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Krill has to slay some brutal bosses inAnother Crab’s Treasureas they hold vital items.
This Mantis Shrimp boss in Another Crab’s Treasure is a difficult beast.
Since this is an optional boss, it will despawn if you go further ahead in the area.
This guide explains attack patterns, location, and the best strategy to beat Pagurus.
How To Find Pagurus
To reach Pagurus, you muststart at the Upper Crust Shelleport checkpoint.
From here, continue going north, and you will eventuallyreach a spot where the sandy surface starts.
Continue moving until youfind a red-colored life buoy tubewith two crabs standing at its ends.
Hestarts by swiping both pincersand jamming his arms in the sand, and thecombo ends at an uppercut.
Thisattack also damages nearby enemiesif they get caught in it.
Knife Swipe
Thestandard attack of Pagurusinvolves using aknife strapped to its left pincerand makingone swipe attack.
Fork Swipe
Pagurus’sright pincer is strapped with a fork.
Sometimes the boss will switch thebasic attack with the fork swipeinstead of a knife swipe.
You get ablue icon warningat least one secondbefore the attack is about to landon Krill.
Pagurususes the knife in his left hand to sliceand dice Krill whilepinning him down with the fork.
Instead of tossing Krill into its mouth, Pagurus will sometimes toss him away.
Ablue icon will appear on Krill’s head, indicating the AoE Smash attack at least one second beforeit.
Centipede
Acentipede emerges from Pagurus’s mouthif the boss’s health drops below 50 percent.
Like the fright scream, thisattack builds up the fright statuseffect.
However, itsrange is smaller than the fright scream attack.
Hehits hard and takes less damagefrom you since you will be under-leveled at this point.
This can change if youfarm the XP and level up Krillto the abovementioned stats.
Running away from the five-hit combois the best way to avoid it.
Pagurus’s aggro grab is the most frustrating moveyou must master to dodge away.
Otherwise,pressing the dodge button sooner will cause Pagurus to grab Krillas soon as he recovers from it.
Another attack that you need tobe mindful of is the AoE smash.
A blue icon over Krill’s head indicates this.
Every time Pagurus is done landing an attack,attempt to attack it first with the Royal Wave Adaptation.
Do not let Pagurus build the fright bar.
Thebest strategy would be to run awaywhen Pagurus jams his pincers into the ground.
Shell selection is importantbecausePagurus is particularly weaktowards one.
The banana peel shell is easily found in most early-game areas.
If you find one, bring it to the boss encounter for an advantage.
Pagurus tries to eat Krillduring the aggro attack.
This terrifying executioner makes for a brutal optional boss in Another Crab’s Treasure.
