Lava Worm
Stats
- Level
- 38–55 (data base level 40; monsters are rescaled to the level of the spawner they come from)
- Hit points
- 9,374 at level 40
- Damage
- 35–66 per hit (×9 in combat before your armour: ≈ 315–594)
- Damage type
- Fire
- Armor class (defence)
- 99 (blocks that share of your weapon damage: AC / (AC + 100 + 8 × your level), max 60%; spells ignore AC)
- Accuracy (hit)
- 50 (its chance to hit you = 80% + 1% × (accuracy − your AC), 10–95%)
- Attack speed
- one attack every 1.8 s
- Move speed
- 28 (game units; higher is faster)
- XP when killed
- 2,383 at level 40
- Element
- Fire
- Family
- Reptile
Stats by spawn level
| Level | HP | Damage | Hit (×combat mult) | AC | Accuracy | XP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 8,463 | 33–63 | 298–570 | 97 | 48 | 2,199 |
| 40 | 9,374 | 35–66 | 315–594 | 99 | 50 | 2,383 |
| 55 | 21,910 | 47–89 | 579–1096 | 117 | 65 | 4,470 |
Champions (about 2% of spawns of ordinary monsters) have ×3 HP, ×1.6 damage and ×3 XP, better loot and +6 AC / +4 accuracy. Values are for Normal (1×) difficulty; see Combat.
Resistances & weaknesses
| Fire | Ice | Poison | Earth | Storm | Holy | Dark |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −25% damage | takes +50% | normal | normal | normal | normal | normal |
Derived exactly as the game does (elemental_mult): same element ×0.75, opposite element ×1.5, Void creatures ×0.8 to everything. Physical damage is reduced by AC instead.
Abilities
- Fire creature
- Its blows deal fire damage
- Wounds: 30% chance to cut your healing/regeneration for 5s (×0.5)
- Takes +50% damage from ice attacks, −25% from fire
Where to find it
| Zone | Spawn level | Spawners | Areas (x, y world tile) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volcanic Wastes | 38–41 | 8 | near Pyrehold waystone (1137, 1011) · 2 spawners · L40–41 30 tiles NW of Cinderforge Tunnels (1061, 923) · 2 spawners · L38–40 near Volcanic Altar (1051, 1060) · 2 spawners · L39 60 tiles NE of Cinderforge Tunnels (1126, 915) · 1 spawner · L38 near Infernal Bastion waystone (1073, 1126) · 1 spawner · L40 |
| Volcanic Islet | 55 | 1 | near Volcanic Islet waystone (1192, 1187) · 1 spawner · L55 |
Each red dot is a spawner (world is 1280×1280 tiles). Click a zone for its page.
Drops
| Drop | Chance per kill | Rarity / type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 100% | Currency | 30-80 |
 Ember Core | 70% | Common | |
 Hellstone Ore | 12% | Common | |
 Health Potion | 25% | Common | |
 Demon Horn | 18% | Common | |
 Hellhound Flank | 50% | Common | |
| Equipment (random base, tier and quality) | 30% | Normal / Magic / Rare / Legendary | odds per piece: Normal 70%, Magic 22%, Rare 7.0%, Legendary 1% |
| Spell Tome (random spell, tier up to its level) | 2% | Tome | |
 Brimstone Heart | 3% | Material | altar part, from any monster in the Volcanic Wastes |
| Any Unique item (a random unique, from any monster) | 0.10% | Unique |
Loot table fire_beast: 1 roll per kill. Equipment tier follows monster level (level 55 → tier 9, Voidsteel; ±1 tier 10% of the time). Champions roll one extra gear roll with ×4 gear chance. Chances are the in-game Bestiary rates (Bestiary.drop_table); set pieces and uniques are the global 1% / 0.10% rates.
Quests
No quest asks you to hunt this creature.