Sandstorm!

This article is about the meta event in Dry Top. For the Elementalist skill, see Sandstorm.

Sandstorm!

Location

Dry Top
(Maguuma Wastes)

Event type

Meta event

Level

80

Total events

17

Followed by

Crash Site

API

API

Sandstorm! is a meta event that takes place in Dry Top and involves completing events to help the Zephyrites during the sandstorm. Certain champions will spawn depending on the Tier of Favor of the Zephyrites reached by the end of the prior Crash Site meta. Buried Locked Chests are also revealed and can be looted. After the sandstorm passes, the Crash Site meta event begins again.

The sandstorm from above Unswept Uplands.

Objectives

• The sandstorm has uncovered buried locked chests. Purchase and use Zephyrite lockpicks to open them.
• Favor of the Zephyrites (Tier x)
• Merchants have new items available!
• The sandstorm will dissipate in: 20:00

Dynamic events

See also: Dry Top/event table

At xx:40 (event start)

• Escort Haze to safety (80)
• Carry and detonate explosives to demolish the cave-in debris while avoiding tunneling devourers (80)
• Stop the skritt burglar before it escapes with the treasure (80)
• Cull the encroaching dust mites threatening the Zephyrites (80)
• Stop the skritt from stealing Zephyrite crystals and returning them to their queen (80)
• [Group Event] Defeat the legendary giant before the sandstorm dissipates (80)
• Protect Researcher Eway while he examines inert dust mites (80)

At xx:45 (T-15:00 to end)

• One of five Slay the rare creature event champions in the following repeated rotation (see schedule below for upcoming):
  • [Group Event] Slay the rare creature (80) (Sol Eater)
  • [Group Event] Slay the rare creature (80) (Sand Savage)
  • [Group Event] Slay the rare creature (80) (Bloodscale)
  • [Group Event] Slay the rare creature (80) (Grit)
  • [Group Event] Slay the rare creature (80) (Dune Soarer)
• If Favor of the Zephyrites Tier 2 was reached: [Group Event] Defeat the champion devourer queen (80)

At xx:50 (T-10:00 to end)

• Escort Haze to safety (80)
• Carry and detonate explosives to demolish the cave-in debris while avoiding tunneling devourers (80)
• Cull the encroaching dust mites threatening the Zephyrites (80)
• Stop the skritt from stealing Zephyrite crystals and returning them to their queen (80)
• If Favor of the Zephyrites Tier 3 was reached: Save the chickens trapped in the dust mite twister (80)
• If Favor of the Zephyrites Tier 3 was reached: [Group Event] Defeat the dust mite twister! (80)
• If Favor of the Zephyrites Tier 4 was reached: [Group Event] Defeat Queen Chrii'kkt IV and her royal subjects (80)

At xx:55 (T-5:00 to end)

• If Favor of the Zephyrites Tier 4 was reached: [Group Event] Defeat the dust monster! (80)

At xx:56:30 (T-3:30 to end)

• If Favor of the Zephyrites Tier 5 was reached: [Group Event] Defeat the giant beetle (80)

Event schedule

The event occurs at xx:40 of every hour, starting immediately after Crash Site, and lasts for 20 minutes. A new cycle will begin at the start of the next hour and Favor of the Zephyrites is reset.

Previous period

Next period

00:00 UTC

Slay the rare creature schedule

Sol Eater schedule:

Server time	Local time
2026 Jun 05 04:45 UTC	04:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 09:45 UTC	09:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 14:45 UTC	14:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 19:45 UTC	19:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 00:45 UTC	00:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 05:45 UTC	05:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 10:45 UTC	10:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 15:45 UTC	15:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 20:45 UTC	20:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 01:45 UTC	01:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 06:45 UTC	06:45 UTC
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2026 Jun 07 11:45 UTC	11:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 16:45 UTC	16:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 21:45 UTC	21:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 02:45 UTC	02:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 07:45 UTC	07:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 12:45 UTC	12:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 17:45 UTC	17:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 22:45 UTC	22:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 03:45 UTC	03:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 08:45 UTC	08:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 13:45 UTC	13:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 18:45 UTC	18:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 23:45 UTC	23:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 04:45 UTC	04:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 09:45 UTC	09:45 UTC

Sand Savage schedule:

Server time	Local time
2026 Jun 05 00:45 UTC	00:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 05:45 UTC	05:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 10:45 UTC	10:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 15:45 UTC	15:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 20:45 UTC	20:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 01:45 UTC	01:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 06:45 UTC	06:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 11:45 UTC	11:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 16:45 UTC	16:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 21:45 UTC	21:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 02:45 UTC	02:45 UTC
Show more dates and times
2026 Jun 07 07:45 UTC	07:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 12:45 UTC	12:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 17:45 UTC	17:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 22:45 UTC	22:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 03:45 UTC	03:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 08:45 UTC	08:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 13:45 UTC	13:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 18:45 UTC	18:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 23:45 UTC	23:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 04:45 UTC	04:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 09:45 UTC	09:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 14:45 UTC	14:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 19:45 UTC	19:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 00:45 UTC	00:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 05:45 UTC	05:45 UTC

Bloodscale schedule:

