Sharp and Cruel

Sharp and Cruel
Required	Yes
Start	Talk to Silk
Objective	Kill The Weaver
Completion	Talk to Silk
Boss	The Weaver

Sharp and Cruel is a not skippable quest in Act 2.

Walkthrough

This quest is given by Silk in Forest Encampment.

Silk: I have story for you. A good story… but not finished. I go into eigh-leg forest south-west… meet the mother of all eight-legs. We fight, big fight, from sunrise to sunset. I stick my best spear in mother’s eye and return to village. Must not stay away too long. Must protect my people.

Now my best spear still in mother’s eye! Eramir said to leave it there, that my spear is a thing made for ‘dark science’, whatever that be. No, I want it back, but Mother Eight-leg would smell me from far off. Catch me by surprise. She doesn’t know your smell, so you go. Get my spear. Finish good story with good ending.

It requires you to venture into The Weaver's Chambers (entrance located in The Western Forest) and kill The Weaver (a unique giant spider) in order to retrieve the quest item .

Upon taking back to Silk he will reward you. will remain in your inventory to be used in The Root of the Problem quest.

Silk: That spear… yes, that is my best spear, the one I stuck in eye of old Mother Eight-leg. I think you keep it now. Let the beasts and bandits fear you even more. It is my gift to you. From one hero to another.

Wait… no, you need more than just spear and happy words for this great deed. You kill mother of all eight legs! You need prize. Here, when I found my spear in the forest, I found these too. You will take, yes?

Version history

Version	Changes
3.14.1	Fixed a bug where the Duelist was unable to purchase from Yeena after completing Sharp and Cruel.
3.14.0	Cruelty Support is now offered to the Marauder, Templar, Witch and Scion for completing Sharp and Cruel, and can be purchased from Yeena.
3.13.0	is now offered to the Witch, Duelist and Ranger for completing Sharp and Cruel, and can be purchased from Yeena by the Templar, Duelist and Scion. (wiki editor note: Witch and Ranger can also purchase the gem from Yeena
3.7.0	Added as a reward for the Templar and Marauder for completing Sharp and Cruel. Shockwave Support becomes available from Yeena for Duelist and Scion after completing Sharp and Cruel. Added as a reward for the Marauder, Duelist and Ranger for completing Sharp and Cruel. Close Combat Support becomes available from Yeena for Templar, Shadow and Scion after completing Sharp and Cruel.
3.0.0	Removed the Cruel and Merciless difficulty levels. Path of Exile is now a single ten-act playthrough.
2.5.0	Added a new Intelligence/Dexterity Support Gem - : while casting supported channelling skills, trigger another linked spell at regular intervals, with a small damage penalty. This support gem is available from the Sharp and Cruel quest reward in Cruel difficulty for the Witch, Templar, Shadow and Scion. It is available for all classes from Petarus and Vanja after completing The Eternal Nightmare in Normal difficulty. There's a new Channelling tag on relevant skill gems.
1.0.0	The "Sharp and Cruel" and "Sever the Hand" quests in Merciless now offer rare items as rewards, rather than Skill or Support Gems.
0.10.7b	Witches can now receive a support gem from the same quest reward as Shadows and Rangers (the Sharp and Cruel quest in Normal difficulty).
0.10.5	is first given to Witches and Shadows in the "Sharp and Cruel" quest (Normal difficulty)
0.10.0c	Fixed some confusing quest text related to the Merveil quest and the Maligaro's Spike quest.
Unknown	Introduced to the game.