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After the third wave of minions arrive, NO MORE SPECIAL SPIDERS SPAWN. If this is true, why do I sometimes get mirrorback spider spawns right in the middle of a zerked assault on p4, when I made sure to let 3 waves of minions through on p3?

If this is a mechanic and not a bug, please change it. I have around 650 rax kc, and this is the only way I've ever died. It's extremely frustrating.

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over 5 years ago - /u/JagexCamel - Direct link

This is based around whether or not you have unlocked the 'Gavin pet'. Since the challenge to unlock this pet requires a mirrorback an extra one will spawn that is separate to the pool of spiders. This is to help make the challenge easier.

This mirrorback will only spawn if you have unlocked the base pet and will stop spawning once you have unlocked Gavin.

over 5 years ago - /u/JagexCamel - Direct link

Originally posted by kookoog

You can still get Mirrorback spawns p4 (when no specials are lefts) , source, have title, I seen’t it

The final set of spiders can contain a support spider when in p4 yes. I have recently bought this up in a combat council meeting however as this bothered me when I did raxi recently too.