Grounded combat guide: How to kill spiders
Here are some epic spider slaying tips.
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Groundedis an excellent survival game from Xbox Game Studios' Obsidian. Already one of thebest games on Xbox Game Pass, Grounded is a tough but accessible adventure where you’re shrunk down to the size of a matchstick.
Stuck in a ‘Honey, I Shrunk the Kids’-style nightmare, naturally, gigantic spooky spiders will make your life in the backyard all the more difficult. With some tips, though, they become a whole lot less scary. Here’s how to kill spiders effectively in Grounded.
How to kill spiders in Grounded
Spider slaying in Grounded revolves blocking primarily. There are two types of blocking in Grounded: a passive block, and a “perfect” block. Simply holding down the block button will greatly reduce the amount of incoming damage you take, but you’ll still take a hit, which means you could end up poisoned, severely reducing your chance of combat success. Ideally, you’ll want to time your blocks close to the moment the spiders strike, which will prevent all damage and also prevent poison procs from occurring.
You may want to create a lean-to and set it as your spawn point so that you are not too far away from your backpack if you do meet an untimely demise. This can be a particularly useful tactic against wolf spiders as you can continue to attack once you respawn and gradually chip away at the spider’s health until you finally finish it off. This technique cannot be used against the Broodmother, however, as once all players have been vanquished, she will return to her hole and must be resummoned for another attempt.
Oh, and one more tip:watch your back!
Once you have killed the spiders, you can harvest their parts to make some mighty weapons and armor, so don’t forget to grab that sweet, sweet loot.
Grounded
The yard is dark and full of terrors. Can you and your friends survive what lurks in the grass while uncovering the mystery of why there are ant sized teenagers being left to survive on their own?
Available from:Xbox|Steam
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