Giant Crab

Level 2 / Medium / animal

Level2
Armor Class18
Hit Points25
Perception+8
Speed25 feet, Swim 15 feet
STR+4modifier
DEX+3modifier
CON+1modifier
INT-4modifier
WIS+2modifier
CHA-3modifier
Saving Throws

Fortitude +7, Reflex +9, Will +8

Skills

Acrobatics +7, Athletics +8, Stealth +7

Senses

Darkvision

Resistances

Physical 3 except Bludgeoning

Actions & Abilities

Claw

Attack +9

Damage: 1d10+4 Slashing

Scuttle

Reaction

Trigger A creature that the giant crab can see targets the crab with an attack

Effect The giant crab scuttles to the side and gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack. After the attack resolves, the crab can Stride up to its speed in a straight line as part of the reaction.

Vulnerable to Prone

Passive

If a creature critically succeeds on a check to the giant crab, the crab is flipped over onto its back in addition to the usual effects. A giant crab that is flipped onto its back has a particularly hard time defending itself; instead of taking the normal -2 circumstance penalty to AC for being , it takes a -4 circumstance penalty to AC.

Constrict

1 action

(1d6+3)[bludgeoning] damage,

Grab

1 action

Creature Abilities

Scuttle. Trigger A creature that the giant crab can see targets the crab with an attack

Effect The giant crab scuttles to the side and gains a +2 circumstance bonus to AC against the triggering attack. After the attack resolves, the crab can Stride up to its speed in a straight line as part of the reaction.

Vulnerable to Prone. If a creature critically succeeds on a check to the giant crab, the crab is flipped over onto its back in addition to the usual effects. A giant crab that is flipped onto its back has a particularly hard time defending itself; instead of taking the normal -2 circumstance penalty to AC for being , it takes a -4 circumstance penalty to AC.

Constrict. (1d6+3)[bludgeoning] damage,

Source, license, and attribution

Source: Pathfinder Monster Core 2 (remaster-core-2026-08-10)

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