Thank you. Found them and used them as a no loss solution! :cool:

Does absolute rage 3 increase the multiplier to 225% or 200%? I assume the former as it was multiplicative in CW, but I'm not sure if it still is in WotN.

I'm not completely sure, but it is completely worth the upgrade!

Berserker skill does multiply directly, so a tiny stack of paladins can easily do crap tons, so even if Absolute Rage 3 was additive, it is still terribly powerful.

I'll run it through my spreadsheet when I have a chance.

Just killed the spider as Soothslayer level 18, without frenzy.

I went Jarls, Trolls, Royal / Swamp snakes, and assassins.

using snakes vs spider boss ??? very smart...
never thought about poison resistance?

search for a cave in the snowy mountains on Vestlig (the north side i think) accessible only by air from the sea... (it's kindda hidden)

Royal Snakes does physical damage.

I haven't beaten it yet because I need higher level first but I have an idea. With Soothsayers you can charm a spider unit(unless it's undead) and it will create chaos among the other spiders.

If you were lucky and got a Colossus call scroll you can use it to summon a lvl 5 troop, which varies depending on what island you cast it on. But first make the crow copy it so you can make more. I managed to get a Black Dragon with it. Otherwise there are some really nice tips here. I think I will use Royal Snakes myself. :)

Btw, Is there any way to get a map to another continent before beating the spider boss? Would really love to go somewhere else and level for awhile(also, to get free goodies, hehe). So far I have the first four islands.

they are all undead. No dice.

And no, you can't get anywhere else before the spider.

I noticed you don't need poison resistance because the Spider attacks with physical and magic damage. The dark cloud he casts is magic damage. How do I know? He cast it on my Black Dragon and it only received around 80 damage. Black Dragons have 0% poison resistance 80% magic resistance. So the snakes are pretty pointless since their lunge attack still get retaliated by the boss. They also go down very fast because of their low defense. I started with 72 and at the end (before I gave up) I had only 14 left. I would recommend something stronger or a ranged unit instead. Units that can summon other units, for example engineers, is also a good idea because they can help tank the ever growing swarm of spiders.

Snakes are great against the spider minions though which do deal poison damage.

Dark Ball is magic, yes (noted) and retaliation in melee is physical.