The Great Snowboar King — The true ruler of Dragonspine? is an elite enemy in Dragonspine, located to the East of Entombed City — Ancient Palace, south of the word "Ancient" on the map, and is part of the "Ah, Fresh Meat!" World Quest. It appears when all the snowboars in the area have been felled. There are warming areas to cure frostbite to the far North and South of the area if one needs them.
It drops the Great Snowboar King Meat and 6-10 Chilled Meat during the World Quest.
This encounter resets every day with the daily world reset at 4 AM server time, providing a consistent supply of 12-16 chilled meat (6-10 from the Boar King, 6 from the frozen boars) if needed.
There are three related achievements:
The Hunter Becomes the Hunted — Be defeated by the Great Snowboar King
Chill Out! — Defeat The Great Snowboar King while the latter is in berserker mode.
Assassin of Kings — Defeat the True Ruler of Dragonspine?
Strategy
- The Great Snowboar King's attacks are relatively easy to dodge, however they deal a ton of damage. Avoid getting hit by The Great Snowboar King at all costs.
- During his Berserker Mode, which is when his eyes glow red and have eye trails, being hit by his icicle attacks will be fatal. They will inflict Cryo on your character, making it difficult to move, as well as interrupt your character and stagger you momentarily. You may not have enough time to escape the radius of the next icicle.
- During his Berserker mode, stay away from The Great Snowboar King and attempt to hit him with ranged attacks. This will also be a good chance to alleviate the accumulated Sheer Cold. Head north from the battlefield, and within a short distance there will be a Ruin Brazier.
- Do not go too far away from The Great Snowboar King when approaching the Ruin Brazier, for the battle may restart. However, if you are in co-op with another player, the Snowboar King will not despawn; provided at least one of the players in co-op remain close to him.
- Try to make him charge at the wall, for it will leave him into vulnerable state. Be sure you make the time spent count attacking him however, for if he hits the wall too many times, he will enter Berserk mode.
- While he is in his Berserk mode, making him charge towards the wall will not make him dizzy, so be aware of not using this tactic while he is in this state.
