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The {{ZoneIcon|Lair of the Spider Queen}} features a completely unique mechanic where the boss, {{MonsterIcon|Spider Queen}}, has a completely random attack style each time she spawns. The minions in the dungeon also have a similar mechanic as their spawn pattern will be completely random, so expect to face all 3 combat styles in this dungeon. {{Skill|Ranged}} is preferred for killing minions in the lead up to the boss as {{Skill|Ranged}} has the lowest overall DR penalty against its weakest style (-25% DR against {{Skill|Attack|Melee}}) compared to something like {{Skill|Attack|Melee}} (which has a -50% DR penalty against {{Skill|Magic}} enemies). The boss can comfortably be dispatched with appropriate late game gear (needed to out-dps her healing) and the corresponding style, so the main difficulty of this dungeon is simply being present when the boss spawns in order to switch to the correct gear loadout.

The only rewards from this dungeon are the pet and a new {{Skill|Attack|Melee}} weapon. The pet, {{PetIcon|Webbie}}, has an always useful -0.1s [[Combat/Interval|attack speed]] bonus and is therefore worth grinding out. The sole chest loot from this dungeon is the extremely powerful {{ItemIcon|Royal Toxins Spear}}, which will be the best {{Skill|Attack|Melee}} weapon available until the very end game. This spear gives better {{SC}} income than any other option when used for {{Skill|Slayer|Elite Slayer}}, and has better DPS than {{ItemIcon|Ultima Godsword}}, {{ItemIcon|FrostSpark 1H Sword}} and {{ItemIcon|Ethereal Greataxe}}. This item is a hard requirement for {{ZoneIcon|Golden Cloud Mountains}}.

The requirement to enter this slayer area is one completion of {{ZoneIcon|Lair of the Spider Queen}}, but luckily all of the monsters within can be safely idled. Even if you want to farm out items from {{ZoneIcon|Lair of the Spider Queen}}, it is recommended to at least pick up {{ItemIcon|Gauntlets of Rage}} from this area before committing to the grind.  

{{ItemIcon|Decay Bolts}} are a best-in-slot upgrade for both {{Skill|Magic}} and {{Skill|Attack|Melee}} but not necessarily for {{Skill|Ranged}}, strangely enough. The game currently has a bugged interaction where the [[Decay|decay effect]] from the bolts activates regardless of whether the bolt is used or consumed. The high rate at which bolts are consumed and the slow rate at which bolts are farmed from {{MonsterIcon|Cockatrice}} means that these bolts won't really be used much for {{Skill|Ranged}} directly, so only a handful are needed for now. This is until the very endgame where several weeks must be spent gathering ammo. You only need to equip {{ItemIcon|Decay Bolts|Decay Bolt|qty=1}} to activate the effect.

Similar to above, {{ItemIcon|Decay Bolts}} are needed en masse for late game grinds, therefore very late game gear choices are listed for players returning to farm out the {{ItemIcon|Decay Bolts|qty=100k}} bolts needed for {{ZoneIcon|Golden Cloud Mountains}} and {{ZoneIcon|Millennium Gate}}.

This dungeon is locked behind completion of {{ZoneIcon|Lair of the Spider Queen}}, but luckily it can be fully idled.

Like all other dungeon bosses, {{MonsterIcon|Lady Darkheart}} can heal, so one must have enough DPS to break through her healing mechanic. This build relies on stun-chaining with {{ItemIcon|Lightning Coil 2H Staff}} to prevent her from healing, so the variance in kill times can be quite drastic. Once can also speed up the dungeon considerably by swapping out low DPS items (mostly the {{ItemIcon|Guardian Amulet}} and possibly {{ItemIcon|Wasteful Ring}}) with higher DPS items (such as {{ItemIcon|Shield of Magic Power}} and {{ItemIcon|Burning Madness Ring}}) for more stun chance, but the higher DPS build cannot idle the boss fight, or the dungeon mobs.