Pets Uncommon
Jr. Lava SlimeJr.溶岩スライム
A scorching little friend who is ready for adventures underground.
In-game description
Jr. Lava Slime stats and effects
| Pet type | Melee (attacks enemies up close) |
|---|---|
| Base effects |
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Jr. Lava Slime talents and the best ones to take
Jr. Lava Slime can roll 9 different talents. When the pet hatches, 9 talents are picked at random from this list (the same one can be picked more than once; see how many you can get). You unlock them with talent points, one every 2 levels (5 in total at the max level of 10), so the basic idea is to unlock the 5 strongest of your 9. The table lists each talent with its effect per point, from the game data.
| Talent | Effect (per point) |
|---|---|
 Asserting Dominance |
+15% damage against bossesAffects the pet itself |
 Breaking Skin |
+30% critical hit damageAffects the pet itself |
 Burning Anger |
+40 burn damage applied on hitAffects the pet itself |
 Hungry Fang |
Deal up to +30% more damage based on targets remaining healthAffects the pet itself |
 Laser Pointer Play |
+10% critical hit chanceAffects the pet itself |
 Leap Attack |
+30% melee attack speedAffects the pet itself |
 Puffing Up |
+10% physical melee damageAffects the pet itself |
 Spirit Animal |
+2 glowAffects the pet itself |
 Zoomies |
+30% movement speedAffects the pet itself |
Talent icons: Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom, CC BY-SA 3.0).
How many talents can Jr. Lava Slime get? Can you take the same talent 5 times?
- You unlock 5 of the 9 rolled talentsWhen the pet hatches, 9 talents are rolled from the 9 candidates above. The pet earns a talent point at Lv.2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 (5 points at the max level of 10), and each point unlocks one talent.
- The same talent can be rolled more than onceEach copy in the 9 can be unlocked separately, and the effects add up (two copies of the same talent give twice the effect).
- Five of the same talent only works if it was rolled 5+ timesWith only 5 points, a sixth copy is wasted; with only 4 copies, the fifth point has to go to something else.
- The 9 rolled talents never changeA talent reset (200 Ancient Coins) refunds your points but keeps the same 9 talents. To get a different set, you have to hatch another egg.
How many copies of the same talent end up among the 9 (an estimate that assumes each of the 9 candidates is equally likely on every roll; 1.00 copies on average).
| Copies of the same talent | Chance (estimate) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 35% |
| 1 | 39% |
| 2 | 19% |
| 3 | 5.7% (about 1 in 18 pets) |
| 4 | 1.1% (about 1 in 94 pets) |
| 5 or more | 0.1% (about 1 in 690 pets) |
The game does not publish how likely each candidate is to be rolled, so the chances are estimates that treat every candidate as equally likely. Sources: Explorer's Guide (1.3 Update) p.68 and the Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom) "Pets" page.
Which Jr. Lava Slime talents to take
Most talents of an attacking pet strengthen the pet itself (see "Affects the pet itself" above). Talents that raise its damage or apply status effects add the most to its fighting power.
Jr. Lava Slime color variants (1)
Slime pets have no color variants (only one color).
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Default
Color names are the ones used by the Core Keeper Wiki. Images: Core Keeper Wiki (Fandom, CC BY-SA 3.0).
What is Jr. Lava Slime? Features and uses
Jr. Lava Slime is an uncommon item in Core Keeper (Pets).
Jr. Lava Slime key points (from the game data)
- It is a melee pet with 9 possible talents.
- Sells to merchants for 5 Ancient Coins.
Calculated and summarized by this site from the game data (1.3.0.6).
Jr. Lava Slime mechanics (checked against the game data)
- Jr. Lava Slime chases enemies and leaps at them when close.
Written by this site from values in the game files (1.3.0.6 prefabs and configuration files).
How to get Jr. Lava Slime
- Hatch it from a Oozy Lava Egg in a powered Egg Incubator (30 minutes per egg)The egg becomes a Cracked Oozy Lava Egg, which you use to hatch the pet. Where to find the egg is on its own page.
