The Ice Krabs
The Ice Krabs is one of the possible seventh fights a player can run into. The fight is won when the Miniboss, Numskull, is defeated.
Strategy
The fight against the Ice Krabs revolves around 
Block, so it will almost always be a lengthy battle. As a result, cards with 
Frenzy and/or Barrage will be very effective, breaking down multiple stacks of Block at a time. However, high-damage hits are still useful for dealing with Bursters and Krawlers. Depending on the deck, Bursters can be mostly inconsequential or high-priority threats, since they inflict 
Haze. Krabs attack slowly but deal heavy damage, and their innate 3 Block makes them difficult to take down quickly. Krawlers protect the Bursters and Krabs by taking hits for them and randomly giving them (or other Krawlers) extra Block, dragging the fight out even longer. Once Numskull appears, it makes all the player's cards Hogheaded, preventing them from being recalled to heal or remove Haze. As a result, Numskull requires the player to have enough defensive power to win the war of attrition, as all the enemies have dramatically increased effective health due to their Block.
The Bursters' Haze can be circumvented by having it inflicted on Companions that don't attack (e.g. Bonnie and Snoffel), having it inflicted on a Companion with low damage but high Frenzy that will continue attacking after the first hit (e.g. Foxee), or by simply recalling the affected card. However, once Numskull is on the field, recalling cards becomes impossible, so recall cards in need of healing or Haze removal before it appears. Haze is particularly dangerous if the player has cards with on-hit penalties like 
Teeth or Smackback. Taking down Bursters is most efficient with cards that have Yank or Barrage; Aimless can work but is inconsistent, and Longshot is effective but rare. The Krabs attack slowly enough that there is ample time to 
Snow them to slow them down (especially effective with Snow Stick, as it also removes 1 Block), and their 
health is low enough that they will fall in one or two hits once their Block is exhausted. Krawlers are mostly minor nuisances, but should be left alone if there are Bursters on the field that could gain Block from them. Once the time is right to take them out, defeat them in as few hits as possible. Numskull itself tries to tip the war of attrition in the Ice Krabs' favor, but if the player has survived long enough to defeat its allies, it shouldn't pose much of a threat.
Having a source of 
Ink makes the battle with the Ice Krabs dramatically easier, preventing Bursters' Haze, Krawlers' Block, and Numskull's Hogheaded.
Enemies
| Image | Card Name | Health
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 Attack
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 Counter
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Other | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Burster | 10 | 1 | 4 |  Resist Snow
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Apply 1 Haze
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Krab | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 Block
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Krawler | 10 | 4 | 3 | When hit, apply 2 Block to a random ally
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Gobling | 6 | 4 | Escape from the battle Drop 4 when hit | ||
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Numskull | 20 | 6 | 4 | 12 Block Resist Snow
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While active, add Hogheaded to all enemies |
Enemy Waves
The encounter consists of three waves. These are all possible enemy spawns each wave. Waves that spawn with a fixed order are marked in bold.
| Wave number | Possible waves |
|---|---|
| Wave 1 | 1 Krab, 2 Burster |
| Wave 2 | 1 Krawler, 1 Krab, 1 Burster, 1 Gobling |
| Wave 3 | Numskull, 1 Krawler, 2 Burster |
| Numskull, 1 Krab, 2 Burster | |
| Numskull, 1 Krab, 1 Krawler, 1 Burster |
Other Languages
| Language | Official Name |
|---|---|
| Chinese (Simplified) |
冰蟹团 Bīng xiè tuán |
| Chinese (Traditional) |
冰蟹團 Bīng xiè tuán |
| Korean | 얼음게들 Eoreumgedeul |
| Japanese | コオリガニの群れ Kōrigani no Mure |