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IM Cave Spider

A compact, fast-climbing invader whose successful bites poison defenders on Normal and Hard difficulty.

IM Cave Spider Spawn EggSpawn egg
invmod:cave_spider_spawn_egg
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Combat profile

Health12 HP
Attack damage2
Movement speed0.30
Scale70% of IM Spider
Poison — Normal7 seconds
Poison — Hard15 seconds

Behavior

It inherits the IM Spider's climbing, block-mining, melee, rally, support, and Nexus goals. It prioritizes players and allied defenders, then advances on the Nexus.

Drops

Base loot follows the vanilla Cave Spider table. Adult IM spiders also perform two independent 25% Small Remnants rolls through their shared IM drop logic.

String • vanilla rates
Spider Eye • vanilla rates
Small Remnants • two 25% rolls

Vanilla replacement

An active Nexus converts vanilla Cave Spiders to this IM form at 30% of their former maximum health.