Lava dust is a rare resource in slime rancher.
We take a look at the different ways to get it and why you’ll want some.
Especially the dangerous ones!
Slimes that appear in The Wilds are Saber Largos variants or Saber Largos themselves.
Slime
Location
Diet
Notes
Themost common slimeand undoubtedly the first you’ll ever find.
Favourites:Beach Ball (toy).
Pink Slime
Rock Slimescan damage you with their pointy spikesso be careful when handling these.
Favourites:Heart Beet (food) and Big Rock (toy).
Favourites: Yarn Ball (toy).
Additionally, they can fly away, so you’llneed to put Air Nets on your corral.
Favourites:Cuberry (food) and Night Light (toy).
Favourites:Oca Oca (food) and Power Cell (toy).
Rad Slime
Regularly explodes, which can damage you.
Favourites:Briar Hen (food) and Bomb Ball (toy).
Favourites:Mint Mango (food) and Buzzy Bee (toy).
They alsoonly produce plorts if there are fewer than four other slimes near them.
Favourites:Rubber Ducky (toy).
Puddle Slime
Found in the Crustal Volcano and Ash Island area of the Indigo Quarry specifically.
Similar to Rock Slimes, thesharp spikes on these slimes can damage you.
Additionally, they will causespikey crystals to grow around themthat also cause damage.
However, you cansplash these crystals with waterto get rid of them.
Favourites:Odd Onion (food) and Crystal Ball (toy).
Crystal Slime
Hunter Slimescan become invisible.
If you make aHunter Largo, be warned that it will always be feraluntil you tame it.
Favourites:Roostro (food) and Stuffed Chicken (toy).
Favourites:Phase Lemon (food) and Puzzle Cube (toy).
Favourites:Charcoal Brick (toy).
The less agitated they are, the less likely they are to create these cyclones.
Favourites:Prickle Pear (food) and Gyro Top (toy).
Dervish Slime
Appears after you have restored the Oasis in the Glass Desert.
Additionally, theyproduce pollen that can cause other slimes to sneezeand make them more agitated.
Favourites:Painted Hen (food) and Sol Mate (toy).
Favourites:Silver Parsnip (food) and Disco Ball (toy).
Mosaic Slime
The Wilds
All Saber Slimes you encounterwill be Largos, and most likely feral too.
Favourites:Stego Buddy (toy).
Saber Slime
These slimescannot be captured in your Vacpack and cannot be kept in corrals.
These slimes and their plorts areonly found in the Nimble Valley minigame.
Favourites:N/A
Quicksilver Slime
Glitch Slimescannot be captured in your Vacpack or kept in corrals.
They areonly found in the Slimeulation.
Sucking them up in the Vacpack or using the Debug Spray will revert them back to their normal form.
As they do not eat,they do not produce plorts.
Glitch Slime
You’ll hear asparkly sound effectwhen a Gold Slime is nearby.
As their only food source is also very rare it’s difficult to keep them happy.
Favourites:Gilded Ginger (food).
Gold Slime
You’ll heara jingling sound effectwhen Lucky Slimes are nearby.
Lucky Slimes are very rare.
When a player gets too close, it’ll stop moving and then despawn shortly afterwards.
Favourites:Same as base slimes.
Largo Slimes
There are16 Gordo Slimes throughout the game in set locations.
Gordo Slimes
Party Gordocan appear in one of 29 locations in-game every Friday through to Sunday.
Feed it ten of any food item to make it burst.
We havea full guide on Party Gordos here.
Twinkle Slime
Feral Slimes are all Largos that areincredibly hostile.
They will attack you on sight, but theycan be tamed by feeding them.
Feral Slime
Tarr Slimesare created when Largo Slimes eat a plort of a different kind of slime.
Theycan be destroyed by blasting them with wateror throwing them into an Incinerator or the sea.
The Tarr
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