Arachasae

The Arachas is one of the first enemies in the game that occurs alone rather than in packs. It’s a huge creature, similar in shape and size to the endrega queen. The Arachas favors a similar fighting style, too. The Arachas is heavily armored and frequently blocks attacks made to its front, then charges forward to batter its attacker back. The Arachasae hits extremely hard due to its enormous size. Arachasae occur largely alone and tend to prefer temperate forest environments. They sometimes dwell in caves or rocky basins.

You battle an Arachas in Chapter 1 as part of the main quest The Assassins of Kings . In Chapter 2, you can encounter one to the north of the Visionary’s hut, near the shrine to Sabrina Glevissig. In Chapter 3 on Iorveth’s route, there’s one in the secret tunnel beneath Loc Muinne.

Arachasae block attacks from the front, so roll around to the back and sides to damage one more easily. This shouldn’t be too difficult, as Arachasae are slow enemies when they aren’t charging. You can afford to use strong attacks against them, so long as you’re at the creature’s back or sides. The Arachas has no particular vulnerability and must be overcome with pure damage. Extraordinary measures like freezing and instant kills are also effective, though perhaps overkill. You can increase your damage output when battling an Arachas by oiling your silver sword with insectoid oil.

Arachasae drop two unique materials. Arachas eyes are required for the quest Melitele’s Heart in Chapter 1 and otherwise contain fulgur, which makes them useful for making high-end potions. Arachas armor is used in crafting the armor Dearg Ruadhri and the ceremonial steel sword of Deithwen. It contains quebrith, but this substance is easily obtained in other ways.