Almanauts
Hollow Knight
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Grub Mimic icon

Grub Mimic

Assumes the shape of a harmless creature to lure prey.

Hunter’s notes

Luring an enemy close by pretending to be a weak little grub. Very cunning! Unfortunately for them, I eat these grubs as soon as I see them.

The notes unlock after 5 kills.

Nail hits to kill

Its 45 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 Nail596 (8 a hit)
Sharpened Nail954 (14 a hit)
Channelled Nail1343 (20 a hit)
Coiled Nail1732 (26 a hit)
Pure Nail2132 (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.

Appears in 2 areas

PlacePlacedHP
Deepnest3 scenes345
Crystal Peak1 scene145

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

Deepnest

3 placed · 3 scenes · HP 45

Placements, stats and map links

Deepnest 36 · Grub Mimic 1

1 placed

HP
45
Geo
0
With Greed
0

Deepnest 36 · Grub Mimic 2

1 placed

HP
45
Geo
0
With Greed
0

Deepnest 36 · Grub Mimic 3

1 placed

HP
45
Geo
0
With Greed
0

Crystal Peak

1 placed · 1 scene · HP 45

Placements, stats and map links

Mines 16 · Grub Mimic

1 placed

HP
45
Geo
0
With Greed
0

Overview

HP
45
Kills for the Hunter’s notes
5
Placed copies
4
Kind
Enemy

Also mostly in Deepnest 10