“ | Atop a Giant Spider, both flinger and rock look deceptively harmless – an illusion broken once they fire, along with anything else in the way. | „ |
Arachnarok Spider (Flinger) is a Greenskins monster unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer III with Omens of Destruction.
Recruitment[ | ]
Unlocked with: Deep Spider Lairz
Description[ | ]
The darkest forests of the world are the home to the Gigantic Spiders. These venomous creatures grow to an enormous size, sucking the life juices out of prey and leaving behind only skin-husks and bones. A full-grown Gigantic Spider is larger than a Troll, and its whole body is protected by chitinous armour plates. All Gigantic Spiders have a poisonous bite that is used to paralyse their prey. Only the most foolhardy would attempt to seek them out, and Forest Goblin Shamans, with their spectacular lack of common sense, fit well into that category. A gifted Shaman, touched by the Spider-god's blessings, will not be turned into a lifeless husk, but instead may be rewarded with a clutch of spiderlings. This foul brood - each spider already the size of a horse's head - can be reared and trained. When fully grown, these Gigantic Spiders are prized as revered mounts for a Goblin tribe's mightiest warriors.
Attributes[ | ]
Specialist Artillery
- ▲ Armoured: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from
Armour-Piercing damage.
- ▲ Anti-Infantry: Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.
- ▲ Special Ranged Weapon: This unit possesses a missile attack which is uncommon for this type of unit.
- ▲ Poison Attacks: The
poisonous attacks of this unit weaken the target's speed and damage and/or apply the Poison! debuff.
Unit Abilities[ | ]
Passive Abilities[ | ]
Scrap Upgrades[ | ]
Bigga Rocks[ | ]
- Cost:
40 Scrap
Missile explosion radius: +20%
Technology Required: Salvaged Flingas
Spiky Leg Bitz[ | ]
- Cost:
60 Scrap
Weapon strength: +15%
Charge bonus: +20
Technology Required: Eavy Monstas
Strapped Plates[ | ]
- Cost:
50 Scrap
Missile resistance: 20%
Strategy[ | ]
Almost identical to Arachranok Spider in stats, this unit comes with the ability to launch projectiles that slow enemies down and drain their vigour. Use them as how you use the Arachranok Spider while use the ranged attack to slow down enemy targets that are fast and dangerous for the rest of your army (and make sure the target is within range of your archers so that they can focus fire on that unit to wipe them out early) such as heavily-armored cavalry units or flying monsters.
Note that the catapult cannot fire while moving, so you need to toggle between melee mode to make effective use of both the projectile and the spider. Since the spider remains an anti-large unit, keeping it on the backline is an extremely effective deterrent against cavalry and large flying units, but may mean you aren't getting as much use out of it as you could by sending it trampling into combat once the lines have met.
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