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Created page with "{{Infobox monster | name = Giant Scorpion | image = Giantscorpion.png | found_at = The Dunes (West) | combat_xp = 180 Combat XP per kill | drops = Medium Scroll (1 in 500), Gold (rare), salvage materials | notes = Primary Dunes West mob. Fastest Medium Scroll farming location. King Scorpia Mount camouflage makes them ignore you. }} '''Giant Scorpion''' is a hostile mob found exclusively in The Dunes (Wes..."
 
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| name          = Giant Scorpion
| name          = Giant Scorpion
| image          = Giantscorpion.png
| image          = Giantscorpion.png
| found_at      = [[The Dunes]] (West)
| found_at      = [[The Dunes]] (West, East, South)
| combat_xp      = 180 [[Combat]] XP per kill
| combat_xp      = 110 [[Combat]] XP per kill
| drops          = [[Medium Scroll]] (1 in 500), [[Gold]] (rare), salvage materials
| drops          = [[Desert Robes]] pieces (1 in 5,000 each), [[Medium Scroll]] (1 in 1,000)
| notes          = Primary Dunes West mob. Fastest Medium Scroll farming location. King Scorpia Mount camouflage makes them ignore you.
| notes          = Roams all three Dunes realms. The fastest Medium Scroll farm for most players — Venomweaver and King Scorpia have better odds per kill, but Giant Scorpions die far faster. King Scorpia Mount camouflage makes them ignore you.
}}
}}
'''Giant Scorpion''' is a hostile mob found exclusively in [[The Dunes]] (West). It is the primary mob for farming [[Medium Scroll|Medium Scrolls]] and is significantly faster to farm than [[Magma Brute|Magma Brutes]].
'''Giant Scorpion''' is a hostile mob found in [[The Dunes]] — West, East, and South realms all have packs of them. It is a source of [[Medium Scroll|Medium Scrolls]] and [[Desert Robes]] pieces. [[Venomweaver]] and [[King Scorpia]] have better odds per kill, but Giant Scorpions die in seconds and respawn in about 20, so they remain the fastest Medium Scroll farm for most players.


Giant Scorpions are tameable via [[King Scorpia Mount]] camouflage — they ignore riders of that mount until attacked.
Giant Scorpions ignore riders of the [[King Scorpia Mount]] until attacked.
 
<div class="kin-note"><span class="kin-note-label">Access:</span> The Dunes is a paid area — [[Free to play|free-play accounts]] can't enter.</div>
 
<div class="kin-note"><span class="kin-note-label">Update — Balance Pass:</span> Combat XP was retuned from 175 to 110. Scorpions aggro from 6 tiles and keep chasing for 3 tiles beyond that before giving up.</div>


== Combat ==
== Combat ==
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! Contact damage
! Contact damage
! Aggro range
! Aggro range
! Chase range
! Notes
! Notes
|-
|-
| [[Giant Scorpion]]
| [[Giant Scorpion]]
| 180 per kill
| 110 per kill
| 200
| 200
| 12
| 9–20 per hit (rolled)
| 3 tiles
| 6 tiles
| Roam in packs across Dunes West. Respawn quickly.
| 9 tiles
| Roam in packs across all three Dunes realms — Dunes East has 9, Dunes West 6, Dunes South 8. Respawn in about 20 seconds.
|}
|}
Players wearing no armor at all take 50% more damage from Giant Scorpions — any single worn armor piece removes the penalty.


== Loot Table ==
== Loot Table ==
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! Amount
! Amount
! Notes
! Notes
|-
| [[Desert Robes]] (Top or Bottom)
| 1 in 5,000 each
| 1
| Top and Bottom are rolled independently. Passive source of heat-immunity cosmetics — see [[Desert Robes]] for full set details.
|-
|-
| [[Medium Scroll]]
| [[Medium Scroll]]
| 0.2% || 1/500
| 1 in 1,000
| 1
| 1
| Unique quest scroll. Redeemable to [[Maelor the Scrollbinder]] for 15–28 Gold. '''Fastest farming location for Medium Scrolls.'''
| Unique quest scroll. Redeemable to [[Maelor the Scrollbinder]] for 6–15 Gold. Halved from the previous 1 in 500 rate.
|-
| [[Gold]]
| Varies
| 0-5
| Rare drop. Not guaranteed.
|}
|}
Giant Scorpions do not drop [[Gold]] — their kill table is the Desert Robe rolls and the Medium Scroll only.


