View source for Slayer task/Spiders

{{Infobox Slayer
|name = Spiders
|skillreq =None 
|combatreq = None
|otherreq = None 
|turael = 15-30
|spria = 15-30
|krystilia = 65-100
|id = No
}}

Spiders can be assigned as a slayer task by various low-level [[Slayer Master]]s. They can be found in numerous places across [[Gielinor]]. 

Most spiders generally use melee, but a few stronger ones will also use ranged and/or magic alongside them. Low-leveled spiders are generally weak to all forms of combat, though higher-leveled spiders are weaker to crush.

There are many varieties of spiders that players can kill as part of a slayer task, though for low-levels, the spiders around [[Lumbridge]] are a reasonable spot.

Due to the low number of spiders assigned by the Slayer masters, it is generally not recommended to kill other spider bosses such as [[Sarachnis]] (of which the boss spawns four [[Spawn of Sarachnis|minions]] for a total of five per kill).

[[Araxyte]]s can be killed in place of a spider task, though this option requires 92 [[Slayer]] in order to fight them. A boost from [[wild pie]] can be used at 87 Slayer, but it is recommended to wait at least until 90 Slayer before using boosts for a reasonable amount of uptime.

Players who seek a greater challenge or assigned spiders by [[Krystilia]] can opt to kill [[Venenatis]] or [[Spindel]] for their slayer task, as they count towards it and provide a generous amount of drops. They are especially popular for Wilderness slayer due to their higher value. Remember that both spider bosses reside in the [[Wilderness]], and it is not recommended for players to bring items they are unwilling to lose. Accessing Spindel requires completion of the [[Wilderness Diary#Medium|Medium Wilderness Diary]], while Venenatis has no requirements but is located in significantly deeper Wilderness that is a [[Multicombat area]]. A one-time fee of {{NoCoins|50000}} coins is required to access the boss, which must be paid again if the player dies to another player within any of the wilderness bosses respective lairs. 

If the player is assigned spiders by Krystilia but does not want to kill the spider bosses, it is recommended they head to the "spider hill" (located around level 46 Wilderness, with a cut [[sapphire]] being the location's landmark) and place a cannon there with very little risk. All of the spiders here are aggressive with low hitpoints, making the task breeze by in a matter of minutes.

==Monster Variants==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Monster
!Combat level
!Slayer XP
!Locations
!Notes
|-
|[[Spider]]
|1
|2
|
*[[Arceuus]], outside the [[Tower of Magic]]
*[[Ruins of Camdozaal|Camdozaal]]
*[[Gnome Maze]]
*[[Hosidius]]
*[[Lovakengj]]
*[[Ogre Enclave]]
*[[Port Piscarilius]]
*[[Sisterhood Sanctuary]]
*[[Stronghold of Security]], Pit of Pestilence (level 3)
*[[Taverley Dungeon]], near the [[Cauldron of Thunder]]
*[[Underground Pass (dungeon)|Underground Pass]]
|Common spider found throughout Runescape
|-
|[[Spider (Ape Atoll)]]
|1
|2
|
*[[Ape Atoll]]
|An aggressive, poisonous spider
|-
|[[Spider (Ungael)]]
|35
|4
|
*[[Dragonkin laboratory]]
|A spider that can inflict venom
|-
|[[Araxyte]]
|96, 146
|60 <br/> 100
|[[Morytania Spider Cave]]
|
Able to be fought in both single combat and multi-way combat. Cannonable and barragable. Requires 92 [[Slayer]].
|-
|[[Araxxor]]
|890
|1,708
|
A boss variant of [[araxyte]].
|-
|[[Blessed spider]]
|39
|32
|
*[[Underground Pass (dungeon)|Underground Pass]] ([[Kalrag]]'s Lair)
|A type of spider found in the [[Underground Pass (dungeon)|Underground Pass]]
|-
|[[Crypt spider]]
|56
|45
|
*[[Barrows]]
|A small but strong spider found in the Barrows
|-
|[[Deadly red spider]]
|34
|35
|
*[[Arandar]]
*[[Crandor and Karamja Dungeon]]
*[[Ruins (east)|Eastern Ruins]]
*[[Edgeville Dungeon]]
*[[Myreque Hideout]]
*North of the [[Lava Maze]]
*[[Varrock Sewers]]
|A red-coloured spider that inhabits the [[Varrock Sewers]] and other remote places
|-
|[[Dreadborn Araxyte]]
|281
|4,658
|
*[[Morytania Spider Cave]]
|A [[Superior slayer monster|superior]] variant of araxyte.
|-
|[[Fever spider]]
|49
|40
|
*[[Braindeath Island]]
|A Slayer creature requiring 42 Slayer to kill
|-
|[[Giant crypt spider]]
|79
|80
|
*[[Barrows]]
|A larger and stronger version of the Crypt Spider
|-
|[[Giant spider]]
|2
27

