Large Sludge Worm

Not to be confused with Tiny Sludge Worm or Small Sludge Worm.

Large Sludge Worm
Health	60 ( x 30)
Damage	Contact Easy: 4 () Contact Normal: 6 () Contact Hard: 9 ()
Drops	See Drops
Experience	10
ID	large_sludge_worm

Large Sludge Worms are the largest form of Sludge Worms. They are summoned by the Pit of Decay in the Sludgeon, and can also spawn from Tunnel Entrances on the surface anywhere in The Betweenlands during the Heavy Rain event.

Description

Large Sludge Worms are visually very similar to Sludges and Smol Sludges, being creatures comprised of transparent sludge surrounding a skeletal interior. Surprisingly, they bear far less of a resemblance to smaller variations of sludge worm. Their front section is composed of a skull with an unnaturally large jaw, connected to a rib cage that houses a beating heart. The spinal cord is elongated, and extends past the rib cage to make up the majority of the creature's length. When in motion, the murky sludge that makes up their bodies will ungulate and their over-sized jaws will move up and down. Like other sludge worms, they will leave a trail of mud drip particles as they move.

Large Sludge Worms are encountered in the Pit of Decay in the Sludgeon, spawning from both the pit itself and the Sludge Menace which will occasionally summon them. As with other sludge worms, they will also be spawned by Worm Tunnel Entrances which appear on the surface in any biome in spaces large enough to accommodate them during Heavy Rain.

When attacking a player, the Large Sludge Worm will continually lay Sludge Worm Egg Sacs on the ground behind them. They will begin the process of laying an egg sac upon finding a target - the egg sac can be seen within its body during this, starting at the back of the rib cage and slowly moving along to the end of its body, growing in size as it continues. Upon reaching the creature's rear, it will be laid on the ground as an entity and will burst into four Tiny Sludge Worms if a player gets too close to it. Even if a Large Sludge Worm has lost its target in the middle of this process, it will continue until the egg sac has been laid. Per Large Sludge Worm there can only be up to 5 egg sacs simultaneously, each being produced around every 15 Seconds. Upon being attacked, there is a chance for the Large Sludge Worm to spawn a Smol Sludge.

Drops

The drops from Large Sludge Worms are derived from the large_sludge_worm loot table.

The following is a list of all of the items that can be dropped by Large Sludge Worms, including their rolls, quantities, and weights.

Large Sludge Worm Drops
Dropped Item	Quantity	Weight
1-3 Rolls:
Sludge Ball	1-3	8/16 (50%)
Slimy Bone	1-2	6/16 (37.5%)
Sludge Jello	1	2/16 (12.5%)
2 Rolls, if killed by player, Spook event only:
Nothing	N/A	6/9 (66.67%)
Blue Candy	1	1/9 (11.11%)
Red Candy	1	1/9 (11.11%)
Yellow Candy	1	1/9 (11.11%)
1 Roll, if killed by player, Winter event only:
Nothing	N/A	1/2 (50%)
Mince Pie	1	1/2 (50%)

Visit the Loot Tables page for more information on loot.

Trivia

The high production rate of egg sacs make the Large Sludge Worm an efficient source of Tiny Sludge Worms, which are used in Fishing.

Due to the alignment of it's hitboxes it is nearly impossible to conventionally name a Large Sludge Worm with a Name Tag. This prevents the player from constantly farming egg sacs and forces them to search for new Worms.

Sounds

Note: all of the following sounds are pitch-lowered in game.

Sound	Subtitles	Source	Description	ID
	Worm dies	Hostile	Plays when a Large Sludge Worm dies.	worm_death
	Worm hurts	Hostile	Plays when a Large Sludge Worm is damaged.	worm_hurt
	Worm squirms	Hostile	Plays when a Large Sludge Worm is idle.	worm_living

Gallery

Large Sludge Worm crawling up from the Pit of Decay.

All variants of sludge worm spawning during Heavy Rain.

History

• Release 3.7.1:
  • Updated Spawn Egg colors.
  • Increased experience drop from 5 to 10.
• Release 3.6.0: Now spawns during Heavy Rain.
• Beta 3.5.0: Introduced.