Young Karka

Young Karka

Race

Karka

Level

80

Location

Southsun Cove
(Kryta)
Ashen Skerries
(Ember Bay)
Northern Complex Coves
(Sandswept Isles)

Young Karka are hard-shelled juvenile karka found in their colonies across Tyria.

Locations

Crystal Desert

• Sandswept Isles
  • Northern Complex Coves

Kryta

• Southsun Cove
  • Southsun Shoals
  • Dappled Shores
  • Captain's Retreat
  • Driftglass Springs
  • Scoured Plains
  • Owain's Refuge
  • Bakestone Cavern
  • Seashell Hills

Ring of Fire

• Ember Bay
  • Ashen Skerries
  • Skritt Anchorage (During related events only)

Event involvement

Bring karka eggs to Owain (80)

Patrol with the Lionguard to secure the road (80)

Help Lionguard Demolitionist Varrv plant explosives in karka nests (80)

Protect the skritt from the attacking karka (80)

Escort the disillusioned skritt to their new home (80)

Historical events

[Group Event] Drive the invading karka out of Morgan's Spiral (5)

Drive the karka out of Garenhoff's harbor (19)

[Group Event] Deal with invading karka and collect samples for Research Assistant Bardus (80)

[Group Event] Secure the beach between landing points Lion and Pride (80)

Help Inspector Kiel build roads through the terrain (80)

Push farther inland with Inspector Kiel (80)

[Group Event] Maneuver the ancient karka back toward its nesting grounds (80)

Utilize the Lionguard's new solvent to defeat the karka invading Lion's Arch (80)

Combat abilities

Abilities

• Cripples
• Inflicts Weakens

Skills

• Slice - Basic melee attack.
• Spit - Fires multiple  crippling projectiles. (Only on land)
• Tail Swipe - Inflicts  Weakness.

Stolen skills

•   Throw Coral Shard
•   Throw Gunk

Drops

Name	Type	Rarity	Quantity
Chunk of Crabmeat	Trophy	AJunk	1
Spiral Shell	Trophy	AJunk	1-2
Karka Shell	Crafting material	ERare	1
Vial of Potent Blood	Crafting material	CFine	1
Vial of Powerful Blood	Crafting material	ERare	1
Vial of Blood	Crafting material	CFine	1
Tasty Karka Leg (only drops if the Skyscale Treats collection is active)	Trophy	ERare	1
Karka Web Gland (only drops if the Ranoah Grindsteel's Footsteps collection is active)	Service	FExotic	1

Notes

• Young Karka invaded Lion's Arch during the start of phase 1 of the Lost Shores event, and subsequently returned to Lion's Arch for a second confrontation 24 hours later, at the start of phase 2. They were purged from Lion's Arch in this second confrontation.
• Usually opens with a powerful attack of multiple crippling projectiles. A form of protection (deflection, reflection, dodging) is recommended.

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Young Karka

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