Sandworm
Sandworm is a giant worm that hides under the dunes of the Sandworm Nest. It is one of the three Bosses’ Rise bosses of Act II: killing two of the three earns the Mysterious Shard, one of the four seal pieces that open the Nether.
Location#
The Sandworm lives in the Sandworm Nest (block_factorys_bosses:sandworm_nest), a structure that generates in deserts, at most once per 45 × 45 chunk area. The Explorer's Compass can search for it.
The nest holds a spawner block. The Sandworm appears when a player touches it.
Stats#
The Sandworm has no level floor or cap, so its level matches the Soulrend level of the player who summons it. The columns show a typical Act II level and the player cap (see Mob Levels).
| Stat | Base | Level 40 | Level 200 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health | 200 HP | 2,540 HP (1,270 hearts) | 12,140 HP |
| Attack damage | 12 | 58.8 | 250.8 |
| Armor | 20 | 28.6 | 63.8 |
| Movement speed | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Follow range | 64 blocks | 64 blocks | 64 blocks |
| Damage cap | 20% per second (508 HP), at least 5 s | 20% per second (2,428 HP), at least 5 s |
The base health, armor and damage come from the Bosses’ Rise config, which replaces the mod’s built-in values. Attack damage is the value its attacks are based on; not all of its attacks use it.
The Sandworm takes no damage from falling or from cacti.
Attacks#
The Sandworm burrows into the sand and resurfaces. Its attacks are:
- Bite
- Poison spit
- Screech
Strategy#
- Sustained damage beats burst. The damage cap blocks anything above 20% of its maximum health in a second, shared by every attacker.
- Its stats follow the player’s level. Fighting it early in Act II keeps its health and damage low.
Drops#
| Item | Count | Condition |
|---|---|---|
| Sandworm Dart | 2 | Always (one from the boss’s own loot, one from the Soulrend loot table) |
| Sandworm Scale | 4 | Always |
The Sandworm Dart shoots poisonous darts on left-click and recharges by consuming health on right-click. Sandworm Scales are an armor material:
Quests#
Find Structure: Sandworm Nest (Act II, after the Estus Flask quest) requires finding the nest. Reward: 2 XP levels.
Defeat The Sandworm requires killing the Sandworm. Rewards:
- a roll on the Chipped Gems reward table
- 3 Estus Flask
- 3 XP levels
Bottom-Right Shard completes once two of the three Bosses’ Rise bosses are dead (the Infernal Dragon, the Sandworm and the Yeti). It rewards the Mysterious Shard and a Wisdom Scroll. See Bosses' Rise.
Defeat The Sandworm (Act II)
Beneath the endless sands lurks a predator older than memory itself.
The Sand Worm waits patiently beneath the dunes, striking without warning and dragging its prey into the depths. By the time you see it, it may already be too late.