The Spider King's Brood is a Mortal Unique staff, hunted from The Spider King in the Mortal Arena, always at item level 120. It is one of four Exceptional drops on its list — 2.5% of the Uniques that boss gives up, about 1 in 40 — and every kill rolls the list 5 times. It is built on Perfect Firstseed Staff — step 6 of the Firstseed Staff line, item level 80 and up.
It always rolls the same numbers: +120 Power, +17% Ultimate Generation, +32 Power, +14% Poison Damage, +12% Power, +44% Poison Damage, +32% Attack Speed and +67% Ultimate Generation.
One Unique drop in 40 is a Mythical copy: the same item carrying 15–25% Mythical Energy that boosts every stat on it and can never be changed; the 15% floor is 10 times as common as the perfect 25%.
On top of that it carries The Spider King's Brood — Your Main is attuned to Poison and hatches 8 more wisps that Envenom and spread Contagion, but each lives 60% shorter.
It leans into Poison and Venom.
Wearing it hands you Spirit Seed and Grand Convergence.
“The King never fights alone. He never counts, either.”
Item text
The numbers it locks in
| Affix | Tier | Value | Normal range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power prefix | T10 | +12% | 11–12 |
| Poison Damage prefix | T10 | +44% | 39–44 |
| Attack Speed prefix | T10 | +32% | 25–32 |
| Ultimate Generation suffix | T10 | +67% | 64–73 |
The part the stats don't show
Plays with
Everything that boss drops
| Unique | Built on | Kind | Weight | Share of its drops | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twice-Spun Shroud | Exalted Shroudsilk Robe Armor | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Clutch of Eyes | Immaculate Rotgarden Band Ring | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Threadfoot | Exalted Palimpsest Boots Boots | LESSER | 90 | ||
| Spinneret | Sovereign Plaguewing Dirk Off Hand | LESSER | 90 | ||
| The Spider King's Cradle | Perfect Plaguecradle Wand Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Spider King's Brood | Perfect Firstseed Staff Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| Snareline | Sovereign Gallowsjest Dagger Main Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 | ||
| The Midnight Drop | Sovereign Midnight Dirk Off Hand | EXCEPTIONAL | 10 |