Karutan

Karutan is two maps in sequence, 80 and 81, which sit past Aida. Together they hold nine species, from level 99 to 120, and a total of 332 live monsters, which puts them among the densest maps in the game. The usable range runs from level 200 to 320.

What sets Karutan apart from other maps in the same bracket is the infrastructure: Karutan 1 has three vaults and two shops, including a merchant who sells weapons with luck and an additional option. No other hunting ground in this bracket has that.

• 2linked maps
• 332live monsters
• 99 to 120monster level
• 63spots on the minimap

How to get there

The ways back are (116,44) in Karutan 1, which returns you to Aida, and (161,8) in Karutan 2, which returns you to Karutan 1. Whoever dies in Karutan 2 respawns in Karutan 1, which is a quiet but real advantage: you do not get thrown back to Lorencia.

Karutan 1

Five species and 166 monsters, with two of them holding almost all of it: the Venomous Chain Scorpion and the Bone Scorpion add up to 121 of the 166. The numbers are the server design values; during closed testing the monsters are temporarily weaker.

The Bone Scorpion is the best value on the map: 69 units, level 103, and only 283 defense, nearly half the defense of his neighbors at a similar level. He dies faster than his health suggests.

Karutan 2

Four species and 161 monsters, with the Condra and the Narcondra taking up 121 of them. It is a step above Karutan 1 in level, but the layout is the same: two species dominate the map and the other two are extras.

What drops here

No exclusive drop on either map. The global groups apply, and every monster in Karutan is past level 76, so jewel at 0.1% and excellent at 0.01% drop on both. Zen on half the kills and a random item on 30%.

The Gold Medal at 0.2% requires a monster of level up to 110, so it comes from the Venomous Chain Scorpion (99), the Bone Scorpion (103), the Orcus (105) and the Gollock (108), and it does not come from Crypta, Crypos, Condra or Narcondra. That works in the farmer's favor, because the four that give medals are exactly the densest part of the two maps.

NPCs

They are all in Karutan 1. Karutan 2 has no NPC at all.

Three vaults on the same map is something not even Lorencia has. That makes Karutan 1 one of the best long haul farming bases in the game: you can hunt, store, buy potions and go back without leaving the screen.

Is it worth it?

Very much so, and it is underrated. Karutan 1 has 29 regular spots and 3 hot spots, and Karutan 2 has 28 regular and 3 hot spots, for a total of 63 markers between the two.

• AidaThe previous map, the only entrance to Karutan.
• NPC shopsWhat each merchant sells and for how much.
• Farming spotsThe 63 markers across both Karutans.