Operation Desert Swarm

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

Starting Positions

Mobs

Name	Level	Type
Platoon Scorpion x 6	~70	Scorpion

Possible Rewards

Your armoury crate will load out of the following groupings:

One of: H.Q. Scorpion Shell (81.3%) Serket Ring (5.5%) Venomous Claw (12.3%)

One of: Expunger (21.6%) Heart Snatcher (29.5%) Rampager (23.9%) Senjuinrikio (23.1%)

One of: Anubis's Knife (50.4%) Adaman Ingot (0.4%) Claymore Grip (8.6%) Orichalcum Ingot (2.2%) Pole Grip (14.6%) Sword Strap (22%)

One of: Hierarch Belt (28.7%) Palmerin's Shield (21.6%) Trainer's Gloves (19.8%) Warwolf Belt (28.7%)

One of: Coral Fragment (5.2%) Darksteel Ore (5.6%) Demon Horn (4.1%) Ebony Log (6.3%) Gold Ore (5.2%) Gold Thread (2.6%) Granite (1.1%) Hi-Reraiser (3.7%) Mahogany Log (10.1%) Mythril Ingot (0%) Mythril Ore (5.2%) Petrified Log (11.6%) Phoenix Feather (1.5%) Philosopher's Stone (5.6%) Platinum Ore (4.5%) Rainbow Cloth (2.2%) Ram Horn (6.7%) Raxa (11.9%) Reraiser (4.5%) Vile Elixir (1.9%) Vile Elixir +1 (4.1%) Wyvern Scales (3.4%)

One of: Beetle Blood (7.8%) Damascene Cloth (5.6%) Damascus Ingot (9.3%) Malboro Fiber (5.6%) Philosopher's Stone (15.7%) Phoenix Feather (27.6%) Raxa (20.9%)

Tips

• Buffs and TP do not wear upon entry
• The Platoon Scorpions use only the AoE Scorpion specials:

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

• The ability "Wild Rage" they use gets stronger as they die - by the time there is only 1 left it can hit for up to 600 damage. (A full merited Tarutaru BLU with Cocoon and Protect IV has taken 632 damage while killing the last scorpion)
• 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. Their Sleep resistance increases drastically when only few of them are left. 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.

• Can be won solo by some jobs and duo by certain job combinations. (see testimonials)

Strategies and Videos

• Operation Desert Swarm Strategies
• Operation Desert Swarm Videos