Scarab Demon

Scarab Demon (Dung Soldier)

Scarab Demons are Animals.

A vastly mutated beetle from the region, only Hell could produce something so vile. Scarab Demons are large, mobile insects that rapidly pursue and surround their enemies. When struck, these demons unleash a deadly spread of electrical energy that proves fatal to many attackers. It is perilous to fight these monstrosities without ranged weapons or a suitable resistance to lighting.

Scarab Demons are tough melee fighters, capable of teaming up to chop down any character foolish enough to get surrounded. On top of their capable attack rate, deceptively-quick foot speed, and solid damage, all types of Scarabs emit sparks when hit. This can be quite dangerous to characters with fast hitting, low damage attacks, especially those that strike multiple monsters at once.

• All values are listed by difficulty level: Normal / Nightmare / Hell.

Statistics

• The TC/Rune drops listed are the highest Treasure Class/Rune Group a normal monster of that type can drop.
  • TC Champions and Bosses can sometimes drop from the next higher group.
  • The max TC/Rune possible may depend on which level a monster spawns in, and can be lower than the maximum. See the item calculators to ascertain precisely what a monster from a given area can drop.

Type	Level	Experience	Hit Points	Speed	Max TC/Rune
Dung Soldier	14 / 43 / 75	211 / 5151 / 47006	32-53 / 534-840 / 2641-5535	4	15/Nef, 48/Ko, 75/Ber
Death Beetle	16 / 45 / 76	256 / 5897 / 48705	38-62 / 582-915 / 2702-5661	5	18/Nef, 48/Ko, 75/Ber
Scarab	17 / 45 / 84	281 / 5897 / 62295	40-67 / 582-915 / 3185-6673	5	18/Nef, 48/Ko, 87/Zod
Steel Scarab	19 / 48 / 79	341 / 7228 / 53801	46-75 / 654-1028 / 2883-6041	6	21/Ral, 51/Lem, 78/Cham
Bone Scarab	24 / 54 / 85	548 / 10543 / 63993	62-104 / 797-1252 / 3245-6800	6	27/Ral, 57/Um, 87/Zod
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Scarab	-- / 63 / 83	-- / 15673 / 53324	-- / 1012-1591 / 4166-6547	6	-- / 63/Vex, 87/Zod
Steel Scarab	-- / 65 / 85	-- / 17611 / 56314	-- / 1060-1666 / 4327-6800	6	-- / 63/Vex, 87/Zod

Offence

• All Scarab Demons have a shock damage listed that deals physical with a % chance of lightning. This is not one of their regular two melee attacks, and it's not clear how this damage is inflicted. It does seem to be enabled in the game, though.
• Scarab Demons have a % chance to emit charged bolts when they attack, and always do when they are hit. The damage is less than bolts from a Lightning Enchanted boss, but when multiple scarabs are putting them out at once, they can add up quickly.

Type	Attack #1	AR #1	Attack #2	AR #2	Shock
Dung Soldier	Physical + (20%) Light: 5-15 + 5-12 19-39 + 20-40 46-93 + 48-97	125 1036 3633	Physical: 5-12 19-39 46-93	125 1209 4239	Physical + (20%) Light: 4-12 + 1-2 18-37 + 5-11 50-102 + 13-26
Death Beetle	Physical + (20%) Light: 6-17 + 6-13 20-40 + 20-40 47-95 + 47-95	145 1080 3679	Physical: 6-13 21-42 52-105	145 1285 4771	Physical + (20%) Light: 5-14 + 0-2 19-38 + 5-11 51-103 + 13-26
Scarab	Physical + (20%) Light: 6-17 + 6-14 20-40 + 20-40 51-103 + 51-103	152 1080 4044	Physical: 6-14 20-40 51-103	152 1260 4718	Physical + (25%) Light: 5-15 + 1-2 20-40 + 5-11 57-115 + 14-28
Steel Scarab	Physical + (20%) Light: 6-19 + 6-15 22-44 + 22-44 50-100 + 50-100	174 1144 3816	Physical: 6-15 22-44 50-100	174 1335 4452	Physical + (25%) Light: 5-17 + 1-3 22-45 + 6-12 57-115 + 13-27
Bone Scarab	Physical + (20%) Light: 8-24 + 8-19 24-49 + 24-49 52-105 + 52-105	223 1274 4089	Physical: 8-19 24-49 52-105	223 1486 4771	Physical + (30%) Light: 7-23 + 2-4 25-51 + 6-13 61-123 + 14-28
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Scarab	Physical + (30%) Light: -- 28-57 + 7-15 51-103 + 14-28	-- 1468 3998	Physical + (10%) Light: -- 28-57 + 7-15 51-103 + 14-28	-- 1713 4664	Physical + (30%) Light: -- 7-15 14-28
Steel Scarab	Physical + (20%) Light: -- 29-58 + 7-15 52-105 + 14-28	-- 1512 4089	Physical + (10%) Light: -- 29-58 + 7-15 52-105 + 14-28	-- 1764 4771	Physical + (30%) Light: -- 7-15 14-28

