The old widow
Overview
- earth poisoned bite 170–300 (spell, range 1)
- earth venom spit 180–300 (spell, range 7)
- earth poison storm 160–290 (around itself, radius 2)
- heal heals itself 400–650
- earth poisoned bite 340–600 (spell, range 1)
- earth venom spit 360–600 (spell, range 7)
- earth poison storm 320–580 (around itself, radius 2)
- death nightmare pulse 252–506 (around itself, radius 1)
- heal heals itself 400–650
The Nightmare old widow (white skull) rolls again every time a group pulls the lever - one time in two hundred. Its blows and spells hit twice as hard, and a pulse of death goes round it; its drops come 3% more often; 1 Warden mark to everyone who brings it down.
- earth poisoned bite 510–900 (spell, range 1)
- earth venom spit 540–900 (spell, range 7)
- earth poison storm 480–870 (around itself, radius 2)
- death nightmare pulse 378–759 (around itself, radius 1)
- fire hellfire 570–1140 (around itself, radius 2)
- lifedrain soul drain 378–759 (spell, range 4, heals it)
- heal heals itself 400–650
The Hell old widow (red skull) - one mutation in ten is Hell. Its blows and spells hit three times as hard, two attacks at once, with a burst of hellfire and a drain that heals it; its drops come 5% more often; 2 Warden marks to everyone who brings it down.
Loot
| Loot | Chance | Count |
|---|---|---|
 gold coin | 100% | 1–100 |
 platinum coin | 100% | 1–8 |
 widow fang | 100% | 1 |
 giant spider silk | 100% | 1–5 |
 ultimate health potion | 30% | 1–3 |
 ultimate mana potion | 30% | 1–3 |
 ultimate spirit potion | 30% | 1–3 |
 chitin cuirass | 3% | 1 |
 windstrider boots | 3% | 1 |
 widow backpack | 3% | 1 |
 shadowhide vest | 0.6% | 1 |
 shadowhide hood | 0.6% | 1 |
 stormstring bow | 0.6% | 1 |
 widowsilk hood | 0.6% | 1 |
 widowsilk vest | 0.6% | 1 |
 widowsilk leggings | 0.6% | 1 |
 widowmaker bow | 0.6% | 1 |
 brood amulet | 0.6% | 1 |
 royal hive ring | 0.6% | 1 |
 dreadfang sword | 0.6% | 1 |
 soulweave hood | 0.6% | 1 |
 emberhide vest | 0.6% | 1 |
≈ 4,528 gold a kill (coins 500 + items at NPC prices)
Where
Faced in The Sanctum of the Widow, in The Widows Nest, 180 squares north of the temple: stand on its plates - you and up to two of your party - and pull the lever. Once a day each, 15 minutes to win.
