📖 Webber’s Web of Tricks: 2025 DST Spider Tips No One Shares

On day 1 or 2, prioritize summoning Abigail. Kill a butterfly or let a spider kill something near the flower. Once the flower "ripens" (glimmers), use it to summon Abigail. She'll help clear spiders, bees, and frogs early.

Build a Sisturn early for sanity regeneration. Wendy's favorite food is Banana Pop (+15 sanity). Complete Pipspook quests (from ghosts in graveyards during Autumn) to get Mourning Glories and sanity bonuses.

With a Science Machine, craft early elixirs like:

• Revenant Restorative: 1 Mourning Glory + 1 Spider Gland. Heal Abigail over time.
• Nightshade Nostrum: 3 Mourning Glory + 1 Stinger. Makes Abigail do max damage all day.
• Vigor Mortis: 1 Mourning Glory + 1 Honey. Speeds up Abigail.

Let Abigail tank and weaken groups while you finish sturdier foes if needed. For hound waves, stand your ground with Abigail out - she'll likely handle them effortlessly at level 3. Monitor Abigail's health (her flower changes color) and dismiss her (15 sanity cost) if a fight goes poorly to save her.

Abigail excels at handling crowds. Spiders, Splumonkeys, Bats, Bees, Mosquitos, Frogs - all are trivialized by her AOE. For frog rains, stand with Abigail and she'll continuously defeat them. Use Vigor Mortis to help her chase hopping targets, and healing elixirs if her HP drops.

Let Abigail engage and soak hits (her shield absorbs the first) while you move in for damage. Many enemies will stay locked on Abigail, giving you free hits. Monitor her health (flower icon) and dismiss her if needed. Some enemies (tentacles, tallbirds, bishops) will lock on their first target, making this strategy very effective.

As a flying entity, Abigail avoids ground hazards like Antlion's sinkhole spikes. She's also immune to bee mines and trap holes that target players. Use this to clear dangerous areas by sending Abigail first.

Combine elixirs strategically:
• For day combat: Nightshade Nostrum (max damage regardless of time)
• For fast enemies: Vigor Mortis (speed boost)
• For durability: Unyielding Draught or Distilled Vengeance (shield effects)
• With skills: Can use one regular + one super elixir simultaneously

Wendy excels at the Bee Queen fight. Abigail can dispatch all Grumble Bee waves with Nightshade Nostrum + Vigor Mortis. Bring 3-4 honey poultices and Spectral Cure-All potions to keep Abigail alive. Once the grumble bees are eliminated, Bee Queen's DPS is manageable and you can focus on dealing damage.

Deerclops/Moose Goose: These giants can kill Abigail relatively quickly. For Moose Goose, have Abigail kill the mosklings first, then either dismiss her or let her assist while you deal most damage.

Deerclops: Use hit-and-run tactics or ride a Beefalo while Abigail adds DPS from the side. The Shield of Terror works well for Wendy to block big hits.

Dragonfly: Challenging for Wendy solo as Dfly's area attacks will damage Abigail. Use Abigail to clear lavae during enrages. The Sisturn III skill helps by halving boss damage to Abigail.

Shadow Pieces: Abigail can handle tier 1-2 Shadow Chess pieces effectively by tanking multiple pieces with her AOE.

Ancient Fuelweaver/Celestial Champion: With Shadow skills, Abigail can deal planar damage to weaving shadows. For CC, use Gestalt Abigail with Luminous Wrath to deal significant planar damage.

Before boss fights, ensure Abigail is level 3 with appropriate potions. Consider using a Beefalo mount to offset Wendy's damage penalty. If Abigail dies mid-fight, use Ghastly Experience (skill unlock) to instantly boost a new Abigail to level 3.

Wendy's Sisturn benefits everyone with a high sanity aura. With Blessed Sisturn II skill, teammates near the Sisturn get 25% resistance to sanity auras from monsters or darkness, making group defense more comfortable.

In group boss fights, specialize in add control. For example, during Fuelweaver, focus on using Abigail to kill crawling horrors and depth worms while others attack the boss. During ocean trawling, Abigail can handle Cookie Cutters or Rock Jaw sharks, acting like a ghostly turret.

Wendy's debuff on enemies (10% vulnerability via Abigail's petal debuff) means everyone hitting that enemy does more damage. With skills, Wendy can share effects - Shadow Affinity skills grant Wendy and nearby players slight protection or damage buffs against certain aligned creatures.

If a teammate is playing Webber, beware of conflicts. Abigail will attack Webber's spiders on sight, even if they are befriended. Even a soothed Abigail may target Webber's spider friends. Coordinate by either keeping Abigail unsummoned during spider activities or having Webber dismiss spiders when working with Wendy.

With multiple Wendys in a server, each has their own Abigail. Two Abigails together can be devastating against mobs. Coordinate to use different elixirs (one for offense, one for defense) to maximize effectiveness and coverage.