- For other uses, see Mudcrab.

- "The common Mudcrab can be found by the northern shoreline or along the banks of any lakes or rivers. When not moving, it is easy to mistake for a rock, and uses this natural camouflage to ambush unwary prey."
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Mudcrabs are creatures in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim.
Description[edit | edit source]
They are tough and territorial, and groups of them may become troublesome. Individually, they are more of a nuisance than an actual danger.
Mudcrabs are usually detected by the sound of their legs scuttling across the ground. Young mudcrabs have flat carapaces while those of older ones are somewhat conical. Mudcrabs prefer to stay near the water and won't follow the Dragonborn and other beings too far away from their home. Although they are quite weak and can easily be killed by those with even low combat skills, mudcrabs can still deal out plenty of damage to low-level characters. Much like Dwarven constructs, arrows will not penetrate their hard carapace; instead, archers will find that arrows will often deflect off their shells, though they still do damage.
Drops[edit | edit source]
- Mudcrab Chitin
- Mudcrab LegsHF
- Very rarely drops small treasure items:
- Gold
- Precious gems (garnets, Flawless Garnets, amethysts, Flawless Amethysts or rubies)
- Silver rings both with and without garnets or amethysts
Unique variants[edit | edit source]
- The fossilized giant mudcrab can be found at a small pond just east from Gjukar's Monument. It cannot be re-animated using Conjuration spells.
- Pincer is a small mudcrab that appears if Hearthfire has been installed.
- If the Dragonborn has adopted a child, he or she may bring Pincer to their home and ask if they can keep it. If it is allowed, it will live in the home until it is killed.
- Old Salty is a named mudcrab found on Solstheim.
Bugs[edit | edit source]
This section contains bugs related to Mudcrab (Skyrim). Before adding a bug to this list, consider the following:
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- If the Dragonborn sneaks up on a mudcrab while it's crouched (looks like a rock, not moving), it may fall through the world, disappearing completely.
- 360 Mudcrabs (of both sizes) often clip into the ground when killed, though usually one or both of the pincers remains above ground.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
- The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Elder Scrolls Online
Creatures and Enemies (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) | |
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Animals | Ants • Bear • Cave Bear • Chicken • Cow • Deer • Dog • Elk • Fox • Goat • Hawk • Horker • Horse Ice Wolf • Mammoth • Mudcrab • Rabbit • Sabre Cat • Salmon • Skeever • Slaughterfish • Snow Bear • Snow Fox • Wolf |
Creatures | Chaurus • Frostbite Spider • Frost Troll • Giant • Hagraven • Ice Wraith • Spriggan • Troll |
Daedra | Dremora • Flame Atronach • Frost Atronach • Storm Atronach |
Undead | Corrupted Shade • Dragon Priest • Draugr • Ghost • Magic Anomaly • Skeleton Subjugated Ghost • Wisp • Wispmother • Vampire |
Animunculi | Dwarven Centurion • Dwarven Sphere • Dwarven Spider |
Dragons | Dragon • Blood Dragon • Frost Dragon • Elder Dragon • Ancient Dragon • Skeletal Dragon |