Sharp and Cruel

Sharp and Cruel
Required	Yes
Start	Talk to Silk
Objective	Kill The Weaver
Completion	Talk to Silk
Boss	The Weaver
Key Item	Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp.

Sharp and Cruel is an unskippable main 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 eight-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 Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp..

Upon taking Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. back to Silk he will reward you. Maligaro's SpikeMaligaro's SpikeMaligaro loved his tools, and took great
pains to keep them excruciatingly sharp. 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 Cruelty SupportCruelty SupportSupport, Duration Icon: Y Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports any skill that hits enemies. Minions cannot gain Cruelty.Supported Skills deal (15-24)% more Damage with Hits Cruelty has a Base Duration of 4 seconds Hits from Supported Skills grant Cruelty (0-19)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported Skills Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.25-5)% increased Effect of Cruelty granted by Supported SkillsThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. 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 Close Combat SupportClose Combat SupportSupport, Melee, Attack, Duration Icon: s Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 140%Requires Level 18Supports melee attack skills. Cannot support skills which create minions.Supported Skills deal up to (25-39)% more Melee Damage to Enemies, based on proximity Supported Skills grant Combat Rush on Hit Combat Rush lasts 2 seconds or until you use a Travel Skill Combat Rush grants 20% more Attack Speed to Travel Skills not Supported by Close Combat Supported Skills can only be used with Axes or Swords Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: (0.5-10)% increased Damage with Hits to Close Range EnemiesThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. 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 - Cast while Channelling SupportCast while Channelling SupportSupport, Channelling, Spell, Trigger Icon: W Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 120%Requires Level 38Must support both a channelling skill and a non-channelling spell skill to work. The channelling skill will trigger a spell periodically while channelling. Cannot support skills used by totems, traps, or mines. Vaal skills and skills with a reservation cannot be triggered.Trigger a Supported Spell every (0.45-0.35) seconds while Channelling Supported Skills Supported Triggered Spells deal 30% less Damage Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Channelling Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Damage Supported Triggered Spells deal (0.5-10)% increased DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket.: 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 Lesser Multiple Projectiles SupportLesser Multiple Projectiles SupportSupport, Projectile Icon: l Level: (1-20) Cost & Reservation Multiplier: 130%Requires Level 8Supports projectile skills.Supported Skills deal (15-6)% less Projectile Damage Supported Skills fire 2 additional Projectiles Additional Effects From 1-20% Quality: Supported Skills deal (0.5-10)% increased Projectile DamageThis is a Support Gem. It does not grant a bonus to your character, but to skills in sockets connected to it. Place into an item socket connected to a socket containing the Skill Gem you wish to augment. Right click to remove from a socket. 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.
Before 0.10.0	Introduced to the game.