Combat
Every attack starts from a damage stat of 39. The game takes the larger of the creature's two damage numbers and puts it on all six damage types, and each attack then uses the type it deals.
Resistances
Slash5takes 91.8%
Pierce29takes 60.7%
Bludgeon53takes 40.2%
Cold17takes 74.6%
Heat60takes 35.6%
Energy41takes 49.4%Each point of resistance cuts that type's weapon damage a little: damage taken is e-0.0172 x resistance. Hit it with slash and avoid heat.
Its combat skills: Dexterity 42, Strength 51, Defense 4, Ranged 21 and Sorcery 21. Its Defense level lowers the damage you deal the same way yours lowers the damage you take.
A heavy hit staggers a medium creature for 0.3s and knocks it back 1.25 metres. A parry stuns it for 3s.
Attacks
| Attack | Type | Damage | Damage type | Wind-up | Cooldown | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valac Claw Combo | Melee | 110% | Slash | - | 6s | 10 stamina damage |
| Valac Spew | Area | 15 per pool, 10 pools | Untyped | - | 14s |  Poison (standing in it) |
| Valac Spit | Ranged | 1 (untyped) | Untyped | - | 9s | |
| Valac Tail SweepHeavy | Melee | 100% | Bludgeon | - | 5s | 20 stamina damage |
Damage is a share of this creature's damage stat of 39, before your resistances, Defense level and armour. Multipliers in brackets apply to later swings of a combo; pools on the ground deal their own fixed damage. An untyped hit skips the damage stat altogether and only scales the base damage of 1, so it barely hurts.
Drops
Chances are per kill, assuming no magic find.
| Item | Amount | Per kill | In 10 kills | Kills for 50 / 90 / 99% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Valac Meat | 1 | Always | 100% | 1 / 1 / 1 |
 "Adder's" Tongue | 1 | 1 in 1.375.5% | 100% | 1 / 2 / 4 |
 "Snake" Fillet | 1 | 1 in 1.471.9% | 100% | 1 / 2 / 4 |
 Medium Ichor | 1 | 1 in 425% | 94.4% | 3 / 9 / 17 |
 Copper Bar | 1 | 1 in 6.814.7% | 79.6% | 5 / 15 / 29 |
 "Bee" Stinger | 1 | 1 in 109.75% | 64.1% | 7 / 23 / 45 |
 Iron Bar | 1 | 1 in 128.59% | 59.3% | 8 / 26 / 52 |
 Eye of "Newt" | 1 | 1 in 147.37% | 53.5% | 10 / 31 / 61 |
 Leg of Lizard | 1 | 1 in 166.17% | 47.1% | 11 / 37 / 73 |
 Hound's Tooth | 1 | 1 in 204.96% | 39.8% | 14 / 46 / 91 |
 Coal | 1 | 1 in 234.36% | 36% | 16 / 52 / 104 |
 Star Salt | 1 | 1 in 273.73% | 31.6% | 19 / 61 / 122 |
 Morion Bar | 1 | 1 in 462.2% | 19.9% | 32 / 104 / 208 |
Where to find it
| Place | Region | Spawns | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abyss |  Kirrin Moorne | 5 | |
| Overworld |  Southern Swamp | 3 |
8 spawn points in all. Regions are the wiki's best reading of the map: the game itself does not draw region borders.
Open on the mapPart of the quest Deep Trouble.
Experience
Combat experience comes from the damage you deal: 1.8 xp per point, split evenly between the skills your weapon trains. Bringing a valac down from full health is worth about 630 xp in total. Damage it blocks or you take gives Defense xp on top.