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==Overview==
 
==Overview==
 
There are three main soldier types within [[Arachnos]]:<br>
 
There are three main soldier types within [[Arachnos]]:<br>
'''Wolf Spiders''', '''Crab Spiders''', and '''Bane Spiders'''.
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'''Wolf Spiders'''<br>'''Crab Spiders'''<br>'''Bane Spiders'''
  
 
Wolf Spiders are the soldiers of Arachnos and are little more than legalized thugs; [[Lord Recluse]] recruits legions of desperate souls to fill their ranks. Arachnos's Crab Spiders are the [[Rogue Isles|Rogue Isles']] SWAT and are sent in to clean up big problems. And only the best of the Wolf Spiders are allowed the grand honor of joining the ranks of the elite Bane Spiders.
 
Wolf Spiders are the soldiers of Arachnos and are little more than legalized thugs; [[Lord Recluse]] recruits legions of desperate souls to fill their ranks. Arachnos's Crab Spiders are the [[Rogue Isles|Rogue Isles']] SWAT and are sent in to clean up big problems. And only the best of the Wolf Spiders are allowed the grand honor of joining the ranks of the elite Bane Spiders.

Revision as of 19:50, 8 June 2009

This article is about Arachnos enemy types. For the Epic Archetype, see Arachnos Soldier.

Overview

There are three main soldier types within Arachnos:

Wolf Spiders
Crab Spiders
Bane Spiders

Wolf Spiders are the soldiers of Arachnos and are little more than legalized thugs; Lord Recluse recruits legions of desperate souls to fill their ranks. Arachnos's Crab Spiders are the Rogue Isles' SWAT and are sent in to clean up big problems. And only the best of the Wolf Spiders are allowed the grand honor of joining the ranks of the elite Bane Spiders.


Enemy Types

Wolf Spiders

Minions

Wolf Spider

Wolf Spiders are little more than legalized thugs. Lord Recluse recruits legions of desperate souls to fill their ranks, then puts them through a rigorous training program that emphasizes loyalty, brutality, and discipline, in that order.

Levels:1-15

Powers

AssaultWeapons ARBurst.png Pistol Ranged, Lethal, Low Damage
Small caliber side arm.

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Melee, High Damage (Smash), Minor Disorient
You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time. Damage: High, Recharge: Moderate.

Inherent Brawl.png Pummel (Melee) Minor Smash Damage
When all else fails, you have only your two fists to depend on.


Wolf Spider Enforcer

Wolf Spiders are little more than legalized thugs. Lord Recluse recruits legions of desperate souls to fill their ranks, then puts them through a rigorous training program that emphasizes loyalty, brutality, and discipline, in that order.

Powers

AssaultWeapons ARBurst.png Heavy Pistol Ranged Lethal, Medium Damage
Small caliber side arm.

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Disorient
You have been Disoriented.

Inherent Brawl.png Pummel Minor Smash Damage
When all else fails, you have only your two fists to depend on. (Lvls 20 and up)

Wolf Spider Assault

Wolf Spider Assault troops are armed with submachine guns to hose down pesky super-types who stick their nose in Lord Recluse's business.

Powers

AssaultWeapons ARBurst.png Burst (Ranged, Lethal) Foe -Defense
Your Defense has been reduced by the Submachine Gun.

AssaultWeapons ARBurst.png Heavy Burst (Ranged, Lethal) Foe -Defense
Your Defense has been reduced by the Submachine Gun.

Inherent Brawl.png Brawl (Melee) Minor Damage, Smash
When all else fails, you have only your two fists to depend on.

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Melee, High Damage (Smash), Minor Disorient
You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time. Damage: High, Recharge: Moderate.

Lieutenants

Wolf Spider Tac Ops
File:WolfSpiderTacOps1.jpg
Wolf Spider Tac Ops

Tactical Operators are Wolf Spiders who have shown keen tactical sense and lead small detachments of Wolf Spiders.