Defences

Scarab Demons differ considerably in their regeneration rates; much more than any other monster type in the game. It's not clear why Blizzard bothered with this since their AI keeps them fighting at melee range, seldom giving them time to heal.

• Regen Rate tells what % of a monster's hit points are recovered per second. Standard is 1.2/sec.
• Blocking values are assigned to every monster in the game, but the ability is seldom enabled, so most monsters can not block (Hence the blocking % given on most Diablo II monster pages, including Blizzard's, is inaccurate.) When enabled, blocking tells what % of successful, blockable attacks will not damage the monster. Monsters need not carry a shield to block.
• Drain Effectiveness tells what % of a character's mana and life steal apply to that monster. 100 is all, 0 is none.
• Chill Effectiveness tells what % of a character's cold length applies to the monster. 100 is all, 0 is no freeze/chill at all.

Type	Defense	Blocking	Regen Rate	Drain Effectiveness	Chill Effectiveness
Dung Soldier	70 / 887 / 2138	--	1.2%	100 / 75 / 50	50 / 40 / 25
Death Beetle	80 / 922 / 2164	--	1.8%	100 / 75 / 50	50 / 40 / 25
Scarab	85 / 922 / 2369	--	2.4%	100 / 75 / 50	50 / 40 / 25
Steel Scarab	95 / 974 / 2241	--	3.1%	100 / 75 / 50	50 / 40 / 25
Bone Scarab	122 / 1078 / 2393	--	3.7%	100 / 75 / 50	50 / 40 / 25
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Scarab	-- / 1235 / 2543	--	3.7%	-- / 75 / 50	-- 40 / 25
Steel Scarab	-- / 1270 / 2393	--	3.7%	-- / 75 / 50	-- 40 / 25

Resistances

• Resistances over 99% are listed as immunities and monsters will take no damage from that type of attack.
• Immunities can be "broken" by skills that lower resistance, if the value drops below 99%. See the Resistances page for more details.

Type	Physical	Fire	Cold	Lightning	Poison	Magic
Dung Soldier	0% / 0% / 50%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 100%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%
Death Beetle	0% / 0% / 50%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 105%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%
Scarab	0% / 0% / 50%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 110%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%
Steel Scarab	0% / 0% / 50%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 115%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%
Bone Scarab	0% / 0% / 50%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 120%	0% / 0% / 0%	0% / 0% / 0%
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Scarab	-- / 0% / 50%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 0% / 100%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 0% / 0%
Steel Scarab	-- / 0% / 50%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 0% / 100%	-- / 0% / 0%	-- / 0% / 0%

Locations

• Guest Monsters are found only in Act Five, and only on Nightmare and Hell difficulty levels.
• Monsters in areas marked "Boss Only" will only appear as random bosses or champions.
• Monsters in areas marked "No Boss" will never appear as random bosses or champions.

Type	Acts 1-4: Normal, Nightmare, and Hell
Dung Soldier	Act 2: Rocky Waste, Stony Tomb 1-2
Death Beetle	Act 2: Far Oasis, Maggot Lair 1-3
Scarab	Act 2: Maggot Lair 1-3
Steel Scarab	Act 2: Canyon of the Magi, Tal Rasha's Tombs 1-7
Bone Scarab	Act 3: Forgotten Temple, Ruined Fane, Disused Reliquary
Guest Monsters (Act Five, NM/Hell only)
Scarab	Halls of Anguish
Steel Scarab	Worldstone Keep 2