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The highlands, which are found by the godlands, are full of enemies that can drop the Spider Den. Droppers around this area include Urgles, Undead Dwarf Warriors, and Werelions. Cyclops gods also drop this portal, but they must first be sought out in their castles.
By far the most popular reason to run Spider Dens is to obtain Healing Ichors, which are 50% more powerful than HP pots and are useful for players at all levels to keep around. Arachna and the spiders (not hatchlings) drop them.
Spider Dens provide decent amounts of exp and three early-game UT items. The Poison Fang Dagger is preferable to several low-tier daggers in terms of damage, while the Spider’s Eye Ring has a reactive proc that, when the player is hit, has a small chance to give 
Slowed to enemies within 3 tiles, which may be a useful tool for rushing.
The Spider Shuriken meanwhile, is actually the most valuable UT item here. This is because the Spider Shuriken has a lower MP cost when used, making it more MP efficient for getting 
Speedy. While it is MP efficient, it is best to carry out a swapout. Also, if you have a powerful pet with the Magic Heal ability, then MP efficiency is less of a problem. The only other reason to run this would be to practice the bossfight patterns of The Crawling Depths, an actually worthwhile boosted version with good drops.
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The dungeon’s layout is fairly linear, with a series of rooms that must be passed through in order to reach the room where Arachna the Spider Queen makes her lair there is only one passage way so it isn’t hard to find your way if rushing. Pay attention to your HP bar: these rooms are filled with some annoying spider minions that you may wish to eliminate depending on how strong your def and health are. Even more annoying are the green eggs, which hatch into more spiders if shot or approached. It is usually best to avoid these, and using a piercing item, such as a bow, is useful.
Spider Egg Sacs are one of the main mechanics of the dungeon. When in proximity of another player or attacked, a Spider Egg Sac will break open and, depending on the color, will release a type of spider. Green Spider Hatchlings tend to hatch in groups, while the rest will individually hatch from each egg. If you’re a ranged class, it is best to detonate the Spider Egg Sacs from afar for more ease of mind. Melees will have a tougher time, but if you’re on a class with a more offensive ability like the Knight or Samurai, you should be able to kill the hatchlings as quickly as they spawned.
Spider Webbed Chests are the main sources of ichors here, as they drop guaranteed two Healing Ichors, with a rare chance to drop three. However, approach these with caution, as at 50% HP, there is a small chance for the lid to open and reveal two small eyes, before shortly self-destructing open with both its loot and some spiders (Green Den Spider Hatchlings aside). You can avoid this entirely though if you simply destroy the chest before it cna self-destruct. If you don’t feel confident in your damage, then just attack from afar and be ready to back away if/when the spiders spawn.
The most basic enemy, the Green Den Spider Hatchling is very weak on its own, but is usually found in groups. The combined damage can overwhelm lower level characters, and are scary if your device tends to lag a lot. Piercing weapons are great for quickly clearing out groups. Just don’t let them swarm you and you should be fine.
The only other enemy within the dungeon as small as the Green Den Spider Hatchling, but more deadly, the Brown Den Spider keeps a short distance from players. It rapidly fires a spread of fast moving shots. While the shots don’t do a lot of damage on their own, since they’re in a spread, and are shot out rapidly, the damage can stack up very quickly. Since it keeps its distance, It’s easy to simply drag backwards and shoot while dragging. This can be slightly harder for melee classes, but still doable.
The Black Spotted Den Spider behaves similarly to the Brown Den Spider. It rapidly shoots out fast moving shots, while also charging at the nearest player. It’s much more aggressive than the Brown Den Spider, so keep moving to dodge its charges.
Serving as the polar opposite to the Black Spotted Den Spider, the Red Spotted Den Spider will keep its distance from players. However, it will also shoot rings of shots at various speeds, all dealing the same amount of damage. It can be hard to predict when it fires slower moving shots, so ranged classes will have more of an advantage. Melees, however, can try to time when to push in when the slower moving shots are fired. You shouldn’t worry too much about sitting on it as it will keep its distance and even move away if you get too close.
Upon entering the fight with Arachna the Spider Queen, she will spawn a spiderweb around her from her Arachna Elements that does no damage but inflicts the Slowed status effect. After this, she becomes vulnerable to damage and you are free to attack her.
If you have a damaging ability, spam it for a quick battle; Arachna has low HP and DEF, so the fight is not usually very challenging. She does have an annoying habit of running away while shooting (much like players do); her bullets are especially annoying given the web’s slowing influence, which makes them more difficult to dodge, as well as making it more difficult for Melee and Katana users to pursue her. If you have a hard time with her while she flees, wait for her to go back to the center of the room before you strike.
The Spider Den is an easy, low level dungeon and a good source of beginner gear. It’s also a great source of powerful healing consumables.
