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−	'''Scavengers''' are hound-like burrowing creatures who fight with ferocity and are quick to attack.	+	''Are you looking for the [[Scavenger (achievement)|Scavenger Achievement]] or [[Scavenger (lore)]]?
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−	==Diablo III Monster==
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−	{{Monsterbox
−	|game= Diablo III
−	|portrait= Mon-scavenger1.jpg
−	|portrait-width= 67px
−	<!--|name= Monstername-->
−	|classif= Animals
−	|family= Scavenger
−	|role= Cannonfodder
−	|life= Unknown
−	|mana= None
−	|armor= Unknown
−	|resist= Unknown
−	|armament= Claws, Fangs
−	|dps= Unknown
−	|dmg_low= Unknown
−	|dmg_high= Unknown
−	|range= [[Melee]]
−	|speed= Fast
−	|movement= Fast
−	|modifier= None
−	|spells= None
−	|found= [[Borderlands]]<br>[[Tardein Wastes]]
−	}}The Scavenger returns from [[Diablo I]], and it's taken on some properties of the {{iw|Leaper Leapers}} from [[Diablo II]]. They look more like [[animal]]s than [[demon]]s, and are somewhat badger-like in their furry, striped appearance. But they leap and dart around wildly, and seem quite capable of swarming an unwary hero by sheer numbers.
−	A great mob of scavengers are seen in the [[WWI 2008]] [[gameplay movie]], and they're tricky beasts. They seem to be burrowers, and as the [[Witch Doctor]] runs along, the scavengers wait until he's in their midst before they dig out of the ground and attack all at once, a dozen or more of them leaping in from all different directions.
−	They're still small and rather weak beasts though, and die quickly once the Witch Doctor fights back.	+	'''Scavengers''' are hound-like burrowing creatures who fight with ferocity and are quick to attack. A Scavenger is a [[beast]]-type [[monster]].
−	Witch Doctors also use [[undead]] versions of these Scavengers as servants, helping him in his fighting, and it's also possible to imbue them with special attacking effects such as fire or locust by casting the appropriate [[Witch Doctor Skills|spells]] on them. The undead version of the Scavenger that is used by the Witch Doctor is called [[mongrel]].	+	These creatures often burrow in an open area and wait for a pray to pass within short distance, then the entire pack will burst out of the soil and attack their potential meal.
−	===Spells and Abilities===	+	==Subtypes==
−	* Burrow
−	The Scavengers can burrow in the ground, awaiting the arrival of some sort of pray, and simultaneously emerge from the earth to attack. They usually do this in groups.
		+	'''Act I'''
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		+	'''Act II'''
−	===Related Monsters===	+	*Reaper
−	* [[Mongrel]]
−	* {{iw|Leaper Diablo II Leaper}}
−	* {{iw|Scavenger Diablo I Scavenger}}
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		+	'''Act III'''
−	==Background==	+	*Frostclaw Burrower
−	Scavengers are small, burrowing creatures that feed upon carrion. Unlike most animals of this type, however, they are extremely aggressive and will not hesitate to attack those unfortunate enough to encounter them. Scavengers have powerful legs which they use for swift springing attacks, striking at vulnerable faces and throats. Their anatomy bears a striking resemblance to that of the {{iw|Leaper leapers}} of the [[Aranoch]] desert, and thus, many researchers classify the two groups as part of the same family of creatures.
−	An ensorcelled (some say [[demon]]ic) variant is known to have plagued adventurers in the [[Tristram]] region twenty-odd years ago as well. These were also called {{iw|Scavenger Scavengers}}.
		+	'''In Alphabetical Order'''
		+	==Burrowing Leaper==
		+	[[File:Burrowing leaper.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Burrowing Leaper]]
		+	*Appears in Act I -  [[Southern Highlands]], [[Highlands Crossing]], [[Fields of Misery]], [[Lost Mine]], and [[Scavenger's Den]].
		+	*Physical attack
		+	*Burrows under ground only to reappear elsewhere
		+	*Lunges from far away to launch attacks
		+	<!--<mob acr="5236">Burrowing Leaper</mob>-->
−	"Yep. Burrowers to catch a burrower," he said. He then took the lengths of rope hanging from the cage and impaled them on the ground using a heavy pike. He also attached what looked like long knives to the sides of his heavy, scarred boots, and drove the blades into the ground.	+	==Frostclaw Burrower==
		+	*Appears in Act III - [[Caverns of Frost]], [[Icefall Caves]]
		+	*Physical attack
		+	*Burrows under ground only to reappear elsewhere
		+	*Lunges from far away to launch attacks
		+	<!--<mob>Frostclaw Burrower</mob>-->
−	"You'd better get out of the way." And with that, while holding onto the ropes, he undid the latching mechanism on the side of the cage. He then threw it out onto the sand. The cage exploded outward with the scavengers' frantic attempts to escape their confines. I barely had time to wonder how Burroughs had been able to get the collars (that the ropes were attached to) around the scavengers' necks before the vicious beasts had burrowed into the soft ground.
		+	==Reaper==
−	I was extremely tense by this point. I felt naked and exposed. What insanity had convinced me that coming out here was a good idea?	+	*Appears in Act II - [[Cave of Burrowing Horror]]
		+	*Physical attack
		+	*Burrows under ground only to reappear elsewhere
		+	*Lunges from far away to launch attacks
		+	<!--<mob>Reaper</mob>-->
−	I looked out over the wastes in the fading light, trying to detect the telltale horned fins of the thresher cutting through the surface of the sand.	+	==Scavenger==
