Onyx Scarab
- Temple guardian
- Shifting Sands
Onyx Scarab is a temple guardian summoned at the Desert Temple ground ruins (Rock Lake) altar on Shifting Sands. Its three tiers need Awareness 35, 45, 55 and Worship Containers.
A scarab boss fight. Official Shifting Sands screenshot.
Boss facts
- Location
- Desert Temple ground ruins (Rock Lake)
- Levels
- Boss level 40, 50, 60; summon level 35, 45, 55
- Equipment set
- Drops the materials for the Holy Light equipment set.
- Notes
- Guards the Glorious Hymn mask. Patch #5 removed its self-heal.
Summon tiers
| Tier | Summon level | Boss level | Summon materials |
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| Fierce Onyx Scarab | 35 | 40 |
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| Berserk Onyx Scarab | 45 | 50 |
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| Onyx Scarab of Doom | 55 | 60 |
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Summon level is the Awareness level the altar requires. Each tier is a separate summon with its own Steam achievement.
Steam achievements
Fierce Onyx ScarabDefeat the Fierce Onyx Scarab. Unlocked by 5.5% of Steam players.
Berserk Onyx ScarabDefeat the Berserk Onyx Scarab. Unlocked by 1.7% of Steam players.
Onyx Scarab of DoomDefeat the Onyx Scarab of Doom. Unlocked by 1.1% of Steam players.
Unlock rates read from the Steam achievement list on 12 November 2026; they count owners, not attempts.
Guides that cover Onyx Scarab
Masks guide - Mimicry, mask level, Ascension and Red CrystalsHow Soulmask masks work in 1.0 - switching masks, mask nodes and level 10 skills, Yellow Crystals for Mimicry, Mimicry Ascension, Restrictive Modules and Red Crystals.
Guardian bosses - summon items, order and levelsHow to summon Soulmask temple guardians in 1.0 - Worship Containers, Fierce, Berserk and Doom tiers, summon levels, a boss order for both maps, and the two Central Core fights.- How to beat every Soulmask guardian: gear, weapons and countersFight plans for all eight Soulmask temple guardians and both Central Cores in 1.0: the gear tier, weapon, mask, resistances and tribesmen each fight needs, and the attacks that kill most players.
Shifting Sands guide - start, regions, World Portals and map-locked itemsHow to start the Shifting Sands DLC map, what a World Portal copies between saves, which items only work on one map, the regions in order, ore locations and sandstorm protection.
Patch notes since 1.0 - what changed for playersEvery Soulmask update from the 1.0 launch to patch #25 on 12 November 2026, with the gameplay changes that alter tribesmen, masks, bosses, ships, modes and servers.
Sources
- Soulmask Database boss page (game data, build 25955423)
- Steam global achievements (names, objectives and unlock rates, 12 November 2026)