Arachne

Arachne is a boss spawned in the Spider's Den. She has two difficulties depending on her summoning method. Her weaker form has, but can spawn as a Runic variant. She can be summoned with 4 Arachne's Keeper Fragments, similar to dragon fights. She also can be summoned with one Arachne Crystal, spawning a stronger version with. This can be done at the altar made of endstone and sandstone located at. She can summon cobwebs and Arachne's broods, which have or. Her drops include Soul Strings, Arachne Fragments, Dark Queen's Soul Drop and Tarantula Pets. One factor you should take consideration of is that Mage weapons do not work against her, similar to Ghosts and the Sven Packmaster. If Arachne is not defeated within 10 minutes of spawning her, the message "Arachne is bored with your feeble attempt!" appears and she will then despawn.

Summoning
To summon the boss, one must place four Arachne Keeper Fragments on the altar or one Arachne Crystal. After around a minute or so, the spider will spawn, saying a line of dialogue explaining how much of a mistake the players have made.

Behavior
After it spawns, Arachne will run around, damaging players around it. Wherever it walks, it leaves a large wall of cobwebs behind it, slowing down players that touch it. It is recommended to use an Aspect of the End to escape upon noticing your hindered movement.

Upon dropping below 50% and 20% HP, she will summon 10 of Arachne's Brood, which act similarly to Sven Pups, and spawn 10 more at another interval. These spiders are also immune to magic damage. After each interval, her runic state will be reset, meaning that a stronger version could start at, spawn 10 Arachne's Broods once lowered to , then reappear as a runic version with , spawn more broods once lowered to , and reappear as a normal version with.

Players that Arachne attacked may be inflicted with the Venom Shot debuff, which poisons you and prevents healing. While inflicted with Venom, every so often your HP will be set to a tiny fraction of your normal HP, which while it will never kill you outright, it makes you vulnerable to attacks. Thus, this encourages you to play aggressive, as the best way to heal is to use healing enchantments (Like Life Steal or Vampirism) to heal yourself. It should also be noted that the vaccine talisman does not protect the person inflicted with the venom shot debuff from getting poisoned.

Lesser Version (1,000,000 HP)

 * You dare call me, the queen of the dark, to accept you. I'll accept no excuses, you shall die! (Upon spawning)
 * GaHahahahAAHAa, you are so annoying, you're not the only one with a trick up their sleeves (Upon summoning Arachne Keepers the first time)
 * That's enough of this is 10 isn't enough, I will swarm you with 20! (Upon summoning Arachne Keepers a second time)
 * You will be squashed like the WEAK BUG you are!( Upon dropping below 25% HP and all Arachne Keepers are defeated)
 * You are lucky this time, you only called out a portion of my power, if you dared to face me at my peak, you would not survive! (Upon being defeated)

Greater Version (20,000,000 HP)

 * Hahahahaha, YOU MORTAL FOOL! You dare to summon me at my full strength to this plane, you are seeking death. With this power, I will not let a weakling survive here, this land will be a brilliant place to start a new invasion of my empire. Tremble beneath me if you wish to survive! (Upon spawning)
 * I'll give you a small taste of the swarms that will come to this world, HahAhaHA! (Upon summoning Arachne Keepers the first time)
 * If I can't take over this land, then I don't have 8 Legs! (Upon summoning Arachne Keepers the second time)
 * This is getting interesting now, LETS SEE IF YOU CAN HANDLE MORE POWER (Upon dropping below 25% HP and all Arachne Keepers are defeated)
 * How can this be...how could I lose to a puny being like you...I shall get my revenge (Upon being defeated)

Strategies
Arachne is immune to all forms of magic and ranged damage; meaning, the only way to damage her is through melee attacks. The Phantom Rod is an amazing choice for Arachne, because of its ability that allows you to latch on with the fishing rod and then left click to deal damage, as this works even if the boss runs away or there are cobwebs in the way, so long as you keep the rod attached.

Lesser Version
This version is meant to be for early game players due to her weaker attacks and lower HP. However, this does not mean you don't need proper gear, she still packs quite a punch. To survive, the recommended are the following.


 * Hardened Diamond Armor for very early game players. Ender Armor is also viable if you can afford it.
 * If you have enough money, any form of Dragon Armor is enough to shrug off her attacks.
 * Recluse Fang is a good early game weapon if one cannot afford the stronger swords.
 * Aspect of the Dragons is a great all around weapon that's affordable for even mid-game players.
 * Any damage boosting pet, such as Tiger Pet or Enderman Pet, are great choices for additional DPS.

Greater Version
This version is meant for late and endgame players due to incredibly high HP, stronger Venom Shot debuff that can instantly bring one down to incredibly low health, and higher damage reduction. The recommended are the following:


 * Shadow Assassin Armor with the helmet replaced with either Tarantula Helmet or Crown of Greed
 * Elegant Tuxedo, however, using a tux is not recommended as the Venom Shot would easily kill you.
 * Necron's Armor as a high damage armor that gives similar damage output as tuxedo but with better survivability
 * Phantom Rod is a very good weapon to deal damage to Arachne as it bypasses the need of going through webs to attack her, making it incredibly useful
 * Scorpion Foil is another good choice. if enchanted with Bane of Arthropods VI, it becomes the strongest weapon against spiders in the game.
 * While the Golem Pet's Toss doesn't deal damage on Arachne, it does still toss her up. buying you and your allies some time to deal damage to her. the 20% chance to reflect attacks also translate to 20% damage reduction, and a reflected attack negates the Venom Shot debuff.
 * Tarantula Pet is a great choice as it reduces the effectiveness of Venom Shot.

Bugs

 * If Arachne is defeated next to a wall, only some of the loot will appear on the ground. The rest will spawn on the next "floor" up-in order to get the rest of the loot, you will have to travel directly upwards. It is most commonly located above ground
 * Loot from this boss can spawn one or two blocks above the void as well.