Spider

For the critter, see Spider (critter).

Though many scholars believe that all spiders trace their roots back to the ancient kingdom of Azjol-Nerub, the giant spiders of Kalimdor have made a claim to the shadowy corners of Ashenvale Forest. Though not necessarily evil, wild spiders can become fearsome opponents if they feel their nests have been defiled.^[1]^{(W3Man 144)} Spiders are fond of using poison spit and throwing webs upon their opponents. They are found in almost every continent of Azeroth and even in Outland, with the exception of deserts (such as Tanaris) and snowy peaks (such as Dun Morogh). However, spiders can also be found inside caves or dungeons of those regions generally related to quests.

History

This section concerns content exclusive to Warcraft: Orcs & Humans (aka Warcraft I).

During the First War, orc warlocks were adept at summoning these creatures to fight for the Horde.

Human description

Poisonous and huge, these spiders are found in dwellings long forgotten by time and man. Their bite is venomous, and their many legs make them an agile opponent. Having grown so large from years of hunting increasingly larger prey, they have learned to hide in dark places and attack from the shadows.^[2]^{(W1ManH 38)}

Orc description

The Warlock clan have used their magiks to create the hideous abomination that they call spiders. Mutated from the smaller creatures commonly found in the area, these huge poison fanged beasts are twisted and predatory. While some are controlled by the Warlocks, many grow too large to maintain control over, and are released into the forbidden lands. These giant spiders lurk in dark, dank places and spin their webs, seeking to entrap the unwary.^[3]^{(W1ManO 58)}

Spiders and Corruption

During the Third War, the emergence of massive spiders in the Barrow Dens beneath Ashenvale Forest was one of the first signs of demonic corruption seeping into the land.

The Scourge

The Scourge has a strong connection with spiders. Large spiders can be found in any area affected by the undead plague, Bone spiders are found serving the scourge and Naxxramas has an entire wing devoted to spiders and spider-like creatures.

The Forsaken

Recently, the Forsaken of Lordaeron have developed something of a kinship with spiders. The Forsaken tend to them in the fields of Hillsbrad, allowing them to latch their eggs onto a suitable carrier - usually some variation of bear, until the little spiders are of age to be collected from their host. The spiders are used as sentries, pets and companions among the Forsaken empire. Dark Rangers can be seen alongside domesticated spiders around the Ruins of Southshore.

Appearance

There are four models of spider: a tarantula-style with thicker, hairy legs, and three varieties of spindly-legged spiders. Smolderweb Hatchling, a miniature crystal spider, can be obtained as a small pet.

Not skinnable. There are a few exceptions, though (mainly the new bone spiders from ).
Usually drop webbing, spider legs, spinnerets, mandibles (or fangs), or spider meat as loot.

Hunter pet

Specialization (upon taming)
Cunning
The Spider eats

The Spider comes with

All pets come with

Though hunters can respec their pet spiders into Ferocity or Tenacity, they are inherently Cunning. In addition to the abilities that come standard with all pets ([Growl] and [Avoidance]) and those given to their natural or retrained specialization, all spiders are given the following:

Spiders can slow enemies with Web Spray, making them of special interest to some hunters. The spindly spider model, found both on Bloodmyst Isle and in Outland, makes a high-pitched screeching noise when it attacks; some hunters use it to "creep out" other players.

Subspecies

The subspecies below can be tamed by hunters. Note that Forsaken hunters start with a black widow.

Widow type

[3-4] Night Web Spider
[5] Night Web Matriarch
[8-9] Mine Spider
[9-10] Vicious Night Web Spider
[9-10] Rygna (worgen only)
[10 Rare] Sri'skulk
[12 Rare] Krethis the Shadowspinner
[21-22] Black Widow Hatchling
[23-24] Black Widow
[70-71] Riven Widow
[84] Recluse Hatchling (spawned)

[46-47] Glassweb Spider
[55-56] Spire Spiderling
[58-59 Elite] Mother Smolderweb
[60 Rare Elite] Crystal Fang
[63-64] Dreadfang Lurker
[64-65] Dreadfang Widow
[69-70 Elite] Coldmist Stalker
[69-71 Elite] Coldmist Widow
[77-78] Crystalweb Spitter
[77-78] Crystalweb Weaver

