Does anyone have any experience hunting Blade Spiders in the undergondola? I've tried them out a couple of times but their poison is awful. What sort of ranks/stats do I need to avoid/resist the poison?

I hunted them a little bit when I was into the soft cap for y./f. gryphons. The spawn is pretty terrible for defense training so I just ran around killing as fast as possible. I don't remember the exact ranks but they took me from 92 to 100th circle under the new ranger ranks. I had at least 100 more evasion and >80 more parry/shield/mo compared to the heavy edge ranks I was training.

Hope that helps.

~Hunter Hanryu
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