Builds

Everything is Crab Chonk Body Slam Build Guide

Max HP, Size, Body Slam, food reach, POI leveling, and durability scaling. After 1.0.1, Robust is still useful but cannot be the whole tank plan.

Route purpose

Max HP, Size, Body Slam, food reach, POI leveling, and durability scaling. After 1.0.1, Robust is still useful but cannot be the whole tank plan.

Every build can fail if it ignores food economy, movement, or boss timing. Use the linked evolution pages to patch the missing part.

Opening checks

  1. Before the first boss, have at least two of food, movement, and mistake budget.
  2. If the core pieces do not appear, stay alive with a conservative shell.
  3. Spend mutagen on the current bottleneck before chasing perfect build identity.

Route phases

  1. Do not call it a Body Slam build until Size, Max HP, and at least one defensive layer are online.
  2. The new Chinese Steam boss route is a useful branch: Vegan/Herbivore food rules, Beak plus Reach for burrows, Cheek Pouch for storage, then Nomadic POI scouting for levels.
  3. Hump, Robust, Plated, Impervious, and Overwhelm are the difference between big and useful, but Robust is only one layer after 1.0.1.
  4. Use Patient, Highborn, or Grandiose when chasing Ultrabonk, total-damage, or size achievements.
  5. Add Sprint or Slide. Big bodies still get kited and punished by bad boss angles.

Pivot rules

  1. If two level-ups in a row miss the core pieces, pivot toward the stat line already showing up.
  2. When food collapses, pause damage greed and repair progress, storage, or safe foraging.
  3. When boss damage lags, upgrade one main attack instead of spreading mutagen across every button.

Stat priority

  • Size
  • Max HP
  • Food reach
  • POI density
  • Resistance

Common mistakes

  1. Skipping movement because the HP bar is large.
  2. Taking Body Slam before the HP/Size engine exists.
  3. Treating pre-1.0.1 Robust as a complete defense plan.
  4. Ignoring enemies that punish slow contact.

Evidence and verification

The official store and launch announcement establish the game and release context, but they do not verify this entry's item-specific values. For exact effects, rarity, unlocks, and counters, use the current in-game card, Codex, or achievement screen.

You May Also Need

These related pages connect the current topic to concrete builds, achievements, or mechanics for the next run.

Herbivore icon

Herbivore

Pair it first with Vegan and Pollinator and test that relationship in the Vegan Pacifist route. Check the biome food supply before accepting the diet restriction.

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Beak icon

Beak

Pair it first with Cortex and Reach and test that relationship in the Chonk Body Slam route. Commit only when movement can protect the attack window.

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Vegan

No-damage, food, Prey, Herbivore, Cheek Pouch, and boss-timer survival.

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Chonkers

Stack Chonky, More Mass, Hump, Grandiose, and durable HP scaling.

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