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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Orb spiders can deal a good amount of damage, but they are quite fragile. Use ranged attacks to kill them fast.
-**[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are very effective. As they are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
+**[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are very effective, even with 0 Throwing skill. As these spiders are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
 *With decent footwork or perhaps a quick [[Blink]], you can dodge their [[Orbs of Destruction]]. Once you've managed that, the orb will take several turns to circle back around for another pass, which may take it into another spider, a wall, or even the orb spider that cast it.
 *[[Summon]]s can be a great way to block their orbs.
-*Orb Spiders have a relatively low amount of Hit Dice, making them a good target for a [[wand of polymorph]] if you don't have a good ranged weapon.
+*Orb Spiders have a relatively low amount of hit dice, making them a good target for a [[wand of polymorph]] if you don't have a good ranged weapon.
 *If you have trouble chasing down orb spiders, use [[curare]]-tipped [[dart]]s to slow them down.

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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Orb spiders can deal a good amount of damage, but they are quite fragile. Use ranged attacks to kill them fast.
-**[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are surprisingly effective; as they are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
+**[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are very effective. As they are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
 *With decent footwork or perhaps a quick [[Blink]], you can dodge their [[Orbs of Destruction]]. Once you've managed that, the orb will take several turns to circle back around for another pass, which may take it into another spider, a wall, or even the orb spider that cast it.
 *[[Summon]]s can be a great way to block their orbs.

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 **[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are surprisingly effective; as they are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
 *With decent footwork or perhaps a quick [[Blink]], you can dodge their [[Orbs of Destruction]]. Once you've managed that, the orb will take several turns to circle back around for another pass, which may take it into another spider, a wall, or even the orb spider that cast it.
-*[[Summon]]s can be a great way to block their orbs, though their low quantity makes them somewhat hard to use.
+*[[Summon]]s can be a great way to block their orbs.
 *Orb Spiders have a relatively low amount of Hit Dice, making them a good target for a [[wand of polymorph]] if you don't have a good ranged weapon.
 *If you have trouble chasing down orb spiders, use [[curare]]-tipped [[dart]]s to slow them down.

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 ==Useful Info==
-'''Orb spiders''' are obnoxious and dangerous [[list of arachnids|arachnids]] that tend to avoid direct combat with you, lingering at the edge of your [[line of sight]] and hurling [[Orbs of Destruction]] at you whenever you stop pursuing them. The fact that they tend to appear in areas filled with [[web]] [[trap]]s only makes them more of a threat. They can be found in the [[Spider's Nest]], particularly on the lower floors.
+'''Orb spiders''' are obnoxious and dangerous [[list of arachnids|arachnids]] that tend to avoid direct combat with you, lingering at the edge of your [[line of sight]] and hurling [[Orbs of Destruction]] at you whenever you stop pursuing them. Their tendency to appear in areas filled with [[web]] [[trap]]s only makes them more of a threat. They can be found in the [[Spider's Nest]], particularly on the lower floors.
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 ==Tips & Tricks==
 *Orb spiders can deal a good amount of damage, but they are quite fragile. Use ranged attacks to kill them fast.
-**[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are suprisingly effective; as they are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
+**[[Poison]] [[dart]]s are surprisingly effective; as they are weak to poison, applying only a few darts will inflict a lethal amount of poison.
-*With decent footwork, you can dodge their [[Orb of Destruction|Orbs of Destruction]]. Once you've managed that, the orb will take several turns to circle back around for another pass, which may take it into another spider, a wall, or even the orb spider that cast it.
+*With decent footwork or perhaps a quick [[Blink]], you can dodge their [[Orbs of Destruction]]. Once you've managed that, the orb will take several turns to circle back around for another pass, which may take it into another spider, a wall, or even the orb spider that cast it.
-*[[Summon]]s can be a great way to block their orbs, though their low quantity makes them somewhat hard ot use.
+*[[Summon]]s can be a great way to block their orbs, though their low quantity makes them somewhat hard to use.
 *Orb Spiders have a relatively low amount of Hit Dice, making them a good target for a [[wand of polymorph]] if you don't have a good ranged weapon.
 *If you have trouble chasing down orb spiders, use [[curare]]-tipped [[dart]]s to slow them down.
 ==History==
 *Prior to [[0.17]], orb spider corpses gave inedible [[chunk]]s.
 *Orb spiders were introduced in [[0.11]].
 [[Category:Arachnid]]