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Giant spiders

Giant Spiders are a type of enemy found only in Area 1.

Statistics Edit

Health: 10^[1]

Damage: 2

Size: Large (2x1)

Corpse?: No

Stunnable?: No

Special: Drops Sticky Bombs and a few random Jewels when killed.

Strategy Edit

Giant Spiders are always generated hanging from the ceiling, with two webs directly below them. Like their cousins, the spiders, they will only drop down to attack you if you go directly underneath them or if they are hit by an object. Unlike their cousins, they do not need to jump to move - they are perfectly capable of moving sideways to kill you. They will also shoot webs at random.

There are only two surefire ways to kill a Giant Spider. One is the Shotgun (alternatively use the bow + bomb and get a direct hit), which will kill a Giant Spider in one blast if you are close enough. The other is by noticing the Giant Spider ahead of time and throwing a bomb into the web underneath it: but be careful to hit it with the explosion, rather than the bomb itself, or it will drop down and attack. If you happen to be on a floor (of 1 block thickness) above the spider, placing a bomb on the floor might kill it as well but sometimes only detaches and aggravates the Giant Spider. If you can manage to get the Giant Spider close to an idol, you can sometimes grab the idol and let the resulting boulder crush it. The pistol and bow are also capable of killing the Giant Spider, but will take a couple more hits to do so (specifically for the pistol: 3 direct shots can kill). Whipping and/or jumping on a Giant Spider is not recommended, as you will most likely die long before it does: when the spider crouches, you will fall through it instead of jumping on it, suffering damage in the process. However, it appears that killing a Giant Spider through whipping or jumping will result in a larger drop of gems. There is yet another way to quickly dispatch the Giant Spider but it is riskier and involves correct timing and an ideal surrounding. Jump on top of the Giant Spider right before it jumps and as the Giant Spider jumps you'll score multiple hits on the Giant Spiders.

If you cannot safely dispatch a spider, it is recommended to run until you can either drop through a 1 space wide hole or the spider enters the frozen region.