Levels: 1-29

Powers

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Mace Beam Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback
The Nulifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of Force from the end of it. Arachnos Troopers call this the Power Blast. The Arbiters who invented it scoff at this simple term.

RadiationPoisoning RadiationInfection.png Poisonous Ray (Only level 11+) (Ranged), Damage over Time, Toxic, Foe -Defense
You have been poisoned and your Defense has been reduced.

  • Web Grenade (Only level 21+)
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Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Melee, High Damage (Smash), Minor Disorient
You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time. Damage: High, Recharge: Moderate.


Bosses

Wolf Spider Huntsman
File:WolfSpiderHuntsman2.jpg
Wolf Spider Huntsman

The most brutal and effective members of the Wolf Spiders are eventually promoted to Huntsmen. They're armed and armored for many situations, so tread lightly when they are around.

Levels:1-29

Powers

AssaultWeapons ARM30grenade.png Frag Grenade (Ranged) Targeted Area of Effect, Lethal/Smash, Foe Knockback
Launches an M30 grenade at long range from under the barrel of your Assault Rifle. The explosion of this grenade affects all within the blast and can knock them back.

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Web Grenade (Only level 6 and up) Ranged, Foe: Immobilize, -Recharge, -Fly
Upon impact, the Web Grenade expels a strong, tenuous, and very sticky substance that can Immobilize most targets. This non-lethal device deals no damage and does not prevent targets from attacking, although their attack rate is slowed. The web can bring down flying entities and halts jumping.

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Wide Area Web Grenade (Only level 11 and up) (Ranged, Area of Effect) Foe Immobilize, -Fly, -Recharge
You have been caught in a web. You cannot move or fly and your attack speed is reduced.

TrickArrow DebuffDamage.png Venom Grenade (Only Level 21 and up) (Ranged, Damage over Time, Toxic) Foe -Damage, -Recharge
The poisonous gas has severely weakened your attacks and Slowed your attack speed.

AssaultWeapons ShotgunBuckShot.png Shotgun Ranged, Cone, Lethal damage, Foe Knockdown
Good at close range. Fires a cone of buckshot pellets and can knock some foes down.

Inherent Brawl.png Rifle Butt Melee, Smash
A smash with the butt of your rifle.

Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png Wolf Spider Armor Auto: +Res( S30 L30 P20 ), +Prot( Ho 4.0 Im 4.0 St 4.0 Sl 4.0 Co 4.0 Fr 4.0 ), +Res( Sl 50 )
Your Wolf Spider Armor provides good protection to Smashing, Lethal and Psionic damage types, as well as offering basic levels of protection to most status effects, including Confuse, Fear, Disorient, Hold, Sleep and Immobilize effects.

Crab Spiders

Minions

Crab Spider Slicer
File:CrabSpiderSlicer1.jpg
Crab Spider Slicer

Crab Spiders function much like SWAT teams in other cities, and are dispatched to deal with high-level threats like super-types. They're equipped with full body armor, larger weapons and a set of mechanical spider arms that turn them into death-dealing machines.

Powers

AssaultWeapons ARBurst.png Longfang (Ranged, Lethal) Foe -Defense
Your Defense has been reduced by the Submachine Gun.

Claws Slash.png Slice Melee, Heavy Damage (Lethal), Foe -Defense
You perform a Slice with your Claws, dealing a good amount of damage. Damage: Moderate. Recharge: Fast.

Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png Resistance Self +Res( L30 E30 )


Lieutenants

Crab Spider Longfang
File:CrabSpiderLongfang1.jpg
Crab Spider Longfang

Crab Spiders function much like SWAT teams in other cities, and are dispatched to deal with high-level threats like super-types. They're equipped with full body armor, larger weapons and a set of mechanical spider arms that turn them into death-dealing machines.