== Medium Scroll Farming ==
== Medium Scroll Farming ==
Giant Scorpions are the '''fastest way to farm Medium Scrolls''' in the game.
Giant Scorpions are the fastest Medium Scroll farm for most players: [[Venomweaver]] and [[King Scorpia]] have better odds per kill, but you get far more kills per hour here.


{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Metric
! Source
! Value
! Drop rate
! Comparison
! Notes
|-
|-
| Drop rate
| [[Venomweaver]]
| 1 in 500
| 1 in 600
| Better than Magma Brutes (1 in 750)
| Better odds per kill than Giant Scorpions. Requires average skill level 20, a paid account and a queued cave encounter.
|-
|-
| Kill time
| '''Giant Scorpion'''
| ~7 seconds
| '''1 in 1,000'''
| Faster than Magma Brutes (~10 seconds)
| Open-world farming, no queue — worse odds per kill than Venomweaver, but far more kills per hour.
|-
|-
| Estimated time per scroll
| [[Magma Brute]]
| ~58 minutes
| 1 in 1,500
| Nearly 2× faster than Magma Brutes (125 minutes)
| Slowest of the four sources.
|-
|-
| Location
| [[King Scorpia]]
| [[The Dunes]] (West)
| 1 in 300
| No level gate (any level can enter)
| Best raw odds, but only his top 3 damage dealers roll, and he only appears in spawn waves.
|-
| Hazards
| Heat + full PvP
| Must manage heat damage and watch for other players
|}
|}
<div class="kin-note"><span class="kin-note-label">Update:</span> Giant Scorpion's Medium Scroll rate was halved (1 in 500 → 1 in 1,000) in an earlier pass. It remains a solid open-world option for players who want passive Desert Robes drops alongside their scrolls, but Venomweaver now offers better odds per kill if you can meet its level requirement.</div>


== Heat Management ==
== Heat Management ==
[[The Dunes]] deals 1 HP every 10 seconds to all players. You must:
[[The Dunes]] deals 1 HP every 10 seconds to all players (after a 30-second grace period). You must:


* Wear [[Desert Robe]] top + bottom for complete immunity, OR
* Wear [[Desert Robes]] (Top + Bottom) for complete immunity, OR
* Use [[Health Potion+]] to heal through heat damage, OR
* Use [[Health Potion+]] to heal through heat damage, OR
* Bring [[Cacti]] (20 HP per harvest, requires Iron Axe + Woodcutting 20) to heal on the spot
* Bring [[Cacti]] (each heals 20 HP; cutting them needs an Iron Axe or better + Woodcutting 20) to heal on the spot


Regular potions and food do not work in The Dunes.
Regular potions and food do not work in The Dunes. Starter tools do not work anywhere in the Dunes either — rocks need a forged-tier pickaxe, and cacti need an iron or better axe.


== King Scorpia Mount Interaction ==
== King Scorpia Mount Interaction ==
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* Stop attacking and wait it out, camouflage returns
* Stop attacking and wait it out, camouflage returns
* Useful for repositioning or skipping packs
* Useful for repositioning or skipping packs
* King Scorpia himself is not fooled — he hunts riders as normal


