The Swarm Leader  

a rare creature
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Ugly little guy. Hits harder than any other Netherbian I found, and doesn't cast. He drops the Netherbian Chiten every time, I believe.

The /con is solid. If you think you can take him (it?), you probably can.

Merrikat, ranger, emarr.

Category: EverQuest
This page last modified 2008-01-02 15:05:33.

Level: 29
Expansion: Shadows of Luclin
NPC Added: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
NPC Last Updated: 2021-06-05 18:32:08

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# Oct 02 2017 at 6:44 AM Rating: Decent
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Pwnd!
# Apr 30 2008 at 5:54 AM Rating: Decent
killed to day by a 25 sk/average geared
Very Easy
# May 21 2006 at 7:33 PM Rating: Decent
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Took him down today with 21 Sk, 22 Cleric, 24 Ranger, 17 Ranger, 17 Wizard, and 20 Rogue. There were 2 drones and 2 trogodytes also, so only the Sk and ranger (24) were tankign him with cleric healing. Dropped netherbian chitin
Stats
# Mar 13 2004 at 4:48 PM Rating: Decent
AC is 22, contrary to all the WRONG posts, and on the only mac server(al kabor) they only go for 100pp.
RE: Stats
# Oct 12 2004 at 11:48 AM Rating: Default
eh, im on mac server, and its AC20 str2 svf10

and probably goes for crap in bazaar like all the other low level obtainable items. 26 ranger solod this guy and got it.
were does he spawn?
# Sep 30 2003 at 5:01 PM Rating: Decent
i think i could have some fun killing this guy with my shammy :P but does anyone know were he spawns?

56 shammy.........mocho
54 monk...........stakly
Karana server
Easy
# Jul 21 2002 at 6:55 PM Rating: Default
Me, A 27 Warrior and a guildie a 25 Rogue, took him easily with a few adds, doesnt hit for more than 30 and has really low HP.
RE: Easy
# Dec 23 2003 at 8:20 AM Rating: Default
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I took down the Swarm Leader twice yesterday. His maximum hit was for 54 damage, most of the rest were between 15 and 30 damage. He bashes and stuns maybe twice as often as the Drones and Warriors. He hit me for about 660 damage and took around 1350 damage from me. The con is dead on: if you think you can take him then you probably can. Here's my edited log of the 2 minute fight:
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:37 2003] You begin casting Snare.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:39 2003] Your target resisted the Snare spell.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:39 2003] Your Cougar Claw Earring flickers with a pale light.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:44 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 24 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:45 2003] Targeted (NPC): The Swarm Leader
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:45 2003] Right click on the NPC to consider it.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:48 2003] Auto attack is on.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:52 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 43 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:54 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 66 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:55 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 5 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:56 2003] You try to slash The Swarm Leader, but The Swarm Leader dodges!
[Mon Dec 22 20:41:58 2003] Your spell fizzles!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:00 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to kick YOU, but YOU dodge!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:00 2003] Your spell fizzles!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:01 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 19 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:01 2003] You try to slash The Swarm Leader, but The Swarm Leader ripostes!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:01 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 3 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:02 2003] You begin casting Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:04 2003] Your spell is interrupted.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:04 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 22 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:04 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to rend YOU, but YOU dodge!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:06 2003] You try to kick The Swarm Leader, but The Swarm Leader parries!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:07 2003] You begin casting Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:07 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to rend YOU, but YOU parry!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:09 2003] The Swarm Leader is engulfed by a swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:09 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 74 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:10 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 5 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:11 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:13 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 19 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:14 2003] You try to slash The Swarm Leader, but The Swarm Leader dodges!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:16 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to bash YOU, but YOU parry!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:16 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 5 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:17 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:19 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 68 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:19 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 16 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:19 2003] Your spell fizzles!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:21 2003] You begin casting Snare.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:22 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 49 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:22 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 27 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:23 2003] Your spell is interrupted.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:23 2003] You try to slash The Swarm Leader, but miss!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:23 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:25 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 40 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:25 2003] You begin casting Snare.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:27 2003] Your target resisted the Snare spell.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:27 2003] Your Cougar Claw Earring flickers with a pale light.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:27 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 47 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:27 2003] You try to slash The Swarm Leader, but The Swarm Leader dodges!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:28 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 19 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:29 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:29 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 6 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:31 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to rend YOU, but YOU parry!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:51 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 19 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:51 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:51 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 81 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:51 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 62 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 39 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to kick YOU, but YOU dodge!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 32 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 6 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 35 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 79 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:52 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 16 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:53 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:53 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 27 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:53 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 54 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:54 2003] Silverstars begins to cast a spell.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:54 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 34 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:54 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 50 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:54 2003] You kick The Swarm Leader for 13 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:54 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 27 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:54 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:56 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 31 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:56 2003] You are stunned!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:56 2003] The Swarm Leader bashes YOU for 1 point of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:58 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to rend YOU, but misses!
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:58 2003] You have become better at 2H Slashing! (138)
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:58 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 42 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:58 2003] You are unstunned.
[Mon Dec 22 20:42:59 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:00 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 50 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:01 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 11 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:05 2003] The Swarm Leader has taken 13 damage from your Stinging Swarm.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:05 2003] Your Stinging Swarm spell has worn off.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:05 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 31 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:07 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 41 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:07 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 54 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:07 2003] You kick The Swarm Leader for 10 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:10 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 16 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:10 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 3 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:12 2003] The Swarm Leader bashes YOU for 3 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:14 2003] You try to kick The Swarm Leader, but The Swarm Leader parries!
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:14 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 71 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:15 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 5 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:15 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 35 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:17 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 43 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:19 2003] The Swarm Leader rends YOU for 41 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:19 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 10 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:19 2003] You try to slash The Swarm Leader, but miss!
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:20 2003] The Swarm Leader tries to bash YOU, but misses!
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:21 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 69 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:21 2003] You kick The Swarm Leader for 4 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:22 2003] Your target is too far away, get closer!
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:23 2003] Silverstars begins to cast a spell.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:23 2003] You begin casting Snare.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:25 2003] Your target resisted the Snare spell.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:25 2003] Your Cougar Claw Earring flickers with a pale light.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:30 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 53 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:33 2003] You begin casting Snare.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:35 2003] The Swarm Leader has been ensnared.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:35 2003] Your Cougar Claw Earring flickers with a pale light.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:38 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 39 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:40 2003] You kick The Swarm Leader for 12 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:42 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 64 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:42 2003] You slash The Swarm Leader for 65 points of damage.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:42 2003] You have slain The Swarm Leader!
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:42 2003] You gain experience!!
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:42 2003] The Swarm Leader's corpse drops to the ground, life gone in the blink of an eye.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:46 2003] You receive 7 gold, 10 silver and 15 copper as your split.
[Mon Dec 22 20:43:50 2003] You cannot loot this Lore Item. You already have one.

