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Mother Smolderweb
Mother Smolderweb - Lower Blackrock Spire
Mother Smolderweb is a boss encounter in Lower Blackrock Spire.
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Encounter Facts
In the game's Normal encounter order for Lower Blackrock Spire, Mother Smolderweb comes 4th of 9, after War Master Voone and before Urok Doomhowl.
3D Model
First-party render from the game files. Model © Blizzard Entertainment.
Model
Background
Instance Entrance: Burning Steppes
Lower Blackrock Spire entranceThe Lower Blackrock Spire entrance is in Blackrock Stronghold, Burning Steppes, at 27.7, 25.8 on the Burning Steppes map.
Abilities & Strategy
What the in-game dungeon journal describes for this encounter. Every ability links to its spell page.
Abilities & Strategy
Crystallize
Mother Smolderweb stuns all players in front of her for 4 sec.
Mother's Milk
Mother Smolderweb poisons a random player, causing them and any allies within 30 yards of them to become immobilized periodically.
Summon Spire Spiderling
Upon death, three Spire Spiderlings are released from Mother Smolderweb's corpse.
Spire Spiderling
A small spiderling of Smolderweb's brood.
Ability Spells
Every ability the Adventure Guide lists for Mother Smolderweb, with its spell's school, cast time and duration and the description the game gives it.
Crystallize
Arcane · Instant · Lasts 4 sec
Stuns enemies in a cone in front of the caster, rendering them unable to move or attack for 4 sec.
Drops
Loot the dungeon journal lists for this encounter in Lower Blackrock Spire.
What is shown is the loot the game's own dungeon journal lists for this encounter.
Collectibles from Mother Smolderweb
1 collectible whose in-game collection entry names Mother Smolderweb as a source.
Battle pets (1)
Adventure Guide Entry
The in-game Adventure Guide text for the Mother Smolderweb encounter in Lower Blackrock Spire.
Centuries ago, the Dark Iron dwarves dug into the lair of Mother Smolderweb, releasing the massive arachnid into the spire's halls. Her brood has continued to swell in number since that time, so much so that even Blackhand's forces fear traveling through Smolderweb's domain.
What Each Drop Is
The Mother Smolderweb encounter lists 4 items in the dungeon journal, item level 29. Equip slots covered: Hands, Trinket and One-Hand. Every piece binds when picked up, so none of it reaches the Auction House.
- Gilded Gauntlets Hands (Mail), item level 29, requires level 23. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Intellect, Stamina, Versatility and Haste. A vendor pays 24 gold62 silver for it.
- Smolderweb's Eye Trinket, item level 29, requires level 23. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Critical Strike. A vendor pays 96 silver33 copper for it. Use: Poison.
- Venomspitter One-Hand (One-Handed Mace), item level 29, requires level 23. Bind on Pickup. Stats: Agility or Strength and Stamina. A vendor pays 1 gold74 silver for it. Part of the Spider's Kiss set.
- Smolderweb Egg Miscellaneous, item level 1. Bind on Pickup. Tooltip: “Teaches you how to summon this companion.” Use: Learning. Effect: Smolderweb Hatchling.
Read from the current game build's item data. Listed prices come from our latest US Auction House scan; a drop that binds when picked up never has one.
Where to Find Mother Smolderweb
Quests in Lower Blackrock Spire
- A Potential Ally
- Adventurers Wanted: Blackrock Spire
- Adventurers Wanted: Blackrock Spire
- Blackrock Anomaly
- Friends on The Other Side
- Trolls, Ogres, and Orcs, Oh My!