An oversized monitor that waits low in dry country. Its speed, reach, and health turn the familiar lunge into a late-chain armor trial.
- Temperament
- Hostile predator
- Health
- 155
- Habitat
- Desert, Savanna
- Group size
- 1–1
- Run speed
- 6.8 m/s
- Drops
- 6 meat 100% leather
How it behaves
It notices players within 36 metres, attacks at close range for 34 damage, and pursues until the target escapes its territory.
Hunting notes
Watch the attack wind-up, step outside its reach, and return a strike during recovery. Armor reduces the cost of a mistake, but movement decides the fight.
Preparation and rewards
The dire lizard turns the familiar monitor lunge into a longer test of spacing. At 155 health and 6.8 m/s it can sustain pressure while closing more quickly than the common species. Do not begin near rocks, water, or steep terrain that limits a side-step. Arrive with earlier armor rewards equipped and enough supplies to recover between mistakes; this trial is meant to test movement under pressure, not only weapon damage.