Hard Scroll

Hard Scroll
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Hard Scroll is the third and highest tier of quest scroll in Kintara, dropped by King Scorpia and, as of a recent update, Venomweaver as well. It requires substantial material deliveries and combat tasks to complete, but pays out the richest Gold and cosmetic rewards of any scroll tier.

Soulbound: Hard Scrolls cannot be traded. You can hold at most 5 active scrolls across all tiers (Beginner, Medium and Hard combined); a scroll that would put you over simply doesn't drop. Any scrolls you carry burn if you die in a death-penalty zone.

Note: Updated as of August 18, 2026

Acquisition

Source	Drop rate	Notes
King Scorpia	1 in 500	Rolled per eligible player — only the top 3 damage dealers roll. The rate has moved several times in boss loot retunes and currently stands at 1 in 500. Not independent from his Medium Scroll roll — see King Scorpia.
Venomweaver	1 in 1,000	Improved from 1 in 1,200 in the latest boss loot retune. Rolled separately for every participant, on top of Venomweaver's existing Medium Scroll roll — but at most one scroll pays per kill: a Medium Scroll win on the same kill blocks the Hard payout.

Hard Scrolls can also be granted by Season reward track stops — a reward-track Hard grant steps down to a Medium Scroll if you're below the Emberstone gate, with hunts drawn at your real level.

Task Structure

Completing a Hard Scroll requires finishing all mandatory material deliveries plus the fixed bonus tasks below. The task list never changes — every Hard Scroll asks for the same eight tasks — only the amounts are rolled within the ranges below.

Mandatory Material Deliveries

Material	Amount required
Wood	4,000–5,000
Stone	3,000–4,000
Coal	2,500–3,500
Brute Horn	20–50
Molten Rock	100–200

Bonus Tasks (Fixed)

Task	Requirement
Defeat Venomweaver	5–10 times
Kill Giant Scorpion	10–30 kills
Kill Magma Brute	10–40 kills

Update: King Scorpia kills used to appear on the Hard Scroll bonus task list, but were removed. Requiring King Scorpia kills tied scroll completion to his old fixed 30-minute respawn timer, causing completion RNG. With his respawn now variable, the task list stays fixed to Venomweaver, Giant Scorpion, and Magma Brute only.

Redemption

Complete Hard Scrolls are redeemed to Maelor the Scrollbinder.

Reward	Amount / Chance	Notes
Gold	30–50	Guaranteed on redemption.
Flaming Helmet	1 in 200	Independent cosmetic roll.
Gold Cane	1 in 200	Independent cosmetic roll.
Emerald Cane	1 in 200	Independent cosmetic roll.
Ruby Cane	1 in 200	Independent cosmetic roll.
Sapphire Cane	1 in 200	Independent cosmetic roll.
Mummy Mask	1 in 200	Cosmetic roll. Hat slot. Part of the 3-piece Mummy outfit — each piece rolls separately.
Mummy Top	1 in 200	Cosmetic roll. Top slot. Part of the 3-piece Mummy outfit — each piece rolls separately.
Mummy Bottom	1 in 200	Cosmetic roll. Pants slot. Part of the 3-piece Mummy outfit — each piece rolls separately.
Laurel Wreath	1 in 200	New cosmetic roll. Hat slot. Added in an August 2026 update.
Clown Mask	1 in 200	New cosmetic roll. Hat slot. Added in an August 2026 update.
Robin Hood Hat	1 in 300	Cosmetic roll. Hat slot.
Straw Hat	1 in 300	Cosmetic roll. Hat slot.
Demon Mask	1 in 300	Cosmetic roll. Glasses slot — wears alongside any hat, but cannot be worn with actual glasses at the same time.
Pirate Hat	1 in 300	Cosmetic roll. Hat slot — a completely new model of a pre-existing item.

Each of the fourteen cosmetic rolls is rolled independently on redemption — a single Hard Scroll can yield multiple cosmetics or none, in addition to its guaranteed Gold. Combined, roughly 1 in 16 redemptions pays out at least one cosmetic.

Update: Hard Scroll's cosmetic pool has expanded several times — from the original 5 rolls (Flaming Helmet and four canes) to 9 (the three Mummy pieces and Robin Hood Hat), then 12 (Straw Hat, Demon Mask, Pirate Hat), and now 14 with Laurel Wreath and Clown Mask. In an August 2026 update the odds were also widened across the board: the former 1/500 rows now pay 1 in 200, and the former 1/1,000 rows now pay 1 in 300. Demon Mask is unusual — it wears in the glasses slot rather than the hat slot, so it stacks with any hat, but can't be worn alongside actual glasses. The three Mummy pieces roll separately, so the full outfit is three long grinds rather than one lucky scroll. Adding new rewards has never worsened the odds on any existing roll — every row is independent.

Comparison to Other Scroll Tiers

Tier	Source	Drop rate	Redeem value
Beginner Scroll	Wilderness mobs (Zombies, Dragons, Wolves)	1 in 1,000	2–5 Gold
Medium Scroll	Venomweaver (1/600) · Giant Scorpion (1/1,000) · Magma Brute (1/1,500) · King Scorpia (1/300 compensated)	Varies by source	6–15 Gold + 5 cosmetic rolls
Hard Scroll	King Scorpia (1/500) · Venomweaver (1/1,000)	Varies by source	30–50 Gold + 14 cosmetic rolls

Tips

• Stockpile Wood, Stone, and Coal before you get a Hard Scroll — the material deliveries are the largest bottleneck by far.
• Brute Horn and Molten Rock come from smaller pools, so start banking these early if you're actively hunting King Scorpia or Venomweaver.
• Tasks unlock one at a time, in order — all five deliveries first, then Venomweaver, Giant Scorpion and Magma Brute hunts — and only your tracked scroll's current task counts. Kills made before a hunt becomes active don't count, so finish the deliveries before you go hunting.
• King Scorpia and Venomweaver now have comparable Hard Scroll value per person — King Scorpia's odds are better per kill, but only the top 3 damage dealers roll; Venomweaver's odds are lower but every fighter rolls.
• Remember the 5-scroll cap and death penalty — redeem scrolls promptly rather than stockpiling them if you're taking risks in PvP zones like The Dunes.

Related pages

Page	Why it matters
King Scorpia	Primary source of Hard Scrolls (1/500, top-3 damage dealers).
Straw Hat	Cosmetic reward.
Demon Mask	Cosmetic reward — glasses slot.
Pirate Hat	Cosmetic reward.
Venomweaver	Second source of Hard Scrolls (1/1,000).
Maelor the Scrollbinder	Redeems Hard Scrolls for Gold and cosmetics.
Medium Scroll	Mid-tier scroll, easier to obtain.
Beginner Scroll	Entry-tier scroll.
Giant Scorpion	Bonus task target; also a Medium Scroll source.
Magma Brute	Bonus task target; also a Medium Scroll source.
Brute Horn	Required material delivery.
Gold	Guaranteed redemption reward.