Spider

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

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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Items dropped

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

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

[edit] Known Sub-Types

Region	Sub-Species	Collectable Drop
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	Lavastrider Appendage
Depths of Tyria and The Tarnished Coast	24 Venomweaver 24 Lifeweaver 24 Painweaver 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

[edit] 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.