Defeat the Karka Queen threatening the settlements
Defeat the Karka Queen threatening the settlements
- Location
- Driftglass Springs
(Southsun Cove)
Southsun Shoals
(Southsun Cove) - Event type
Group event- Part of
- Island Control
- Level
- 80
- API
| Event maps | |
 Four possible event locations | |
Defeat the Karka Queen threatening the settlements is a level-80 group event that can occur in Driftglass Springs or Southsun Shoals.
This event will not start until all four settlements have been reclaimed from the karka via the Island Control meta event.
Objectives[edit]
- Karka Queen
- Time until Karka Queen flees: 10:00
Rewards[edit]
| Reward tier | Experience | Karma | Coin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | 26,670 
|
378 
|
88 
|
| Silver | 20,003
|
284
|
66
|
| Bronze | 13,335
|
189
|
44
|
- Chest - Limited to once per day per account.
- Bonus chest - once a day per account that contains a
Piece of Rare Unidentified Gear (2). - See Related achievements section for collection item rewards.
Event schedule[edit]
During the daily schedule (below) or at nearly any time using a Guild World Event:
| Event | Start | Countdown | Zone | Area | Waypoint link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karka Queen | 02:00 | ... | Southsun Cove | Driftglass Springs | |
| Karka Queen | 06:00 | ... | Southsun Cove | Driftglass Springs | |
| Karka Queen | 10:30 | ... | Southsun Cove | Driftglass Springs | |
| Karka Queen | 15:00 | ... | Southsun Cove | Driftglass Springs | |
| Karka Queen | 18:00 | ... | Southsun Cove | Driftglass Springs | |
| Karka Queen | 23:00 | ... | Southsun Cove | Driftglass Springs |
Walkthrough[edit]
The Karka Queen will randomly spawn near any of these four locations: Pride Point Waypoint, Kiel's Outpost Waypoint, Steampipe Steading, or Camp Karka Waypoint. Players typically wait south of Steampipe Steading since the other three spawn points have waypoints nearby.
During the fight, the Karka Queen gains extremely high damage reduction due to the Armored effect. The stacks must be removed by throwing the Karka Eggs that periodically spawn in the area at her so that she can be killed before the event time limit runs out. She will occasionally regain 15 stacks of the buff.
NPCs[edit]
Foes[edit]
Objects[edit]
Related achievements[edit]
Bosses: Karka Queen Killer — Defeat a legendary karka queen on Southsun Cove. (20
)
The Minstrel I: The Experimental Focus: 
Rotten Eggs — Throw a karka egg at the Karka Queen in Southsun Cove.- Quip III: Chaos Gun:
Prank the Karka Queen — Throw a trickster's pie at the Karka Queen in Southsun Cove. - Sunrise I: The Experimental Daysword:
Settlement Supporter — Help defend the settlements on Southsun Cove by defeating the Karka Queen. - The Moot I: The Experimental Mace:
Karka Queen Claw — Dropped by the Karka Queen in Southsun Cove. - The Dreamer III: The Lover:
Dream of the Ancient — Found in the Karka Queen's chest. - The Flameseeker Prophecies III: The Chosen:
Terrors of the Deep — Bring an Anthology of Heroes to the defeat of the Karka Queen in Southsun Cove. - The Moot III: The Energizer:
Karka Cake - Astralaria IV: The Cosmos:
Flawless Ancient Karka Husk — Found in the chest after defeating the Legendary Karka Queen in Southsun Cove. - HOPE IV: The Catalyst:
Karka Queen's Magic — Activate the Dwarven Spell Trap before defeating the Legendary Karka Queen in Southsun Cove to collect her ancient magic.
Trivia[edit]
- Completing the event historically unlocked the Crazed Karka Queen Killer achievement.
- The open-world chest reward was originally limited to once per day per character. The June 11th, 2013 update removed this limit, allowing players to obtain the bonus award as often as the queen was killed, to encourage completion of the event. In February 2014, purportedly in response to abuse of this mechanic, this was changed again to its current limit of once per day per account. [citation needed]
- The title gained from the achievement "Killer Queen" is a direct reference to the rock band Queen and their song by the same name.
