fixated on the seething, pounding ocean in front of you. The roar of the waves is nearly deafening, so you turn and make your way farther up the coastline. Head down, trudging in the deep sand, you barely notice as something delicately brushes against your ear. A few moments later, it comes again, this time more insistent, even stinging a little. Startled, you whirl around, and catch only the faintest sight of movement across the broad expanse of dune. Something is out there, hiding. You resume your travel, but that is interrupted only a moment later by a sharp, hot pain against your neck, causing you to cry out and grope instinctively with your hand. It comes back covered in blood. Before you can even turn, you are dealt a powerful blow to the side of your head, sending you reeling. You fall to your knees and searing impacts strike your forehead and shoulders, ripping away skin and meat. As your vision dims, you see your attackers: strange alien creatures scuttling forth to feast on their kill. Their tiny mandibles click with hungry mirth.

The sprawling, pale sands and cliffs of Wraeclast's beaches hide a malevolent terror, the Sand Spitter. Part crustacean, part insect, these vile creatures plague the ocean side, emerging in huge multitudes from beneath the surface to ambush their prey. They possess a keen, instinctive intelligence, making them extremely elusive and hard to catch. Many who engage a Spitter have been driven mad with exhaustion, floundering through the sand in vain pursuit with their tormentors dancing just out of reach. The barrage from one of these creatures not only causes considerable injury, but a clean shot to the eyes can daze, disorient and even blind. Be wary as you walk the shoreline, because by the time they're upon you, it's probably already too late.

- Bestiary entry from the Beta Path of Exile website

Variations

Name	Location	Special Attributes
Sand Spitter	The Twilight Strand	N/A
Rock Spitter	The Submerged Passage, The Flooded Depths	Emerges from Cave Crustacean and Deep Crustacean
Gravel Eater	The Coast (Act 1), Prisoner's Gate (Act 1), Prisoner's Gate (Act 6)	N/A
Scrabbling Spitter	The Cavern of Anger (Act 1)	VulnerabilityVulnerabilitySpell, AoE, Duration, Curse, Physical, Hex Level: (1-20) Cost: (16-33) Mana Cast Time: 0.50 sec AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 24Curse all targets in an area, causing them to take increased physical damage. Attacks against the cursed enemies have a chance to inflict bleeding.Base duration is (8.00-11.80) seconds +(0-1) metre to radius Cursed enemies take (15-30)% increased Physical Damage Attacks Hits against Cursed Enemies have 25% chance to inflict Bleeding Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1-20)% increased Duration of Bleeding on Cursed EnemiesPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. on hit, Emerge from Scrabbling Menace
Obsidian Eater	The Cavern of Wrath	Lightning Damage
Crustacean Sniper	The Coast (Act 6), The Tidal Island (Act 6)	Barrage attack, 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage, Gain 50% of Physical Damage as Extra Cold Damage
Crustacean Pelter	The Tidal Island (Act 6), The Cavern of Anger (Act 6)	Barrage attack, emerges from Invading Crustacean and Shield Crab
Infested Sniper	The Southern Forest (Act 6)	Emerges from Infested Crustacean
Granite Eater	Map-only	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Fire Damage
Toxic Crawler	Olmec's SanctumOlmec's Sanctum Bone Crypt MapMap Level: 68 Map Tier: 1 Guild Character: $ Item Quantity: +(120-200)%(40-50)% more Monster Life (30-40)% increased Monster Damage Final Boss drops higher Level ItemsThey flew, and leapt, and clambered over, They crawled, and swam, and slithered under. Still its ancient secrets await unclaimed And of this hidden temple, only legends remain.Travel to this Map by using it in a personal Map Device. Maps can only be used once.	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Chaos Damage
Fossil Eater	Untainted ParadiseUntainted Paradise Tropical Island MapMap Level: 70 Map Tier: 3(300-400)% increased Experience gain Area has increased monster variety Area is inhabited by wild Animals Monsters drop no ItemsFor this beauty, beauty without strength, chokes out life.Activate a Map to begin Kirac's Mission., The Lake of Kalandra	Barrage attack, 25% increased maximum Life, 25% increased Character Size
Blighted Pelter	Blight
Primal Dustspitter	Harvest	Mortar attack
Sewage Crawler	Einhar missions	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage
Craicic Sand Spitter	Einhar missions	N/A
Craicic Graveleater	Einhar missions	N/A
Craicic Rockchewer	Einhar missions	N/A
Shock Spitter	Tora missions (removed)	50% of Physical Damage Converted to Lightning Damage, stationary Ball LightningBall LightningSpell, Projectile, AoE, Lightning Level: (1-20) Cost: (12-23) Mana Cast Time: 0.70 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 60% Projectile Speed: 400 AoE Radius: 22Requires Level 28Fires a slow-moving projectile that damages each enemy in an area around it repeatedly with bolts of lightning.Deals (2-32) to (47-617) Lightning Damage Base radius is 1.8 metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Base radius is (0.01-0.2) metresPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket. on Death

