Araxxor

Araxxor is a spider boss that was first teased on twitter by Mod Chris L on 19 May 2014. It is possible to fight Araxxor alone or with a friend. Drops include components for three new level 90 two-handed weapons, one for each combat style, along with a new pet, with multiple skins to be unlocked for the pet through achievements.

One can influence the flow of the battle oneself; Araxxor's lair has three main tunnels and each path triggers different fight mechanics. In order to trigger different fights, players need to burn a web and wait one minute before proceeding. Also, when there are two people fighting instead of one, Araxxor's attacks are "doubled". This includes minion spawns and its strength in general.

According to Mod Chris L, Araxxor has 23 different mechanics, which is much more than Vorago.

Location
Araxxor is located in a cavern south-east of Port Phasmatys called the Araxyte Hive. The cavern can be accessed by using the shortcut on the southern wall (requires 92 Agility) or by accessing the western gate.

Starting a Fight
Just like the God Wars Dungeon or Vorago, there are 2 ways to start a fight; with or without an instance.

The instance will cost 200,000 gold for each attempt of killing Araxxor. Players will also have the choice of not paying the instance, and only 1 or 2 players can fight it at a time.

Only one person or duo can enter the base world instance at a time. If someone is inside, you will not be able to enter and will have to pay the 200,000 coin instance fee in order to fight Araxxor on the same world.

Fight overview
Araxxor has 3 paths in which you can take, however, only two paths will be open in a given cycle. Path 1 will be a normal fight, while path 2 will have a series of imbued spiders, spitting spiders, mirrorback spiders, bladed spiders and pulsing spiders. Araxxor has 4 phases in total. Araxxor's first phase starts in a large room, with Araxxor having 100,000 LP. There are three blocked tunnels, and the player must pick a tunnel, and light the web in front of it. The web takes 1 minute to burn down, and the player must fight Araxxor until the web has been burned down. Once you pick your path, that is the path you have decided on and you cannot repick until the fight is over. Araxxor, like Vorago, cannot be killed until all of the phases have been finished and the requirements met.

Regardless of your path, Araxxor always has three special attacks. The first special involves five small spiders rushing at the player, trapping them in a cocoon while Araxxor reinforces it with more spider silk, dealing 175-200 damage until the player breaks free by clicking anywhere on the screen, similar to the Glacor's melee freeze. The second special involves Araxxor bending down and slashing its front legs towards the player, which will deal heavy damage and hurts familiars. The third special involves a cobweb falling down on Araxxor, healing it for 1000 lifepoints five times and also reflecting some of the damage players inflict on it if they attack.

Left path
On the left path, Araxxor's spiders will be watching the fight and 20 minions will spawn (not all at once) for each player, and a "rage" meter will also appear. Imbued, spitting, mirrorback and bladed spiders burst from the ground while pulsing spiders descend from above. During the fight, spider eggs will also be dropped by other spiders from above while a small fire will appear on a player. The player can go near the eggs and destroy them, which will also hurt nearby minions. This comes at a cost as Araxxor's "rage" will increase, which will also increase its accuracy and damage against players. Once all 20 or 40 minions are gone, no more will spawn throughout the fight.

Players may skip to phase 3 on this path.

Middle path
On the middle path, Araxxor will be able to use the pools of poison to damage the player. He can do this up to a maximum of 10 times, each dealing between 250-1500 damage. It is advised to keep your health to as close as full as possible, as the damage can quickly prove fatal otherwise. In addition to this Araxxor's healing ability is much more frequent on this path.

Drops

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Trivia

 * As a teaser on the day of Araxxor's release, Jagex Moderators changed their player model to the same as Araxxor and infected other players into baby spiders in places such as the Grand Exchange.
 * Even though it is a spider, Araxxor has only seven eyes. This is because the 8th is part of the staff.
 * "Hoobs" was the first player to kill Araxxor solo, and this was announced using a worldwide in-game server-wide announcement.