Changes: Spider

Latest revision as of 17:12, 7 December 2010

This article is about the species. For the monster found in GW:EN, see Spider (monster).

GiantNeedleSpider — A Giant Needle Spider, a typical Spider

Spiders are a species in the bestiary of Guild Wars.

Spiders in Guild Wars are the traditional Giant Spiders found in the fairytales and myths of many cultures. They resemble a real spider except that they are roughly the size of a human.

Characteristics[ | ]

All the enemy Spiders in the game are rangers, monks, paragons, or assassins.

They have the nasty habit of hiding on trees or cave ceilings, so they do not show up on the compass. When prey steps close they drop down and attack from range, often with poison.

On one hand bringing skills/items that remove or shorten the poison condition is nice, but on the other hand spiders usually re-inflict the condition so quickly, that it doesn't make much sense to remove it. Instead, better be prepared to be constantly poisoned while fighting spiders and use healing to counter it.

On the weakness side, keep in mind that Spiders ...

are fleshy creatures.
are susceptible to all conditions, incl. bleeding, poison and disease.
leave a corpse behind.
are not undead.
can be knocked down.

Items dropped[ | ]

Spiders may drop the following loot (besides gold and various weapons and items):

Trophies	Spider Legs
Crafting Materials	Pile of Glittering Dust
Salvage Items	various (Spider Webs)

Known Sub-Types[ | ]

Region	Sub-Species	Trophy
Prophecies Campaign
Pre-Searing Ascalon	2 Deadly Crypt Spider 2/3 Giant Needle Spider 3 Giant Tree Spider 1 Moss Spider	Spider Leg
Maguuma Jungle	16 Maguuma Spider	Ebon Spider Leg
Ring of Fire Islands	24 Lava Spitter	Igneous Spider Leg
Eye of the North
Depths of Tyria	24 Needling Lavastrider 24 Painweaver	?
Depths of Tyria and The Tarnished Coast	24 Venomweaver 24 Lifeweaver 24 Bloodweaver	Weaver Leg
The Tarnished Coast	14 Spider	?
Realms of the Gods (Core)
Fissure of Woe	24 Armored Cave Spider	Corrosive Spider Leg

For an alphabetic list of all Spiders, including bosses, see also: Category:Spiders

Notes[ | ]

A number of other arachnoid creatures in Guild Wars are not not considered belonging to the spider species according to game mechanics, although at a glance they may look like a spider:

Small spiders (e.g. Moss Spiders and Black Widows) are animals
Dryders are a separate species
Devourers are a separate species
Crystal Spiders are spider-shaped Elementals
Certain spiders in Elona are categorized as part of a larger Insects species. This is not confirmed for the rest of the spiders in the game.

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+{{disambigMsg|the species|the monster found in [[GW:EN]]|Spider (monster)}}
-[[Category:Bestiary]]
 [[image:GiantNeedleSpider.jpg|150px|right|thumb|A [[Giant Needle Spider]], a typical Spider]]
 __NOTOC__
-'''Spiders''' are a class of [[monster]], i.e. a [[species]] in the [[bestiary]] of [[Guild Wars]].
+[[Spider]]s are a [[species]] in the [[bestiary]] of [[Guild Wars]].
-Spiders in Guild Wars are the traditional ''Giant Spiders'' found in the fairytales and myths of many cultures. They resemble a real spider except that they are larger than a [[human]].
+Spiders in Guild Wars are the traditional ''Giant Spiders'' found in the fairytales and myths of many cultures. They resemble a real spider except that they are roughly the size of a [[human]].
 ==Characteristics==
-All the enemy Spiders in the game right now are [[ranger]]s.
+All the enemy Spiders in the game are [[ranger]]s, [[monk]]s, [[paragon]]s, or [[assassin]]s.
-They have the nasty habbit of hiding on trees or cave ceilings, so they do not show up on the [[radar]]. When prey steps close they drop down and attack from range, often with [[poison]].
+They have the nasty habit of hiding on trees or cave ceilings, so they do not show up on the [[compass]]. When prey steps close they drop down and attack from range, often with [[poison]].
-On one hand bringing skills/items that remove or shorten the poison condition is nice, but on the other hand spiders usually re-inflict the condition so quickly, that it doesn't make much sense to remove it. Instead, better be prepared to be constantly poisoned while fighting spiders and use healing to counter it. Ironically, spiders are susceptible to poison themselves, which allows a necromancer to use the ''"return to sender, address unknown"'' method with [[Plague Touch]], [[Plague Sending]] or [[Plague Signet]].
+On one hand bringing skills/items that remove or shorten the poison condition is nice, but on the other hand spiders usually re-inflict the condition so quickly, that it doesn't make much sense to remove it. Instead, better be prepared to be constantly poisoned while fighting spiders and use healing to counter it.
-Another nasty habbit of spiders is the use of [[Pin Down]], which makes it hard to [[run]] through spider-infested areas.
 On the weakness side, keep in mind that Spiders ...
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 *are susceptible to all [[condition]]s, incl. [[bleeding]], [[poison]] and [[disease]].
 *leave a [[corpse]] behind.
-*are ''not'' [[undead]].
+*are not [[undead]].
 *can be [[knockdown|knocked down]].
 ==Items dropped==
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 {| {{STDT}}
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-| [[Collectable Drop]]s  || [[:Category:Spider Legs|Spider Legs]]
+| [[Trophy|Trophies]]  || [[:Category:Spider Legs|Spider Legs]]
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 | [[Crafting Material]]s  || [[Pile of Glittering Dust]]
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 ==Known Sub-Types==
 {{:Spider/Types}}
 For an alphabetic list of all Spiders, including [[boss]]es, see also: [[:Category:Spiders]]
 ==Notes==
-A number of other arachnoid creatures in GuildWars are ''not'' not considered belonging to the spider species according to game mechanics, although at a glance they may look like a spider:
+A number of other arachnoid creatures in Guild Wars are ''not'' not considered belonging to the spider species according to game mechanics, although at a glance they may look like a spider:
-*''Small'' spiders (e.g. [[Moss Spider]]s) are [[animal]]s
+*''Small'' spiders (e.g. [[Moss Spider]]s and [[Black Widow]]s) are [[animal]]s
 *[[Dryder]]s are a separate species
 *[[Devourer]]s are a separate species
-*[[Crystal Guardian]]s move like a spider, but are [[Elemental]]s
+*[[Crystal Spider]]s are spider-shaped [[Elemental]]s
+*Certain spiders in [[Elona]] are categorized as part of a larger [[Insect]]s species. This is not confirmed for the rest of the spiders in the game.
+[[category:Bestiary]]
+[[de:Spinne]]