Sand spitters generally resist lightning damage.

Uniques

Name	Location	Special Attributes
The Dweller of the Deep (legacy version)	The Flooded Depths	Barrage attack, 50% of Physical Damage Converted to Cold Damage Note: The Dweller of the Deep has been changed to a unique type of crustacean. It is no longer a Shield Crab/Sand Spitter.
Colossal Spitter	Untainted ParadiseUntainted Paradise Tropical Island MapMap Level: 70 Map Tier: 3(300-400)% increased Experience gain Area has increased monster variety Area is inhabited by wild Animals Monsters drop no ItemsFor this beauty, beauty without strength, chokes out life.Activate a Map to begin Kirac's Mission. boss	25% increased maximum Life, 25% increased Character Size
Mother of the Hive	Strange Sinkhole	Fires 2 additional Projectiles, barrage attack, Allies Cannot Die aura, spawns Sand Spitters on Damage TakenCast when Damage Taken SupportSupport, Spell, Trigger Icon: ! Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 250% Cooldown Time: 0.25 sec Can Store 1 Use(s)Requires Level 38Each supported spell skill will track damage you take, and be triggered when the total damage taken reaches a threshold. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills, channelling skills, and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.This Gem can only Support Skill Gems requiring Level (38-70) or lower Supported Skills deal (65-27)% less Damage Trigger Supported Spells when you take (528-3272) total Damage from Hits Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills require (0.5-10)% reduced amount of Damage taken to TriggerThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.
Effigy of Iridescence	Lake of Kalandra boss	Vaal Detonate DeadVaal Detonate DeadSpell, AoE, Vaal, Fire Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%Requires Level 4Targets a corpse, and deals spell damage to enemies around the corpse, as well as causing the corpse to explode, dealing fire damage. The explosion is not affected by modifiers to spell damage and cannot be reflected. This will continue to target other corpses in the area, with an increasing delay between each one, until it runs out of corpses or has destroyed 22 corpses.Deals (23-1395) to (33-2092) Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to (6-7.9)% of the corpse's Maximum Life Base radius is (2.4-2.8) metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1.5-30)% chance to detonate an additional corpseCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Shivershell	Invasion boss	Vaal Detonate DeadVaal Detonate DeadSpell, AoE, Vaal, Fire Level: (1-20) Souls Per Use: 30 Can Store 1 Use(s) Soul Gain Prevention: 8 sec Cast Time: 0.60 sec Critical Strike Chance: 5.00% Effectiveness of Added Damage: 200%Requires Level 4Targets a corpse, and deals spell damage to enemies around the corpse, as well as causing the corpse to explode, dealing fire damage. The explosion is not affected by modifiers to spell damage and cannot be reflected. This will continue to target other corpses in the area, with an increasing delay between each one, until it runs out of corpses or has destroyed 22 corpses.Deals (23-1395) to (33-2092) Fire Damage Explosion deals base Fire Damage equal to (6-7.9)% of the corpse's Maximum Life Base radius is (2.4-2.8) metres Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (1.5-30)% chance to detonate an additional corpseCorruptedPlace into an item socket of the right colour to gain this skill. Right click to remove from a socket.
Blinkflame	Invasion boss	Unknown

Version history

Version	Changes
Before 0.5.1	Introduced to the game.