Levels: 25+

Powers

ElectricalBolt LightningBolt.png Channelgun Ranged, High Damage, Energy, Foe -Endurance
Your backpack has a built-in energy Channelgun which fires bolts of energy.

ElectricalBolt BallLightning.png Suppression (Only level 30 and up) (Ranged) Damage over Time (Energy)
The Suppressive Fire from the Crab Spider is all around you.

Claws Slash.png Slice Melee, Heavy damage, Lethal, Foe -Defense
Your Defense has been reduced by the Claws.

Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png Resistance Self +Res( L30 E30 )


Bosses

Crab Spider Webmaster
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Crab Spider Webmaster

Crab Spiders function much like SWAT teams in other cities, and are dispatched to deal with high-level threaths like super-types. They're equiped with full body armor, larger weapons and a set of mechanical spider arms that turn them into death-dealing machines.

Powers

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Wide Area Web Grenade (Ranged) Foe Immobilize, -Fly, -Recharge
You have been caught in a web. You cannot move or fly and your attack speed is reduced.

ElectricalBolt BallLightning.png Suppression (Ranged, Cone) Damage over Time (Energy)
The Suppressive Fire from the Crab Spider is all around you.

ElectricalBolt LightningBolt.png Channelgun Ranged, High Damage, Energy, Foe -Endurance
Your backpack has a built-in energy Channelgun which fires bolts of energy.

Claws Slash.png Slice Melee, Heavy damage, Lethal, Foe -Defense
Your Defense has been reduced by the Claws.

Claws Evicerate.png Arm Lash (Melee, Lethal) Damage over Time (Toxic), Foe Slow
The poison on the blade is slowly damaging you and slowing your attacks and movement speed.

Bane Spiders

Minions

Bane Spider Commando
File:BaneSpiderCommando1.jpg
Bane Spider Commando

Taken from the ranks of the Wolf Spiders, Bane Spider Commandos are given specialized assault training. They are vicious masters of combat that relish engaging the enemies of Arachnos.

Powers

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Web Grenade (Ranged) Foe Immobilize, -Fly, -Recharge
The Bane Spider has snared you in his web grenade. You cannot move or fly and your attack speed is reduced.

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Mace Beam Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback
The Nullifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of Force from the end of it. Arachnos Troopers call this the Power Blast. The Arbiters who invented it scoff at this simple term.

Mace Bash.png Bash Melee, moderate damage, Smash, Damage over Time, Poison, Foe Disorient
You perform a Bashing attack with your mace that deals moderate damage, and can sometimes Disorient your opponent.

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Melee, High damage, Smash, Damage over Time, Poison, Foe Disorient
You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time.

Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png Body Armor Res( S30 L30 E30 )
Auto, Self

Lieutenants

Bane Spider Scout
File:BaneSpiderScout1.jpg
Bane Spider Scout

Taken from the ranks of the Wolf Spiders, Bane Spider Scouts are given specialized covert operations training. They are elite spies used by Lord Recluse to monitor activities both in the Rogue Isles and beyond.

Powers

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Web Grenade (Ranged, No Damage) Foe Immobilize, -Fly, -Recharge
You have been caught in a web. You cannot move or fly and your attack speed is reduced.

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Mace Beam Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback
The Nullifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of Force from the end of it. Arachnos Troopers call this the Power Blast. The Arbiters who invented it scoff at this simple term.

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Mace Beam Volley Ranged, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback
The Nullifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of Force from the end of it. Arachnos Troopers call this the Power Blast. The Arbiters who invented it scoff at this simple term.

RadiationPoisoning RadiationInfection.png Poisonous Ray (Ranged), Damage over Time, Toxic, Foe -Defense
The Bane Mace can fire a nasty Poison Ray. This toxin is suspended in a polarized plasma field and delivered like an energy blast. Upon impact, the toxin directly attacks the immune system, reducing the affected target's Defense and Damage Resistance as it deals toxic damage. Damage:Moderate, Recharge: Slow.

