Skritt Burglar

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See also: Caffeinated Skritt Burglar

Skritt Burglars are female skritt that hide in a chest that appears randomly in certain locations.

When a player opens the chest, she will sometimes transform the player into an animal, which grants them an achievement, and the event Stop the skritt burglar before it escapes with the treasure will immediately start. Players must then defeat her to complete the event, but she will run around, avoiding combat, often leading players into hostile foes. When hit, she will sometimes drop loot bags that will stay on the ground for a while, so players can safely ignore them and focus on the event until the Skritt Burglar is defeated or escapes, then backtrack their steps to look for the loot bags and open them. These loot bags will have a distinctive purple glow so they can be easily noticed. If defeated, she will drop the big bag she carries around, which will have several items.

Locations[edit]

Locations[edit]

For a list of locations where the burglar's chest has been known to appear see: Skritt Burglar/locations

The Skritt Burglar can be encountered in every region of Tyria except the Ruins of Orr. It may also be found in Verdant Brink and Dragonfall. The Burgling the Burglars achievement in Dragonfall may be completed by finishing the event even if the character has not been transformed into an animal. The animal you are turned into, and thus the achievement you receive, depends on what region the burglar's chest appears in:

Achievement Animal Location
Behind the Mask Raccoon Ascalon
Chicken Scramble Chicken Kryta, The Silverwastes
A Waddle to Remember Baby Siamoth Maguuma Jungle
Llama Drama Llama Dry Top
Jackaloping Along Jackalope Shiverpeak Mountains
Skritt Salvager Tiger Cub Verdant Brink
Burgling the Burglars Skyscale Youngling (effect) Dragonfall

Story involvement[edit]

The Icebrood Saga[edit]

Event involvement[edit]

Event collect (tango icon).png Keep the furnace firing to help manufacture new plate metal! (80)
Event boss (tango icon).png Stop the skritt! (80)
Event cog (tango icon).png Stop the skritt burglar before it escapes with the treasure (80)
Event fist (tango icon).png Stop the skritt burglar before she escapes with the treasure (80)

Combat abilities[edit]

Abilities
  • Immune to crippling effects
Effects
Behavior
  • The burglar throws a handful of projectile elixirs at random nearby enemies. Each elixir shatters the first time it comes into contact with a foe, morphing the target into a region-specific ambient creature for 5 seconds.
  • The burglar throws a handful of projectile elixirs at random nearby enemies. Each elixir shatters the first time it comes into contact with a foe, chilling and crippling the target for 5 seconds.
Stolen skills
1Permanent; cannot be removed. Grants immunity to freeze, petrify, knockdown, knockback, launch, stun, daze, float, sink, fear, immobile, chilled, and crippled.
2Only in Bloodstone Fen.
3Only in Dragonfall.

Drops[edit]

  • Note that the Skritt Burglar does not drop items directly - they are found within the large bags she drops during the chase or after being killed.
  • 1 piece of Piece of Unidentified Gear with Fine rarity or above. Large bags contain 3 Piece of Unidentified Gear with Fine rarity or above.
  • Fine crafting materials, depending on the level of the Skritt Burglar.
  • Junk items, depending on the level of the Skritt Burglar:
Name Type Rarity Quantity
Jar of Bees.png Bottle of Rum Trophy Junk 1-4
Jar of Bees.png Bottle of Whiskey Trophy Junk 1-4
Jar of Bees.png Bottle of Scotch Trophy Junk 1-4
Brittle Bone.png Brittle Bone Trophy Junk 1-4
Crumbling Bone.png Crumbling Bone Trophy Junk 1-4
Dorsal Fin.png Dorsal Fin Trophy Junk 1-4
Fin.png Fin Trophy Junk 1-4
Gravel.png Gravel Trophy Junk 1-4
Pebble.png Pebble Trophy Junk 1-4
Porous Bone.png Porous Bone Trophy Junk 1-4
Unidentifiable Object.png Seashell Trophy Junk 1-4
Shell.png Shell Trophy Junk 1-4
Stone.png Stone Trophy Junk 1-4
Spiral Shell.png Spiral Shell Trophy Junk 1-4
Tail Fin.png Tail Fin Trophy Junk 1-4

Gallery[edit]

Related achievements[edit]

Notes[edit]

  • She will drop a small loot bag after each 25% of health taken from her.
  • If she's defeated too quickly, she won't have enough time to drop all of her small loot bags. However, she always drops one large loot bag when defeated.
  • The API currently lists 90 events related to the Skritt Burglar.