Server time	Local time
2026 Jun 05 01:45 UTC	01:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 06:45 UTC	06:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 11:45 UTC	11:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 16:45 UTC	16:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 21:45 UTC	21:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 02:45 UTC	02:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 07:45 UTC	07:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 12:45 UTC	12:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 17:45 UTC	17:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 22:45 UTC	22:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 03:45 UTC	03:45 UTC
Show more dates and times
2026 Jun 07 08:45 UTC	08:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 13:45 UTC	13:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 18:45 UTC	18:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 23:45 UTC	23:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 04:45 UTC	04:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 09:45 UTC	09:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 14:45 UTC	14:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 19:45 UTC	19:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 00:45 UTC	00:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 05:45 UTC	05:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 10:45 UTC	10:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 15:45 UTC	15:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 20:45 UTC	20:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 01:45 UTC	01:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 06:45 UTC	06:45 UTC

Grit schedule:

Server time	Local time
2026 Jun 05 02:45 UTC	02:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 07:45 UTC	07:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 12:45 UTC	12:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 17:45 UTC	17:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 22:45 UTC	22:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 03:45 UTC	03:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 08:45 UTC	08:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 13:45 UTC	13:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 18:45 UTC	18:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 23:45 UTC	23:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 04:45 UTC	04:45 UTC
Show more dates and times
2026 Jun 07 09:45 UTC	09:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 14:45 UTC	14:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 19:45 UTC	19:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 00:45 UTC	00:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 05:45 UTC	05:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 10:45 UTC	10:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 15:45 UTC	15:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 20:45 UTC	20:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 01:45 UTC	01:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 06:45 UTC	06:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 11:45 UTC	11:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 16:45 UTC	16:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 21:45 UTC	21:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 02:45 UTC	02:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 07:45 UTC	07:45 UTC

Dune Soarer schedule:

Server time	Local time
2026 Jun 05 03:45 UTC	03:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 08:45 UTC	08:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 13:45 UTC	13:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 18:45 UTC	18:45 UTC
2026 Jun 05 23:45 UTC	23:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 04:45 UTC	04:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 09:45 UTC	09:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 14:45 UTC	14:45 UTC
2026 Jun 06 19:45 UTC	19:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 00:45 UTC	00:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 05:45 UTC	05:45 UTC
Show more dates and times
2026 Jun 07 10:45 UTC	10:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 15:45 UTC	15:45 UTC
2026 Jun 07 20:45 UTC	20:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 01:45 UTC	01:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 06:45 UTC	06:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 11:45 UTC	11:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 16:45 UTC	16:45 UTC
2026 Jun 08 21:45 UTC	21:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 02:45 UTC	02:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 07:45 UTC	07:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 12:45 UTC	12:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 17:45 UTC	17:45 UTC
2026 Jun 09 22:45 UTC	22:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 03:45 UTC	03:45 UTC
2026 Jun 10 08:45 UTC	08:45 UTC

Related achievements

• Dry Top: Buried Treasure: Challenger Cliffs — Find and open 1 buried locked chest in Challenger Cliffs. (3)
• Dry Top: Buried Treasure: Prospect Valley — Find and open 1 buried locked chest in Prospect Valley. (3)
• Dry Top: Buried Treasure: Uplands — Find and open 1 buried locked chest in Treadrock Uplands, Uplands Oasis, or Unswept Uplands. (3)
• Dry Top: Chickenado Chaser — Catch a chicken out of the dust mite twister. Active during the sandstorm at tier 3 or greater. (2)
• Dry Top: Ruler of Shinies — Defeat Queen Chrii'kkt IV. Active during the sandstorm at tier 4 or greater. (5)
• Dry Top: Sand Shield — Prevent Researcher Eway from falling below 25% health during a Challenger Cliffs sandstorm. (5)
• Return to The Dragon's Reach: Treasure Hunter: Challenger Cliffs — Find and open 10 buried locked chests in the Challenger Cliffs. (0)
• Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement: Treasure Hunter: Prospect Valley — Find and open 10 buried locked chests in Prospect Valley, Dry Top. (0)
• Return to Gates of Maguuma and Entanglement: Treasure Hunter: Uplands — Find and open 10 buried locked chests in the Treadrock Uplands, Uplands Oasis, or Unswept Uplands. (0)
• Astralaria I: The Device: Primeval Runescroll — Search the buried chests of Dry Top once they have been uncovered during a sandstorm.
• Kraitkin I: The Experimental Trident: Dune Soarer Tentacle — Harvested from the Dune Soarer in Dry Top.
• Quip III: Chaos Gun: Prank the Sand Giant — Throw a trickster's pie at the Sand Giant in Dry Top.
• The Flameseeker Prophecies III: The Chosen: Felling the Giant — Bring an Anthology of Heroes to the defeat of the Legendary Sand Giant in Dry Top.
• The Juggernaut I: The Experimental Hammer: Kneel before the Legendary Sand Giant — Kneel before the Legendary Sand Giant in the Unswept Uplands of Dry Top.
• The Minstrel III: The Bard: Song of the Zephyrites — Find a Zephyrites Music Box in a Buried Locked Chest in Dry Top and listen to some of the Song of the Zephyrites.
• The Predator III: The Hunter: Assassinate Queen Chrii'kkt IV — Defeat Queen Chrii'kkt IV in Dry Top.

Notes

• Each event rewards two Geodes plus two per level of the Favor of the Zephyrites and Piles of Silky Sand.
• Uncompleted events from the previous Crash Site meta event may linger during this meta event, but they will still offer the rewards of Crash Site.

Bug:

Sometimes the xx:56:30 [Group Event] Defeat the giant beetle (80) event doesn't start, despite Favor of the Zephyrites being at least Tier 5.

References

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Dry Top