Arachne's Lair

Overview

Arachne's Awakening is a dungeon centered on Arachne, a spider goddess whose cult has expanded her domain beneath Britannia. The lair is reached through the Venomweb Pass and culminates in a fight against Arachne herself, who transforms between a human cultist form and her true spider form.

Arachne's cult worships her as a goddess, spinning silk and raising an army in preparation for her ascension. Defeating Arachne and clearing her lair rewards several unique crafting materials, armor sets, and decorative items.

Notes

Receives the 50% dungeon skill gain bonus.
Cannot recall or gate into this area.

Legend

1. From the Lair of the Arachnids
2. Shrine of Arachne (Entrance to Venomweb Pass)
3. Feeding Grotto Altar
4. The High Carver (Spider Chow Tree mini boss)

Feeding Grotto

The Feeding Grotto Altar holds prisoners intended as food for Arachne's brood. The portal to the Grotto is only available during feeding times. Touch the gem at the Altar to open the portal. You will be transported to the Feeding Grotto. The prisoners are being kept in a special prison with a magical lock. The prison door can only be picked open when all of Arachne’s army is cleared from the Grotto. The prison door will turn a bright silver when the magic barrier is down. Release the prisoners! There is a chance a maelstrom nightmare is among the prisoners!

Once you find the maelstrom nightmare, you can tame it and ride off into the sunset!

Widow's Bloom Traps

Scattered throughout Arachne’s twisted domain is a vile plant known as the Widow’s Bloom. Disturbing the bloom triggers it’s violent defense: it erupts in a burst of corrosive acid, spraying a toxic liquid that eats away at flesh.

Clever adventurers can use Widow’s Bloom as a trap, luring unsuspecting adventurers into its radius. Once triggered, it leaves a lingering pool of venomous acid that deals damage over time to anyone caught within.

Boss Walkthrough

Shrine of Arachne

Adventurers must first locate the Shrine of Arachne, an unholy site the cult uses to commune with their goddess. The shrine must be destroyed to proceed. The shrine only appears once per week!

Venomweb Pass

Destroying the shrine reveals a hidden tunnel leading down into the Venomweb Pass, a stretch of forgotten tunnels filled with twisted silk.

Note: A river of venom runs through the Pass. Use the surrounding rocks and bridges to cross without being poisoned.

Chapel of the Silk

Successfully crossing the Venomweb Pass leads to the Chapel of the Silk, where the highest-ranking members of Arachne's cult must be defeated. Clearing the cultists guarding the Chapel reveals the entrance to an underground lair.

Silken Abyss

The Silken Abyss is Arachne's own lair. After defeating the guards stationed there, Arachne appears in her human form.

Once all the guards are defeated, Arachne herself will appear in her human form.

Once she is defeated she will retreat to her secret sanctuary.

Force Arachne to come out of hiding by destroying her eggs!

Defeating her final (spider) form ends the encounter.

Boss Loot

Arachne's Chest

Arachne’s chest is only available by killing Arachne, and can be kept to be used as a container. Inside the chest can be one random epic from the Arachne’s Lair loot table or a Widow’s Carapace Chest.

Widow's Carapace Armor

Players who receives an “Arachne’s Chest” will have a 1 in 6 chance to get a “Widow’s Carapace Chest”. Opening the chest will reward the player with a random piece of “Widows Carapace” armor.

Arachne's Black Heart

Each time Arachne is vanquished in her spider form, she will drop her black heart. Collecting 25 will grant you an Effigy of Arachne.

Completed statues will have a 1 in 4 chance of being colored randomly. The combinable item changes appearance as more hearts are added, allowing players to display their progress.

The combinable will take on different forms as you add more hearts. So you can display your work in progress!

Misc. Loot

Arachne's Suit of Armor

Earn this legendary suit of armor by killing Arachne’s human cultist members.

Cultists will drop an Arachne’s membership scroll every time.

Widow's Silk Cloth

Collect 10 widow’s silk from any member of Arachne’s army.

…or by breaking open cocoons and spider nests.

Once you collect 10 widow’s silk, take them to the tailor shop in Vesper. There is a special loom here that only works with widows silk.

You’ll be rewarded with a yard of widow’s silk cloth.

Silken Toga of Arachne

Collect 10 widow’s silk from any member of Arachne’s army.

Collect 100 spools of Arachne’s silk to make a legendary “Silken Togo of Arachne”. Spools of Arachne’s silk can drop from any of Arachne’s elite warriors.

Widow Weave Pottery

Deep within Arachne’s lair lies a rare and coveted material: Widow Weave Clay — a dense, greyish-white clay enriched with strands of spider silk. This strange mixture gives the clay an eerie sheen, making it highly sought after by skilled artisans.

Collect 10 lumps of Widow Weave Clay and bring them to the special pottery wheel in Vesper, a unique crafting station that only responds to this silk-infused material.

You will be rewarded with a random piece of Widow Weave Pottery — beautiful, functional containers with a special interior look, perfect for collectors and decorators.

Spider Chow Tree

Spider chow trees are used to feed the young spider broodlings. You can make your own with the ingredients found inside Arachne’s Lair. This is a turnable container that will add a sinister flair to your home.

Learn about the needed ingredients to create your own spider chow tree from the book inside the High Carver’s kitchen.