I didn't realize the chitin was lore so I did a /shout to get someone to loot it before it rotted. The Netherbian Chitin sells for around 30 - 40 pp on the Stromm server (my price)although I've seen it being flogged for 100pp
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RE: Easy
# Apr 10 2003 at 3:35 PM Rating: Decent
He's got higher hps and does hit harder. I can verify that. My 34 ranger killed him after leading about 6 adds to the guards and keeping the Swarmer rooted. Dropped the BP.
RE: Easy
# Sep 13 2002 at 2:25 PM Rating: Decent
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They must've changed him. He seems to have a lot more hp now and hits for a lot more, upwards of 50 and 60 tops from what I've seen.
Gotta kill 4 Swarmcallers
# Jul 01 2002 at 9:56 AM Rating: Decent
In order to get this guy to spawn you have to kill 4 netherbian swarmcallers. A GM told me this before, and when I did it he spawned. He has no place holders and will spawn anywhere.


-27 bard Cheetoer-
#Anonymous, Posted: Jul 01 2002 at 9:55 AM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) In order to get this guy to spawn you have to kill 4 netherbian swarmcallers. A GM told me this before, and when I did it he spawned. He has no place holders and will spawn anywhere.
Trog king
# Jun 30 2002 at 2:02 PM Rating: Default
24 Warrior Woodelf

Ok I was in a Grp and i rolled and Got this. by any chance does something like this Drop on the Trog King too? Netherebian Drones conned LB to me at 23 so i dont think ill be killin the Trog King anytime soon bymyself
RE: Trog king
# Dec 29 2002 at 8:07 PM Rating: Decent
Trog King drops a Beastlord/Shaman only Kilt (leggings) that have fairly good stats, but it's lore like the Neth Chitin, so just expect to get a few and sell them. Trog King was easy for my 3 person group (me as 26 ranger, 24 rogue and 26 Bard) since he was blue along with another trog and I looted it. Hope that helps some!
29?
# Jun 19 2002 at 5:19 PM Rating: Decent
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I'm a lvl 38 druid that killed this guy and I doubt he was 29 because at 38 he conned dark blue to me

Galgond Cloudburst
Druid of the 38th Season
not the only place
# May 29 2002 at 3:39 AM Rating: Default
Just thought I would put this up but the Netherbian Lair is not the only place this drops.

As of 28 May 2002 this dropped for me in Dawnshroud Peaks in the Hopper / Sambata cave off of a Tribal Shaman I think it was.

Stupid loot for how difficult that area is but knowledge is power. So here ya go.
Chitin Price
# May 05 2002 at 4:30 PM Rating: Default
I sold the Netherbian Chitin for 50pp!
#Anonymous, Posted: May 01 2002 at 8:51 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post)
Faction
# Apr 12 2002 at 2:55 PM Rating: Excellent
Do you take any faction hits for killing him?

Edited, Fri Apr 12 15:50:07 2002
RE: Faction
# Apr 15 2002 at 11:10 AM Rating: Excellent
There doesn't seem to be a faction hit for the netherbians, trogs, or fungoids. There are faction hits for the guards, though.

