Queen Ant is the epic boss of the Ant Nest. She rests in a chamber at the bottom of the nest, guarded by 33 ants. She first appears in Chronicle 10 (Hero's Arsenal). Before that, only her Guard Ants are in the chamber.
After a kill, Queen Ant comes back about 24 to 36 hours later, always between 20:00 and 21:00 (server time), at a random minute. She stays until someone kills her. The raid boss list in the Community Board shows the earliest time she can appear.
Queen Ant's weaknesses
| Weak to | Effect |
|---|---|
| Fire | Fire skills, and hits from a fire-attribute weapon, deal about twice their normal damage. She answers most fire skills with Hold Sting, so fire casters get rooted. |
| Daggers | Queen Ant takes 25% more damage from dagger attacks. |
| Magic | Her physical defence is more than twice her magic defence, so magic gets through more easily. |
| Insect bonuses | Queen Ant is an Insect, so bonuses against Insects work on her. For example,  Eye of Hunter (Duelist, Dreadnought) gives +40% damage. |
What Queen Ant resists
Queen Ant has 90% resistance to stun, sleep, root, paralysis and fear. These almost never land, so do not waste them. All her ants have the same resistance.
How Queen Ant fights
Queen Ant does not attack first, but she joins the fight as soon as she or the ants near her are attacked. Standing far away does not keep you safe.
| Skill | What it does | Used on |
|---|---|---|
| Insect Shock | Hits everyone in front of her and stuns them for 4 seconds. | Attackers close to her |
| Hold Sting | Roots the target for 10 seconds and slows it by 30% for 15 seconds. | Attackers at mid range, and most players who hit her with a fire skill |
| Poison Sting | Roots, poisons and slows the target. | Attackers far away from her |
She cannot be pulled out of her chamber. If she leaves it, or is hit by someone standing outside it, she jumps back to the middle of the chamber and forgets everyone who attacked her.
The ants
Queen Ant is guarded by 33 ants, all level 80 Insects.
| Ant | Count | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Guard Ant | 25 | Aggressive. 7 stand near the Queen and 18 fill the rest of the chamber. They stay even while she is dead, and switch to a random target now and then. |
| Royal Guard Ant | 4 | Stays next to the Queen and fights for her. Much tougher than a Guard Ant. |
| Nurse Ant | 3 | Heals the Queen whenever she is hit. Also heals the Larva. |
| Queen Ant Larva | 1 | Sits next to the Queen. Does not fight back. |
Notable drops
The loot goes to the player who dealt the most damage, and their party.
| Item | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
 Ring of Queen Ant | 1 | 30% |
 Scroll: Enchant Weapon (D) | 1 - 3 | 20% |
Queen Ant also drops Adena and a few D-grade weapons, armour pieces and jewels on each kill.