Green

[21 Rare] Leech Widow
[35-36] Darkmist Silkspinner
[35-36] Darkmist Spider

Jungle green

[7 Rare] Tarantis
[27] Queen Silith
[36] Darkmist Broodqueen
[36-37] Darkmist Recluse
[81 Elite] Venom Stalker
[86] Waterbite Creeper (spawned, The Great Water Hunt)
[87 Elite] Feverbite

Olive

[2-3] Young Night Web Spider
[36-37] Plague Lurker
[37-38] Northridge Spider
[65] Cavern Crawler
[73 Rare Elite] Hyakiss the Lurker
[81 Elite] Carrion Spinner
[90] Spider Mite (spawned, Growing the Farm I: A Little Problem)

[7-8] Vilebrood Skitterer (worgen only)
[8-9] Vilebrood Webspinner (worgen only)
[10-11] Spindleweb Spider
[14-15] Spindleweb Lurker
[17-18] Greater Spindleweb
[19-20] Venom Web Spider
[20-21] Cave Stalker
[33] Spawn of Shadra
[49-52] Deadwind Widow

[6 Rare] Shadowstalker
[51-52] Coldlurk Creeper
[78] Icetip Crawler
[81 Elite] Dread Creeper

[9 Rare] Mother Fang
[21 Rare] Naraxis
[63-65 Elite] Terokkarantula
[86] Succula
[90] Ashweb Hatchling (spawned)

[20-21] Leech Stalker
[54-55] Rock Stalker
[65] Mature Cavern Crawler

Fire, spiked, and bone types

Green

[85] Cinderweb Broodling
[85 Rare] Kirix
[90] Echoweb Toxiclaw

Orange

[85 Rare] Solix
[90] Echoweb Hatchling (spawned)

Purple

[85 Rare] Deth'tilac

Red

[85] Cinderweb Spinner
[85 Rare] Skitterflame
[90] Echoweb Cinderfang

Yellow

[85 Rare] Anthriss
[85] Cinderweb Creeper
[90] Echoweb Spinner

Note: These mobs are the "shriekers" that tend to unnerve some players.

Orange and black

[17-18] Myst Leecher
[64 Elite] Deathskitter
[75-76] Trapdoor Ambusher
[75-76] Trapdoor Crawler

Red and black

[19] Zarakh
[35 Elite] Shadra (spawned, The Venom Queen)
[37 Rare] Darkmist Widow
[47 Rare] Needle
[85] Black Recluse

Red and yellow

[16-17] Myst Spinner
[66-67] Ridgespine Stalker
[67-68] Ridgespine Horror
[74-75 Elite] Darkweb Recluse

Black

[27 Rare] Iriss the Widow
[37 Rare] Ironweb
[57-58] Tainted Nightstalker

Brown

[11-12] Skitterweb Lurker
[19] Domesticated Mine Creeper (Alliance only)
[39 Rare] Paraliss
[42 Rare] Likk the Hunter

Dark grey

[13] Skitterweb Matriarch
[21] Battle Creeper (Alliance only)
[85] Darkwood Broodmother
[89-90] Dreadspinner
[89-90] Dreadspinner Tender
[90] Ashweb Piercer
[90] Weeping Widow

Light grey

[20 Rare] Miasmiss
[76 Rare] Terror Spinner
[76-77] Carrion Fleshripper
[79-80] Necrotic Webspinner
[90] Widowspawn

Red

[11-12] Skitterweb Striker
[85] Darkwood Lurker
[85] Silkwood Stalker
[90] Ashweb Weaver

Tarantulas

[3-4] Webwood Spider
[5] Githyiss the Vile
[5-6] Webwood Lurker
[7-8] Webwood Venomfang
[8-9] Webwood Silkspinner
[10-11] Giant Webwood Spider
[20-21] Forest Creeper
[21-22] Wildthorn Venomspitter
[26-27] Deepmoss Venomspitter
[28 Rare] Zorn
[36-37] Venom Mist Lurker
[54-55] Sorrow Venomspitter

[10] Lady Sathrah
[18 Rare] Shanda the Spinner
[19-20] Wildthorn Stalker
[21 Rare] Creepthess
[23-29] Wildthorn Lurker
[26-27] Deepmoss Creeper
[26-27] Plains Creeper
[27-28] Giant Plains Creeper
[56 Rare] Gretheer
[67-68] Blackfang Tarantula

