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Carpenter Ants – Wood Pile

Carpenter Worker Ant

Abundance: High (more common than other ant types)

Combat: Deals more damage and has more health than regular ants

Behavior: Fast-moving, aggressive swarming attacks

Drops:

Chitin Shard – 1–2

Ant Leg Fragment – 1

Worker Ant Mandible (5% chance) – trinket that increases melee damage

Carpenter Soldier Ant:

Abundance: Less common than worker ants

Combat: Increased damage and health

Special Ability: Summons Carpenter Worker Ants to assist

Drops:

Hardened Chitin – 1–3

Ant Mandible (15% chance) – trinket that increases melee damage

Carpenter Queen Ant:

Behavior: Neutral; can be befriended or attacked if provoked

Boss Mechanics: Two stages

Calm Stage:

Summons Carpenter Worker Ants

Stomps and bites

Low movement, medium damage

Enraged Stage: (Activates at 25% health)

Summons Carpenter Soldier Ants

Stomps, bites, and screams to increase Soldier Ant damage

Giant stomp can stun and damage other ants

Medium movement, high damage

Drops:

Ant King Mutation: Chance to summon Carpenter Soldier Ants on melee hit

Optional Bonus Trinket (20% chance): Carpenter Ant queen Mandible

Carpenter Ant Armor Set:

Pieces:

Mandible Helm – +5% melee damage, 5% chance on hit to briefly summon a baby worker ant for 5 seconds

Chitin Chestplate – +10 Armor, +5% health

Segment Leggings – +7 Armor, +10% movement speed, increases dodge distance by 20%

Full Set Bonus – Ant Colony Tactics:

15% chance on melee hit to summon a Carpenter Soldier Ant for 8 seconds

Nearby friendly summons deal +10% damage

Dual-Wield Weapon: Mandible Twins

Appearance: Two small, segmented blades resembling ant mandibles, faint amber/brown glow

Stats: Moderate base damage, very high attack speed, +10% critical chance, medium durability

Special Effects:

Swarm Strike: 10% chance on hit to summon a baby worker ant for 5 seconds

Bleed Effect: Damage-over-time on every third consecutive hit

Agile Strikes: Increases dodge distance by 10% while dual-wielding

Crafting Recipe:

2 Silk Rope

2 Soldier Ant Mandible

4 Blueberry Hide

Flavor Text:

"Sharp as a soldier’s mandibles, light as a worker’s step. Strike twice, strike fast."