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[[File:Black_Kat_Event.png||thumb|380px|An official artwork of Black Kats and a knight with the [[Black Kat Cowl]] from the Kataclysmic Confrontation event.]]
The '''Kataclysmic Confrontation''' is an [[:Category:Events|event]]. 

==Overview==
{{Quote|Someone or something has summoned a horde of cursed Black Kats into the Clockworks. These shadowy beasts hunger for arcane power and raided the Moorcroft Manor Archives' precious collection of magical grimoires. In the wrong hands these ancient tomes could be catastrophic, but it turns out that Black Kats can't read, so they instead decided to just eat them. The residents of Moorcroft Manor would like you to retrieve the Ancient Pages of the magical grimoires that quite likely reside in the stomachs of Black Kats. We'll leave you to figure out just how to recover them...|[http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/73222 Forum Post]}}

==Gameplay==
[[Black Kat]]s drop {{Token|Ancient Page|20px}} tokens when defeated. Each Black Kat has a very small chance of dropping a {{mat|Book of Dark Rituals}}.

===Arcade===
While no special [[Scenario Room|scenario]]-like rooms show up in the arcade for this event, any [[kat]] type monster in any [[Stratum|depth 9]] or deeper clockworks level where kats can be encountered (arcade or mission) has a small chance of being replaced by a Black Kat. 

===Prestige===
[[File:Mission-Bad Luck and Brimstone.png|left|75px|link=Mission-Bad Luck and Brimstone]]
This event features three very similar Prestige Missions: "[[That Mold and Black Magic]]," "[[Bad Luck and Brimstone]]," and "[[Purr Terror]]," which are only available during this event. These three missions are in a rotation with each other, so only one of these three missions will be available once per day (vs. all three every day during the event). Each mission has 3 floors, all with this similar goal: locate and destroy a Black Kat nest, recovering as many Ancient Pages as you can. These rooms are identified by papers strewn all over the floor and a few partially eaten books. The player should be ready for a fight when stepping onto the party button.

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==Rewards and Prizes==
'''Token Exchange'''
{{main|Mysterious Alchemy Machine}}

Players can exchange their Ancient Page tokens with [[Montague]] in [[Moorcroft Manor]] for [[Kat Tribe Fetish]]es and various Kat gear. Players can then use these items to craft various kat-related gear at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine. 

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==Notes==
The Black Kats that appear in the final fight of the Prestige missions don't drop Ancient Pages.

The [[Deadnaught#Vile Deadnaught|Vile Deadnaught]] and [[Bombie#Choking Bombie|Choking Bombie]] monsters can only be encountered during this event.

Ancient Page tokens do not expire.

===Farming Tips===
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Since events last a short time, players like to figure out how to most efficiently obtain an event's prizes. For the Kataclysmic Confrontation, this means hunting Black Kats and gathering Ancient Pages. Complete the daily prestige (unless it is Purr Terror, see below) and then hunt for kats in the arcade or specific rank missions. Since black kats can show up anywhere there are kats, it is best to repeatedly search through areas that have a high number of kats to begin with. [[Candlestick Keep]]s and certain [[Scarlet Fortress]] areas have lots of kats, but these are not always readily available in the arcade. If the player wishes to hunt for kats and obtain pages as quickly as possible, and consistently:

*Repeating the first floor of the {{Mission|Alone in the Dark}} is a good way to go about it. This is depth 24. 
*The first floor of {{Mission|Weight of Darkness}} is another option if the player prefers to deal with poison instead of shock. This is depth 19.
*Repeating desired floors of the Purr Terror prestige, should it be available while farming, is also a nice option because the first floor of Purr Terror is a D24 ''Candlestick Keep: Noxious Night'', making it a deeper version of the first floor of Weight of Darkness. <br> It is important to not actually complete the prestige until after it has been farmed as desired - but be sure to complete it by the end of the prestige day.