		+	[[File:Scavenger2.jpg|right|thumb|130px|Scavenger]]
		+	*Appears in Act I - [[Defiled Crypts]], [[Den of the Fallen]], [[The Weeping Hollow]], [[Sheltered Cottage]] and [[Fields of Misery]].
		+	*Physical attack
		+	*Lunges from far away to launch attacks
		+	<!--<mob>Scavenger</mob>-->
−	With absolutely no warning, the dune thresher violently broke the surface, all three scavengers caught in his horrifying maw. There was a massive explosion of sand as the thresher dove back into the ground with its prize. The ropes immediately snapped taut, and I thought Burroughs would be pulled to his death. I didn't understand how he thought he could reel in a monster that huge, but he wasn't even trying – just holding on.
		+	==Named==
−	After several tense seconds that stretched towards eternity, the rope began making weird jerking motions.	+	{{Template:Named Monsters}}
		+	'''Act I'''
−	"Ah. The little buggers are doing their work." He smiled a ghastly smile. "Shouldn't be long now."	+	* [[Armorer's Bane]] - Level 2 of the [[Watch Tower]] in [[Southern Highlands]]. [[The Scavenged Scabbard]] event
		+	* [[Burrow Bile]] - [[Forlorn Farm]], [[Fields of Misery]]
		+	* [[Dreadclaw the Leaper]] - [[Fields of Misery]]. Target of the bounty [[Kill Dreadclaw the Leaper]]
		+	* [[Mange]] - [[The Weeping Hollow]]. Target of the bounty [[Kill Mange]]
−	A few more moments of this strangeness passed, and the thrashing of the ropes became less and less. Finally, he began to haul his catch in. When it was partially on the rocks, I could see what had happened. The thresher had swallowed the scavengers whole, and they, in turn, had begun eating their way out of the thresher's stomach before the beast's digestive juices had killed them. One scavenger still clung to life, but barely. It had actually dug itself halfway out of the thresher, clawing at the air as its skin was slowly eaten away. I vomited.	+	==Trivia==
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		+	The famous [[Abd al-Hazir]] had an "extremely distressing episode" during his youth involving Scavengers. He never got around to tell anyone what this was before he disappeared shortly after writing his [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0042|42nd]] entry about Sanctuary in article series called [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir]].
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		+	==Development==
−	Burroughs, laughing at me once again as he cut off the beast's triangular head, began lecturing me on the amazing dune thresher: the dynamics of its jutting, angular lower jaw, which cuts a path through the soil; the way this jaw design enables the thresher to swim effortlessly beneath the sand with unimaginable swiftness; and much more that I didn't care to hear just then. I nodded my head weakly and wondered how long it would be before I could politely get myself home and crawl into bed.	+	This iteration of Scavengers was first sighted in the [[WWI 2008]] [[gameplay movie]]
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−	<!--	+	The {{iw|Scavenger Diablo I Scavenger}} is a [[demon]]ic version of the regular one described here. Corrupted by [[Diablo]] himself, this variant of the carrion race is even more aggressive, and can be driven mad with the scent of death.
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		+	==Diablo II Monster==
−	==Trivia==	+	The {{iw|Leaper Diablo II Leapers}} found in the [[Aranoch]] desert are apparently genetically related to the Scavengers, but not of the exact same race. They have evolved even stronger bone muscles for leap attacks, don't burrow and have evolved an extremely slow resting metabolism to minimize water use and storage, but are otherwise quite like the burrowers. They still attack in packs, but use leaping attacks rather than an surprise attack from below.
−	The famous [[Abd al-Hazir]] had an "extremely distressing episode" during his youth involving Scavengers. He never got around to tell anyone what this was before he disappeared shortly after writing his [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir: Entry no. 0042|42nd]] entry about Sanctuary in article series called [[Writings of Abd al-Hazir]].
		+	==Gallery==
−	==Media==
−	You can find pictures in the Diablo 3 screenshot and picture gallery:
−	* [http://www.diii.net/gallery/ Diablo 3 screenshots and pictures]
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−	Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Pic 2	+	File:Burrowing leaper blue.jpg|Champion Burrowing Leaper
−	Image:Diablo_III_Logo.jpg|Pic 3	+	File:Loathus the wretched-yellow.jpg|Loathus the Wretched (Rare)
		+	File:Despair of the darkness.jpg|Despair of the Darkness (Rare)
		+	File:Uzay the gorgon.jpg|Uzay the Gorgon (Rare)
		+	File:Burrow bile.jpg|[[Burrow Bile]] Unique
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−	[[Image:Mon-scavenger1.jpg|frame]]Scavengers are [[Animals]].
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−	[http://www.diii.net/gallery/showgallery.php?si=scavenger&x=0&y=0&limit=&thumbsonly=0&perpage=24&cat=all&ppuser=&thumbcheck=0&page=1&sortby=&sorttime=&way=&cat=all See screenshots and concept art] of the Scavenger in the Image Gallery.
−	[[Image:Mon-scavenger-lrg.jpg|frame|center|A pack of Scavengers decloak and begin their assault.]]
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Latest revision as of 03:59, 4 June 2014

