Updated 8th July 2012
It has been a good few game patches since I last wrote about farming “Spiders Silk” in World of Warcraft. So as an avid Spider Silk farmer and a kind person – I wanted to write another guide for the latest hints and tips and best places for farming that pesky “Spider’s Silk” for Alliance. I have listened to your comments and investigated the spiders of Darkshire including the Venom Web Spider and Black Widow, and I still stand firm in the believe that the Wetlands, Leech Stalker and Cave Stalker spiders have higher spider's silk drop rates.
The best place I have found to farm Spiders Silk is Thelgen Rock located in the Wetlands.
Please view stats on the drop rate for Spider's Silk from each of the Wetlands Spiders below
The Wetlands Spiders which drop Spiders Silk
The best place to farm “Spider’s Silk” is in fact located at “Thelgen Rock” in the “Wetlands”. Benefits of farming “spider’s silk” in this area is a fast spawn rate of spiders and there are two different types of spider (three including a rare inside the cave itself). From personal experience it is the spiders OUTSIDE the cave which have a better kill to drop ratio for “Spider’s silk”.
- 1 x Successful Spider Silk Drops
- 49 x Unsuccessful
- Total Kills: 50 (Drop rate : 2%)
Cave Stalker (inside the cave):
- 4 x Successful Spider Silk Drops
- 46 x Unsuccessful
- Total Kills: 50 (Drop rate: 9%)
Darkshire Spiders
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- 1 x Successful Spider Silk Drops
- 49 x Unsuccessful
- Total Kills: 50 (Drop rate: 2%)
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Venom Web Spider
- 3x Successful Spider Silk Drops
- 47x Unsuccessful Spider Silk Drops
- Total Kills 50 (Drop rate 6%)
I know that there are a lot of people and sites out there with a variance in opinion on the best spiders to kill to farm Spider's Silk, this guide was accurate as of my own personal findings while playing the game on the 8th July 2012.
If you have found this post useful or have any further questions please feel free to comment below and I will update the page with the information that you require.
Please note that most of the spiders in Hillsbrad Foothills are friendly to Horde. Thanks Blizz!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info about the Leech Stalkers in the Wetlands. I managed to collect 6 in 3 rounds of killing the mass onut side of the Cave :D
ReplyDeleteFor the Alliance!
I wish you had a map for hillsbrad showing where the different kinds of spiders there are. Unless you area hunter with tracking its hard to find them. I cant find domesticated creepers did find battle creepers though.
ReplyDeleteThe domesticated creepers are near and inside the mine.
ReplyDeleteHi thanks for the info. It is indeed a good spot for spider's silk.
ReplyDeleteThe Leech Stalkers dropped more for me. This place is South of Greenwarden's, off the main road about 150 yards to the right. If you see Leech Stalkers, you're close by.
Also wanted to point out that it's spelled Thelgen, with an 'e'.
Thought I'd add my experience. I hunted Thelgen Rock and found 5 spider's silk after killing maybe 60 spiders (sorry, forgot to count). Then I tried killing Venom Web spiders in Brightwood Grove, outside of Darkshire. Drop rate here was about the same. There seem to be lots of spiders - I never had to travel far to find more - and the area is large enough that the critters repopulate faster than I can kill them. They can be found on both sides of the road leading south from Darkshire, with most of them on the east and as far south as the river. If you follow the river east and find yourself killing Black Widows, you're wasting your time. I killed around 30 of them and didn't get a single spider's silk. The terrain in Brightwood grove is hilly, with lots of trees, so it can be difficult to spot spiders from a distance. The Worgen and wolves don't help, but at my level (38) they pretty much left me alone unless I got really close. Just fyi...
ReplyDeleteTL:DR; Wetlands @ 52,62 = spiders at 'Thelgen Rock'
ReplyDeleteZone: Wetlands
Location: Thelgen Rock (The guide misspells it 'Thelgin"')
Coordinates: Cave at 52, 62
Closest Flight Master: Slabchisel's Survey (Alliance)
thats really useful!
ReplyDeletethank you so much for making this guide
thank you! great guide
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