== Strategy Tips ==
== Strategy Tips ==
* '''Fastest scroll farm''' — bring Heat immunity ([[Desert Robe]] or [[Health Potion+]]) and farm here instead of Magma Brutes
* '''Scroll farming''' — Venomweaver has better Medium Scroll odds per kill (1/600 vs. 1/1,000), but Giant Scorpions die and respawn so quickly that they're the faster farm for most players — no queue, and Desert Robes on the side
* '''Pack hunting''' — Giant Scorpions often roam in groups; be ready for multiple aggros
* '''Pack hunting''' — Giant Scorpions often roam in groups and notice you from 6 tiles away, chasing to 9 before they give up, so a pack is easy to walk into — but at most two scorpions will chase any one player; the rest stand down or pick someone else
* '''Heat watch''' — constantly monitor your HP; heat damage is consistent
* '''Heat watch''' — constantly monitor your HP; heat damage is consistent
* '''PvP alert''' — Dunes West is full PvP outside safe camps; bring friends or fight defensively
* '''PvP alert''' — Dunes realms are full PvP outside safe camps (Dunes South has no safe camps at all); bring friends or fight defensively
* '''Shield + armor''' — Iron or Silver armor reduces incoming damage; bring Shield Potions
* '''Shield + armor''' — Iron or Silver armor reduces incoming damage, and wearing at least one piece removes the 50% unarmored damage penalty; bring Shield Potions
* '''Sword tier''' — Silver Sword hits for 30 base + 10 from Strength Potion = 40 damage per swing
* '''Sword tier''' — Silver Sword hits for 30 base + 10 from Strength Potion = 40 damage per swing


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| [[The Dunes]]
| [[The Dunes]]
| Location overview and heat/PvP mechanics.
| Location overview and heat/PvP mechanics.
|-
| [[The Dunes West]]
| One of three realms with Giant Scorpion packs.
|-
| [[The Dunes South]]
| One of three realms with Giant Scorpion packs; also home to King Scorpia.
|-
|-
| [[Medium Scroll]]
| [[Medium Scroll]]
| Primary drop. Fastest farming location.
| Drop at 1 in 1,000 — the fastest source for most players.
|-
| [[Venomweaver]]
| Better per-kill Medium Scroll odds (1/600).
|-
|-
| [[Maelor the Scrollbinder]]
| [[Maelor the Scrollbinder]]
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| Camouflage makes Giant Scorpions ignore you.
| Camouflage makes Giant Scorpions ignore you.
|-
|-
| [[Desert Robe]]
| [[Desert Robes]]
| Heat immunity for The Dunes.
| Heat immunity for The Dunes, dropped by Giant Scorpion.
|-
|-
| [[Health Potion+]]
| [[Health Potion+]]
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|-
|-
| [[King Scorpia]]
| [[King Scorpia]]
| Boss version of Giant Scorpion.
| Boss-tier scorpion, now located in The Dunes South.
|-
| [[Gold]]
| Rare drop from kills.
|-
|-
| [[:Category:Monsters|Mobs]]
| [[:Category:Monsters|Mobs]]

Latest revision as of 07:39, 12 September 2026

Giant Scorpion
Found at The Dunes (West, East, South)
Hits to kill
Aggro range
Contact damage
Combat XP 110 Combat XP per kill
Drops Desert Robes pieces (1 in 5,000 each), Medium Scroll (1 in 1,000)
Notes Roams all three Dunes realms. The fastest Medium Scroll farm for most players — Venomweaver and King Scorpia have better odds per kill, but Giant Scorpions die far faster. King Scorpia Mount camouflage makes them ignore you.

Giant Scorpion is a hostile mob found in The Dunes — West, East, and South realms all have packs of them. It is a source of Medium Scrolls and Desert Robes pieces. Venomweaver and King Scorpia have better odds per kill, but Giant Scorpions die in seconds and respawn in about 20, so they remain the fastest Medium Scroll farm for most players.

Giant Scorpions ignore riders of the King Scorpia Mount until attacked.

Access: The Dunes is a paid area — free-play accounts can't enter.
Update — Balance Pass: Combat XP was retuned from 175 to 110. Scorpions aggro from 6 tiles and keep chasing for 3 tiles beyond that before giving up.

Combat

Mob Combat XP HP Contact damage Aggro range Chase range Notes
Giant Scorpion 110 per kill 200 9–20 per hit (rolled) 6 tiles 9 tiles Roam in packs across all three Dunes realms — Dunes East has 9, Dunes West 6, Dunes South 8. Respawn in about 20 seconds.

Players wearing no armor at all take 50% more damage from Giant Scorpions — any single worn armor piece removes the penalty.

Loot Table

Giant Scorpions drop multiple items per kill on independent rolls.

Drop Chance Amount Notes
Desert Robes (Top or Bottom) 1 in 5,000 each 1 Top and Bottom are rolled independently. Passive source of heat-immunity cosmetics — see Desert Robes for full set details.
Medium Scroll 1 in 1,000 1 Unique quest scroll. Redeemable to Maelor the Scrollbinder for 6–15 Gold. Halved from the previous 1 in 500 rate.