50
|5
33

50
|
*Between [[Falador]] and [[Draynor Manor]]
*Boots of Lightness area in [[Temple of Ikov (dungeon)|Temple of Ikov]]
*[[Clock Tower Dungeon]]
*[[Corsair Cove Dungeon]]
*East of [[Draynor Manor]]
*East side of [[Lumbridge]]
*[[Edgeville Dungeon]]
*[[Lumbridge]]
*Near the trapdoor to the [[H.A.M. Hideout]]
*North of the [[Lava Dragon Isle]]
*South of [[Gu'Tanoth]]
*South-west of [[Tree Gnome Stronghold]]
*[[Stronghold of Security]]: [[Pit of Pestilence]]
*[[Varrock Sewers]]
*West of [[Lumbridge]]
*West of the [[Grand Exchange]]
*West of the [[Graveyard of Heroes|Shayzien Cemetery]]
*West of the [[Wilderness Bandit Camp]]
*[[West Ruins]]
|A common type of spider found in Lumbridge
|-
|[[Ice spider]]
|61
|65
|
*[[Frozen Waste Plateau]]
*[[Ice Queen's Lair]]
*[[Settlement Ruins]]
*Southern [[Wyvern Cave]]
*[[Temple of Ikov (dungeon)|Temple of Ikov]]
|A strong type of spider found in cold areas
|-
|[[Jungle spider]]
|44
|50
|
*[[Brimhaven]]
*[[Hazelmere]]
*[[Karamja]]
*[[Kharazi Jungle]]
*[[Tai Bwo Wannai]]
|A type of spider found on Karamja and east of Yanille
|-
|[[Poison spider]]
|64
|64
|
*[[Edgeville Dungeon]]
*[[Lava Maze Dungeon]]
*Outside the [[King Black Dragon Lair]]
*South of the [[Demonic Ruins]]
*[[Taverley Dungeon]]
*[[The Hollows]] cave
*[[Yanille Agility dungeon]]
|A poisonous type of spider
|-
|[[Poison spider (Escape Caves)|Poison spider]]
|48
|
|
*[[Escape Caves]]
|A poisonous type of spider. Unlike other spiders, they attack using [[ranged]]
|-
|[[Shadow spider]]
|52
|55
|
*[[Deep Wilderness Dungeon]]
*[[Waterfall Dungeon]]
|A spider that drains Prayer
|-
|[[Sarachnis]]
|318
|430
|
*[[Forthos Dungeon]]
|A large spider boss found in the [[Forthos Dungeon]].
|-
|[[Spawn of Sarachnis]]
|58, 107
|30
|
*[[Forthos Dungeon]]
|Spawned by [[Sarachnis]] during the fight [[Forthos Dungeon]].
|-
|[[Spindel]]
|302
|541
|
*[[Web Chasm]]
|A weaker variant of [[Venenatis]] fought in the Web Chasm
|-
|[[Temple Spider]]
|75
|70
|
*[[Forthos Dungeon]]
|A high-level spider found in the Forthos Dungeon
|-
|[[Venenatis]]
|464
|956.2
|
*East of the [[Bone Yard]]
|A large, poisonous spider boss found in the [[Wilderness]]
|}

== Location Comparison ==
{{Under Construction}}
{| class="wikitable sortable align-center-3"
!Location
!Maplink
!Amount
!Multicombat
!Cannonable
!Safespottable
!Notes
|-
|[[Arceuus]], outside the [[Tower of Magic]]
|{{Map|type=maplink
|name = Spider
|location = [[Tower of Magic]]
|ptype = monster
|levels = 1
|1572,3833|1589,3834|1563,3812|1572,3805|1579,3800|1589,3797|1589,3797|1588,3792
|mtype = pin
}}
|8
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|-
|[[Forthos Dungeon]]
|{{unknown}}
|21
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Gnome Maze]]
|{{Map|type=maplink
|name = Spider
|location = [[Gnome Maze]]
|ptype = monster
|levels = 1
|2548,3190|2544,3191|2541,3188|2542,3186|2541,3182|2537,3183|2535,3183|2535,3181|2536,3180
|mtype = pin
}}
|9
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Hosidius]]
|{{Map|type=maplink
|name = Spider
|location = [[Hosidius]]
|ptype = monster
|levels = 1
|1751,3533|1738,3611|1703,3614|1686,3630|1677,3627|1715,3497
|mtype = pin
}}
|6
|{{No}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Lovakengj]]
|{{unknown}}
|41
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|-
|[[Morytania Spider Cave]]
||{{Map|type=maplink
|name = Araxyte
|location = [[Morytania Spider Cave]]
|ptype = monster
|levels = 96,146
|3657,3407
|mtype = pin
}}
|A lot
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|Also contains the boss [[Araxxor]]
|-
|[[Ogre Enclave]]
|{{unknown}}
|10
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Port Piscarilius]]
|{{Map|type=maplink
|name = Spider
|location = [[Port Piscarilius]]
|ptype = monster
|levels = 1
|1756,3707|1805,3686|1819,3686|1824,3688|1845,3691|1808,3697|1805,3703|1817,3748|1842,3753|1848,3748
|mtype = pin
}}
|10
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Sisterhood Sanctuary]]
|{{Map|type=maplink
|name = Spider
|location = [[Sisterhood Sanctuary]]
|ptype = monster
|levels = 1
|mapID = 14
|3727,9779|3730,9781|3732,9779|3735,9781|3817,9732|3797,9731|3831,9747|3831,9759|3825,9791|3784,9776|3785,9756
|mtype = pin
}}
|11
|{{Yes}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Stronghold of Security]], Pit of Pestilence (level 3)
|{{unknown}}
|35
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|-
|[[Underground Pass (dungeon)|Underground Pass]]
|{{unknown}}
|49
|{{No}}
|{{Yes}}
|{{No}}
|
|}

==Exceptions==
* Spiders are found through-out [[Morytania]], notably within the [[Haunted Woods]]. They attempt to follow players and summon [[Feral Vampyre|Feral Vampyres]] to attack players who get too close.