Spike Fiend

A Spike Fiend

Spike Fiends are a type of monster.

Lore

Spike Fiends are troublesome, quadrupedal scavengers found in mountainous regions. Their armored backs are festooned with thick, dagger-like spines. They arch their backs to fire these quills at prey or threatening predators. These quills, which they fire one at a time, can travel up to 50 feet. They can sense and track other creatures by their scent. More developed variants have a more vicious rate of fire and tend to fire in volleys. At least two subspecies, the Quill Rat and the Thorned Beast, are known to fire their quills without provocation. In 1264, caravans traveling to the Rogue Pass reported several attacks by these aggressive monsters.

In-game

Jungle Urchin

Spike Fiends are found in Act I of Diablo II. They attack by clawing their enemies or by firing one of their many quills on their backs. Some species tend to group together and fire volleys of quills. Their habitat includes the wilderness and even near human built structures, including the cloister levels in the Rogue Monastery.

There are five variants of the Spike Fiend: Quill Rat, Spike Fiend, Thorn Beast, Razor Spine, Jungle Urchin (which do not appear in the final game). Jungle Urchins would have appeared in Act III, but they were removed from the game, even though they are still in the game files.

Stats

Quill Rat

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	1	36	67
Experience	21	1797	18713
Health points	1–5	105–367	616–2878
Damage 1	1–2	9–23	22–57
Attack Rating 1	8	479	1770
Damage 2	?	9–15	22–38
Attack Rating 2	10	738	2724
Defense	5	422	1067
% to Block	3	3	3
Damage Resist	0	0	50
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	50
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	—
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	?	?
Group/Minion Size	?	?

Spike Fiend

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	5	38	68
Experience	49	2057	19664
Health points	4–14	118–415	634–2958
Damage 1	1–5	9–24	23–58
Attack Rating 1	31	503	1795
Damage 2	0–2	9–16	23–39
Attack Rating 2	44	774	2762
Defense	25	441	1081
% to Block	6	6	6
Damage Resist	0	0	50
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	50
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	—
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	?	?
Group/Minion Size	?	?

Thorn Beast

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	8	39	69
Experience	71	2200	20615
Health points	6–24	125–438	651–3039
Damage 1	2–7	9–23	24–50
Attack Rating 1	63	514	1820
Damage 2	0–1	9–16	24–40
Attack Rating 2	83	792	2800
Defense	40	451	1096
% to Block	9	9	9
Damage Resist	0	0	50
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	50
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	—
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	?	?
Group/Minion Size	?	?

Razor Spine

Property	Normal	Nightmare	Hell
Type	Animal	Animal	Animal
Act(s) found in	1	1	1
Monster Level	9	40	70
Experience	78	2355	21567
Health points	6–26	132–462	668–3119
Damage 1	2–8	9–24	24–60
Attack Rating 1	74	526	1844
Damage 2	1	9–16	24–40
Attack Rating 2	99	810	2838
Defense	45	460	1109
% to Block	10	10	10
Damage Resist	0	0	50
Magic Resist	0	0	0
Fire Resist	0	0	0
Cold Resist	0	0	50
Lightning Resist	0	0	0
Poison Resist	0	0	0
Drain Effectiveness	100	100	100
Immunities	—	—	—
Chill Effectiveness	50	40	33
Walk/Run Speed	?	?
Group/Minion Size	?	?

Note: Damage 1 and Attack Rating 1 are the stats for the monster's melee attack, while Damage 2 and Attack Rating 2 are for it's ranged quill attack.

• Quill Rats have a chance to deal Poison damage in Nightmare and Hell.
• Spike Fiends and Thorn Beasts have a chance to deal Cold damage in Nightmare and Hell.
• Razor Spines have a chance to deal Fire damage in Nightmare and Hell.

Super Uniques

• Flamespike the Crawler -- Super Unique Razor Spine, removed in Diablo II: Lord of Destruction