What to do with Spider Skull - Penitence Mode

Spider Skull guide for Cult of the Lamb (CotL). Includes how to get, Body Pit & Webber unlock, Penitence Mode, rewards, and more!

What to do with Spider Skull

Unlock Body Pit

The Body Pit can be unlocked almost immediately as it is under Divine Inspiration Tier 1. It only costs 10 Gold and 5 Lumber to build, making it one of the cheapest builds. You can quickly build it any time, but you'll always want one open in case any followers die.

Bury the Spider Skull

You can randomly find the Spider Skull by catching spiders in your cult at nighttime. When it appears, all you need to do is to pick it up and bury it in a Body Pit. It won't disappear even if you ignore it so you can just leave it there if you want.

Spider Skull Effects

Unlock New Game Mode

Burying the Spider Skull will unlock "Penitence Mode" which is a new game mode where the lamb needs to sleep and eat to survive. Failure to do so will result in death and permanent save file deletion.

Unlocks Webber

Align with the Penitence Mode, and you will also gain a new spider-like follower "Webber" to join your cult. You should try to find the Spider Skull if you want to gain this follower.

Unlock Decorations

Items	Description
Alchemy Engine	What is this peculiar machine?
Deeclops Figure	A sculpture depicting a beast from a distant land...
Marble Tree	I don't think an axe will cut it.
Pig Head	It's a pigs head. On a stick.
Science Machine	What is "science"?
Potted Treeguard	Is it... alive?
Hay Wall	Not very sturdy.

What is Penitence Mode?

Challenging Survival Mode

In Penitence Mode, the Lamb must eat and sleep to survive in the game. It also has a Game Over feature once you have starved or didn't get enough sleep 3 times. This mode helps hardcore players enjoy the game more as it gives the challenge to maintain proper sleep and take meals in addition to the normal game mode.

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