Jewelled Crab

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Jewelled Crab
Released								5 January 2017 (Update)
Members								Yes
Race								Crab
Location								Chambers of Xeric
League region								Kourend✓
Options								Attack, Smash
Examine								The gems on its rocky carapace are glowing dimly.
Advanced data
NPC ID								7576

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SMW Subobject for BlueNPC location: Chambers of XericIs members only: trueIs variant of: Jewelled CrabLeague Region: KourendNPC ID: 7579Release date: 5 January 2017Image: File:Jewelled Crab (blue).pngUses infobox: NPCExamine: The gems on its rocky carapace are glowing blue.

SMW Subobject for GreenNPC location: Chambers of XericIs members only: trueIs variant of: Jewelled CrabLeague Region: KourendNPC ID: 7578Release date: 5 January 2017Image: File:Jewelled Crab (green).pngUses infobox: NPCExamine: The gems on its rocky carapace are glowing green.

SMW Subobject for DimNPC location: Chambers of XericIs members only: trueIs variant of: Jewelled CrabLeague Region: KourendNPC ID: 7576Release date: 5 January 2017Image: File:Jewelled Crab.pngUses infobox: NPCExamine: The gems on its rocky carapace are glowing dimly.

SMW Subobject for RedNPC location: Chambers of XericIs members only: trueIs variant of: Jewelled CrabLeague Region: KourendNPC ID: 7577Release date: 5 January 2017Image: File:Jewelled Crab (red).pngUses infobox: NPCExamine: The gems on its rocky carapace are glowing red.

Jewelled Crabs are found in the crab puzzle room within the Chambers of Xeric. These crabs cannot be killed by conventional combat. However, the crystals which are on the crabs can be attacked in order to change their colour. Attacking with melee (or smashing it with a hammer) will cause a crab to change Red, magic for Blue, and ranged for Green.

For solo players, they can use a standard hammer, or any blunt weapon with crush bonuses, including but not limited to: the (dragon) warhammer(s), the elder maul, the abyssal bludgeon, the cursed goblin hammer, Torag's hammers, granite maul, granite hammer, frying pan, meat tenderiser, etc. and use the right-click "Smash" option on the crab. This will stun the crab in place for a while.

Each crystal requires the following orbs:

Crystal	Orb Colour	Style
Black	White	None
Yellow	Blue	Mage
Cyan (Blue)	Red	Melee
Magenta (Purple)	Green	Range

The duration of the stun is dependent on the size of the party.

Party size	Stun duration
Solo	50 to 60 ticks
2 – 3	30 to 40 ticks
4 – 5	20 to 30 ticks
6+	10 to 20 ticks

Changes

Date	Changes
[[{{#explode:12 December 2023| |0}} {{#explode:12 December 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:12 December 2023| |2}}]] (update)	Tumeken's shadow will now 'splash' on crabs if the player's Magic bonus is -64 or lower.
[[{{#explode:29 November 2023| |0}} {{#explode:29 November 2023| |1}}]] [[{{#explode:29 November 2023| |2}}]] (update | poll)	Players can no longer 'splash' on crabs if their Magic bonus is higher than -64. Attacks no longer have any delay after hitting a crab. If your attack changes the crab's colour, you will not automatically re-attack.