An araxyte task boss in his own lair. Handle the eggs as they hatch, dodge the acid special the first egg sets, and Harvest or Destroy his corpse.
A Slayer boss: combat 890 with 1,020 hitpoints, a 7x7 spider in his own lair beneath Morytania. A kill pays 1,708 Slayer XP. He is immune to poison, venom and cannons.
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Requirements | 92 Slayer and an araxyte task from Duradel |
| Teleport | Teleport menu > Bosses > Araxxor (35,000 coins) or a Spider cave teleport |
| Task monsters | Araxytes in the Spider Cave (Training > Spider Cave, 10,000 coins) |
| Lair | Squeeze through the web tunnel. One player at a time; you can always leave the way you came |
In melee range (diagonals count) he bites for up to 38. Further away he walks toward you using magic (21) or ranged (34), whichever you defend worse against. A ranged hit drains 9% Defence, a magic hit 9% Prayer. Protect from Melee caps melee at 5; the other prayers take about half off.
Nine eggs ring the lair: three white, three red, three green. They hatch clockwise from the south-east, the first after 3 of his attacks and then one every 6. Damage to an egg carries over to the araxyte inside (eggs 65 hp, araxytes 58); an egg pushed past 58 damage never hatches.
| Egg | Hatches | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| White | Mirrorback araxyte | Takes 20% of your hits on Araxxor and reflects half of that. Melee on it reflects half your hit; ranged, magic or a halberd from two tiles avoids it |
| Red | Ruptura araxyte | Walks up to you and explodes (70 under it, less further away). Lure it under Araxxor or onto an egg: it hits them for up to 80 |
| Green | Acidic araxyte | Ranged up to 15 that envenoms; splatters acid when it dies |
Every 6 attacks he uses a special, the same one all fight, set by the colour of the first (south-eastern) egg. Every special leaves acid pools that envenom you.
| First egg | Special |
|---|---|
| Red | Acid Drip: a homing blob, then for 6 ticks a pool forms wherever you stand. Keep moving |
| White | Acid Splatter: blobs rain in an arc around you |
| Green | Acid Ball: a 3x3 ball rolls at you (about 18 venom damage) and bursts into a 7x7 splash |
He leaves a corpse: Harvest it for loot, or Destroy it for no loot but double the pet chance.
| Unique | Chance |
|---|---|
| Noxious point, blade or pommel | 1/200 each, no duplicate until you have the set |
| Araxyte fang | 1/600 |
| Araxyte head (separate roll) | 1/250 |
| Jar of venom (separate roll) | 1/1,500 |
| Coagulated venom | Kill him in under 1:15, once |
| Nid (pet) | 1/3,000 Harvest, 1/1,500 Destroy |
| Aranea boots (from Spider Cave araxytes) | 1/4,000 (level 96), 1/2,000 (level 146); better on task |
| Make | From |
|---|---|
| Noxious halberd | Point + blade + pommel and a hammer, 72 Smithing and 72 Crafting |
| Amulet of rancour | Araxyte fang on an Amulet of torture with a chisel, 86 Crafting |
| Araxyte slayer helmet | Araxyte head on a Slayer helmet |
| Extended anti-venom+ | Araxyte venom sack on Anti-venom+, 94 Herblore |
| Item | Stats |
|---|---|
| Noxious halberd | Stab +80, slash +132, strength +142; speed 5, reach 2; 80 Attack. Envenoms on a third of hits. Special Virulence (50%): cures your poison or venom and boosts your next hit |
| Amulet of rancour | Stab/slash/crush +25, strength +12, prayer +2; 90 Hitpoints |
| Aranea boots | Magic +5, ranged +6, strength +4, prayer +1 |
Noxious pieces, the fang, the head and Nid are announced to the server.