When to pick
Burrower public records: 10. Starting genetic coverage is 3/10, and numeric result coverage is 2/10. The most repeated related routes are Smol Dodge, Vegan Pacifist, Endless Extinction.
Burrower
Burrower Player result records
Burrower public records: 10. Starting genetic coverage is 3/10, and numeric result coverage is 2/10. The most repeated related routes are Smol Dodge, Vegan Pacifist, Endless Extinction.
Key findings
- Starting genetic coverage: 3/10. Comparable numeric result coverage: 2/10.
- Repeated route signals: Smol Dodge, Vegan Pacifist, Endless Extinction.
- Pressure 20 coverage: 2/10. Untagged records do not prove the same difficulty.
Player result records
- First Extinction Attempt Poison Build
- Pressure 10 Extinction 43 Outlier Spur Run
- Almost Underdog Zen Post-1.1 Attempt
- Pressure 10 to Extinction 7 with Vegan, Underdog, Burrow, and Spit
- Boss Rush Clear with Full Prey, Ruminant, and Burrow
- Zen Achievement Speed Size Tail Sprint Ruminant Record
- Wounded Challenge Clear: Precocious Ruminant Burrow Chain Guide
- Japanese Pressure 20 Notes: Ruminant, Poisonous Saliva, Wings
- Japanese Steam Screenshot: Escape-Focused Clear
- Chinese Steam Screenshot: Dove Victory
Evidence and verification
The links below support specific dated claims, mechanics, or player-route observations on this page; after a patch, use the current in-game text for exact values.
First Extinction Attempt Poison Build
A July 9 Reddit post documents a small-body poison build that reached a first Extinction attempt before dying after popping out of Burrow while eating Krabken, with public text explicitly naming Pollinator, Tentacles, Slither, a poison Antlers plus Snout shell, low-cooldown Slide, and mushroom POIs for extra poison ticks.
Read guidePressure 10 Extinction 43 Outlier Spur Run
A July 3 post-patch run pushed a Pressure 10 opener all the way to Extinction 43 by surviving an early Outlier pivot, using Horns for safer melee spacing, leaning on Burrow for execution, and letting the new Spur specialization scale into a 999 HP and plating shell.
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Almost Underdog Zen Post-1.1 Attempt
A July 1 post-patch Zen attempt says the run started with Fin, leaned on Burrow, chased 75% Dodge, parked in water to thin minions, and ended when a Krabken push-beam wall-clipping bug broke the no-damage attempt.
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Pressure 10 to Extinction 7 with Vegan, Underdog, Burrow, and Spit
A June 15 result post records a Pressure 10 clear that continued into Extinction 7, with the author naming a Vegan plus Underdog start and framing the route around Burrow survival versus staying aggressive with Spit.
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Boss Rush Clear with Full Prey, Ruminant, and Burrow
A June 3 Boss Rush help thread turned into a confirmed clear after the player switched to a full Prey shell, then leaned on Ruminant, Burrow, dodge, and boss-on-boss overlap instead of forcing normal damage builds.
Read guideZen Achievement Speed Size Tail Sprint Ruminant Record
A screenshot-backed Zen achievement record focused on speed and size, then Tail, Sprint, Burrower, Ruminant, and Legs while avoiding damage-dealt and damage-taken triggers.
Read guideWounded Challenge Clear: Precocious Ruminant Burrow Chain Guide
A detailed Wounded challenge guide reports a Precocious route that resets for early Ruminant, drafts Prey evolutions, chains Burrow across one grass area, and uses Legs plus Wings to survive bosses and final meteor pressure.
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Japanese Pressure 20 Notes: Ruminant, Poisonous Saliva, Wings
A Japanese post-clear note says Pressure 20 stopped rewarding big-body brute force and instead favored Ruminant economy, mushroom XP, poison uptime, terrain adaptation, Wings, and burrow-style final-boss survival.
Read guideJapanese Steam Screenshot: Escape-Focused Clear
A Japanese Steam screenshot titled 'kept running and cleared' gives localized evidence for escape-first survival clears; the exact route is unknown from the visible listing.
Read guideChinese Steam Screenshot: Dove Victory
A Simplified Chinese Steam screenshot titled 'Dove victory' adds localized no-damage and pacifist coverage; exact route and stats are unknown from the visible listing.
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