Dryder



Dryders are a class of monster, i.e. a species in the bestiary of Guild Wars.

Dryders are arachnoid creatures. (They are not spiders though, but a separate species.) Two of their 8 limbs are arms that they wave while casting spells and that they use to hold weapons and focus items.

''Note: In other RPGs, Driders are traditionally a cursed transformed race of dark elves. They have the upper body of a dark elf and the lower body of a spider.''

Characteristics
Dryders are spellcasters and rely heavily on hexes, especially DOT hexes. Any strategy that hinders spellcasters, like energy denial or interrupts helps against them. Also, bringing hex removal skills is recommended.

On the weakness side, keep in mind that Dryders ...
 * are fleshy creatures.
 * are susceptible to all conditions, incl. bleeding, poison and disease.
 * leave a corpse behind.
 * are not undead.
 * can be knocked down.

Terrorweb Dryders and Keepers of Souls are known to be Demons. Whether they are a special case or this is a universal trait of Dryders is currently unknown.

Items dropped
Dryders may drop the following loot (besides gold and various weapons and items):

Known Sub-Types
For an alphabetic list of all Dryders, including bosses, see also: category:Dryders