Mace Bash.png Bash Melee, Moderate Damage, Smash, Damage over Time, Poison, Foe Disorient
You perform a Bashing attack with your mace that deals moderate damage, and can sometimes Disorient your opponent.

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Melee, High Damage, Smash, Damage over Time, Poison, Foe Disorient
You attempt to Pulverize your opponent. This attack is slower than Bash but causes more damage. It also has a chance of Disorienting your opponent for a brief time.

Mace Clobber.png Clobber Melee, Minor Damage, Smash, Damage over Time, Poison, Foe Disorient
You Clobber your foe's head in order to disorient him. This attack does little damage on its own, but can leave most opponents disoriented for a very long time.

Mace Shatter.png Shatter Melee, Extreme Damage, Smash, Damage over Time, Poison, Foe Knockback
You attempt to Shatter the bones of your opponent by striking them with all your might. This attack will deal great damage and can knock foes back a great ways. The power of this attack can actually extend a short distance through multiple foes.

Invisibility Invisibility.png Hide Self, Toggle, +Stealth, +Defense
Hide makes you almost impossible to detect. When properly hidden, a stalker can pull off Critical hits with his attacks, and even land a massive "Assassin's Strike" with an assassin's power. When you attack or are damaged while using this power, you'll be discovered. Even if discovered, you are hard to see and retain some bonus to Defense. Unlike most Stealth powers, Hide can be used at the same time as other Concealment powers, giving you even greater Stealth capability. Very low Endurance cost.

PowerPunch Placate.png Placate Placate
Allows you to trick a foe into no longer attacking you. A successful Placate will also hide you. This hide is very brief, and offers no defense bonus, but it will allow you to deliver a critical hit or an Assassin's Strike. However, if you attack a placated foe, he will be able to attack you back.

BaneSpiderTraining Surveillance.png Surveillance +Perception, +Resistance (Confuse)

Temporary PVP BuffDefense.png Body Armor Res( S30 L30 E30 )
Auto, Self

Bosses

Bane Spider Executioner
Bane Spider Executioner

Only the most trusted Arachnos agents are allowed to lead the Bane Spiders. An agent must be ruthless and efficient to become one of Lord Recluse's personal guardsmen. It is a great honor to be promoted to the position of a Bane Spider Executioner.

Powers

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Wide Area Web Grenade (Ranged, No damage) Foe: Immobilize, -Fly, -Recharge
You have been caught in a web. You cannot move or fly and your attack speed is reduced.

Gadgets WebGrenade.png Cocoon Ranged, No damage, Foe Hold
Envelopes the target in a cocoon of webs. They are held helpless and unable to act.

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Mace Beam Volley Ranged, Cone, Moderate Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback
The Nullifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of force from the end of it. Arachnos Troopers call this the Power Blast. The Arbiters who invented it scoff at this simple term.

PowerBlast PowerBlast.png Mace Beam Blast Ranged, Area of Effect, High Damage (Energy/Smash), Foe Knockback
The Nullifier Mace is capable of firing a tremendous bolt of force from the end of it. Arachnos Troopers call this the Power Blast. The Arbiters who invented it scoff at this simple term.

RadiationPoisoning RadiationInfection.png Poisonous Ray Burst Ranged, Damage over Time (Poison), Foe -Defense
You have been poisoned and your defense has been reduced.

Mace Pulverize.png Bash Disorient, Damage over Time (Poison)
You have been disoriented and poisoned.

Mace Pulverize.png Pulverize Disorient, Damage over Time (Poison)
You have been disoriented and poisoned.

Mace Clobber.png Clobber Disorient, Damage over Time (Poison)
You have been disoriented and poisoned.

Mace WhirlingMace.png Whirling Mace Disorient, Damage over Time (Poison)
You have been disoriented and poisoned.

Mace CrowdControl.png Crowd Control Damage over Time (Poison)
You have been poisoned.