Discovering Cursed Surges in Patch 12.1
Patch 12.1 introduces the Cursed Surge, a new world activity on the Coiled Isle where players can earn gear, currency, special crafting reagents, and achievements. Surges appear directly on the map when active, and players can server hop to find more active locations. As an objective of the Turn Back the Surge weekly quest, Cursed Surges can appear in five different locations across the Coiled Isle, though an event will not always be active at any given time.
The gameplay is straightforward: players must complete objectives such as killing mobs or interacting with various eggs and prisoners. Once the progress bar is filled, a boss spawns to complete the activity. The first time players defeat a boss each day, they receive Voidlight Marl, Coffer Key Shards, a Warbound piece of 266 item level Adventurer gear, and a chance at obtaining the Ruby Writhe mount. Reaching Rank 4 with Zul'jarra's Forces can drop a Corrosive Soul, while Rank 8 upgrades the awarded gear to 279 item level on the Veteran-track. Any number of repeat completions award a Venom-Soaked Satchel containing gold, Adventurer Mistcrest, and more Voidlight Marl.
Gathering Perks and Hidden Toys
Each time the event is completed, players also gain the Cursed Land and Waters buff. This allows them to drain cursed and envenomated herb and ore nodes to obtain Cursebound Globe and Neutralized Venom Clot for crafting. Additionally, players can find six unique cursed fish for the Angler of The Coiled Isle achievement. This achievement awards a Sinful Pearl used to change the color of The Coiled Huntress underwater transformation.
Players can also earn achievements for completing all five distinct surges, while completing 300 total surges awards a prestigious title. Finally, a hidden toy awaits discovery by defeating the boss at the northeastern-most Cursed Surge location around coordinates 70, 33. Ss'akrithos is the only event boss that drops Diver's Key Fragments. Combining three of these fragments creates a Diver's Key, which players can take to the northern island around coordinates 65, 6 to open a Sunken Diver's Chest and obtain the Ancient Amani Mask.
