Online:Swarm Mother

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This article is about the creature. For the item set, see Swarm Mother (set).

Swarm Mother
Location Spindleclutch I
Species Spider
Health Normal1,262,989Veteran1,912,769 Difficulty ON-misc-Boss 3.png
Reaction Hostile
Drops
Spinner's Pierce, Swarm Mother's Sprig
The Swarm Mother

Swarm Mother is a big spider found inside Spindleclutch I. It is also the namesake of the Swarm Mother set, style, and the basis of a trophy and bust.

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Skills and Abilities[edit]

As a boss type enemy, Swarm Mother is immune to all forms of crowd control effects.

Bite
A basic melee attack that does minor physical damage.
Inject Poison
A heavy melee attack that does moderate poison damage followed by minor poison damage over time. This can be blocked to stagger the Swarm Mother.
Poisoned Fang
The Swarm Mother jumps on targets that are far away from it, dealing moderate poison damage. Stay near the Swarm Mother to prevent this.
Summon Spiders
Occasionally, the Swarm Mother will summon a group of spiders to attack the party. These should be killed quickly to simplify the fight.
Impeding Webs
The Swarm Mother spits a web on top of a player snaring all players within as indicated by a red circle.

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