Crimson Gnawer

Vermin type Blood

A rat the size of a wolfhound, fattened in a vampire's cellar.

The Crimson Gnawer is one of 14 vermin in Vampire Genesis, creatures of the sewers and the plague pits. It roams the wilds 25+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Among its family it has the highest attack.

Base stats

  • Attack10
  • Defense6
  • HP46
  • Crit2.5%
  • Dodge2.5%
  • Lifesteal1.5%

Base stats are for a level 1 familiar. They grow with level, rarity (common to legendary) and loyalty, so a well-raised familiar ends up far stronger.

Battle moves

  • StrikeA reliable basic attack.
  • Bloodletting · 2-turn cooldownHeals for 40% of the damage dealt.
  • Scurry · 4-turn cooldownDodge +35% for 2 turns.
  • Guard · 2-turn cooldownActs first and takes 60% less damage this turn.

Type matchups

Every familiar fights with its family's type. A vermin deals 1.5× damage to:

and only 0.67× damage to:

How to get a Crimson Gnawer

It roams the wilds 25+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions.

Wild familiars are caught in a capture battle. Fight it with your own team, then throw your leash: the lower its HP, the better your odds (up to +40% at 1 HP). Every miss makes it 15% more likely to flee, and rarer finds are harder to hold, down to −30% for a legendary.

About 1 in 500 wild catches is a shiny, with its own colours:

Questions

How do you get a Crimson Gnawer in Vampire Genesis?

It roams the wilds 25+ steps from your Lair, and you meet it on hunting expeditions. Win the capture battle to keep it: the lower its HP, the better your odds.

What is Crimson Gnawer strong and weak against?

As a vermin, it deals 1.5x damage to Spirit and Parasite familiars and only 0.67x to Beast and Avian familiars.

What moves does Crimson Gnawer know?

Strike, Bloodletting, Scurry, Guard.

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