Spider Kitten

The Spider Kitten is a smaller arachnid cat enemy found in the Caves chapter alongside its larger relative the Spider Cat. Rather than direct melee strikes, the Spider Kitten uses webbing to immobilize targets before draining their HP. It is immune to webs itself, so web-based abilities and hazards have no effect on it.

The web-plus-drain combination is dangerous because the Immobile status prevents the targeted cat from retreating or repositioning while the HP drain continues. If multiple Spider Kittens are present, a cat that gets webbed by one faces drain from multiple sources simultaneously. Unlike the Spider Cat, the Spider Kitten does not use Lifesteal on direct melee hits, relying instead on the sustained drain from the web mechanic.

Cleanse abilities that remove Immobile can free a webbed cat before the drain adds up. Since the Spider Kitten itself is web-immune, don't waste web-based abilities or debuffs on it. Killing Spider Kittens before they can web a target is the cleanest strategy — they are relatively fragile and should fall quickly to focused fire. In the Caves, managing webs and drains while dealing with Toadie ambushes nearby requires staying alert to multiple simultaneous threats.