The spider choreographs a leap by raising its two front legs up in the air. The first is a leap attack, which may look scary but is actually easier to counter.
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Now for its four attacks and how to deal with them. How to Dodge or Perfect-Block a Wolf Spider’s Attacks Alternatively, you may, before it is aware of you, lure it to the open area using your bow. Move to the open area while still facing the spider so you can see its attacks coming. Once a Wolf Spider spots you and you’re within range of its attacks, try not to turn your back to it. Clear the area of other hostiles beforehand if possible or simply relocate. To help with this, we recommend switching to third-person view and luring the Wolf Spider into an open space. The true challenge, however, lies in maintaining said spacing between the spider and yourself. Good thing is, the spider’s attacks don’t track as well and will miss you if you stay close and move in a circle around it. Each attack poisons you as well, taking away chunks of your health overtime.
The arachnid has four attacks with deceptively long reach and massive damage. You should also have at least three Fiber Bandages on you before the fight. If that seems too tall an order, the Ant Club and Acorn Armor should do the trick. We’d recommend going the distance with a Mint Mallet and Ladybug Armor. Of course, it goes without saying that the better your equipment, the shorter the fight, and the lower your chances of being mauled. Update: We’ve updated the sections below to cater for the changes made to the Wolf Spider’s move-set as of the August 26 patch.Ī head-on bout with a Wolf Spider is easier than it may seem.
How to Beat a Wolf Spider in a “Fair Fight” You can, in certain situations, use this to force it into a corner. Shooting an arrow at a Wolf Spider from elevation you will cause it to run away from you. There are other areas on the map where we’ve been able to trap Wolf Spiders in a similar fashion, though not as consistently. If you’d rather not make multiple trips to the same spot, we’d suggest checking back in two in-game days.Īlternatively, you may try the same strategy with another Wolf Spider. We’re not yet sure how long that takes, though. Spider Fangs are also required to craft pieces of the Spider Armor set. If you’re short a Spider Fang, simply wait for the Wolf Spider in the aforementioned area to respawn, then return to the spot for another easy kill. This bow does nearly twice as much damage with regular arrows as the Sprig Bow, which should make future kills much faster.
With two Spider Fangs, you’ll be able to craft the more powerful Insect Bow. In addition to the resources dropped by the less lethal Orb Weaver (Spider Chunks and Spider Venom), Wolf Spiders drop a random number of Spider Fangs. What Do You Get for Killing a Wolf Spider? Don’t forget to collect your arrows from around the spider’s corpse when you’re done.
Try your hand at the “easy way” below, and once you feel more confident, we have you covered with a guide on how meet a Wolf Spider head on.ĥ. We wouldn’t recommend a direct approach until you have a respectable weapon and armor set as well as a good handle on the game’s perfect block mechanic. It isn’t particularly satisfying, but it’ll get the job done. If you’re looking to score a risk-free kill on a Wolf Spider on your own, especially early on, you’re going to have to resort to some good old cheesing. The Wolf Spider can indeed be bested – quite easily, in fact, if you’re willing to cut a few corners – and we’re going to tell you how in what follows. It also happens to have one of the most unsettling battle cries in the game. Despite its size, the arachnid barely makes a sound while on the move, is exceptionally quick on its eight feet, and hits like a truck. Of all the dangers lurking around its wild world, the scariest by far would have to be the Wolf Spider. The game’s stylized visuals and quirky premise may suggest it’s aimed at younger audiences, but Grounded’s supersized domestic backyard is no place for the faint of heart. Grounded, a young survival game essentially based on the premise of popular 80s film Honey I Shrunk the Kids, seems to have made quite the first impression on players, its early access pitfalls notwithstanding. After wowing RPG fans with 2019’s award-winning The Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment is back with yet another potential gem, this time under the banner of Microsoft’s Xbox Game Studios.