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Golden Blade online as quickly as possible.
You always want to start with this cause you need to get Golden Blade online as quickly as possible.
Assassin's Blessing
Katana
Healing Potion
Hand of the Gods
Golden Blade is a must-grab so she can actually clear jungle camps, and 
Serrated Edge was arguably made for Arachne, it just gives her everything she wants along with a perfect passive.
You always want these two items on Arachne. Golden Blade is a must-grab so she can actually clear jungle camps, and Serrated Edge was arguably made for Arachne, it just gives her everything she wants along with a perfect passive.
Golden Blade
Serrated Edge
Warrior Tabi will give you more power, but 
Ninja Tabi will give you more attack speed. Think about the future items you'll be building and decide which boots will be more beneficial.
Both of these boots are valid choices for Arachne. Warrior Tabi will give you more power, but Ninja Tabi will give you more attack speed. Think about the future items you'll be building and decide which boots will be more beneficial.
Warrior Tabi
Ninja Tabi
Asi is a nice item to give you more lifesteal, attack speed, and some flat pen.
Qin's Sais is great for shredding through high health targets.
Toxic Blade is essential against healers.
Atalanta's Bow gives great percent penetration (if you need it) and a nice mini-haste passive.
Hastened Katana lets you stick to your enemies easier. If your slows aren't cutting it/you don't want to rely so heavily on your 3, build this.
Stone Cutting Sword is great against squishier teams.
Bloodforge will get you some extra survivability in the dangerous late game.
Asi is a nice item to give you more lifesteal, attack speed, and some flat pen.
Qin's Sais is great for shredding through high health targets.
Toxic Blade is essential against healers.
Atalanta's Bow gives great percent penetration (if you need it) and a nice mini-haste passive.
Hastened Katana lets you stick to your enemies easier. If your slows aren't cutting it/you don't want to rely so heavily on your 3, build this.
Stone Cutting Sword is great against squishier teams.
Bloodforge will get you some extra survivability in the dangerous late game.
Asi
Qin's Sais
Toxic Blade
Atalanta's Bow
Hastened Katana
Stone Cutting Sword
Bloodforge
Berserker's Shield is great on Arachne; it gives protections along with pen, power, and attack speed. Plus that passive will help you box even better than normal.
Magi's Cloak is a must build if CC is shutting you down hard. CC is the biggest counter to Arachne, if she gets caught in a stun late-game she's done for.
Mantle of Discord is just generally a good mixed-defense item to build on squishies.
Void Shield will give her a penetration aura so she can do more damage while still having defenses.
Shogun's Kusari applies its Attack Speed aura to her as well, making it really the only viable magical protection item on arachne.
Runeforged Hammer isn't too great, but with your stun and slow you can make use of its passive.
Berserker's Shield is great on Arachne; it gives protections along with pen, power, and attack speed. Plus that passive will help you box even better than normal.
Magi's Cloak is a must build if CC is shutting you down hard. CC is the biggest counter to Arachne, if she gets caught in a stun late-game she's done for.
Mantle of Discord is just generally a good mixed-defense item to build on squishies.
Void Shield will give her a penetration aura so she can do more damage while still having defenses.
Shogun's Kusari applies its Attack Speed aura to her as well, making it really the only viable magical protection item on arachne.
Runeforged Hammer isn't too great, but with your stun and slow you can make use of its passive.
Berserker's Shield
Magi's Cloak
Mantle of Discord
Void Shield
Shogun's Kusari
Runeforged Hammer
You pretty much want to always get these two relics. Blink for engagements since your only movement is your ult (better for escaping) and beads so you can't get locked down.
Blink Rune
Purification Beads
Golden Blade
Ninja Tabi
Serrated Edge
Hastened Katana
Bloodforge
Berserker's Shield
It's possible to skip boots and go for multiple katanas, but not always recommended.
Golden Blade
Serrated Edge
Hastened Katana
Qin's Sais
Bloodforge
Magi's Cloak
Tap each threat level to view Arachne’s threats
So here's another small build with some tips while I work on my BIG guide that's coming (this was a request from a friend).
You want Golden Blade first item, Arachne's jungle clear is awful without it (no AoE abilities or basics).
Before the game starts, quickly buy your blessing, T1 katana, health potion and HoG and rush over to blue buff. Place down two spiders at the buff (and ask the solo laner to start blue), then hurry back to speed. With this, you can go to back Harpies and HoG to take it down fast, then you've already gotten the exp from blue so you'll hit level 2 before the midlane does. This lets you blink in and (most likely) get an early first blood, or at least invade their red buff.
Take advantage of her early game. Early and mid game Arachne is super strong, but late game she falls off hard. Your goal is to snowball, if you're just even with the enemy team you'll have a bad time late game, and if you're behind you're less than worthless. Get kills when you can, play aggressive, and rack up kills (Don't forget to farm the jungle though!)
An extra tip a lot of people don't know, while you walk on your webs you are immune to slows and get a movement speed boost, while the enemy will be slowed! You can use your 3 to potentially get away.
If you see a mage or hunter that doesn't have an escape, target them! You can and will win and can shut them down and snowball.
Ability wise, order goes 1,3,2,4. Your ult is a wonderful escape, and most of the time should be used as that. Don't use it as a chase unless you are confident you can get the kill and get out safely. For her combo, I like to use the 3 to slow the enemy and get spiders on the enemy. Following that, use the 2 and get the stun off. THEN use the 1. People commonly use 1 and 2 at the same time, but it's better to hold off on the 1 because
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For boots, i'd go like: Golden > Ninja > Stone Cutting/Toxic > Serrated > Qin's > Bloodforge / Ata > sell boots for one I didn't get before or Magi's/Mantle.
For boots skip i'd go, Golden > Serrated > Stone Cutting/Toxic > Qin's > Ata > Bloodforge or Magi's/Mantle