The Dunes South is the third realm of The Dunes and the first zone in the game with no safe zones anywhere — no pens, no fences, no arrival cage. The tile you land on is already contested. It is home to King Scorpia, who relocated here after the balance pass that removed The Dunes West's one-way camp gates.
No Safe Zones: Unlike The Dunes West and East, there is nowhere in The Dunes South to stand and be safe. Bring cacti or Health Potion+ — there's no fenced pen to retreat to.
What's Here
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Details
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| King Scorpia
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World boss — 2,500 HP, 12-tile aggro range, respawn timing varies. Top 3 damage dealers get loot.
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| Giant Scorpions
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8 pack mobs roaming the realm — one fewer than the east realms, leaving room to fight the boss without standing in other players' aggro.
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| Cacti
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Instant 20 HP heal (Dunes-only). Cut with Iron Axe + Woodcutting 20.
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| Silver ore nodes
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Mine with Pickaxe (Mining 20 required). Smelt into Silver Ingots. Extremely rare chance to obtain the Golem pet while mining.
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Everything else about The Dunes South matches the rest of The Dunes — same heat mechanic, same open PvP, same full loot on death.
Getting There
- Walk to the south edge of The Dunes West and follow the sand track — it runs from the pen all the way down to the new entrance
- Step onto the arrows at the south edge; you land one row into The Dunes South, facing into the sand
- No level requirement — The Dunes have been open to everyone since v5.4. What keeps you out is the heat and full loot, not a level gate
Getting Back
- Return arrows sit on the north edge of The Dunes South, in the same three columns as the entrance
- Stepping on them returns you to The Dunes West, facing north
King Scorpia
King Scorpia moved here from The Dunes West once its one-way camp gates were removed. Those gates existed specifically to stop players fighting him from the edge of a safe pen; with no safe zones anywhere in The Dunes South, there's nothing left to hide behind — the same fix, without the rule bolted onto it.
He shares the realm with 8 regular Giant Scorpions, one fewer than the east realms, deliberately leaving room to fight the boss without standing in somebody else's aggro. See King Scorpia for full encounter details, boss mechanics, and loot table.
Mobs
Heat & Survival
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Details
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| Heat damage
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1 HP every 10 seconds (after 30s grace period)
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| Heat bypass
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Full Desert Robes (Top + Bottom) = 100% immunity
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| Potion healing
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Health Potion+ only (regular potions do nothing)
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| Cacti healing
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20 HP instant, no cooldown
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| Death
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Full loot everywhere in this realm — there are no safe camps to protect belongings; 5-min tombstone; respawn at The Shores
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PvP & Trading
- Full open PvP across the entire realm — no safe camps anywhere
- No trading, wagers, or duels (profile card only)
- Top 3 damage dealers on King Scorpia get priority loot
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