Edited, Mon Apr 15 12:04:54 2002
i got a deal
# Apr 09 2002 at 11:59 PM Rating: Default
i sold mine for 800pp shibby then i died
Spawn time?
# Mar 31 2002 at 4:19 PM Rating: Default
What is the spawn time on him?
RE: Spawn time?
# Apr 18 2002 at 11:35 PM Rating: Decent
The maximum spawn time for this guy is only 1 hour, and sometimes, he spawns even more often. He drops the chitin every time, but too bad it's a lore item :(

Logok
Halfling Druid
Tholuxe-Paells Server

"I will bite my thumb at them, which is a disgrace to them if they bear it"

~ Romeo and Juliet: 1st scene line: 43 ~

Edited, Fri Apr 19 00:49:11 2002
i got chitin cheap
# Mar 25 2002 at 1:07 AM Rating: Decent
I bought the chitin for only 200pp. It looks very good on me with my skull-shaped barbute. I look like a tiny storm trooper thing.


Billybobbean
20th season
Gnome warrior
Xev server

"The few. The proud. The gnomes" GNOME POWA!!!!
This Thing
# Mar 20 2002 at 2:03 AM Rating: Default
It seems like great armor for a pally or cleric twink. Someone on Brell tried to sell this to me the other day for 500pp LOL. I offered her 100 for it which I think is more than it's worth. I couldn't get rid of one of them on Ayonae Ro for even close to 100pp. Different server but still..
Gards Helping
# Mar 05 2002 at 9:45 PM Rating: Default
If you were like 27 or so would it work if you traind him on a gard and heald him till the gard died and then took him out the rest of the way?
RE: Gards Helping
# Mar 20 2002 at 12:14 AM Rating: Decent
Uhhh, 'scuse me, but uh, you can't heal NPCs =p
#Anonymous, Posted: Feb 28 2002 at 5:11 PM, Rating: Sub-Default, (Expand Post) These Things I uesd to think were the ultimate monsters! But theyre just needle clawed hoppers in wierd suits!!! But These "Netherbians" Are Actually LVL 220!!! God. No wonder they've been called "only somewhat intelligent."
Easy
# Feb 26 2002 at 10:58 PM Rating: Default
I solo'ed him very easily with a mildly twinked 22 SK...never had to use HT and only had about 600hp when i started he does seem to regen at a rather high rate
RE: Easy
# Jun 10 2002 at 5:51 PM Rating: Decent
i think u got really really nice uber gear for you lv22 SK.this mob is lv 29.
RE: Easy
# Jun 24 2002 at 3:33 PM Rating: Decent
Yeah, since a 22 SK only has around 600-650 HP in normal gear.
Where exactly?
# Feb 21 2002 at 4:08 PM Rating: Default
Is it a random spawn or does he spawn in a certain tunnel? I'm looking at a map of this zone on EQAtlas and there are two Netherbianalien tunnels listed but no spawn place for the Swarm Leader.
RE: Where exactly?
# Mar 21 2002 at 7:02 AM Rating: Excellent
Had a group going in their tonight. We pulled it out from the tunnel that goes left from the giant column as if you were entering the zone from the nexus. Killed it about 5 or 6 times. I'm guesing he spawns in that tunnel.

Surash Markov
lvl 20 Vahl Shir Beastlord
Karana Server
RE: Where exactly?
# Mar 21 2002 at 7:01 AM Rating: Default
Had a group going in their tonight. We pulled it out from the tunnel that goes left from the giant column as if you were entering the zone from the nexus. Killed it about 5 or 6 times. I'm guesing he spawns in that tunnel.
RE: Where exactly?
# Feb 26 2002 at 9:17 AM Rating: Decent
not sure where exactly he spawns but he does wander around the caves. Does not see invis. Get a tracker to help, he is easy to be found. No idea how hard he hits for tho since i took him down real fast while pasing tho to Maidens.
Not bad for a twink item 8)

and the swarmcaller is NOT his ph since i saw them both up on track
Price
# Feb 16 2002 at 5:19 PM Rating: Default
Well, as a lvl 28 Rogue, not THAT well equipped, i took him out solo. Untwinked.

It's worth around 500pp.

Nice price for a sell-item.

Nillabun, Mithaniel Marr.
Lvl 29 atm, Rogue.
RE: Price
# Feb 18 2002 at 8:03 PM Rating: Default
You guys are so full of it 500pp? NO way dude these things are worth 150pp TOPS i bought one for 45pp These aren't worth that much.
RE: Price
# May 03 2002 at 2:51 PM Rating: Decent
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5.5pp is what I paid, from an NPC merchant in Shadow Haven, with high charisma but indifferent faction.

That's not a misprint - five and a half plat.
PC
# Feb 10 2002 at 1:54 PM Rating: Default
Me (lvl41 warrior) and my Cuz (26 cleric) were just kiling stuff all over and found him he was light blue and easy as hell to kill But What is the PC on the Chitin?? i looted it and a Hammer that sold for 5pp
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