Shadowkey:Spider

Spiders are large arachnids which will attack you on sight. They can be found in the overworld and in various different caves, for example Earthtear Caverns. Their lairs are covered with spider webs, often with the inhabitants and the remains of their prey not that far away. There are multiple different types of spiders in Shadowkey, as listed below. All types of spider except for the Diamond Spider Queen have a 10% chance to drop a Spider Heart as loot. If you are finding it difficult fighting spiders on your adventures in Shadowkey, you may wish to pick up the Spider Impaler longblade in the northwest of Earthtear Caverns, which deals an extra 4 - 22 damage against spiders.

Cave Spider

Cave Spider
Type	Spider
Other Information
Level	3	XP	160
Health	44	Armor	1
Attack	4	Defense	4
Magic Resistance	3	Spellcasting	0
Damage	3-10

A common Cave Spider

Cave Spiders are common spider mobs that can appear in caves and in the overworld. They are distinguishable due to their golden/yellow appearance.

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  A Cave Spider in Earthtear Caverns

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  An Early gameplay screenshot of a Cave Spider

Spider Savager

Spider Savager
Type	Spider
Other Information
Level	6	XP	280
Health	55	Armor	2
Attack	8	Defense	3
Magic Resistance	3	Spellcasting	0
Damage	4-10

A Spider Savager

Spider Savagers are a more rare spider type, they are distinguishable due to their blue/grey appearance. They are stronger at attacking than normal Cave Spiders due to their increased attack and level, and are harder to defeat due to their increased health and armor attributes. Because of their increased difficulty, they also drop increased XP.

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  A Spider Savager in Earthtear Caverns

Spider Guardian

Spider Guardian
Type	Spider
Other Information
Level	8	XP	360
Health	50	Armor	2
Attack	8	Defense	5
Magic Resistance	5	Spellcasting	0
Damage	4-18

A Spider Guardian

Spider Guardians are the rarest type of naturally appearing spider in the game, they can be found in Broken Wing and other late game dungeons. They are significantly stronger than Spider Savages, making them the strongest spider type in the game except for the Diamond Spider Queen. They are distinguishable due to their red appearance.

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  A Spider Guardian in Broken Wing

Diamond Spider Queen

Diamond Spider Queen
Location	Earthtear Caverns
Type	Spider
Other Information
Level	9	XP	400
Health	100	Armor	1
Attack	24	Defense	60
Magic Resistance	30	Spellcasting	0
Damage	12-18

The Diamond Spider Queen

The Diamond Spider Queen is a large boss spider in the northeast of Earthtear Caverns, just north of the entrance to the Earthtear Caverns Shadowgate. It is distinguishable from other spider types due to its increased size and unique dark blue appearance.

It guards a chest containing the Spider's Shadowkey, and is fairly hard to defeat for low level characters. Much like other spiders, it can be more easily defeated by keeping a safe distance and using a ranged spell against it.

If you are using a character that does not have access to magic, it is advisable to stock up on health potions and use a ranged weapon, or make quick jabs towards it using a melee weapon (such as the Spider Impaler longblade) before it is able to attack you.

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  Close up to the Diamond Spider Queen

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  The Diamond Spider Queen from afar

Notes

• It may have been originally intended for the Diamond Spider Queen to be blind, due to an unused script in the game files.

Concept Art Gallery

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  Original concept art of a Shadowkey Spider

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  Side view concept art of a Shadowkey Spider