| Assassin Beetle (lore page) |
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| Location | Alik'r Desert, Ancestor's Landing, Basking Grounds, Cumberland Falls, Fallen Wastes, Lesser Circle, Lost City of the Na-Totambu, Old Tower, Rain Catcher Fields, Sheogorath's Tongue, Stormhaven, Southwestern Stros M'Kai Hew's Bane, No Shira Citadel  Forgotten Wastes  Northern Elsweyr  Amenos, High Isle  Forest near Llanshara  |
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| Species | Assassin Beetle | ||
| Health | 31,364 | ||
| Reaction | Hostile | ||
| Drops | |||
| Carapace, Beetle Scuttle | |||
Assassin Beetles are large, hostile arthropods found primarily in arid or warm regions of Tamriel. They have six legs, a hard exoskeleton, and are dark in color, often with red markings.
Related QuestsEdit
Blood and Sand: Help a Dwemer researcher recover her notes on a Dwemer artifact.- Darkvale Brews: Retrieve some stolen potions from a gang of Argonian bandits.
- The Perfect Burial: Help plan the perfect funeral.
- Trouble at the Rain Catchers: Help cleanse the contaminated Sentinel water supply.
Skills and AbilitiesEdit
- Bite
- A basic melee attack dealing low physical damage.
- Deep Bite/Laceration
- The beetle lunges forward and bites fiercely, dealing moderate physical damage and low bleed damage over time. This can be blocked to set the beetle off-balance. (Red beetles only)
- Poisonous Bite
- The beetle coats its mandible with poison and bites its target, dealing moderate physical damage and low poison damage over time. This can be interrupted to set the beetle off-balance. (Grey beetles only)
- Shadow Step/Ambush
- The beetle teleports behind its target.
- Acid Blood
- Upon death, the beetle has a chance of releasing bubbling poison around its corspe, that appears on the ground as a circular AoE, dealing constant low poison damage.
- Collywobbles
- The beetle infects the target with a disease, temporarily lowering their damage output and applying a light snare effect. Dungeon-specific?
- Backstabber
- The beetle has a passive ability that causes it to deal 20% more damage when attacking the target's back.
Unique Assassin BeetlesEdit
- Abe, a friendly assassin beetle found at the Alten Corimont Mages Guildhall
- Ash-Eater, an assassin beetle found east of Erabenimsun Camp during the quest Ash-Eater Hunt
- Clacker, one of the champions in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu
- Scarab Guardian, part of the group event boss trio in the Lost City of the Na-Totambu
- Woe, a friendly assassin beetle found in the Dark Brotherhood Sanctuary
VariantsEdit
- Ambush Beetles, assassin beetles found in the Forgotten Wastes
- Assassin Beetle Corpses, dead assassin beetles found at Rain Catcher Fields during the quest A Taste for Toxins
- Boilbite's Assassin Beetles, assassin beetles found with Boilbite in Volenfell
- Giant Scarabs, assassin beetles summoned by Thurvokun in combat in Fang Lair
- Skein Beetles, beetles native to The Spiral Skein
- Swarming Beetles, assassin beetles summoned by Khephidaen's Gloom Wraiths in the Cradle of Shadows
Generic Assassin BeetlesEdit
Generic, unnamed assassin beetles can be encountered in various places across Tamriel, including delves, dungeons, and DLC content. These assassin beetles have varying stats, namely health. Below is a list of assassin beetles, categorized by location, difficulty and health.
| Zone / Dungeon | Specific Location | Difficulty | Health |
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| Cyrodiil | Bloodmayne Cave, Newt Cave | 42,677 | |
| Tamriel | Summoned by spriggans | 25,091 | |
| Volenfell | Red beetles |  49,116 136,704 |
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| Gray beetles | 54,028 150,375 |
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| Buried Sands | Delve occupants | 31,364 | |
| Summoned by the Swarming Tide | 13,800 | ||
| Dragonstar Arena | Round 5: The Celestial Ring | 36,838 126,375 |
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| Rahni'Za School of Warriors | Summoned during the Trial of the Arena | 30,100 |