Are you looking for the Scavenger Achievement or Scavenger (lore)?

Scavengers are hound-like burrowing creatures who fight with ferocity and are quick to attack. A Scavenger is a beast-type monster.

These creatures often burrow in an open area and wait for a pray to pass within short distance, then the entire pack will burst out of the soil and attack their potential meal.

Subtypes[edit | edit source]

Act I

• Burrowing Leaper
• Scavenger

Act II

• Reaper

Act III

• Frostclaw Burrower

In Alphabetical Order

Burrowing Leaper[edit | edit source]

• Appears in Act I - Southern Highlands, Highlands Crossing, Fields of Misery, Lost Mine, and Scavenger's Den.
• Physical attack
• Burrows under ground only to reappear elsewhere
• Lunges from far away to launch attacks

Frostclaw Burrower[edit | edit source]

• Appears in Act III - Caverns of Frost, Icefall Caves
• Physical attack
• Burrows under ground only to reappear elsewhere
• Lunges from far away to launch attacks

Reaper[edit | edit source]

• Appears in Act II - Cave of Burrowing Horror
• Physical attack
• Burrows under ground only to reappear elsewhere
• Lunges from far away to launch attacks

Scavenger[edit | edit source]

• Appears in Act I - Defiled Crypts, Den of the Fallen, The Weeping Hollow, Sheltered Cottage and Fields of Misery.
• Physical attack
• Lunges from far away to launch attacks

Named[edit | edit source]

Superunique versions of Scavenger have a chance of spawning in the following areas:

Act I

• Armorer's Bane - Level 2 of the Watch Tower in Southern Highlands. The Scavenged Scabbard event
• Burrow Bile - Forlorn Farm, Fields of Misery
• Dreadclaw the Leaper - Fields of Misery. Target of the bounty Kill Dreadclaw the Leaper
• Mange - The Weeping Hollow. Target of the bounty Kill Mange

Trivia[edit | edit source]

The famous Abd al-Hazir had an "extremely distressing episode" during his youth involving Scavengers. He never got around to tell anyone what this was before he disappeared shortly after writing his 42nd entry about Sanctuary in article series called Writings of Abd al-Hazir.

Development[edit | edit source]

This iteration of Scavengers was first sighted in the WWI 2008 gameplay movie

Diablo I Monster[edit | edit source]

The Diablo I Scavenger is a demonic version of the regular one described here. Corrupted by Diablo himself, this variant of the carrion race is even more aggressive, and can be driven mad with the scent of death.

Diablo II Monster[edit | edit source]

The Diablo II Leapers found in the Aranoch desert are apparently genetically related to the Scavengers, but not of the exact same race. They have evolved even stronger bone muscles for leap attacks, don't burrow and have evolved an extremely slow resting metabolism to minimize water use and storage, but are otherwise quite like the burrowers. They still attack in packs, but use leaping attacks rather than an surprise attack from below.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

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  Burrowing Leaper

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  Champion Burrowing Leaper

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  Loathus the Wretched (Rare)

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  Despair of the Darkness (Rare)

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  Uzay the Gorgon (Rare)

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  Burrow Bile Unique

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  Sicklefang Unique