Larva

The  is a tiny monster added in the Survivors of the Void expansion.

Larval Leap
Larvae generally hop around aimlessly in a zigzag pattern. However, upon noticing a target, a Larva takes a spinning leap into the air, arcing high before coming down and creating a splash of acid that deals heavy damage. The Larva itself also takes damage when landing.

Tips

 * Larvae may be small, but they spawn in groups, move surprisingly fast, and deal much more damage than their stature would suggest. Without good reaction time or movement items, getting swarmed by Larvae can be a death sentence.
 * However, because Larvae have such low health and their only attack is telegraphed, dealing even a small amount of damage is enough to interrupt the attack and get some breathing room. This still requires a fast reaction (and extra damage output if the Larva is an Elite).

Version History

 * Survivors of the Void
 * (Undocumented) Added New Monster: Larva

Trivia

 * There is a bug in multiplayer where, by having a non-host player and the host player die and rejoin in a specific way, a non-host player can start a run as a Larva instead of a Survivor. This occurs because the Larva's internal ID is first in the list of all character IDs, and the game defaults to selecting this first entry when starting a run if a proper Survivor's ID is not chosen for some reason.