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Raids

Every base raid: who comes, when it can happen, how long it lasts and what ends it.

The game rolls for a raid every 46 minutes with a 20% chance, near a player's base.

“Eikthyr rallies the creatures of the forest”

2 min · Meadows, Black Forest · base only

Stops after defeating Eikthyr.

  • Neck: up to 2, group 1–1, every 20s
  • Boar: up to 2, group 1–1, every 20s

Ends: “The creatures are calming down”

“The horde is attacking!”

2 min · Meadows, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after defeating Moder. Stops after defeating Yagluth.

Ends: “The horde is retreating”

“The forest is moving...”

2 min · Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after defeating Eikthyr. Stops after defeating The Elder.

Ends: “The forest rests again”

“You are being hunted...”

2 min · Mountain, Plains

Needs: after defeating Bonemass.

  • Wolf: up to 6, group 1–1, every 2s

Ends: “The hunt is over”

“A skeleton surprise!”

2 min · Meadows, Swamp, Mountain, Black Forest, Plains, Mistlands · base only

Needs: after defeating Bonemass.

Ends: “The skeletons are tired of fighting”

“A foul smell from the swamp...”

3 min · Meadows, Swamp, Mountain, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after defeating The Elder. Stops after defeating Bonemass.

  • Draugr: up to 3, group 1–1, every 5s
  • Skeleton: up to 6, group 1–1, every 5s

Ends: “The smell is gone”

“A cold wind blows from the mountains”

3 min · Meadows, Swamp, Mountain, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after defeating Bonemass. Stops after defeating Moder.

  • Drake: up to 3, group 1–1, every 10s

Ends: “The cold wind is gone”

“A foul smell from the swamp...”

2 min · Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after defeating Bonemass.

  • Blob: up to 5, group 1–3, every 2s
  • Oozer: up to 2, group 1–1, every 10s

Ends: “The smell is gone”

“The ground is shaking”

1 min · Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after killing a Troll, after defeating The Elder.

  • Troll: up to 2, group 1–1, every 20s

Ends: “The shaking begins to fade”

“There's a smell of sulfur in the air...”

2 min · Meadows, Swamp, Black Forest, Plains · base only

Needs: after killing a Surtling, after defeating Bonemass.

  • Surtling: up to 4, group 1–1, every 2s

Ends: “The smell is fading”

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            “You feel a chill down your spine...”

            3 min · Meadows, Swamp, Mountain, Black Forest, Plains · base only

            Needs: after defeating Bonemass.

            • Ghost: up to 3, group 1–1, every 10s
            • Wraith: up to 2, group 1–1, every 10s

            Ends: “They have been banished, for now...”

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