Reflecting

Well, that went well.

You know you have a little time before the heroes will emerge from the path and the true battle begin. Checking in on your level you see again that your strong fighting stats had been reduced, making the upcoming fight a worrying one.

Vine Ascendant
Lvl: 14
Melee Attack: 20
Ranged Attack: 18
Weakness: Fire

Special Abilities:
Plant - Heals 8 HP/sec when raining and regenerates 5 MP/sec when in direct sunlight.
Immune to poison
Absorb - Can draw mana from a target through contact.
Kindred - Nearby creatures sharing a type with you receive a bonus to HP and melee attack.
Earth Wade [Uproot] - Movement requires you to "uproot" at the cost of health and ability use.
Seedling - can fire a seed that immediately germinates into a sapling that will last for 60 seconds before shrivelling away.
Hidden In Plain Sight - Does not appear as an enemy unless targeted or targeting a player or NPC.
Toxic Pollen - Unleash a cloud of pollen that causes an allergic reaction in living creatures, damaging and slowing them while inside the cloud.
Sweet Nectar - Heal an ally by 10 HP/sec through contact, temporarily buffing their strength and stamina.

So you know the seedlings will be helpful but you don't want to use them against the mage or the speed-freak since you are planning on capturing them instead of farming their XP. However, that does leave the She-barian a target for their ranged attacks.

You had a few spiders still on hand while the rest were respawning, so you could use their poison against the barbarian as well. She seemed tough but you think about what you know about the class and it reveals that although barbarians have a high tolerance for physical pain and a decent amount of fortitude, the straight out resistance to poison is low. So unless she is packing some additional magic items or trinkets that offer her this specific resist you know what you have to do.

A plan was beginning to form in your mind. A masterful plan using your intellect, which was good because your limited body was going to need all the help it could get. It was nearly time for the heroes to arrive, passing orders to the few spiders that remained you readied yourself for the fight of your life.