Arachnid Ascendency
by HiddenThorn
Arachnid Ascendency adds new spiders and two spider structures, with a boss, a companion mob and several mini spiders to fight or tame.
What it does
The mod adds several new spiders to the game, each with its own stats, drops and place in the world. Stone spiders appear in caves and most biomes, shadow spiders are hard to see in dark areas, and desert spiders spawn in deserts. Sentinel spiders shoot webs at players, and mini spiders are small but hard-hitting. The mod adds two spider structures: an underground spider nest and a desert spider nest.
The Spider Queen is a boss that spawns only after an underground spider nest is cleared. It has 80 health and deals 8 damage, and it drops an egg and several ore ingots. The Spider Minion is a tamed spider that follows its owner, can be fed raw meat, and comes with two eggs, one of which is only available in creative mode. The mod is built to add challenge to vanilla survival without changing the base game's feel. It is published for NeoForge only, for 1.21.1, 1.21.4, 1.21.8 and 26.1.2 (the four release versions with files), and the code is not open source; the author holds All rights reserved.
Key features
Stone and shadow spiders
Stone spiders with 32 health and shadow spiders with 16 health spawn in caves, biomes and dark places across the overworld.
Spider Queen boss
The Spider Queen has 80 health and 8 damage, spawns only after an underground spider nest is defeated, and drops an egg and ingots.
Spider Minion companion
A tamed spider with 32 health and 6 damage follows its owner and can be fed raw meat to join the player.
Sentinel and desert spiders
Sentinel spiders shoot webs at players, and desert spiders with 16 health and 3 damage spawn in desert nests.
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Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Spider Moon 2 is a NeoForge and Fabric mod for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved. Spider Web Attack covers a wider range of loaders and versions, but its environment is server required with client optional, and it is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arachnid Ascendency | NeoForge | 1.21.1 – 26.1.2 | Client and server | 2026-08-21 |
| Spider Moon 2 | Fabric and NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-15 |
| Spider Web Attack | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.21.5 – 26.3 | Server required, client optional | 2026-10-10 |
Questions
Does Arachnid Ascendency need to be installed on the server?
Which loader does Arachnid Ascendency use?
How is the Spider Queen summoned?
In the catalog
Arachnid Ascendency is one of 11,058 Mobs mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,974 Mobs mods for NeoForge. 15,189 mods support Minecraft 26.1.2.
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What the author says
Welcome to the Arachnid Ascendancy mod, this mod adds in some new spiders and spider structures to add some more challenges to Minecraft without removing the vanilla feel. Spider Queen: The Spider Queen is a boss spider that does 8 damage, and has 80 health, the Spider Queen only spawns in the Underground Spider…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/arachnid-ascendency
- Owner
- HiddenThorn
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-08-21
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15