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| Health | 20 |
| Defense | 70 |
| Accuracy | 90 |
| Damage | 6-11 (clumping = 2) |
| Regen delay | 20 |
| Movement delay | 100 |
| Attack delay | 100 |
| Attack pattern | {{{attackpattern}}} |
| Behavior | Immune to webs Cast spells slowly |
| Ability | Shoots webs Poisons |
| Monster Class | Animals |
| Typical Starting Depth | 9 |
| The spider's red eyes pierce the darkness in search of enemies to ensnare with its projectile webs and dissolve with deadly poison. |
The spider can launch sticky webs, injects poison when it hits and cannot be entangled
Spiders have a unique personality - they'll entangle you in web (using the same web to cross difficult terrain) and then bite to poison you. The poison halts natural regeneration and accumulates until it becomes fatal. Although the webs are flammable, they can still be used to cross lava as well as pits and water. While you are dangling helplessly in a web, all attacks on you will automatically hit, even from creatures other than the spider. However, the same goes for you and your allies and enemies, too. Beware of deadly duos such as a spider and centipede, or a spider and ogre, if you have no means of escape. Levitation will not free you from a spider web.
Although spiders are fearsome enemies, dominated spiders make poor allies. They practice their web-slinging without any regard for you or your allies. The fact that these webs burn is just the icing on the cake.
Tactics against
The main rule: never get distracted! Even if you are completely okay and backed up by allies, you can miss the point when the poisoning becomes fatal.
A potion of life heals even fatal poisoning. Use it when the spider is dead, or when your health is critically low, not as soon as the poisoning reaches fatal levels.
Negating the spider removes its ability to shoot webs and poison you.
Use projectile weapons and staves to kill it or soften it up before it reaches you.
Burning a spider is often better than suffering poison. If the spider shoots webs at you, the fire will probably spread along the webs and set you on fire as well. This will also quickly destroy the webs.
If the web is above lava, throw something you don't need like a dart into a cell occupied both with web and lava. The web will burn and the spider will be incinerated.
If you have a health charm, using a scroll of enchanting to recharge it may save you from the poison.
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