Shrinker Beetle

Monster
Health
39/41 HPAny number from 38 to 40, rolled when the fight starts. From 40 to 42 from Ascension 8.
Gold
1511 goldAny amount from 10 to 20, rolled when the fight ends. 7 to 15 from Ascension 3.Any amount from 7 to 15, rolled when the fight ends. 10 to 20 below Ascension 3.
Found in
Overgrowththe Overgrowth Crawlers fight, 1 in 12 from the normal pool. Monster room, alone, 1 in 4 from the weak pool (the first 3 fights).
See fight
Part of
Overgrowth Crawlers fightOne of its opening enemies.
debuff-strongShrink-1Shrink
Shrinker Beetle39/39/41/41Shrinker Beetle

Turn 1

How to beat Shrinker Beetle

  • Kill it first, always: its own hits are small, but every Attack you play is 30 percent weaker until it is dead.
  • HP: 38 to 40 (40 to 42 at Ascension 8+). Non-attack damage such as poison ignores Shrink, so those decks can ignore the order.
  • Fuzzy Wurm Crawler: in Overgrowth Crawlers its Inhale gives it 7 Strength, and it is the bigger long-term threat.
  • Still remove the Beetle first: every later hit on the Crawler is a third stronger.

Notes

  • Shrinker Beetle is the weak Overgrowth encounter alone; Overgrowth Crawlers is the normal one with the Crawler.
  • Shrink is applied with a negative amount, which the power treats as permanent; it is removed the moment its applier dies.
  • The Stomp move is hidden from the compendium.
  • Shrink also shrinks your character on screen.

Changes by version

  1. 25 Sep 2025NerfInternal playtest
    HP decreased from 40(42)-43(44) to 38(40)-40(42)
  2. 12 Dec 2024Stomp move damage14(17)13(14)Internal playtest
    HP decreased from 45(46) to 40(42)-43(44) and Stomp move damage decreased from 14 to 13 (17 to 14 with Ascension)
  3. 5 Dec 2024Stomp move damage16(18)14(17)Internal playtest
    Stomp move damage decreased from 16 to 14 (18 to 17 with Ascension)
All 9 patch notes6 older
  1. 7 Nov 2024ArtInternal playtest
    Shrinker Beetle enemy's shrink power now has radial blur
  2. 6 Sep 2024Stomp damage1516Internal playtest
    Stomp damage increased from 15 to 16
  3. 5 Jul 2024ChangeShrinkInternal playtest
    Shrink now wears off if the beetle is slain
  4. 4 May 2024Bug fixInternal playtest
    Your character now regrows at the end of a Shrinker Beetle fight
  5. 15 Sep 2023DamageInternal playtest
    Shrinker Beetle HP increased from 33 to 40, chomp damage 5 to 7
  6. 25 Aug 2023Bug fixShrinkInternal playtest
    Fixed an issue where Shrinker Beetle's Shrink move wasn't visually shrinking the player

Internal playtest notes are from before the Early Access release. Names and numbers in them can differ from the game today.

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