Giant spider

**Giant spider**
Release date	4 January 2001 (Update)
Members?	No
Combat level	2, 24, 27, 50
Life points	67, 220, 320, 500
Experience for killing	26.8, 88, 128, 200
Slayer level	Level 1
Slayer XP	5, 22, 32, 50
Assigned by	Turael or Spria
Aggressive?	No, Yes
Poisonous?	No
Immune; to poison?	No
Attack style	Melee
Attack speed	AverageInterval: 3.6 seconds
Max hit	15 (level 2); 30 (approx, level 24), 38 (level 27);76 (level 50)
Weakness	Crush > Slash > Ranged
Always drops	Nothing
Examine text	I think this spider has been magically modified (all Spider except the Level 50 ones); I think this spider has been genetically modified (Level 50).

This article is about the monster. For dungeon guard, see Huge spider.

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A Giant spider is an introductory monster in RuneScape. Many new players kill the level 2 giant spiders to train combat because of their low combat level and close location to the starting point in Lumbridge.

The level 27 spiders are rarely trained on, and are aggressive.

Level 50 Giant spiders are found exclusively in the third level of the Stronghold of Security and are very popular with higher-levelled players due to the fact that they are aggressive to all players regardless of combat level, making it one of the most popular Free-to-play and Pay-to-play training spots, yielding between 25,000 to 60,000 experience per hour.

The level 50 Giant spiders are fairly accurate and can hit up to 74 LP, so it is recommended that players wear at least full rune armour and bring food (filling the inventory with food is recommended as the spiders drop nothing). Alternatively, players can bring a Bunyip, Saradomin Godsword, Unicorn Stallion, or a full set of Guthans to heal with. The spiders down there do NOT drop anything. The spiders are recommended (level 50) for combat level 55-138.

Locations

Varrock Sewers (level 2 and 27)
North-west of Lumbridge Castle at H.A.M. HQ (level 2)
Spider mound; Wilderness level 46 (level 27)
Stronghold of Security (level 50)
Edgeville dungeon (level 2)
Between the Eastern wall of Falador and Draynor Manor (level 2)
Around Oo'glog (level 2 and 27)
Clock Tower Basement

Drops

In Stronghold of Security they don't drop anything.

Charms

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Runes

Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
Air rune	4–6	3 Uncommon	32–48
Earth rune	4	3 Uncommon	24
Fire rune	6	3 Uncommon	84
Body rune	7	3 Uncommon	35

Weapons/Armour/Ammunition

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Bronze helm	1	2 Common	54
	Bronze bolts	8	3 Uncommon	280
	Bronze arrow	4–11	3 Uncommon	40–110
Exchange:Longbow	Longbow	1	4 Rare	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".
	Bronze kiteshield	1	5 Very rare	30

Special Second Drops

These drops are received as a second, extra drop.

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Staff of air	1	4 Rare	786
Exchange:Sling	Sling	1	4 Rare	Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".

Other

	Item	Quantity	Rarity	GE Market Price
	Coins	1–20	2 Common	Not sold
	Cabbage	1	2 Common	51
Bread dough	Bread dough	1	2 Common	157
	Earth talisman	1	3 Uncommon	826
	Water talisman	1	5 Very rare	4,485
	Air talisman	1	4 Rare	81
	Cooking apple	2	4 Rare	744
	Brass necklace	1	4 Rare	121
	Vial	1	4 Rare	1
	Starved ancient effigy	1	5 Very rare	Not sold

Trivia

The examine information originally read that the spider had been "genetically modified" rather than "magically modified". The examine information for the level 50 Giant Spider in the Stronghold of Security, however, is still unchanged and remains as "genetically modified".
In the Hallowe'en 2011 event the player has to choose a giant spider to represent Famine in statue form; however famine's was said to be black.
The level 50 variety are slightly darker in colour than the lower level spiders.

Giant spider

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