Spider

The Spider is a creature type in Dungeon Keeper.

General Information[]

"A weak creature who sometimes goes to the Prison and freeze prisoners for fun. Spiders detest the Flies and fight them if provoked or stationed in the same Lair."

— Dungeon Keeper Manual

Among the Fly, Beetle, and the Spider, Spiders are the strongest insect that a Keeper can attract. Spiders with some experience levels on them can snare opponents with Slow or Freeze. They are a key component for sacrifices along with the other "insect" creatures. They are natural enemies of Flies, and will kill them if sharing the same Lair.

Portrait of the Spider

Unless there is a Prison with prisoners inside to occupy their attention, Spiders will train. Beyond the first couple of levels gained, this becomes a considerable financial drain. Spiders are terrible at training and exact a higher expense in it than they deserve.

In-game animation of a Spider

Tables[]

Main article: Query

Combat Statistics
	Speed:	48
	Base Health:	400
	Base Strength:	40
	Defence:	30
	Base Skill:	50
	Base Dexterity:	60
	Luck:	3

Tasks & Management
	Primary Job	Freeze Prisoners
	Secondary Job	Train
	Base Research Skill	1
	Base Manufacturing Skill	2
	Training Skill	1
	Training Cost /64t	18
	Base Scavenging Skill	2
	Scavenging Cost /64t	12
	Praying Anger	-50
	Sleeping Anger	-1
	Sleep Recovery	2
	Hunger	2 / 7000t
	Base Wage	25

Sacrifice Recipes
Things to sacrifice in the temple
Creature	Creature	Creature	Result
3 Spiders	--	--	Bile Demon
1 Fly	1 Spider	--	Warlock
1 Beetle	1 Spider	--	Dark Mistress
1 Orc	1 Spider	--	Casts Heal on your creatures ^FX
1 Troll	1 Spider	--	Tentacle ^FX
1 Demon Spawn	1 Spider	--	Troll ^FX
4 Imps	4 piles	16 Chickens	Spider^{[note 1]}

Things not to sacrifice in the temple
Creature	Creature	Creature	Result
1 Spider	1 Bile Demon	1 Dark Mistress	Creates a good Horned Reaper ^FX
1 Vampire	1 Spider	--	Casts Freeze on your creatures ^FX

Trivia[]

The old or dialectal English word attercop means "spider". Whether this has anything to do with Spiders freezing prisoners (given the more well-known meaning of cop; Spiders are in a way behaving like police or prison officers) or is just coincidence is unknown.

Notes[]

↑ This is an Easter Egg. The Spider is a random level and comes through the Portal rather than the Temple pool. Does not work if you already have four or more Spiders. Exactly four Imps and exactly four gold piles need to be sacrificed throughout the level. Only Chickens need to be sacrificed if you've already done this sacrifice. Having sacrificed more Imps, e.g. to lower the cost of Create Imp renders this recipe inoperable.

[1] This is an Easter Egg. The Spider is a random level and comes through the Portal rather than the Temple pool. Does not work if you already have four or more Spiders. Exactly four Imps and exactly four gold piles need to be sacrificed throughout the level. Only Chickens need to be sacrificed if you've already done this sacrifice. Having sacrificed more Imps, e.g. to lower the cost of Create Imp renders this recipe inoperable.

[note 1]