Spider Nightmares are elite enemies found in Ravenswatch. They are strong enemies that have the ability to spawn spiderlings and poison spiderlings, as well as immobilizing a player, and dashing quickly to devastate a player. They should be seen as high level threats.
Abilities
| Name | Type | Damage |
|---|---|---|
| Slash | Melee | 35 |
| Immobilize | Ranged | 7 + Immobilize |
| Poison Field | AOE | 2/tick |
Strategies
The Spider Nightmare acts as a threat to many early and mid-game players due to its extensive move set. Each action of the Spider Nightmare can be seen as performing one of the following:
- Send out an egg to hatch into a Spiderling or Poison Spiderling
- Cast an immobilization web to the player
- Cast a poison field AOE
- Attempt to melee slash for high damage
Your priority when fighting a spider nightmare should be to destroy the eggs as soon as they land, to prevent more spiderlings from spawning and disrupting the field, while kiting the main spider. By kiting the spider nightmare, you can prevent the immobilization web from hitting you. If you are not working with a kitey character, hit and run tactics can also work - sustained contact with the spider is usually a very bad idea due to its high melee damage output, and its ability to immobilize its target.
Trivia
- There is no upper limit of Spiderlings or Poison Spiderlings that can spawn from a single spider nightmare.