Operation Desert Swarm

Type: BCNM Zone: Waughroon Shrine Restrictions:         Level: None         Members: 6         Time: 30 minutes Orb: Lachesis Orb (30 Kindred's Seals)

Mobs

Name	Level	Type
Platoon Scorpion x 6	??	Scorpion

Possible Rewards

Item	Rarity	Item	Rarity
Adaman Ingot		Beetle Blood
Coral Fragment		Damascus Ingot
Damascene Cloth		Gold Thread
Granite		Gold Ore
High Quality Scorpion Shell		Hi-Reraiser
Mahogany Log		Malboro Fiber
Mythril Ore		Mythril Ingot
Orichalcum Ingot		Platinum Ore
Petrified Log		Philosopher's Stone
Phoenix Feather		Raxa
Ram Horn		Reraiser
Venomous Claw	10%?	Wyvern Scales
Anubis's Knife		Expunger	25%
Heart Snatcher	25%	Hierarch Belt	~50%?
Palmerin's Shield		Rampager	25%
Trainer's Gloves		Senjuinrikio	25%
Warwolf Belt	~50%?	Vile Elixir
Demon Horn		Serket Ring	4%
Ebony Log		Rainbow Cloth
Sword Strap	33%?	Claymore Grip	~33%
Pole Grip	~33%

Tips

• The Platoon Scorpions use only the AoE Scorpion specials:

• Wild Rage: Stuns those in the AoE
• Earth Pounder: Binds those in the AoE

• The AoE they use gets stronger as they die - by the time there is only 1 left it can hit for up to 300 damage.
• Whenever one does an AoE, the others will wake up and do the same AoE if it is close.

• If they are close enough to mimic each others AoE maneuvers they share a small amount of hate.
• Sometimes after an Earth Pounder you see the message "The platoon scorpion's legs are lodged in the rocks!" which indicates that they are bound.
• Sometimes after a Wild Rage you see the message "The platoon scorpion does not have enough energy to attack!" and it stops attacking for about 10 seconds.

• They cannot be feasibly slept after the 3rd or 4th Sleep. Bind and Gravity are suggested.
• Lullaby is never resisted, but loses about 4 seconds of duration with each cast. By the 9th cast it wears off immediately.

• The Scorpions can resist a Lullaby by a Bard subjob.

Strategy

• Operation Desert Swarm Strategies