Getting past the bloody spider.

[Jinx]

Soothsayer Level 18, Impossible, no loss

My Army consisted of 3 Trolls divided into three stacks and one stack of two Green Dragons coming from a Call of Colossus.

I did not have Magic Spring. The only spells I used were Heal Lvl3 and Stone Skin Lvl1.
Special Skills were Creation Lvl3 to enhance the Stone Skin to 5 Rounds and Transmute Lvl2 to get some more Mana,

The three Trolls were placed in the three corners of the battle ground. Two of them attacked the spider and one was always waiting for the next move of the spider. I did not attack the small spiders. The Green Dragons were used only for mana generation.

The battle took around 86 Rounds with around 200 used Mana.

[jake21]

I am curious how you are going so long (86 rounds) because I found after 20 or so rounds the spider stacks where big enough to kill off my trolls. Anyways I personally finally manage to get past the spider (i was able to get to level 18 via leveling items) and tha was enough for me to get over the hump (though I was far from no-loss).

Originally Posted by Jinx

Soothsayer Level 18, Impossible, no loss

My Army consisted of 3 Trolls divided into three stacks and one stack of two Green Dragons coming from a Call of Colossus.

I did not have Magic Spring. The only spells I used were Heal Lvl3 and Stone Skin Lvl1.
Special Skills were Creation Lvl3 to enhance the Stone Skin to 5 Rounds and Transmute Lvl2 to get some more Mana,

The three Trolls were placed in the three corners of the battle ground. Two of them attacked the spider and one was always waiting for the next move of the spider. I did not attack the small spiders. The Green Dragons were used only for mana generation.

The battle took around 86 Rounds with around 200 used Mana.

[Razorflame]

you don't need to kill the spider stacks only attack boss with 3 trolls

[Jinx]

Originally Posted by Razorflame

you don't need to kill the spider stacks only attack boss with 3 trolls

That is what I did. I only attacked the Boss.
The spiderling stacks had a size of 300 at the end.

[Reto]

Originally Posted by Jinx

That is what I did. I only attacked the Boss.
The spiderling stacks had a size of 300 at the end.

My tip: Take two armies of snakes with you (royal/swamp), which you place in the middle of the battlefield to take care of the spiderlings. They are poison-resistant.

[sethmage]

Originally Posted by Razorflame

you don't need to kill the spider stacks only attack boss with 3 trolls

Just curious how much damage these trolls should do on the big spider, when I was trying kill him with this tactic my trolls were doing something between 190 to 250 which is not much. So I gave up that and kill him with the axe, the trolls were just for mana regeneration.

[ilayda]

With the help of this thread, I choose my troops. witeAnd I finished the war with this and luck under 10 rounds.
Make Hilda senior for leadership,Then I used the wanderer skill (flaming eyes)which gives +%20 leadership. Also have gloves which gives +10 poison resistance.

I use ancient bears, polar bears, vikings, berserkers and 4 jotun. There were good choices except jotuns. I used berserker and stone skin. It is an amazing spell. With my luck when I use berserker, the troops always attack the giant spider with 2000-2500 hit points. I can't beelieve this and The giant spider dead quickly. Bears ann the others kill the babies immediately.

[n1x0r]

Soothslayer, impossible, level 22
Didn't have glory. Around 5500-5600~ leadership
Went with Maidens, 3 types of snakes, 3 Trolls(out of 5).
Everything got slaughtered but a few snakes and the trolls. Ended up with stacks of 500...
But I still got it

Snakes aren't 100% poison resistance, but those units are still good since they can usually attack without being counterattacked.
But for that strategy to work, frenzy seems a must (I didn't have it). Trolls will be good regardless.

I can give this tip through
I got the high level by getting learning asap and using XP items and A.K scrolls.
I also sacrificed items to the rage valkyrie who at level 4 will give a quest to kill 10 orcs around the northern islands.
It will give high amounts of xp and +2 Intelligence from killing 10 orc groups (for soothslayer).
The strength of the orcs seem to scale at the level at which you pick up the quest from the valkyrie. The experience scale on their armies.

[Greywolf]

I went from not being able to beat the Spider to doing it no loss using the Trolls. I think it ended around Round 69 for me.