All of these missions have a Candlestick Keep as the first floor and are Tier 3, making them ideal for repeated runs, but players tend to prefer Alone in the Dark or Purr Terror because they are deeper.

Difficulty level has no effect on the number of tokens dropped, but the Book of Dark Rituals is a material and as such likely has a better chance at being found on elite difficulty and in deeper depths, considering how other material drops work.{{fn|http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/87498}} Black Kats drop a number of these Ancient Page tokens in addition to other loot. According to {{release|2013-01-30}}, defeated Black Kats will drop:
* Black Kats do not spawn at all in Tier 1
* 1 Ancient Page in Tier 2
* 3 Ancient Pages in Tier 3

Please note that pages will not drop from a defeated black kat for players who join the party after it has spawned.

==Gallery==
<gallery widths=200px heights=150px>
File:Haven-Event-KC-TownSquare.png | [[Pembrooke]] will provide some information about the event.
File:KC-Gameplay 1.png             | Approaching a black kat nest. This one is found in [[That Mold and Black Magic]].
File:Monster-Black Kat 3.png       | A hungry, illiterate [[Black Kat]].
File:Monster-Margrel.png           | A fight with [[Margrel]] involves the <br> [[Book of Dark Rituals]].
</gallery>

==Calendar==
This event has happened several times. Below is a calendar for each occurrence of this event. Note that not all related content is available for every event - for example, the [[Katastrophe Prize Box]] was not available during the 4th event, even though it was introduced in a previous event. Sometimes Katastrophe-related things occur outside of event time frames, as seen with the [[Kat Suit]] from the {{PrizeBox|Katastrophe Returns}}. 

Gear at the Mysterious Alchemy Machine can be crafted at any time, so long as the player has the required components in their inventory. [[Montague]] will also always have items for trade.

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{{CalendarTable
| # = 1
| news # = 71
| start = 30 January 2013
| end = 13 February 2013
| duration = 14 days
| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/73222 Forum]
| notes = Several of the [[Mysterious Alchemy Machine|kat helmets]] were introduced during this event. 

The {{PrizeBox|Moorcroft}} was introduced during this event.

Related Patch Notes: [[Release Notes 2013-01-30|1]], [[Release Notes 2013-02-13|2]].
}}

{{CalendarTable
| # = 2
| news # = 87
| start = 21 August 2013
| end = 28 August 2013
| duration = 8 days
| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/87401 Forum]
| notes = The [[Zombie Bellhop]] furniture item was introduced during this event. 

Related Patch Notes: [[Release Notes 2013-08-21|1]], [[Release Notes 2013-08-28|2]]
}}

{{CalendarTable
| # = 3
| news # = 111
| start = 30 April 2014
| end = 12 May 2014
| duration = 13 days
| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/100025 Forum]
| notes = The [[Seraphynx (Black Kat)]] and the {{PrizeBox|Katastrophe}} were introduced during this event. 

Related Patch Notes: [[Release Notes 2014-04-30|1]]
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{{CalendarTable
| # = 4
| news # = 126
| start = 17 September 2014
| end = 29 September 2014
| duration = 13 days
| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/104627 Forum]
| notes = Several of the [[Mysterious Alchemy Machine|kat armors]] were introduced during this event. 

Related Patch Notes: none
}}


{{CalendarTable
| #        = 5
| news #   = 156
| start    = 03 June 2015
| end      = 16 June 2015
| duration = 14 days
| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/110016 Forum]
| notes    = The {{PrizeBox|Wicked}} was introduced during this event.

Related Patch Notes: none
}}

{{CalendarTable
| #        = 6
| news #   = 182
| start    = 03 February 2016
| end      = 16 February 2016
| duration = 14 days
| forum announcement = [http://forums.spiralknights.com/en/node/113473 Forum]
| notes    = The {{PrizeBox|Katastrophe Returns}} was available for the second time during this event.

Related Patch Notes: none
}}

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==See Also==
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[[Category:Events]]
[[Category:Kataclysmic Confrontation|*]]