Elder Black widow and regular black widow plz!

Zelick

Zelick

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

michigan,detroit

the azail guard

R/Mo

What is the diffrence between a black widow and a elder black widow is one better than the other? or what?

Blobby Joe

Pre-Searing Cadet

Join Date: Mar 2006

True Riders

N/Mo

The only difference is the level of the spider

Tsunami Rain

Tsunami Rain

mmmmmmmm pie.

Join Date: Aug 2005

Honolulu, Hawaii

Favorable Winds [Gust]

Mo/

As with other pets (as seen on the pet's guide), when the spider hits a certain level it will add a prefix onto itself.

Soul Shaker

Soul Shaker

Krytan Explorer

Join Date: Aug 2005

Sunshine Coast, Australia

Soul Crusaders

Yep. Elder means balanced stats of a creature lvl 15+. Dire means higher damage, lower AL and hp. Hearty is the opposite. But, i don't think it's really possible to get any other kind of black widow...

Mandy Memory

Mandy Memory

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Mar 2005

USA

Xen of Sigils [XoO]

W/

Black widow comes as a lvl 20 Elder Black Widow. There isnt a "regular" one (which would be elder anyways)

Ermac

Ermac

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Jun 2005

Finland

Hoggies fan [club]

N/

mandy they come in dire and hearty version too. >_>

Jenosavel

Jenosavel

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Jul 2005

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Elder is indeed the balanced pet evolution (the prefixes refer to an evolution type), where Dire is the offensive one. I'd like to correct an above poster, however, and say that Dire does not have less AL than an Elder pet. It has 60 less HP for +15% damage. Hearty would be the opposite side with 60 more hp for -15% damage in relation to the Elder.

The black widow that spawns in the underworld has a chance to be any of the three final evolutions: Hearty, Elder, or Dire. There is no "best," though I personally find Dire the most useful.

Also, there is no 'normal' Black Widow. A Black Widow will have one of the above three prefixes which indicate its stats.

Lastly, nothing concerning the Black Widow is a matter of pet levels or determined by the pet leveling up. All Black Widows will begin at level 20 and already fully evolved. They thus bypass the training hitches which can leave other pets having only evolved once, or completely unevolved altogether.

A Leprechaun

A Leprechaun

Desert Nomad

Join Date: Feb 2006

W/

how do you get elder/hearty/dire pets?
i have a lvl 20 warthog is elder/hearty/dire much better and if so where would i get one?

Jenosavel

Jenosavel

Master of Beasts

Join Date: Jul 2005

Servants of Fortuna [SoF]

R/

Quote:
Originally Posted by A Leprechaun
how do you get elder/hearty/dire pets?
i have a lvl 20 warthog is elder/hearty/dire much better and if so where would i get one?
Your new best friend.

Your specific questions can be answered in the section on evolutions.

Zelick

Zelick

Ascalonian Squire

Join Date: Mar 2006

michigan,detroit

the azail guard

R/Mo

yea i can get the other ones to my first spider was a hearty and thats what i am using now......But ya thanks for the info