Spiderblade

Limited Ship

This ship is a limited ship, and could only be acquired for a limited time or it has since become limited.
You lose it forever once it is destroyed, or otherwise has limited availability on the Limited Build Menu.

The Spiderblade is an old, redesigned version of the original Starblade made for the Halloween Event 2017.

Not to be confused with the normally buildable Spider Frigate-Class Ship.

Spiderblade
Health
Shields	1,200
Hull	700
Maneuverability
Top Speed	270
Acceleration	29
Turn Speed	0.50
Armament
(F) Spinal	2 Tiny Phaser
(G) Spinal	2 Small Torpedo
Utility
Cargo Hold	50
Warp Drive	Yes
Stealth	No
Average Spinal DPS	153
Explosion Radius	25
Cost
Permit	Class E
Permit	Class E
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$121
Estimated Manufacturing Fee	$121
Warehouse Level	1
Warehouse Level	1
Estimated Total Cost	$1,421
Misc
Description	What's worse than a spider in space. A spider with a torpedo...
Creator	Rekuri
Version Added	.59a
VIP Required	No
Loyalty Required	0% + Level 1 Starbase

Description

The Spiderblade is a cheap Event Ship from the Halloween Event 2017 and was put back on sale during the Black Friday 2019 sale.

Appearance

This ship has no interior, just a single seat on top of the spider.

Advantages

• Highest health for a frigate, comparable to some Cruisers.
• The Torpedoes can deal a whopping 1000 damage if they both hit at the target
• Phasers have a very high rate of fire.
• Can easily aim at large ships.
• It has twice the amount of Shields compared to the original Starblade.
• It has Small Phasers compared to the Starblade's Tiny Phasers.
• It has two Small Torpedoes instead of the single Small Torpedo of the original Starblade.
• Very high spinal damage output for a frigate, comparable to some Battlecruisers.
• Very high speed, which can help in dodging attacks from enemies

Disadvantages

• No Turrets.
• Phasers deal low damage.
• Slow for a Frigate.
• Slow Turn Speed.
• Many players will want to destroy you since it's a limited Ship.

Strategy

• Treat this like a trophy; Do not ever use it or spawn it. Only spawn it to show off to others. If you do spawn it, try to spawn it at the Mega Base so it can't be damaged. If you want to use it in combat, be prepared to lose it.

Version History

• A second Small Torpedo was added in an unknown version.
• Shield and Hull increased from 500/250 to 950/550, Torpedoes increased in size from Small to Medium in version .65b.
• Was put back on sale for a limited time during the Black Friday 2019 sale.
• Was released again in the Limited Build menu in version .72f; It can be obtained for 94 Sillicate, 60 Carbon, 31 Iridium, 15 Adamantite, 14 Palladium, 13 Titanium, 12 Quantium, and 9 Uranium (Total cost: 13,475 credits)

Trivia

• The Torpedoes are held in the spider's web.
• One of the Limited Halloween 2017 Event Ships.
• Usually gets confused with the Spider when doing the /cost or /info command in-game.