Almanauts
Hollow Knight
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Dirtcarver icon

Dirtcarver

Swarming predator of the Deepnest. Burrows through the ground and bursts out to surprise prey.

Hunter’s notes

Springy and vicious, these hunters will try to overwhelm you with numbers in the dark, tight, twisting caverns they carve through the ground. Always be on your guard!

The notes unlock after 35 kills.

Nail hits to kill

Its 20 HP over the nail's damage per hit at each upgrade, plain and with Fragile or Unbreakable Strength (×1.5, rounded the game's way).

NailDamageHitsWith Strength
Old Nail543 (8 a hit)
Sharpened Nail932 (14 a hit)
Channelled Nail1321 (20 a hit)
Coiled Nail1721 (26 a hit)
Pure Nail2111 (32 a hit)
  1. Nosk680
  2. Galien200
  3. Stalking Devout100
  4. Grub Mimic45
  5. Carver Hatcher35
  6. Little Weaver30
  7. Dirtcarver20
  8. Corpse Creeper18
  9. Deephunter18
  10. Deepling15
  11. Husk Hornhead15
HP of the enemies found mostly in Deepnest, highest first.

HP and Geo stay with their own scene and form. Geo with Fragile Greed gives each coin size 20% more coins, rounded up.

Deepnest

41 placed · 8 scenes · HP 20

Placements, stats and map links

Deepnest 01b · Baby Centipede

11 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 02 · Baby Centipede

5 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 16 · Baby Centipede

6 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 17 · Baby Centipede

3 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 26 · Baby Centipede Spawner

6 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 26b · Baby Centipede Spawner

6 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 30 · Baby Centipede

3 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Deepnest 38 · Baby Centipede

1 placed

HP
20
Geo
6
With Greed
12

Overview

HP
20
Geo per kill
6
Geo with Fragile Greed
12
Kills for the Hunter’s notes
35
Placed copies
41
Kind
Enemy

Also mostly in Deepnest 10