Gold Water Strider

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Gold Water Strider
  • Gold Water Strider item sprite
Auto-use
Stack digit 9.pngStack digit 9.pngStack digit 9.pngStack digit 9.png
Statistics
Type
Bait Power50%
Consumable✔️
Use time15 (Very fast)
RarityRarity level: 3
Sell10 GC
Research3 required
  • Internal Item ID: 4419 (Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)
Gold Water Strider
Gold Water Strider.gif
Gold Water Strider (idle).gif
Idle state
Statistics
Type
Environment
AI TypeWater Strider AI
Damage0
Max Life5
Defense0
KB Resist0%

The Gold Water Strider is a harmless critter. It is a golden recolor of the ordinary Water Strider, with a 1/400 (0.25%) chance of spawning in place of the ordinary version.

The Gold Water Strider has only 5 health and no defense, and can be damaged by other enemies and players.

The Gold Water Strider can be caught with any Bug Net to be carried around in the inventory and released later, or crafted into animated decorative furniture (Gold Water Strider Cage). Once crafted, the Gold Water Strider cannot be released again, unless the furniture item is de-crafted via Shimmer(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions). The Gold Water Strider itself or the crafted furniture can be sold for 10 GC.

The Gold Water Strider can be used as bait for fishing, with 50% bait power.

It is one of the few entities that can be detected by the Lifeform Analyzer or its upgrades.

Crafting

Used in

ResultIngredientsCrafting station
Gold Water Strider CageGold Water Strider Cage(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)By Hand
Golden DelightGolden Delight(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Cooking PotCooking Pot
or
CauldronCauldron

Trivia

  • The Gold Water Strider can be considered to be the hardest to find and rarest golden critter, due to the overly specific spawning conditions of the Water Strider and the already miniscule gold critter spawn chance.
  • The BestiaryBestiary entry for the Gold Water Strider: "Rarely, critters are found coated entirely in gold! They are worth great coin to shopkeepers and fish absolutely love golden bait!"

History