[47-48] Greater Lava Spider
[47-48] Searing Lava Spider
[48 Rare] Rekk'tilac

[5-6] Forest Spider
[14-15] Tarantula
[26-27] Deepmoss Webspinner
[35-36] Darkfang Creeper
[36-37] Darkfang Venomspitter
[37-38] Giant Darkfang Spider
[54-55] Sorrow Spinner

[11-12] Forest Lurker
[16 Rare] Chatter
[18 Rare] Chitter
[19-20] Domesticated Creeper (Alliance only)
[50-52] Cave Creeper
[54-55] Sand Skitterer

Other

Bane spider
Bone spider
Creeper spider: species of spider found in Hillsbrad Foothills.^[4]^{(LoC 98)}
Giant spider
Monstrous spider
Spitting spider
Venom spider

Named

Mobs with level numbers are tamable.

[85 Rare] Anthriss
Bloodtip
[16 Rare] Chatter
[18 Rare] Chitter
[21 Rare] Creepthess
[60 Rare Elite] Crystal Fang
[37 Rare] Darkmist Widow
[64 Elite] Deathskitter
[85 Rare] Deth'tilac
[87 Elite] Feverbite
[5] Githyiss the Vile
[56 Rare] Gretheer
Hadronox
Hedrum the Creeper
[73 Rare Elite] Hyakiss the Lurker
[27 Rare] Iriss the Widow
[37 Rare] Ironweb
[85 Rare] Kirix
[12 Rare] Krethis the Shadowspinner
[10] Lady Sathrah

[21 Rare] Leech Widow
[42 Rare] Likk the Hunter
Maexxna
[20 Rare] Miasmiss
[9 Rare] Mother Fang
[58-59 Elite] Mother Smolderweb
[21 Rare] Naraxis
[47 Rare] Needle
[5] Night Web Matriarch
[39 Rare] Paraliss
[27] Queen Silith
[48 Rare] Rekk'tilac
[9-10] Rygna (worgen only)
[6 Rare] Shadowstalker
[35 Elite] Shadra (spawned, The Venom Queen)
Shadril
[18 Rare] Shanda the Spinner
[85 Rare] Skitterflame
[13] Skitterweb Matriarch
[85 Rare] Solix
[10 Rare] Sri'skulk
[7 Rare] Tarantis
[63-65 Elite] Terokkarantula
[76 Rare] Terror Spinner
[19] Zarakh
[28 Rare] Zorn

Critter

Main article: Spider (critter)

Critter spiders seldom reach even 'large' size, and are never hazardous. (If they were, they'd be beasts!) They have been spotted in Ghostlands, Howling Fjord and Terokkar Forest, but they are also found in quite a number of instances, including (among others) Utgarde Keep and Pinnacle, Mana Tombs, and the Black Temple. Some quite modest sized ones have even been seen in Naxxramas.

Killing one of these is required for [Pest Control].

Vanity/Battle pet

With one exception, all pets below are gained via pet battles:

Amethyst Spiderling (Krasarang Wilds)
Ash Spiderling (Searing Gorge)
Crystal Spider (Winterspring)
Desert Spider (Desolace, Tanaris, Silithus, Uldum)
Dusk Spiderling (Duskwood)
Feverbite Hatchling (Krasarang Wilds)
Forest Spiderling (Stranglethorn Vale)
Jumping Spider (Jade Forest)
Molten Hatchling (Searing Gorge)
Skittering Cavern Crawler (Blade's Edge Mountains)
Smolderweb Hatchling (drop, Mother Smolderweb)
Spider (Tirisfal Glades, Azshara, Ghostlands, Stonetalon Mountains, Hillsbrad Foothills, Dustwallow Marsh, Blasted Lands)
Twilight Spider (Azshara, Deepholm, Twilight Highlands)
Venomspitter Hatchling (Stonetalon Mountains)
Widow Spiderling (Duskwood, night)

Patch changes

/ Patch 3.0.2 (14-Oct-2008): Major changes: Gained new ability, (the long awaited) Web. Armor and Health had no bonus and now each has a +5% bonus. Damage had a +7% bonus and now has a +5% bonus.