Krait

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Found along the Tarnished Coast, the Krait rival even the Charr for viciousness and cruel ingenuity. These semi-intelligent creatures are vicious and xenophobic, attacking all other species on sight. Little is known about the elusive krait, but a few witnesses describe an army of slithering, serpentine warriors that seem able to transform in the middle of battle into numerous—and much more dangerous—forms. The reports are incomplete at best, as survivors of these encounters are often too hysterical to recall any salient details.

— The Guild Wars Eye of the North Manuscript

List of hostile NPCs

Location	Name	Trophy
Guild Wars Eye of the North
Tarnished Coast	18...19 (25) ; 20...24 (26) Krait Neoss 20...24 (26) Krait Devouss 20...24 (26) Krait Necross 20...24 (26) Krait Hypnoss 20...24 (26) Krait Arcanoss	Krait Skin

Notes

• Krait Neoss often transform using Metamorphosis. Killing a Krait Neoss before it transforms does not stop the process but it does count as a separate kill from the reformed Krait.
  • You can take advantage of the Metamorphosis skill to divide their teams. New Krait created by this skill will aid any other Krait they see around, but are not part of their old group, so if you lure Krait far away from their spot, those that stop to transform will break aggro and forget about your party, staying behind. This way, a party of 6 Krait Neoss can be divided into a group of 3 and 3 separate evolved Krait that you may manage to fight separately.
  • You don't have to kill transformed Krait to earn credit for vanquishing.

Trivia

The Guild Wars 2 Wiki has an article on Krait.

• Krait is the common name for snakes of the Bungarus genus.
• In Star Wars, sand dragons from Tatooine are called Krayts.
• Krait names are Greek and Latin in origin.

Name	Root word	Language	Meaning
Arcanoss	arcanus	Latin	secret
Devouss	devovere	Latin	to vow
Hypnoss	hypnos	Greek	sleep
Necross	nekros	Greek	corpse
Neoss	neo	Greek	new