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The '''Spider Queen''' is the first boss of the [[Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards]] campaign. She is encountered in [[Mistymire Forest]].
   
 
==Combat==
The '''Spider Queen''' is the first boss that is encountered in the [[Mistymire Forest]]: [[Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards]]: Part 1.
 
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The Spider Queen fights at close range, stabbing and webbing her target. She will push-back any defenses that get in her way. She can also summon spiders around her. The queen has very high damage reduction which depends on the difficulty setting. More damage can be dealt to her by killing the spiders she summons. Doing so will cause her to slump to the ground for a few seconds, exposing the purple crystal in front.
==Purple Eternia Shard==
 
   
 
At half health, the queen emits a red glow, speeding up attack animations and increasing her attack damage.
Like every boss, the Spider Queen has a weakness. While all damage sources deal significantly less damage than their original amount (amount of damage reduction varies with each difficulty setting), it is possible to increase damage done by attacking her crystal core when it is exposed. You can cause her to expose the crystal by killing the spiders she summons.
 
   
Defeating the '''{{PAGENAME}}''' will unlock the [[Eternia Shard Recovered: Purple|Purple Eternia Shard]].
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Defeating the '''Spider Queen''' will unlock the [[Eternia Shard Recovered: Purple|Purple Eternia Shard]].
 
[[Apprentice]] and [[Squire]] towers can be physically pushed around by the Spider Queen, however [[Huntress]] traps and [[Monk]] auras will not move.
 
 
===Combat===
 
*Melee Attacks - Attacks with her two front claws on the character or tower she is focused on. Can be dodged by the player and will hit multiple target if more than one is in the way.
 
 
*Web Spraying - shoots 3 webs in a frontal cone in front of her, can be dodged, will hit players and towers.
 
 
*Spider Spawning - Spawns several little spiders on the ground around her. Number seems dependent on number of players.
 
 
*Damage Vulnerability (Crystal Exposure) - Killing her spawned spiders causes her to expose her front, causing her to slump to the ground, exposing the crystal on the front. Hitting her on the front can do extra damage.
 
*At half health she will gain a red glow, speeding up animations and increasing damage.
 
*She also seems to have a semi-random agro mechanics. It seems that whatever she targets, be it a player or a defence, will be her main focus until either it dies, or she just randombly changes of targets suddenly after a couple of minutes. Major Hero/Tower DPS dosnt seems to agro her like the other bosses.
 
   
 
===Nightmare HP===
 
===Nightmare HP===
 
Note that she also seems to regenerate health on NM difficulty.
 
Note that she also seems to regenerate health on NM difficulty.
   
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==Tips and Notes==
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*A [[Barbarian]] in [[Turtle Stance]] can attack the queen up-front whilst taking minimal damage from her attacks and not getting crippled by webs. Stacking a [[Strength Drain Aura|Strength Drain]] and [[Healing Aura]] will greatly improve his survivability.
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*Be careful when you turn on [[Blood Rage]], [[Hero Boost]] or other toggle ability with a long cooldown (Turtle Stance excluded). These abilities '''will''' be shutdown if you get webbed.
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*Damaging [[Auras]] and/or [[Traps]] stacked can exterminate the queen's spiderlings in seconds after they spawn, thus stunning the boss sooner.
   
 
==Media==
 
==Media==
 
[[File:DD - Boss fight Spider queen|thumb|center|500px]]
 
[[File:DD - Boss fight Spider queen|thumb|center|500px]]
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==See Also ==
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[[Spider Queen Minion]]
   
 
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[[Category:Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards]]
 
[[Category:Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 18 January 2023

The Spider Queen is the first boss of the Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards campaign. She is encountered in Mistymire Forest.

Combat[]

The Spider Queen fights at close range, stabbing and webbing her target. She will push-back any defenses that get in her way. She can also summon spiders around her. The queen has very high damage reduction which depends on the difficulty setting. More damage can be dealt to her by killing the spiders she summons. Doing so will cause her to slump to the ground for a few seconds, exposing the purple crystal in front.

At half health, the queen emits a red glow, speeding up attack animations and increasing her attack damage.

Defeating the Spider Queen will unlock the Purple Eternia Shard.

Nightmare HP[]

Note that she also seems to regenerate health on NM difficulty.

Players HP (Millions)
1 51
2 56
3 74
4 123

Tips and Notes[]

  • A Barbarian in Turtle Stance can attack the queen up-front whilst taking minimal damage from her attacks and not getting crippled by webs. Stacking a Strength Drain and Healing Aura will greatly improve his survivability.
  • Be careful when you turn on Blood Rage, Hero Boost or other toggle ability with a long cooldown (Turtle Stance excluded). These abilities will be shutdown if you get webbed.
  • Damaging Auras and/or Traps stacked can exterminate the queen's spiderlings in seconds after they spawn, thus stunning the boss sooner.

Media[]

DD_-_Boss_fight_Spider_queen

DD - Boss fight Spider queen

See Also[]

Spider Queen Minion