Giant Scorpions do not drop Gold — their kill table is the Desert Robe rolls and the Medium Scroll only.

Medium Scroll Farming

Giant Scorpions are the fastest Medium Scroll farm for most players: Venomweaver and King Scorpia have better odds per kill, but you get far more kills per hour here.

Source Drop rate Notes
Venomweaver 1 in 600 Better odds per kill than Giant Scorpions. Requires average skill level 20, a paid account and a queued cave encounter.
Giant Scorpion 1 in 1,000 Open-world farming, no queue — worse odds per kill than Venomweaver, but far more kills per hour.
Magma Brute 1 in 1,500 Slowest of the four sources.
King Scorpia 1 in 300 Best raw odds, but only his top 3 damage dealers roll, and he only appears in spawn waves.
Update: Giant Scorpion's Medium Scroll rate was halved (1 in 500 → 1 in 1,000) in an earlier pass. It remains a solid open-world option for players who want passive Desert Robes drops alongside their scrolls, but Venomweaver now offers better odds per kill if you can meet its level requirement.

Heat Management

The Dunes deals 1 HP every 10 seconds to all players (after a 30-second grace period). You must:

  • Wear Desert Robes (Top + Bottom) for complete immunity, OR
  • Use Health Potion+ to heal through heat damage, OR
  • Bring Cacti (each heals 20 HP; cutting them needs an Iron Axe or better + Woodcutting 20) to heal on the spot

Regular potions and food do not work in The Dunes. Starter tools do not work anywhere in the Dunes either — rocks need a forged-tier pickaxe, and cacti need an iron or better axe.

King Scorpia Mount Interaction

While riding King Scorpia Mount, all Giant Scorpions ignore you completely.

  • Attack a Scorpion and camouflage breaks — they hunt you for 30 seconds
  • Every further attack refreshes the 30-second timer
  • Stop attacking and wait it out, camouflage returns
  • Useful for repositioning or skipping packs
  • King Scorpia himself is not fooled — he hunts riders as normal

Strategy Tips

  • Scroll farming — Venomweaver has better Medium Scroll odds per kill (1/600 vs. 1/1,000), but Giant Scorpions die and respawn so quickly that they're the faster farm for most players — no queue, and Desert Robes on the side
  • Pack hunting — Giant Scorpions often roam in groups and notice you from 6 tiles away, chasing to 9 before they give up, so a pack is easy to walk into — but at most two scorpions will chase any one player; the rest stand down or pick someone else
  • Heat watch — constantly monitor your HP; heat damage is consistent
  • PvP alert — Dunes realms are full PvP outside safe camps (Dunes South has no safe camps at all); bring friends or fight defensively
  • Shield + armor — Iron or Silver armor reduces incoming damage, and wearing at least one piece removes the 50% unarmored damage penalty; bring Shield Potions
  • Sword tier — Silver Sword hits for 30 base + 10 from Strength Potion = 40 damage per swing
Page Why it matters
Combat Skill used to fight Giant Scorpions.
The Dunes Location overview and heat/PvP mechanics.
The Dunes West One of three realms with Giant Scorpion packs.
The Dunes South One of three realms with Giant Scorpion packs; also home to King Scorpia.
Medium Scroll Drop at 1 in 1,000 — the fastest source for most players.
Venomweaver Better per-kill Medium Scroll odds (1/600).
Maelor the Scrollbinder Redeems Medium Scrolls for Gold.
King Scorpia Mount Camouflage makes Giant Scorpions ignore you.
Desert Robes Heat immunity for The Dunes, dropped by Giant Scorpion.
Health Potion+ Dunes-only healing potion.
Cacti Harvestable healing in The Dunes (20 HP, Iron Axe + Woodcutting 20).
King Scorpia Boss-tier scorpion, now located in The Dunes South.
Mobs Giant Scorpion is a hostile mob.
Creatures of Kintara
HostileWild Zombie  ·  Wild Dragon  ·  Magma Brute
TameableWild Wolf
PassiveWhisperwood Chicken
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